The complete C3 tutorial for new authors

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    #425262
    CrazyCanuck
    Participant

      Very, very appreciated. Thank you.

      #425269
      TrojanNemo
      Participant

        I can attest to this being in the works for a very long time. I also want to make it clear that I had virtually no involvement in this. It’s really 90% farottone, and maybe 10% everyone else combined. So really, this is another reason why he’s so awesome.

        #425274

        The Rock Band Author’s Bible!

        Dude, you finished it! Congratulations to you and OMFG to all the rest of us!

        There is so much information in there, all in one place – it’s incredible!

        Thank you so much for this, Farottone, it’s going to help so many people become better authors.

        Bravo, Sir!

        :excited: :excited: :excited: :excited: :excited: :excited: :excited:

         

        *Edit:

        Sorry, I’m a little excited. :blush:

        #425281

        Quick note on left hand animations on Guitar and Bass, even if it’s technically autogenerated if you put nothing in there, the autogeneration produces a static non-moving arm that only plays a single fret. Most of the time this isn’t that noticeable, but if you have a song with a lot of soloing, movements etc. animating at least the more active parts with camera cuts focusing on the hands might be a good idea.

        #425282
        AddyMills
        Participant
          Quick note on right hand animations on Guitar and Bass, even if it’s technically autogenerated if you put nothing in there, the autogeneration produces a static non-moving arm that only plays a single fret. Most of the time this isn’t that noticeable, but if you have a song with a lot of soloing, movements etc. animating at least the more active parts with camera cuts focusing on the hands might be a good idea.

           

          I think you mean the left hand produces a static, non-moving arm. The right hand (the strumming hand) gets automated based on the expert chart.

          #425283
          Quick note on right hand animations on Guitar and Bass, even if it’s technically autogenerated if you put nothing in there, the autogeneration produces a static non-moving arm that only plays a single fret. Most of the time this isn’t that noticeable, but if you have a song with a lot of soloing, movements etc. animating at least the more active parts with camera cuts focusing on the hands might be a good idea.

           

          I think you mean the left hand produces a static, non-moving arm. The right hand (the strumming hand) gets automated based on the expert chart.

           

          Derp, you’re right. Basically, strumming hand is automatically animated, fretting hand stays in one place unless animation markers is put in

          #425304

          I don’t know how I can properly thank you for making this. Between this, the video tutorials, and the support of the community I really have no excuse to not start authoring tracks.

          #425305

          Thank you Faro and the other 10% <img decoding=” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif” />

           

          ALL HAIL FAROTTONE!

          #425308
          Between this, the video tutorials, and the support of the community I really have no excuse to not start authoring tracks.

          “Time is now the only thing of which there’s not enough.”

          -Colonel 32dll, c.2014

          #425405
          espher
          Participant

            Obligatory shameless plug:

             

            If you’re looking to get a feel for the format and charting drums, there are lots of Rock Band Network 1.0 songs that still need pro drums upgrades. Pro drums are really easy to do, and I would be happy to work with some folks to get the framework done (answering questions, etc).

             

            Similarly, if you’re looking to get some experience with vocals charting, there are still some songs with small, copy-paste friendly harmony charts that might be good for you to get a feel for reading and authoring vocal parts, as you can use the existing chart as a baseline and tweak from there. As with pro drums, I would be happy to help answer questions on that front.

             

            Keys/Pro Keys are a little different but you’re more than welcome to take a crack at it — try to stick to one chart at a time for these, though, until you’ve got a feel for it. Ideally there’s a good .midi out there for you to get a ‘mostly correct’ chart to work with.

             

            Please note that my willingness to help/answer questions only goes so far. I’m willing to walk through the steps to getting a chart ready for upgrade authoring, assuming you’ve got some familiarity with REAPER or can work it out (I won’t be sending a step-by-step guide with screenshots, more or less). I’m also willing to answer specific questions, give feedback on tricky/tough parts or charts in general, and give advice on processes and what I would recommend as ‘best practices. I will not do reconstructive surgery on your chart (as I used to for RBHP), nor will I be particularly inclined to help if you haven’t demonstrated that you’ve read through the resources available and given it a reasonable effort.

             

            All I ask is you let me know which upgrade you would like to try so I can flag it as ‘claimed’ and avoid two people trying to do the same work — and, similarly, if you change your mind, that you notify me so I can free it up again.

            #427863

            I just wanted to post to thank you for putting this together, Farottone! You have done the community a great service; so much so it actually makes me feel guilty for not having contributed sooner, but I’ll try to remedy that now <img decoding=” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif” />

            #427867
            Farottone
            Keymaster
              I just wanted to post to thank you for putting this together, Farottone! You have done the community a great service; so much so it actually makes me feel guilty for not having contributed sooner, but I’ll try to remedy that now <img decoding=” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif”>

               

              Looking forward to seeing your work! <img decoding=” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif”>

              #427880

              Question: Let’s say I want to chart “Be Good Johnny” by Men at Work. (I did this once in EoF as a Rocksmith custom, so I am familiar with the song.) Is my best bet to purchase the MIDI at a place like this: http://www.hittraxmidi.com/men-at-work/ … hnny-midi/ ? are there better places to buy midi tracks to start from (if I dont want to chart something someone already started but am a beginner)?

              #429739

              Diving into this tutorial now. I’ve wanted to start charting and giving back to the community, since I’ve been playing rock band since the first came out and lurking and downloading charts around here for about a year. Hopefully I’ve got the brain capacity and patience to get some good stuff out. Thanks for all the work though man, this document is huge and I can see it took a ton of effort.

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