Keyboard?

[PVblaa6]

I think now that rock band 3 is out with keyboards, don't you think it's a good idea to have a keyboard section for FOFIX?

[Jpop fanatic raynebc]

I agree that it would be a great feature, but it would take ages for them to implement it. I think it's more likely that Phase Shift or one of the UltraStar games like Performous would implement it first.

[Die. acrox999]

Keyboard is cool, I'm bored with playing toy guitars, this indeed, would be a great feature if it got implemented into the game. But as rayne has said, it may take a while to be implemented, but lets wait for the devs opinions first.

[haru SUSAltd]

We could start by just adding a Keyboard part without PRO. I don't think it seems too hard. All we need is an auto-strum thing.

Also, slightly off-topic: What are the "HO/PO" notes on keyboard?

[Jpop fanatic raynebc]

I don't think there's any such thing for keys or pro keys. Auto-strum is apparently a lot to ask though, lots of us have been begging for it for years (to make synth/keyboard charts, ironically) but the FoFiX devs never had much interest in it.

[haru SUSAltd]

In videos, I've seen these HO/PO-type notes on Expert Keyboard.

[Jpop fanatic raynebc]

If you have a link to one, I can try to figure out what it's supposed to be. At least on Medium pro keys, I haven't seen anything like that. Is this only on non-pro keys?

[I was wrong... maybe Jama7301]

God damn it. I'm fine with the ideas of keyboards, and I've been fine with it since it was suggested BEFORE RB3 announced Keys, but I dislike knowing that it will get worked on now BECAUSE of that. Always the copycat, never the innovator...

[Jpop fanatic raynebc]

It can't really be helped. If RB3 pushes the popularity of keyboard track support high enough, even the devs won't be able to ignore it.

[haru SUSAltd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOmLSJKHt24

For example, at 1:45 and 2:42.

[Jpop fanatic raynebc]

I just played Bohemian Rhapsody on Expert (non pro) keys normally and in the training mode and no such HOPO notes occurred, so it's only something that happens if you are playing a keys part on the guitar (since it was close enough to the chord to count as a regular guitar HOPO).

[Old Canadian Wizard amak11]

btw, hate to rain on everyones parade, but the new authoring docs are up and everything there

[Jpop fanatic raynebc]

I don't see any mention of it on the Rock Band Authoring website accessible to the public.

[Old Canadian Wizard amak11]

Would help if the site was up. haha

The new docs were there, and they are accesible to the public through http://creators.rockband.com

[ScorchedEarth]

I don't think there's any such thing for keys or pro keys. Auto-strum is apparently a lot to ask though, lots of us have been begging for it for years (to make synth/keyboard charts, ironically) but the FoFiX devs never had much interest in it.

Yes, you're a troll to request auto-strum, but auto-pedal for those who don't want to play the drums much is fine.
I'd personally just want solo frets for guitar, and I guess a form of auto-strum for keyboard, though we'd have to make sure keys can't be held in.