Interesting find for editing the vocals in the midis.

**hamsnibit** · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 5

I have made a lot of custom songs for Karaoke Revolution for the xbox. Someone made a tool called krmaker. You can download it here: http://www.geocities.com/krmxbox/

Anyways, This program has a pretty simple interface to taking midi files and adding lyrics and adjusting noes, etc.. Well, I decided to try this with a Rock Band midi. I extracted Black Hole Sun and tried to open it with the program and it said it was corrupt or something. So I opened the midi in Anvil Studio, deleted all of the track except the vocal track, then click File -> Export Midi-Format 0 file, saved the track and then tried to load it. Voila! It worked. Now the file was editiable and had the notes along with the lyrics.

There program is pretty neat, you load the midi, then load the mp3 or wav file, then you listen to them and just slide the file till they are in sync.

Now, we just need to edit a file, find out how to inject it back in with the rest of the main midi, then save it to add to Rock Band.

I'll try to do what I can when I have time, any help at looking in to this would be appreciated.

I made dozens of custom Karaoke Revolution songs with this, so it would be fun to help make some custom rock band songs. As complex as these things are with 4 tracks, we may have to pool together to finish some songs.

**kevnin** · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:52 am Post subject:

i think you will find that there are about a lot of people here that have already charted guitar, bass, and drums for a few (or more) songs but are scared (or too lazy?) to do the vocals.

your services will be requested many, many times.

just warning you. ha

**pksage** · Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 890 Location: Midwest, USA

Thanks for posting your find, though we knew about it a while back.

Honestly, guitar charting is gonna be the -easiest- part of RB customs for most of us with GH experience. It's hard as hell to listen to a mixed version of a song (without isolated parts) and derive the drum chart, and vocals pitching will take most of us a fair while.

Here's hoping we get a chance to be frustrated at charting soon!

**cool--ethan** · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 244

**hamsnibit** · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 5

hmm, guess I should have used the search huh? Anyways, How can I inject this midi back into the original Rock Band midi? I already have a ton of custom Karaoke Revolution songs which are already in sync with the song. Now all I need to do it ifgure out how to inject it back and get someone to chart the other instruments. Anyone got any ideas on how to do this?

**cool--ethan** · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 244

**truK** · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject:

**cool--ethan** · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 244