Idiot Proof Guide to MAKING Custom Guitar Hero Songs

**whiskeyface** · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:43 am Post subject:

Cemetery Gates would be cool. But, you could still do Walk. We have 2 versions of several songs already.
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**CliffEmAll** · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 169

I might scrap Floods and go for Walk and Cemetary Gates then, because Walk will be a much easier song to do probably for someone who's just starting off

**ChrisVance** · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject: Please HELP

Can someone please help me? I've made two great songs.. but I can't test them because, although I put in the [end] at the right times.. but it ends immediately and I get this error in Anvil sayign "Invalid Time" What is going on wrong!? This is the links to my mid's!
http://www.wii-viewlive.com/JackAndDianeAnvil.mid
http://www.wii-viewlive.com/anywayuwantitanvil.mid
please any help will be great!
While looking @ other peoples .mid's i've discovered in my event list under my "PART GUITAR" that I don't have a [play] event.. probably why it's not working? How do I add in an event? ugh... need help

[edit] I've also noticed that all these other tracks.. when entering in that insanely large number .. the first box's number stays small whilst the seconds nuber gets changed. When I do it it changes BOTH numbers..

**whiskeyface** · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:

I didn't look at the MIDs but I'm going to take a guess.

First, did you use MIDI Maestro before you inputed the [end] time? Also, when you're putting in this number, is it dramatically huge and when you were trying to find the right time stamp, it would tell you "Invalid Time"?

I found that editing your MID in Maestro and then taking it to Anvil creates this effect. If you build your MID alone in Anvil and try to put the [end] time, you won't find a "Invalid Time" error and the number you have to put in won't be so great.

I'm having a bit of trouble in this department, and I got it work properly but I'm not sure how I exactly did it.

I think if you put the [end] in Anvil before you make any adjustments in MIDI Maestro, it'll probably still at that end time and won't be effected.

Once I get a better understanding of this, I'll edit it into the turoial.
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**ruippeixotog** · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 220

I always created my mid's events with MM, and never had that problem. It's strange that it says "invalid time"...

But I see in your fist mid that you have the a problem that whiskeyface already had (I don't remember the topic)... the timebase of your midi is too high (15360 PPQN), and it causes problems in GH. That's the possible reason why you get "invalid time" error, and see in Anvil event's list that notes have a duration of -1.

Other thing i noticed (although I don't know if that is incompatible with GH) is that you can delete lots of events in tracks, like PitchBend, Panpot, Modulation, etc. Only leave TrackName and Note events. However, I would try changing timebase first (in MM, open the midi, go to Edit > Properties and change timebase to 480 PPQN).

**ChrisVance** · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:56 am Post subject: Thanks!

First off thanks, it was my fault I did not properly fulfill the instructions. I didn't merge the songs and it seems that is an essential step! :\. Anyways here is my second song.. the first one I'm having sync issues and am using MM @ the moment to sort that out.. I hope you like it!

Journey - Any Way You Want It
Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5QBo6SIfKw
MID - http://www.wii-viewlive.com/journeyanywayuwantit.mid

Thank you again guys! This is a great way to pass a boring day.[/url]

**CrAkD** · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 11

i followed your instructions, im still having one small problem. when the song starts, the first note is all 5 buttons at once then the tab continues like normal, why does it start off with the 5 buttons at once? i assum it has to have something to do with anvil

**whiskeyface** · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject:

**CrAkD** · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 11

http://download.yousendit.com/86859BCF2F31B42A

that is the midi after tabit

http://download.yousendit.com/BC32E6221D0AD91A

that is midi after anvil

**ruippeixotog** · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 220

**ChrisVance** · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:31 am Post subject:

my Jack and Diane song I'm still trying to fix did that xD I ca'nt get rid of it either..

**whiskeyface** · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:29 am Post subject:

**Squirrel** · Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:36 am Post subject:

Wow!

This is exactly what I needed... now I can't wait to move home so I have some free time and I can work on a song

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