THE ZERO GUIDE: Get a guitar hero controller

" THE ZERO GUIDE "

Now available: the always titillating "FRETBUZZ" software! **NEW**

> INTRODUCTION
> CHAPTER 0: HARDWARE OVERVIEW
> CHAPTER 1: ACQUIRE A COMPUTOR
> CHAPTER 2: CHOOSE YOUR AXE
> CHAPTER 3: GET A PLAYSTATION-TO-USB ADAPTER
> CHAPTER 4: TEST CONTROLLER INPUT
> CHAPTER 5: SOFTWARE OPTIONS
> SECTION 5.1: DOWNLOAD "FRETBUZZ" SOFTWARE
> BONUS 5.1a: THE FRETBUZZ SCALE
> SECTION 5.2: USING MAX/MSP
> SECTION 5.3: THE MIDI APPROACH
> CHAPTER 6: LOW LATENCY AUDIO HARDWARE
> CHAPTER 7: REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION
> CHAPTER 8: AMPLIFICATION / ANALOG EFFECTS
> CHAPTER 9: NOW FORM A BAND
> APPENDIX A: FOOT PEDAL DESIGN FOR XBOX360 AXE

CHOOSE YOUR AXE

Aw ya, you gotta get a guitar hero controller - what, you've already got one? nice!

What kind of controller do you have? Let's see, there tons of models:

Which Console Which Model Works w/ Fretbuzz software?

PlayStation2 Red Octane original GH controller YES - w/ adaptor

PlayStation2 Red Octane GH2 controller YES - w/ adaptor

PlayStation2 Red Octane White Wireless GH2 controller YESSIR - w/ adaptor

PlayStation2 Red Octane Kramer Striker Wireless GH2 controller Probably - w/ adaptor, but haven't tested 'em yet!

PlayStation2 3rd party (non Red Octane) models maybe w/ adaptor, haven't tested 'em either.

Xbox360 Red Octane X-plorer axe w/ USB connector HELL YES totally awesomes

Xbox360 Red Octane Gibson Les Paul wireless TOTALLY - w/ dongley adaptor!

Xbox360 Rock Band controller YES - but the tilt sensor not as good as Red Octane's

PlayStation3 Red Octane Gibson Les Paul wireless The word on the street is YES - but i don't know what other adaptors you might need to connect the controller to your computer!

PlayStation3 Rock Band controller YES - but the tilt sensor not as good as Red Octane's

Nintendo Wii All models Not yet . . . We're working on it!

Did we miss any? Corrections? let us know.

We recommend Red Octane controllers over 3rd party models or Rock Band controllers. They are the most well-made, and especially the Xbox360 versions of the guitar, which have the superior tilt sensors that really add a lot of expression via Fretbuzz.

PS2 PEEPLES : GET A PLAYSTATION-TO-USB ADAPTER

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NEXT-GEN GUITARS : TEST CONTROLLER INPUT

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