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How to Connect a Guitar Hero Guitar to Rock Band

The Guitar Hero and Rockband games, and their accessories, have revolutionized home video gaming. The ability to rock in the virtual universe can be a fun challenge, but the two dueling worlds of...

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How to Remove the Top of the Rock Band Guitar

The game Rock Band uses three special controllers to simulate a variety of musical instruments. The guitar controller is used for playing the role of the bassist or guitarist. The buttons on the neck...

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How to Fix the Tilt in a PS3 "Rock Band" Guitar

"Rock Band" is an entertaining video game which allows up to four players to play plastic instrument replicas as a "band," with the goal of scoring as many points as possible. One of the methods for...

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Controller Vs. Keyboard Gaming

The standard input system for a personal computer is the keyboard and mouse. Computer games also take advantage of this setup. Gaming peripherals for certain genres are used less commonly, but some do...

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How to Use Drums From Guitar Hero World Tour on Rock Band

Guitar Hero World Tour is a video game that uses specially designed instruments to simulate the experience of playing and performing music. Rock Band is a competing video game with its own line of...

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Rock Band Guitar Troubleshooting

Harmonix’s rhythm game Rock Band lets us all live out our dreams of becoming rock stars. However, if you have problems with your guitar in the game, you don't have a roadie who can fix it. Check that...

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Console Controllers Vs. PC Keyboard Gaming

Many different types of video games are available for both consoles and computers and the way you control them can differ greatly. Computers use keyboards and mice to play PC games, while consoles use...

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How to Fix a Broken Guitar Button on Rock Band

The guitar controllers used in the game Rock Band can malfunction with overuse. One of the most common problems is to have a fingerboard fret button that sticks. This can be very frustrating when...

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How to Use a Microphone in Guitar Hero World Tour

"Guitar Hero: World Tour" is a video game released by Activision for a variety of systems, including the PlayStation 3 and XBox. In it, the player uses an electronic guitar, a drum set, and a...

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How to Troubleshoot the Drum Kit for 'Guitar Hero World Tour'

Playing "Guitar Hero World Tour" can be great fun. However, the enjoyment becomes limited if one of the musical components isn’t functioning properly. In particular, drum kits for "Guitar Hero" games...

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Can You Use Rock Band Equipment on Guitar Hero World Tour?

Guitar Hero World Tour was the first game in the series to include the use of drums and microphones. If you also own Rock Band, you may be wondering about compatibility between the various console...

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How to Configure a Rock Band Guitar

“Rock Band” is a music simulation game developed by Harmonix, the original developers of “Guitar Hero.” The game allows players to simulate playing the guitar, bass, drums, or vocals of songs. A...

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How to Connect My Rock Band Guitar to My Wii to Play Guitar Hero

There are several different music games you can play on the Wii gaming system. They include "Rock Band," "Rock Band 2," "Guitar Hero," "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Guitar Hero III." These games let y...

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How to Connect the Guitar & Drums in Rock Band

“Rock Band” is a music game that allows players to simulate playing guitar, bass, vocal and drum parts in songs. The game uses a special guitar controller for the guitar and bass parts. Players use a...

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How to Play 'Prince of Persia' With a Logitech Controller

The overhaul that "Prince of Persia" received in 2008 was just the reinvention a tired series needed. Released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC, this iteration features a unique "cel shading"...

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Where to Find Gaming Chairs for Video Games

Gaming chairs are designed for the specific wants and needs of those who regularly play video games. While gaming chairs come in many sizes, colors, textures, and details, they all have one thing in...

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How to Use an Xbox 360 Headset With "Karaoke Revolution Presents: American...

"Karaoke Revoltion Presents: American Idol Encore," developed by Blitz Games and released in 2008, is a fun, multiplayer singing video game that simulates what it would be like to compete on the...

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How to Adjust the Strum Bar on the Guitar for Rock Band

The guitars used in Rock Band the video game often malfunction with overuse. The strum bar can become less accurate and the game will not recognize each strum. This is because of a design flaw with the...

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Top 10 Gaming Keyboards

The proper keyboard is essential for a great gaming experience. The following keyboards are the best on the gaming market.

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How to Connect a Wireless Guitar to Wii

For Rock Band and Guitar Hero on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the guitar peripherals are interchangeable. You can use Rock Band guitars on either system or Guitar Hero guitars on either system. With the...

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How to Set Up for 'Rock Band' Drum Set

"Rock Band" is a music simulation video game that was released in 2007. It was developed by Harmonix, the original developers for the "Guitar Hero" series. The game allows players to simulate the...

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How to Make Your Own Video Game Rack

Video game storage can be a problem. You may not care about the mess, but games are expensive, so keeping them stored safely is in your best interest. Spending money on expensive retail shelving units...

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How to Copy Firmware onto an SD Memory Card

The usefulness of the SD memory card is not simply limited to data storage. There are certain devices, such as the DS Edge card, that run off of an SD card. In order for the device to work properly,...

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How to Make 3D PC Gaming Glasses

If you don't want to shell $100 for 3D glasses for playing PC games, there is an easy and inexpensive way to make your own.

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Can You Use Guitar Hero Instruments With Rock Band 2?

The "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" video games and video game accessories allow gamers to enjoy a simulation of what it would be like to be in a band and play music together. Although both video game...

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How to Build a Wireless Gaming Adapter

As prolific as wireless networks have become, it is surprising that many video game consoles do not come with or have available wireless adapters. Fortunately, consoles with a standard network adapter...

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How to Fix a Guitar on Wii Rock Band

The guitar-shaped controller made for the video game "Rock Band" is easy to handle but can malfunction over time. The buttons can get jammed so you cannot play them. The strum bar can fail and cause...

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How to Hook Up Guitar Hero Wireless Drums

Adding the Guitar Hero drums to your collection of Guitar Hero peripherals allows you to add another band member to the game. The drums have four colored pads, which correspond with the color dots on...

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How to Connect Several Gaming Systems to One Television

Televisions are produced with a multitude of input ports---one or two composite inputs, one or two component inputs, maybe a few HDMI, possibly an optical and, in some cases, even a computer VGA. Most...

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Can You Use Rock Band Drums on Guitar Hero?

The "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" video games and video game accessories allow gamers to enjoy a simulation of what it would be like to be in a band and play music together. Although the video game...

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Can You Play Guitar Hero Drums on Rock Band?

Harmonix's "Rock Band" and Activision's "Guitar Hero" video games and video game accessories are so similar that there has been some confusion as to whether or not the "Guitar Hero" drum peripherals...

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How to Configure an Xbox Controller on Windows XP

The "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows" is a basic Xbox 360 controller packaged with a USB wireless receptor that must be connected to your computer. It is compatible with both Windows XP and Windows 7....

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How to Charge a PS3 Wireless Headset

The Sony PlayStation 3 wireless headset uses Bluetooth technology to transmit its wireless signals. You can use this headset to chat with other gamers while playing games on the PlayStation Network....

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How to Fix the Down Strum on the Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar

The immensely popular Guitar Hero series of interactive music videogames allows living room rockers the chance to strut their stuff as they play along to a slew of rock hits. This is possible thanks to...

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Xbox Controller Functions

The Microsoft Xbox was Microsoft's entry into the console market in 2001. The classic Xbox does many things differently: it was the first console with an internal hard drive and the first machine to...

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How to Convert a Super Nintendo Controller to a USB

Playing a Super Nintendo ROM on a Super Nintendo emulator is a lot more convenient then hooking up your old system to your television. To get the authentically nostalgic feel of playing the Super...

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Electric Drum Kits Compatible With Rock Band Video Games

What is there to say about Rock Band that hasn’t already been said by every video game critic in the world? With the endless selection of games compatible with Rock Band instruments, it's nice to see...

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How to Use an Arcade Stick

Arcade sticks are the home console version of the controllers that arcade systems have been using for years. Hardcore gamers, especially fans of fighting games, prefer the arcade-style controls to...

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How to Use a USB Adapter With a Wireless PS2 Controller

Wireless PlayStation 2 (PS2) controllers allow players to play PS2 games from anywhere in a room. The unique shape of the PS2 console controller port prevents these controllers from plugging into the...

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How to Connect an Xbox Controller

Whether you have an original Xbox gaming console or the newer Xbox 360, a controller is required to interact with your games. The original Xbox was released with a classic wired controller, while the...

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How to Configure a Logitech USB Controller for a MAME Emulator

MAME, or Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, is one of the most popular free gaming applications available for the PC. Using MAME, you can replay hundreds of games from the golden age of arcade gaming....

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How to Get a PC to Recognize Game Controllers for Guitar Hero

The Guitar Hero series of rhythm-action games allow gamers to play along with their favorite rock songs on custom-made guitar controllers. The games began life on PlayStation 2 and Microsoft XBox, but...

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Games for Kids About Breeding Horses

If you want to teach your kids about the exciting world of horse breeding and rearing, a good way to do so might be to buy them a computer game. Today's video games aren't all mindless violence and...

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How to Open an XBox Controller

Like all gaming controllers, the Xbox controller can suffer from several malfunctions. Buttons can get stuck, analog sticks can become loose and rumble packs can die. You can fix the more common...

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How to Use an XBox Pad

Dance Dance Revolution, also called DDR for short, started as an arcade game. After the arcade version became popular, it was adapted, or "ported," to consoles like the Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 2,...

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Instructions for Playing the Drums on Guitar Hero

The Guitar Hero video game series provides a playable rock band simulation for up to four players. Gamers can play the guitar, bass, vocals and drum parts of various rock songs from different time...

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Action Replay DS Connection Problems

Action Replay DS is a cheat cartridge for the Nintendo DS which allows you to download and input codes from the Internet which you can then use to modify games on the hand-held system. The cartridge is...

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How to Fix a Rockband Drum Pedal

In Rock Band and its ensuing series, you can sing, play the guitar and bass, and hit the drums on varied songs from the likes of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles to contemporary artists such as Lady...

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The Best iPod Application Games

The iPod and iPhone were the only cell phone and MP3 player on the market as of March 2010 with 75,000 applications available. These applications include a large number of games. There are tons of...

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Performance MultiPlayer Adapter Instructions for the PS2

The Sony Playstation 2 (PS2) differs greatly from other sixth generation home gaming consoles due to the fact it does not support four-player simultaneous play. However, while the PS2 has only two...

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