Carry Me Home (Bird's Eye View)

I'm so close to being able to FC this sucker! But after 9 run throughs tonight, the goal of FC'ing becomes more and more frustrating (for me). So, this take is my best score to date, but not my best run in terms of missed notes. Still, 1006/1013. I'm happy.

Thanks to JDisturbed for requesting this one yesterday. I write down all requests, but this one hit me like... "yeah! I remember that song, that one is awesome!" So I did it right away.

Thanks everyone for the feedback on my last video where I was trying out different overlay options. I took most of your advice and came up with this one. Let me know if it's better or worse (if you care ;-)

THANKS!!

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: 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: 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, 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
• Carry
• Me
• Home
• Expert
• MIDI
• Drums
• drumKat
• Xbox
• 360
• XIM

[BlckGtr]

so is ther no way 2 use the whammy?

[egyokeo]

yup, watch at 2:21, i have a hi-hat pedal for my left foot.

[orimarc]

From 2:25 to 2:27, why are you hitting like this?:

Y, RY, Y, RY, Y, RY, Y, RY...

You could hit like this:

RY, RY, RY, RY, RY, RY, RY, RY

[egyokeo]

i guess the answer could also be that my mod simulates a standard controller, and since R = LB and Y = RB, it'd be like hitting LB+RB and releasing, pressing, releasing... ummmm... wait a minute, maybe that would work! I don't know, i'm not sure now. Maybe there's still some "lower frets are ignored" logic, even when playing on standard controller. Now I'm puzzled. I'll have to try it. :)

[egyokeo]

orimarc, you are so right! I tried it and it works, just like guitar. This whole time I never knew that it works like that on standard controller. So, I just finished recording an FC of When You Were Young and I played around with that on a few notes. I'm going to upload it tonight (still tweaking my setup and wanna try out some more editing things).

[TaterSalad3435]

lol @ 2:38..."oh shit"

[SneauxPro182]

Lag much  insane dude

[tokewarming]

the little screen at the right is like a 0.5 sec slower the you hit:/

[fobfan1991]

well since he probably programmed it, he should know where the notes are

[videojoa]

why all notes is hanging back?

[egyokeo]

it's the lag from GH2. check out the FAQ -->

[orikie]

because it's nice and fast lol. alot faster than rock band

[abathingape24]

how the fuckin hell do u do that

[Wookiee110]

OHHH thanks

[yandeauboi1]

FC = Full Combo

[Wookiee110]

What's FC