![]() What can make the distinction, though, is the human ear. I am not aware of any software that can make that distinction. In each case, the pitch is the same, but the note will sound very different if you play it on the 1st string, 5th fret as compared to the 4th string, 19th fret. In the long run, though, you will likely find that the scoring that software will give you can be misleading because it does not take tone or timbre into account, only pitch.įor example, you can play A - 440 Hz on 4 different strings. Having said that, it is certainly possible to use software to rate your ability to play the correct notes in the correct time. For the beginner classical guitarist, learning a good technique (right and left hand positions and motions, correct sitting position, etc.) is much more important in the long term. The problem with using software to critique your playing, especially with classical guitar, is that playing the correct notes is only a small part of the whole. The three Steves (Vai, Morse and Howe) also have some advanced lessons available. ![]() Per a comment on another reply, I should mention there are three hammer on/pull off lessons as well as an acoustic tapping and legato lesson from Nuno Bettencourt. There are versions for the iPhone/iTouch as well as the iPad. If you just go for the free version, be sure to register and go online as there will be more free content that you need to download. For the cost of one private guitar lesson it looks like you can have a lot of fun with this app. There appears to be more than a dozen lessons and more than 50 songs (classic, country and rock). The $5 also gets you more free songs and lessons. The free version is OK but as a beginner I wanted some of the disabled features so I took out a loan and spent $5 for the full version (which also has a built-in tuner). The app is free (with some functionality disabled) and then you pay for each song you want to learn. Multiple levels of difficulty for each song/lesson. Sort of like Guitar Hero with a real guitar. The app listens to you play and then scores how accurately you played the track. My original cable worked just fine with my Steam-purchased Rocksmith and if you hunt for sales, finding a good deal on the original (for importing the song catalog) shouldn't present much expense.Ĭheck out the Rock Prodigy app for iOS devices. And I don't know if it's having a mostly modern PC or the difference in versions, but it's much faster and better in terms of just simple navigation which could be frustrating on the original 360 version. Rocksmith 2014 is much better, more focused and usable than the original. But the songs, mini-games, skill drills, etc., are all valuable in a way that Rock Band, etc., never were.Īdditional Update: I have moved onto PC platform for Rocksmith. I will say that the between-songs interface seems clunky and needlessly slow on the Xbox 360. ![]() I have enjoyed playing it and it has been good at motivating me to play more. Update: I have now owned this game for a while and it certainly is entertaining and educational. And I won't be practicing on an instrument that I don't want to play in other circumstances. I won't need to go out and buy a guitar just for Rocksmith, I'll be able to use an axe I love. It will allow me to use the guitars I've already got. The jump between medium and hard on RB was significant. This will allow me (advanced beginner) to play at my own level and my son (rank beginner) to play at his. It is supposed to be able to detect your level of ability and scale the difficulty of songs accordingly. The 'game' portion is built around improving your guitar skills, not scoring points, making money, touring, getting groupies, etc. It is intended as practice / training from the ground up. It doesn't have the size of library that Rock Band 3 has, but the following points in its favor have resuscitated my interest in the music game genre: It is compatible with any guitar with a standard instrument-out jack. Rocksmith is a guitar game from Ubisoft - it is meant to teach you to play songs on the guitar - a real guitar. ![]()
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