AdamFoxFinalProject

Adam Fox's Final Project: Guitar Hero Interface

For my final project, I used ChucK to build an two different instruments that can be played with a Guitar Hero controller.

Guitar Hero Controller

Rhythm Guitar Hero

The first instrument uses the Karplus Strong algorithm to simulate a six-string acoustic guitar that strums chords. The chords are preprogrammed, such that each voicing is consistent with that of a real acoustic guitar. Some of the methods implemented for the class RhythmGuitarHero are:

• .capo(int, READ/WRITE) ... tunes the guitar up by half-steps, simulating a capo

• .setStrumSpeed(float, READ/WRITE) ... sets the strum speed (0 is instantaneous, 1 is a slow arpeggio)

• .startPlaying() ... puts the guitar in interactive mode, allowing live performance

How to Play the Rhythm Guitar

Once the .startPlaying method is accessed, the interactive mode is turned on.

• Holding down buttons 1-4 correspond to the different chords in one key; the default key is C.
• The A button alters the chord. (The most common alteration is used)

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