Rocco Bone: 2014

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Fixing the #Rocksmith2014 freezing dlc issue and fun with Bachsmith

Download the D3DX9_42.dll file from http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=258848451&insideModal=1 Go to wherever you have installed Steam>Steamapps>Common>Rocksmith2014 Place the D3DX9_42.dll file you just downloaded there. Richard Wagner gettin' all black metal up in dis mug.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

#Steren Mix-150 USB Portable Mixer review and set up

After seeing some podcast setup tutorials on the youtubes I decided to get a mixer. A cheap #Steren mixer with only one mic input. For some time now I've been wanting to monitor myself as I record dialogue on my fancy ass dynamic microphone but time and time again I would have issues with lag that would just drive me insane and I could not concentrate on my dialogue. The Steren mix-150 mini USB mixer does the trick for the shit I do (one man animation operation up in dis mug). So far it's been working wonders for me. I can listen to myself while I record and that was the main if not only reason for getting the mixer in the first place. Aights, going back to recording some more shit up in dis biatch (mic drops).

Monday, June 16, 2014

#Rocksmith, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...



A public service announcement: Stop sending me invitations to play candy crush. Wish I could help you but Rocksmith is my family now. A friend of mine sent me a message once upon a time. He asked "what is this Rocksmith game that you won't shut the fuck up about?" Well, it's like Guitar Hero mixed with Candy Crush, Missile Command, Polybius and Simon, put into a blender, fermented, put into a catheter and getting shot into the tip of your dick. As a child I thought Missile Command was DA SHIT. Later on I played Super Mario Brothers 3 and felt "Nah, dat's da motherfucking shit right there" And then sometime around 2010 I got a hold of Garry's Mod and though: "I get to be Adolf Hitler and shoot Pikachu in the face with a bazooka and dismember teletubbies with a machete? Sweet! Then this is the buttfuckingest motherfucker ever, motherfucker." Fast forward to 2012. Back in the last place I worked in we had a community lounge game room kind of space that had a Playstation and the Rockband game with all the peripherals. I played it once and thought "Meh. Id'd be more fun if I were drunk or high." Sometime in December 2012 I went to a local music store and asked for the cheapest guitar starter kit available. I got a Cort starter kit. I fucked around with it every night whenever I came back from work. I practiced and thought: "Well, that was nice but too hard and too time consuming". Rocksmith 2012 is like a gift from the baby Antichrist himself. Thank you Andre Rene. I bought this because if you. The moment I heard: "There are no plastic instruments with colorful buttons or fake strum bars or plastic drums. You can plug virtually any electric guitar into the game's adapter and play along with the game and the only way that you can play is with a real electric guitar. You can't use a plastic one or a fake guitar. You have to have a real guitar." I thought: "SHIT, get the fuck right out of here" But sure enough I got the Rocksmith 2012 from steam, the cable from Amazon.com. I plugged that somamabitch right in... Rocksmith... you had me at sound check. Lucy James from Ginx playing Rocksmith 1... so sexy. I bust 1 guitar string a week on average. Small price to pay for the amount of joy I get out of both my Rocksmith games. Don't get me wrong; Bandfuse is, well, was a great guitar game. But sight reading tabs? Tabs can go suck a dick. I'm sure all you professional guitar players learned with tabs and tabs are standard and tabs feel nice and warm shoved up your ass. But for someone who doesn't see the point of having the string order reversed... FUCK THAT SHIT! I've had Rocksmith 1 for the PC for a year now and I'm not even close to unlocking all the venues, guitars, pedals and such. It's a shame Rocksmith 2012 didn't get much of a buzz from game reviewers and it's a greater shame that Rocksmith 2014 didn't get much attention either. But it's a niche game for a niche demographic I guess. In the reviews I would see people complaining about the load time and the un-intuitive menus and shit like that. Holy shit! You bunch of Rockband/Guitar Hero fanboys. I know, I know: "This doesn't have the option to create your douchy glam/punk/pop star character. It doesn't have a proper career mode. It doesn't have any flashy laser light shows" Ah Horseshit! Come on! Stop whining! No more complaining! You kids are soft! You lack discipline! "Rocksmith 2014 kicks the shit out of Rocksmith 1." -Paul Cross 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 cable and 59.99 without the realtone cable of course. You know, it's not much fun playing to a recorded track even if it's one of ours. What don't we think about getting the band up here. Rocksmith! SESSION MODE? Get the fuck right out of here Ubisoft! That shit doesn't exist. Also, may I suggest that you consider including the following downloadable content in the near future: Anal Cunt - I went back in time and voted for Adolf Hitler Anal Cunt - I'm Gonna Give You A.I.D.S. Anal Cunt - Hootie and the Blowfish Anal Cunt - Theme from A-Team Anal Cunt - Theme from threes a company Anal Cunt - I Lit Your B(What the fuck... a whole Anal Cunt song pack) Jim Norton - We're BACK! Die Ärzte - Der Graf Die Ärzte - Claudia Hat 'Nen Shäferhund Impetigo - Intense Mortification Morbid Angel - God of Emptiness Morbid Angel - Lion's Den KMFDM - Drug Against War KMFDM - Material Girl Mordichrist - Immemorial Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia Extreme Noise Terror - Jesus on my side Nine Pound Hammer - 12 oz mouse opening theme Cheeseburger - Comin' Home (Superjail theme) Schoolly D – Aqua Teen Hunger Force Theme (Remix) Kabah - La calle de las sirenas (metal arrangement, somehow?) Nahkampf - Legion Condor Cock and Ball Torture - Heterosexual Testosterone Compressor Cock and Ball Torture - Cold Turkey Sex Pistols - No one is Innocent Beck - Bogusflow Beck - Truck drivin' neighbors downstairs Andy Rehfeldt - Hips Don't Lie (Shakira metal cover) Juliana Hatfield - What a life Brujeria - Matando Güeros Andy Rehfeldt - Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5 metal Cover) Hole - My Beautiful Son Hole - Violet Wykked Wytch - Bring Me To Life (Evanescence cover) Ten Masked Men - Eye of the Tiger (Survivor cover) Any Given Day - Diamonds (Rihanna Metal Cover) Andy Rehfeldt - Teenage Dream (Katy Perry metal cover) I also didn't really play the Rocksmith 1 or Rocksmith 2014 mini games either. I played Ducks and Ducks Redux. Youtube's full of mini game playthroughs. Check those out I guess. Personally I like playng the same song a 1000 times until I either get tired of it or nail every section of the song. Lag? I never had any issues with lag on RS 1 or RS 2014. There's even a video put out by Rocksmith that tells you how to fix lag issues. It's called "Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Optimize your audio setup" JUST LOOK FOR IT GOD DAMN IT! I also wanted to know what the "Mild Fantasy Violence" in the rating sticker meant. Apparently they're referring to the Dawn of the Chordead game. And the duckies too. Poor little duckies. Also, have you noticed that Rocksmith 1 sounds louder than Rocksmith 2014? I think I found a video that explains why that is.

Sunday, June 1, 2014

L7 Pretend we're dead on #rocksmith 2014




Putting two of my obsessions together in one video: Garry's Mod and Rocksmith.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Issues with #rocksmith 2012 freezing in the middle of a song on a laptop?



Having issues with your Rocksmith 2012 freezing in the middle of a song when you´re playing on a laptop?

Everything seems fine. The menu screens load alright. The amp mode works just fine. But right in the middle of a song...

FREEZE!

This worked on a Hewlett Packard Pavillion G4 Notebook. Maybe (fingers crossed) it will work for your lappy toppy. it worked for Rocksmith 2012, it may also work for RS 2014.

Try this:

Go into Rocksmith.

Main menu>Options>Sound and Display Settings>Audio Exclusivity (Choose DISABLE).

Also, me playing Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song".
And fun with feedback through a Hype rechargable bomb speaker.