Muse - Stockholm Syndrome / Expert 514k on BONGOS!

I tried playing with my hands instead of sticks this time. The reason is because of those fast chord strumming parts. Those are just beyond my top speed for each hand so I can't keep it up for repeated measures like you need to.

If you played those sections on the guitar controller, try doing them with all down-strums to get an idea of how difficult it would be. Then imagine doing down-strums with two hands in sync!

So then it dawned on me: if I used my hands, I could use index and middle fingers to do "rolls" on each hand, and keep up with the fast chords easier. One hand per note (pad). Well, with some more practice, I think it'd work pretty damn well!

This video was just after figuring out the technique, and this was my best take after a few tries. My fingers started to get really tired so I'm going to throw this video up. If I just rested another day, I bet I could get a better score by not breaking the multiplier in the "fingery" sections, but I'm getting GTA4 and Mass Effect tomorrow so I won't be playing GH3 :-)

See my Take This Life video for another song that has these "just out of my league" fast chord strumming parts.

Thanks for watching (and reading!)

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.

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: How much does this cost?
A: The drumKat is a pro-quality MIDI drum pad set. These days, they run about $1k. 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, now that there is a mod out there that'll allow me to use my MIDI pads on it. I refuse to play on the stock drum controller. It's awful. Once I can play the game on my MIDI pads, I'll probably make some videos.

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

Gaming

Tags:

• Guitar
• Hero
• GH3
• Muse
• DLC
• MIDI
• Drums
• drumKat
• Xbox
• 360
• XIM

[Okiyu22]

Have you ever FCed a song with drums that is decently difficult? Or FCed any songs at all.

[egyokeo]

yeah, i've FC'd at least 20 songs. i think The Metal and My Curse are my only 2 on video.  i 100%'d Lay Down on video, but didn't FC it.

[KingOfBBQ]

Now you know how Dualshock players feel when they have to do fast chords.

[egyokeo]

oh that's right!! never thought of that.

[LubeySnake]

Do i see a RB drum in the corner?

[egyokeo]

yes they are sitting there gathering dust! still waiting on a component and i'll be able to use my MIDI pads with Rock Band. it's too painful playing on the stock drum controller.

[gongon1050]

No, it just says Muse in the title of the video cause he felt like putting that unique word in there. -.-

[ComedyCommunity]

MUSE IS AWESOME

[4thmind]

the 1 person was justin biber seeing some 1 has a song that is 1000 times better than his

[ErickeverRB]

if they'd put this song in rock band, i'd cry like a bitch.

[iTzR4mbox]

That is stupid... :-/

[BEXXXX1]

lmao...wow!

[ZombieTurtle2]

Which Guitar Hero is he playing?

[FatoryXx]

looks more funny that the guitar..

[NiiclaZ]

lol NO LIFER!!!! but he is awesome :D

[NEOlovessyids]

he's a super retard that has skills lol and wow thats all

[KillaSINvincible]

I had thought I'd seen it all...

Until I see someone do Stockholm on Expert with BONGOS!

:P

Good job!

[Dawerick]

just asking wtf?