Die Toten Hosen Auld Lang Syne on #Rocksmith 2012

Auld Lang Syne? On Rocksmith? 4 sho, yo.

#crackling #hissing on #Rocksmith 2014? Try this

I always played Rocksmith 1 and RockSmith 2014 with the volume cranked all the way up to 11 on the guitar, the game's audio settings and the Windows sound manager settings.

But one day a constant crackling/hiss turned up on both Rocksmith 1 and Rocksmith 2014.

I changed the setting from my RealTek sound manager but if you don't have realtek do it like this:

Try going to sound- recording- STEREO MIX- properties- advanced options-choose 16 bit studio quality. That took care of a constant hissing.

On a side note:

In a previous video I asserted that "you cannot get that cool, eerie feedback sound from a boombox."

After fixing the crackling/hissing issue I decided to test out the boombox´s feedback capabilities again and...

...you CAN get that cool, eerie feedback sound from a boombox.

I use a Sony Xplod.

Can you use an amp with Rocksmith 2012 or Rocksmith 2014?

Yes!

Moon on November 11th, 2013

Samsung SMX-F40BN
Full digital zoom
c nite off
1280x720 HD

Burzum - Dunkelheit on Rocksmith 1

Ooooooooooooh JOY!

Slayer Black Magic on Rocksmith 1

Smithy's Anvil fucking rules!
Couldn't help myself.
Charted by doomed.

Garbage - Only happy when it rains on Rocksmith 1

Rocksmith 2012 is not dead 4 sho.
Slayer´s Black Magic and Burzum's Dunkelheit also available on Smithyanvil. FUUUUUCK YEAH!

My first Youtube Channel animation trailer

How to RECord Rocksmith 2014 with Bandicam

My initial fears about Uplay were unfounded. That motherfucker has an "offline" option; just the initial inconvenience of setting up a Uplay account and entering a code and blablabla. More on that later.
In case you want to record your Rocksmith 2014 Gameplay I had posted a video on how to record Rocksmith 1 with Bandicam.

You can still use Bandicam  to record Rocksmith 2014 gameplay but you need to change one of the video settings.

Häppy shredding!

Rocksmith 2014 coming on October 22nd. YAY!!! What's Uplay? Is that any good?

I have no idea what Uplay is and I'm getting the sick feeling that I don't want to find out.

As I had mentioned in a previous post I am a big pussy and I'll wait for the first wave of reviews to come out and then I may consider the possibility of perhaps, maybe taking a chance on Rocksmith 2014.

Aaaawww... too bad; McKayla Maroney had just sealed the deal.

The engraved security hologram pigeon was all set for take-off as I was reading the expiration date on the back of the credit card when I came across this steam thread.

I play all my Steam games offline. The only time I even hook my precious to the internetz is whenever Garry's Mod needs to be updated.

Don't need any extra drama in my life.

I've heard some really fucked up stories about games not being able to load without an internet connection and I really do not want to deal with that issue since I couldn't give a fistfuck about multiplayer mode on ANY game. And since there is no multiplayer for Rocksmith 1 why would I want to access a multiplayer mode on Rocksmith 2014?

For now I will stick to Rocksmith 1 and use LMMS as a drum machine.

Rocksmith 1 is still available on Steam for any of you folks with enough sense to play on the PC so you can still rock out with your cock out.

You have to get the Ubisoft Rocksmith True Tone cable elsewhere though. I got mine through amazon.

Rocksmith 2014 coming out sometime in October of 2013 and some thoughts on Rocksmith 1

Why there is a Rocksmith 2014 article on HuffPo UK but not one on regular HuffPo is beyond me.

Originally posted on the HuffPo UK in a chopped down 250 word version.

An article on Rocksmith on the HuffPo? Glad I came back. Haven't checked into the HuffPo in ages. Tweaked my profile a bit. HI THERE!

I am amazed that Rocksmith 1 and now Rocksmith 2014 have not received the amount of press/praise/attention they deserve considering they are the 8th Wonder of the World.

"Rocksmith 2014 kicks the shit out of Rocksmith 1"

- Paul Cross
Creative Director, Ubisoft, restorer of faith in humanity

Now that's a bold statement and Mr. Cross can be forgiven for such an outburst considering he and his team have achieved the modern day equivalent of stealing fire from the Gods and giving it to humanity... for $79.99 with the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable and $59.99 without the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable of course. Don't know how much that is in British Pounds, sorry.

I've had Rocksmith 1 for the PC for a year now and I am not even close to unlocking all the venues, guitars, pedals and such so methinks I am not getting Rocksmith 2014... for now. In any case I am a big pussy and will be waiting for IGN, Andrea Rene from Mahalo (The only reason I got Rocksmith 1 was because Andrea said "you can plug virtually any electric guitar"), Lucy James from GINX (Lucy James playing Rocksmith 1... so sexy) and the rest of the gaming intelligentsia to issue a verdict on just how much more awesome is contained inside the 2014 edition compared to Rocksmith 1.

Is this comment already running the length of an amazon review? Sorry about that.

I can only hope that Conan O'brien (Team Coco, help me out) picks up Rocksmith 2014 for a "Clueless Gamer" segment if only to see Aaron Bleyaert fuck up Rolling Stone's "Satisfaction". I know, I know: Slash is pushing Bandfuse. Conan loves Slash, I love Slash, Slash rocks but I don´t have an Xbox; rocking out on the PC thank you very much.

If you would have told me back in 1993 that one day I, who am all thumbs, would be playing Nirvana's In Bloom ON A REAL GUITAR LIKE A HUMAN BEING I would have probably herniated a disc from laughing so hard at you.

And now, in defiance of God and the laws of nature I'll give Pantera's I'm Broken a whirl. Blistered fingertips. Spirit of Dimebag Darrell, be with me now!

Sorry to be nerding out like a fanboy but, God damn!

I used to work in a laid back kind of office where the boss would whizz by on a blade scooter and in the corner you'd find a PS3 constantly hogged over by the Rock Band scene kids.
I played Rock Band and thought "meh". There's something so very satisfying about hearing yourself attempting to play a song on a real guitar as opposed to tapping shmoopy colored buttons on a kiddy Fisher-Price guitar-shaped game controller like a shit chucking monkey.

Left hand cramped up. MOOOTHERFUUUUUUUUUCK!

Guns n Roses - You could be mine - Rocksmith

Charted by noelrose
Another Smithy's Anvil joint.
This day in history: Use Your Illusion
Released on midnight of September 17, 1991, the Use Your Illusion albums were among the most anticipated in rock history.
What better way to celebrate than to butcher "You could be mine" with the help of good old Rocksmith.

Where Eagles Dare - The Misfits - Rocksmith

SWEET CTHULHU!
FUCKING AROUND WITH THE ROCKSMITH AND THE ZWEI STEIN VIDEO EDITOR.
Another great Misfits song on Smithy's Anvil.
This time with moar production values.
KP's "I kissed a girl" starts out with a bukkake of musical notes. A lot of that wheedley wheedley wheee stuff.
I take it down a notch and focus on slamming on those chords like a motherfucker.

Katy Perry - I kissed a girl power metal version.

Metal arrangement: axe427
charted by: smirocsmo

Para vos Giuseppe, y todos los pibes de la esquina!

Said I wasn't going to procrastinate and here I am.
Ubisoft doesn't put out new stuff for Rocksmith 1 no more, but Smithy's Anvil picks up the slack. Good for you Smithy's Anvil. You literally rock.

Sprinkle metal on ANYTHING to make it palatable.
Still somewhat surprised Rocksmith 1 didn't get a lot of hype. Wish Ubisoft the best with Rocksmith 2014.
Still haven't unlocked most of the shit on Rocksmith 1 so I'll pass on Rocksmith 2014... for now. Still, best $79 I've ever spent.

Drawing poison from the reptile.

Animation project. No more procrastination.

I have some time off from work. I'll devote some time to a 2D animation idea I've had swirling around my head for some time now. The  voice, music and sound effects have been recorded and mixed. Hopefully I'll stick to it and actually finish an animated project. But in the meantime, here are some sketches I scanned off one of my sketch notebooks.

An animation I put together after "studying" hours of twerk vids.

A dick ready to blow. Found it in a composition notebook.

Hipster zombie slayer. I didn't retouch this with GIMP cause retouching scanned sketches on GIMP is mainstream.

Girl in the office holding a Blackberry.

"twerk" cycle.

 Zombie slayer girl character.

My Stalag fetish acting up.

Katy Perry in the Purr fragrance cat suit.

Black girl. Saw a twerking video with a girl wearing a hot pink cap, gray tank top, hot pink booty shorts and clunky white sneakers. Fell in love.

Astronaut.

Nice looking pencil sketches. No theme really.

"Here at Spumco we're going to do cartoons FOR MEN!!!" John Kricfalusi 1993.

Evisu Genes?

A few days ago I went to a thrift shop looking for nothing in particular. In the distance I noticed the little Evisu "swoosh". Turns out the "swoosh" is a seagull (kamome). I saw an Evisu ad in a magazine years ago and the image of the "swoosh"/seagull got stuck in my head. Got them at a bargain price. Could be real, could be fake.

Who Pays $600 for Jeans?

From Wikipedia:

"Evisu or Evisu Genes is a Japanese designer clothing company that specializes in producing denim wear through traditional, labor-intensive methods.
The brand was formally founded in 1991 in Osaka, Japan, by Hidehiko Yamane.
The initial production line allowed about 14 pairs of jeans a day to be produced, with each of them having a seagull (kamome) hand painted on them by Yamane himself. Ebisu is the name of the Japanese folk god of money who is usually portrayed with a fishing rod. His name was selected for the new venture as money and fishing are two of Yamane's five favorite things."

I read some more on Evisu Genes on the interwebs and came across this blog that provides examples of fake Evisus, tips on how to spot them, some more detail into the Evisu company and their denim production process in case that's your thing.

Still don't know if they are real or not. Either way, dem genes be supa fly dope yo, yo, yo! n' dem genes haz dragons! Dem dragons be spinnin'yo!

How to record Rocksmith with Bandicam and an attempt at Evanessence - Bring me to life.

Bandicam