Perhaps it’s because of the immeasurable oversaturation of the peripheral-based rhythm genre, but my initial reaction to Rocksmith wasn’t exactly warm. Others have tried to incorporate real guitars into their music titles with varying levels of success, but Rocksmith‘s approach to using a six-string as a controller seemed a tad primitive at first glance: Instead of detecting metal-on-metal contact on a MIDI-equipped guitar controller, Rocksmith merely detects the tones produced by your real instrument.
Though it seems unsophisticated, Rocksmith‘s recognition of sound turns out to be its greatest strength. Rather than teach you an exhaustive new interface and set of techniques, Rocksmith makes one simple demand of its players: You make the notes, and we’ll make them sound awesome.
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