For the Love of God / Expert 5* 240k on Drums

This is my all time favorite Steve Vai song. Has been since the early '90s. Probably one of my favorite songs, period. So cool that it was a DLC for GH3.

This is my current top score on it. I missed some easy stuff, but honestly, even the whole "easy" intro before the solo is hard for me. This was the first take where I actually FC'd everything up to Solo A. The note spacing is so literal, and since I can't ho/po anything, it's tough to nail the timing just right with drum sticks.

The solos in this song are hell without hammer-ons and pull-offs. Try playing this song by strumming every note and you'll feel my pain.

Sorry for my awful whammy sound. It's because I'm using my foot and my mod doesn't allow for "smooth" whammy events, so it sounds really choppy.

It's been a while since my last video! I think my next one is going to be from the Dragonforce DLC. But that'll take me another week or two to practice up on before it's video-worthy. I was thinking of UStream'ing my practice sessions, but last time I did that on Jordan, I think people were bored, so maybe I won't do that and save a decent performance for a YouTube video.

Thanks for watching!! Hope you like it.

FAQ:
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Q: How does it work?
A: Everything is explained in detail here: http://egyokeo.com/midihero

Q: How do you do 3-note chords?
A: All "two adjacent note" power chords are mapped to the top 4 pads, so with two sticks I can play any 3-note chord except GYO. But I can get that with one stick in left hand and two fingers on right hand.

Q: How do you do whammy and star power?
A: I use a bass drum pedal on my right foot to activate star power, and a hi-hat pedal on my left foot to control whammy depth.

Q: How do you hold notes?
A: My MIDI Hero software has an auto-hold feature for every note hit because it's more natural for a drummer to play that way. It's not a good feeling to mash sticks into drum pads to hold notes.

Q: Why do the notes "hit" so late?
A: I use a 145ms setting for the in-game HTDV Lag Calibration feature to counter the "controller lag" I have with my setup. I use it to make the sweet spot of the notes match the sound of the music, not when the notes cross the row of circles. That way, I play what I hear, but the notes burst into flames really late. This only applies to my GH2 videos and pre-update GH3 videos.

Q: Which video editor do you use?
A: My earlier videos were made with Windows Movie Maker. My latest videos are made Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8.

Q: How much does this cost?
A: The drumKat is a pro-quality MIDI drum pad set. These days, they run about $1k but I bought my set years ago. I also use a PC to run my custom home-brew MIDI Hero software to interpret the drum events. Then the "XIM" and "XFPS" add another $100+. This is not made for the masses. This is a one-of-a-kind setup.

Q: Do you play real drums? Are you in a band?
A: Yes, I've been playing drums since 1986. I have been in various bands from Jazz to Ska over the years. Right now I'm in the Detroit-based ska band The Exceptions.

Q: Are you getting Rock Band?
A: I got it, and should have my mod working with it soon. Then I'll probably have a lot more videos to post!

Q: Is "MIDI Hero" available to the public?
A: I plan on making it available for download in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.
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Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Guitar
• Hero
• GH3
• Expert
• Steve
• Vai
• Virtuoso
• DLC
• Star
• MIDI
• Drums
• drumKat
• Xbox
• 360
• XIM

[DoSRProductions]

Holy shit Your Awesome! 5 stars!

Do you own a rock band drum kit?

[egyokeo]

I do, but I don't use it... but!... coincidentally, I'm about to get my mod working with RB drums tonight! fingers crossed... check out my latest "Rock Band Teaser" vid for more info.

[DJspin88988]

Nice!!!! I"m just curious. Do you own at Rock Band Drums?

[egyokeo]

thanks! yeah, i have a set of them. i've been holding out for a piece of hardware to make my mod work in rockband, but it's not out yet, so I just haven't played RB much, because I can't stand those drums after playing on my drumKat which is really quiet and soft and has good bounce.

[mrnosy1]

dude ur kinda fake coz u do it on practise so u cant fail, coz there are no note streak things so it means its practise so ye... you might have gone off with the solos... kinda cheating...

[egyokeo]

look closer, there are star notes, i activate star power, there's a rock meter, there's a section percentage breakdown at the end, all of which don't show in practice mode.

[jjreyesuplay]

if you don't look at the viedo, the drums kinda sound like popcorn popping .

[Supershackda]

vibrator? wtf this is guitar hero not femal masturbation hero, its called a WHAMMY BAR and he explains in the description that he does it with with the pedal which is normally used for the hi hat and activates star power with the bass pedal

[TheFokkusu]

Virginity is strong in this one.

[sadakie]

you are the legend of guitar hero drums ,man ,good job,chuck norris aproved

[202drummerboy]

wow :D

[person4646]

*i was reeeeally really stupid last time i commented here. sorry guys. this is crazy good and word to steve vai being absolutely amazing. i want to see the ocean by john butler trio on guitar hero next...

[WolfLink64]

Mind = BLOWN

[eldengil]

awesome shit!

I would love to see how fast you would have to smash with the drum sticks if you did surfing with the alien solo 1a :P

[majyskthehedgehog]

FUCK ME YOU MUST HAVE QUICK WANKS!

[jhonkarter]

Dirt

[krixnos]

lol

he is playing the guitar part you retard and it isn't fake

[no1narutofan1]

wat is that werd thing