This video, via Nay-Seven, is a demo of using a Rock Band 3 Fender Mustang as an alternative music controller:
Here a patch I’ve made in Usine to use the midi guitar Mustang from Rock Band 3. With this patch you can use open tuning, run effects or samples with the buttons of the guitar and send Y and Z accelerometers to effects.
Patch will be available as an addon on the website.
The Rock Band 3 Fender Mustang control sells for around $125.
Features for musicians include:
- 17-fret touch-sensitive neck with 6 buttons per fret – for 102 active finger positions
- 6 low-latency strings for “authentic” note strumming
- Advanced tilt sensor
- Use as MIDI Guitar Controller when not playing Rock Band (compatible with most MIDI sequencers)
After watching the video I was thinking that the YouRockGuitar looks like it is easier to set up and has more features for a low cost midi-guitar/game controller (including direct USB midi). Definitely not as guitar-like as the Fender, but I like the embedded "strings" on the neck on the YRG better.
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Having used two YouRockGuitars over the past three months, I can't recommend it. With "hammer ons" turned off, it tracks so/so, but not good enough. This technology just isn't ready for prime time. I am excited about the sentientfx stuff, though. I hope it's not a let down like every MIDI guitar I've tried
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I bought one to try it out as a midi controller. Unfortunately, the lack of velocity and after touch meant it was too musically inexpressive as a controller for me. I ended up taking it back. I guess that is why "real" guitar midi controllers cost 40 times more!
Still, it's a bargain if expressiveness isn't important to you.
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I bought one to try it out as a midi controller. Unfortunately, the lack of velocity and after touch meant it was too musically inexpressive as a controller for me. I ended up taking it back. I guess that is why "real" guitar midi controllers cost 40 times more!
Still, it's a bargain if expressiveness isn't important to you.
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I bought one to try it out as a midi controller. Unfortunately, the lack of velocity and after touch meant it was too musically inexpressive as a controller for me. I ended up taking it back. I guess that is why "real" guitar midi controllers cost 40 times more!
Still, it's a bargain if expressiveness isn't important to you.
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I bought one to try it out as a midi controller. Unfortunately, the lack of velocity and after touch meant it was too musically inexpressive as a controller for me. I ended up taking it back. I guess that is why "real" guitar midi controllers cost 40 times more!
Still, it's a bargain if expressiveness isn't important to you.
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I bought one to try it out as a midi controller. Unfortunately, the lack of velocity and after touch meant it was too musically inexpressive as a controller for me. I ended up taking it back. I guess that is why "real" guitar midi controllers cost 40 times more!
Still, it's a bargain if expressiveness isn't important to you.
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I bought one to try it out as a midi controller. Unfortunately, the lack of velocity and after touch meant it was too musically inexpressive as a controller for me. I ended up taking it back. I guess that is why "real" guitar midi controllers cost 40 times more!
Still, it's a bargain if expressiveness isn't important to you.
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This seems pretty gimmicky as a controller even at $125.
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