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The classics never die
January 17th
It is a phrase often repeated the older and not really much wrong step can be applied to everything in life, even in the world of video games, where you can find many classical songs adapted to new times. Do not talk about the authors of the soundtracks of video games that have nothing to envy to the great classical compositions, but we will focus on the music video, music or simulators as they say.
I think it's a way to bring classical music to a generation that does not move if you do not like. We found some examples of classical music reversionada music for video games, I leave you with a small list with links to Youtube videos of video games songs with classical music;
- Classic Party Triathlon available for Drummania (drums simulator, before Guitar Hero and Rock Band) and Stepmania .
- Speed over Beethoven , and a short piece for the simulator quick dance (STEPS?) DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) and Stepmania.
- Beethoven virus , one of the most legendary songs in the game Pump It Up, very similar to DDR.
- Vivaldi's Winter , another piece of the Pump it Up, PIU for friends.
- Canon Rock (Jerry C version of Pachelbel's works), rock song that works well among the more experienced "guitar simulator" for PC, Frets On Fire.
So we end up "playing" with a guitar like a violin or dancing like crazy to the rhythm of the piano. We encourage you?
Frets on Fire, the definitive music simulator
January 16th
Following in the footsteps of today's musical games such as Guitar Hero, Rock Band and Singstar, we find that new versions of the free PC game Frets on Fire include the ability to play more of a game controller at the same time, simulating all components of a band of Pop / Rock.
Allows 4 players to play simultaneously, with different configurations, the most common being a guitar player, another a low one on drums and finally the singer. All you would need the accessories (or drivers) game, that would be the guitars, drums and microphone, if you already have a game console can use their accessories, we lack only the USB adapter to connect it the computer. Even if we can buy compatible accessories always come cheaper than the official game and meet perfectly ... needless to say we can play well with the keyboard!
Although we have called the game Frets on Fire, we will use a version (an alternative project) called FoFiX , which includes many improvements and possibilities towards the original game. We can download from this link to the official website of the mod (modification).
Benefits;
- The game is free and available for different platforms such as Windows, Linux and MacOS. We can even find 100% legal music (creative commons, etc.).
- We can "play" any song that you like, just someone has created, or we can create . Practically we have no limit, from the most popular songs to frikades true.
- Allows 4 players to play simultaneously, each with an instrument.
- We can configure virtually everything, performance, appearance, behavior ...
Disadvantages;
- The standard visual appearance is somewhat lower, with dynamic 3D scenes has not (so far). And if you want to "mash" to be customized with themes (themes) to be found based on the aforementioned games.
- It requires the user to find songs to play, including some that are well made and synchronized, but we can not find it.
- If you want to enjoy all the instruments and possibilities of the game we have to configure everything, the appearance and all accessories. It may be a task too easy.
- To get the 100% we have the drivers (guitars, drums, microphone).
NOTE: To play the bass / drums / mic need songs ready, that is, containing the instrument you want to play. Searching the net will find songs from the game Rock Band and others, including these other instruments besides the guitar.
Not need to play a great team with dedicated video card, but it helps, especially if we play with 4 players at once and using many visual effects issues. If your computer is not powerful, you can play with the themes "light" and recommended a single player.
Download songs and packs (no particular order of priority);
- www.fretsonfire.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=5
- fretsonfire.wikidot.com / custom-songs
- fof.iioiooioo.com / Frets-on-fire-songs / artists
- www.geetarfreaks.webs.com
- fretsonfiremx.blogspot.com
- fof-tm-meteorito.wikidot.com/canciones
Recommended links;
- www.fretsonfire.net / forums - Frets on Fire fan forum.
- fretsonfire.sourceforge.net - Official site of the original project Frets on fire.
- code.google.com / p / fofix - official website fofix mod for Frets on fire mod.
- code.google.com / p / fofix / w / list - wiki with information about the mod fofix.
- fretsonfire.wikidot.com - Frets on fire wiki.
- fof-tm-meteorito.wikidot.com/system: show all -
PS: I have not talked about FOF United States because it is not updated for months or page or downloads, and is full of advertising and pop-ups. There are better alternatives to this site.
Synthesia, a game to learn to play piano
December 30th
If you think you've seen everything in music simulators such as Guitar Hero series (and all other * Bands or Hero), Singstar, such as DDR and we can add another name Synthesia game with a difficult to pronounce and even more difficult to master. The purpose of the game is nothing less than playing the piano. And I do not mean to pretend that you play the piano but to play the piano, playing the piano:
By way of summary, we say that the game is free and does not require a very powerful computer. The mechanics of the game is simple, vertical bars are going down the screen into a virtual piano keyboard, so you have to press the corresponding key at the right time. We will obtain the best score according to our skills and practice.
You can download the game from the official website: www.synthesiagame.com
Source of version 0.62 is available on the SourceForge project page , from this version the game has become free but not free.
Although the "game" is only officially available for Windows and Mac OS are working with a conversion for Linux called Linthesia. Although the official website of the project still will not find much information, you can download a preview version from sourceforge.net / projects / linthesia
I took a month to "play" in a position with this game, and I think now I can comment on the same property and knowledge. To remove all the juice we need music in this game simulator;
- A computer with Windows or Mac OS. Although since recently there is also a version available for Linux.
- A keyboard or piano "e" to exit USB or MIDI in and out.
- Find the songs you want played.
- Buy the " Learning Pack . "
If we want we can do with just a PC and a conventional qwerty keyboard (with letters and numbers of lifetime). Not required to have a piano to play this game, but if you enjoy the music and the game ended up buying a piano. For less than 150 € (200 € maximum) can have a good Yamaha keyboard with 61 keys and MIDI connections. I have been testing a Yamaha PSR-E323 Entry-Level Portable Keyboard , which has no USB connection, but if MIDI input and output, then I bought a USB to MIDI adapter like this, EMU Xmidi 1 × 1 USB MIDI Interface (29 €) or such other USB MIDI Cable Converter PC to Music Keyboard for under 15 € and runs smoothly.
Some may find it expensive, but if we start to count euros invested in plastic guitars that do not serve as an instrument of truth and games that teach us anything, it may change your mind.
If someone asks if it is worth paying for improvements to the learning package, the answer is without a doubt YES. For these reasons:
- Contribute to maintaining the project, which involves new features for future versions. For less than 13 €!
- You'll get a set of tools that allow you to learn to play piano. Not only to play.
If you have any questions you can access the forum of the game , where you can find all information and assistance possible, even to find that song in MIDI the way we like.
Anecdotally, we note that this game was called Piano Hero, until the good people of Activision (Guitar Hero poseidors) you were required to ask the creator to change the name because it was too similar to the game their property ... The Wikipedia is a source of information!
On youtube and you will find many similar channels and video dedicated to the game , I would highlight each of HDPiano.com you will find lessons to learn to play piano with the help of Synthesia.
If even the HOYGAN speak !
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