Hello Rocksmith fans!
Wow, what a day it was yesterday. We all tuned into #UbisoftForward and before you knew it the hosts were comparing fighting aliens to learning guitar. For the first time since 2013, there was an actual new Rocksmith title announced at E3.
Here are some main takeaways from the reveal:
You can use your Phone (iOS and Android) as a microphone 😲 Also, in addition to this there is also interface and ASIO support in the beta test, so the hardline requirement for the RealTone Cable is slowly being phased out for those that see $25 USD as a barrier
There’s a lot of songs (including DLC from Rocksmith 2014)
Arthur Von Nagel is Lead Producer, and yes Rocksmith+ is subscription based and is coming this year
Rocksmith+ will have thousands of songs at launch which will all have chord charts that are generated with a proprietary AI recognition software (It’s not Chordify).
“and we’ll still have the note-for-note authentic arrangements for players that wanna play songs exactly how the artists originally played them- Each week we’ll release a steady stream of new authentic arrangements to keep growing that portion of the library”
Rocksmith Workshop will allow the community to create and add their own arrangements for songs licensed for the Rocksmith+ service.
A far more diverse library, including #MOARMETAL
“-music from all over the world from big stars to indie darlings- it’s the most diverse song library ever seen in music learning software”
Enhanced recommendation systems focusing on learning for all skill levels and more ways to track your progress
Skill Profiles
No problem bro
Alright, so now we are onto the information dump, first of all let’s get this out of the way…
Notice something missing? I don’t know how many people here use MacOS but it seems like you’d better make that BootCamp partition soon… Unless Rocksmith+ becomes iOS Rocksmith somewhere down the line…
The SUBSCRIPTION, IT’S A SUBSCRIPTION BOOOO!!!
Yes, Rocksmith+ is a subscription, we’ve all had a day to come to terms with it so let’s see how much it costs.
Users can take advantage of an entire suite of new and improved practice tools including Riff Repeater, wherein they can directly practice specific riffs in their favorite songs; and Adaptive Difficulty, wherein Rocksmith+ dynamically adjusts to a guitar player’s skill level while they play. These tools are designed to give guitar players control over their learning journey. Rocksmith+ will be available for $14.99 for a 1-month subscription, $39.99 for a 3-month subscription, and $99.99 for a 12-month subscription.
So, that is a bit pricey. We’ve seen a few Games as a Service music games before like things that don’t exist anymore like Guitar Hero TV and Twitch Sings. Will Rocksmith+ fair better than them? I’m inclined to think personally it will, of course a majority of people will not pay the fee simply because they think it will fail which becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
cloudburn on r/rocksmith had an interesting take while comparing Rocksmith+ to other subscription music education services:
Of course, a big question right now is regional pricing as $100 USD/year is quite a bit different in a country like Brazil for instance…
Alright, I think we can move on from the subscription pricing? Right? No… Ok the comments are down there, enjoy.
THE SONGS
What songs are in the game? Is there DragonForce? What about Metallica?
LEARN TO PLAY FROM A VAST AND EVER-EXPANDING LIBRARY OF SONGS ACROSS EVERY GENRE
Play with a vast and ever-expanding library of songs across genres from around the world. Rocksmith+ not only features rock genres spanning from classic to indie to alternative, it also includes hip hop, pop, metal, country, Latin, R&B and more, so there’s something for everyone. Rocksmith+ will start with thousands of songs and grow to millions more in the future. At launch, Rocksmith+ will have a variety of authentic arrangements that represent songs the way the artists originally played them, and all of the songs in the library will be playable with chord charts for players to hum and strum to.
@OsagaTheGreat was nice enough to keep track of all the songs revealed in the trailer and also on @xChainbrain’s livestream yesterday…
Let’s list them out! (Songs in italic are already available for play in Rocksmith 2014)
** = Bass Only
- Adam and the Ants – Beat My Guest
- Adam and the Ants – Physical (You’re So)
- Adam Ant – Christian D’or
- Aerosmith – Walkin’ the Dog
- Air Supply – All Out of Love
- Air Supply – Even the Nights Are Better
- Alabama – Song of the South
- Alan Jackson – Gone Country
- Alan Jackson – It Must Be Love
- The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
- Alexandra Stan – Mr. Saxobeat
- Alison Moyet – Invisible
- Angie Stone – What U Dyin’ For
- Ana Carolina – Tô Saindo
- Andy Griggs – Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man
- Annie Lennox – Walking on Broken Glass
- Annie Lennox – Why
- Autograph – Turn Up the Radio
- Axwell – Center of the Universe
- Backstreet Boys – I’ll Never Break Your Heart
- Barry Manilow – Can’t Smile Without You
- Bay City Rollers – Elevator
- Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys – Orange Blossom Special
- Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
- Bill Withers – Lean on Me
- Bill Withers – Use Me
- Billy Martin – Strategy and Spying
- Boston – Don’t Look Back**
- Boston – Foreplay / Long Time
- Boston – Hitch a Ride
- Boston – More Than a Feeling**
- Boston – The Star-Spangled Banner / 4th of July Reprise**
- Bowling for Soup – I Ran (So Far Away)
- Bowling for Soup – Summer of ‘69
- Boy Meets Girl – Waiting for a Star to Fall
- Brandi Carlile – The Story
- Brandi Carlile – That Wasn’t Me
- Brian Tyler – Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Main Theme
- Britney Spears – Anticipating
- Britney Spears – From the Bottom of My Broken Heart
- Britney Spears – One Kiss from You
- Caifanes – Perdí Mi Ojo de Venado
- Cage the Elephant – Whole Wide World
- Cake – I Will Survive
- The Charlie Daniels Band – The Devil Went Down to Georgia
- Craig David – All We Needed
- Craig David – Heartline
- Crash Test Dummies – God Shuffled His Feet
- Crash Test Dummies – Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
- Cyndi Lauper – The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough
- D’Angelo and The Vanguard – Back to the Future (Part I)
- D’Angelo and The Vanguard – Back to the Future (Part II)
- D’Angelo and The Vanguard – Betray My Heart
- D’Angelo and The Vanguard – Prayer
- Daughtry – Breakdown
- Daughtry – Maybe We’re Already Gone
- Daughtry – Rescue Me
- Daughtry – September
- Daughtry – You Don’t Belong
- Dave Gahan – Bottle Living
- Dave Gahan – Dirty Sticky Floors
- Dave Gahan – Hold On
- Dave Gahan – I Need You
- Deep Purple – Anya
- Deep Purple – The Battle Rages On
- Deep Purple – Lick It Up
- Dilsinho – Cansei de Farra
- Dolly Parton – Islands in the Stream
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- Eddie Money – Endless Nights
- Edvard Grieg (The Notetrackers) – In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Elle King – American Girl
- Elvis Presley – (Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such As I
- Elvis Presley – Loving Arms**
- Elvis Presley – The Wonder of You
- Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- Evelyn “Champagne” King – Love Come Down**
- Example – Kickstarts
- Fishbone – Question of Life
- A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran (So Far Away)
- Foray – Fausse joie**
- Foray – Il ne m’est rien arrivé
- Françoise Hardy – Ça a raté**
- Françoise Hardy – Le temps de l’amour (Fox Medium)
- Françoise Hardy – Tu n’as qu’un mot à dire
- Franz Ferdinand – No You Girls
- Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
- Franz Ferdinand – Ulysses
- Frédéric Chopin (The Notetrackers) – Funeral March
- Fuel – Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
- Fuel – Jesus or a Gun
- Fuel – Untitled
- Gene Autry – Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
- George Duke – Reach Out
- Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia**
- Goldfinger – Superman
- Heart – Barracuda
- Heart – Kick It Out
- Heart – Little Queen
- The Hollies – Carrie-Anne
- Indigo Girls – Shame on You
- Indigo Girls – Tried to Be True
- Isabelle Boulay – L’amour d’un homme
- Jackie Evancho – Memories
- Jacques Dutronc – Fais pas ci, fait pas ça
- Jacques Dutronc – Hippie Hippie Hourrah
- Jacques Offenbach (The Notetrackers) – The Can-Can
- Jason Michael Carroll – Alyssa Lies
- Jaguares – La Célula Que Explota
- Jaguares – Te Lo Pido por Favor
- Jakob Karlberg – Fan va bra
- Jeff Beck – Nadia
- Jefferson Airplane – Somebody to Love
- Jefferson Airplane – Today
- Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
- Jesper Kyd – Ezio’s Family
- Joan Manuel Serrat – Tu Nombre Me Sabe a Yerba**
- Joe – All the Things (Your Man Won’t Do)
- Joe Cocker – You Are So Beautiful
- Johann Sebastian Bach (The Notetrackers) – “Little”, Fugue in G minor
- Johnny Cash – Daddy Sang Bass
- Johnny Cash – Guess Things Happen That Way
- Johnny Hallyday – Bien trop timide
- Johnny Hallyday – Laisse les filles
- Johnny Hallyday – Pourquoi cet amour
- Johnny Horton – Honky-Tonk Man
- Johnny Horton – The Mansion You Stole
- Johnny Horton – Sink the Bismark
- Johnny Horton – When It’s Springtime In Alaska (It’s Forty Below)
- Johnny Winter – Be Careful with a Fool
- Johnny Winter – Mean Mistreater
- Johnny Winter – Still Alive and Well
- José Feliciano – California Dreamin’
- José Feliciano – Sunny
- Juan Gabriel – Caray
- Keith Whitley – Don’t Close Your Eyes
- Kris Kristopherson – For the Good Times
- La Fouine – D’où l’on vient
- La Fouine – Du ferme
- La Fouine – Essaie encore
- La Fouine – Les vents favorables
- La Fouine – Mes repères
- Leonard Cohen – Be for Real
- Lewis Del Mar – Live That Long
- Lisa Stansfield – All Around the World
- Loggins & Messina – House at Pooh Corner
- Ludwig van Beethoven (The Notetrackers) – Moonlight Sonata
- Ludwig van Beethoven (The Notetrackers) – Ode to Joy
- Luke – Comme un homme
- Luke – Hasta Siempre
- Luke – Le reste du monde
- Luke – Pense à moi
- Luke – Soledade
- Luther Vandross – If Only for One Night
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama (Endangered Species version)
- Madeon – No Fear No More
- The Manhattans – Shining Star
- Marc Anthony – Abrázame Muy Fuerte
- Maria Bethânia – Gostosa Demais
- Miguel – a beautiful exit
- Miguel – City of Angels**
- Miguel – Hollywood Dreams
- Miguel – Sure Thing
- Miguel – waves
- Mountain – Mississippi Queen**
- Mudvayne – Dig
- Mudvayne – Forget to Remember
- Myriam Abel – Louis
- The Notetrackers – Amazing Grace
- The Notetrackers – Brennan Street Blues
- The Notetrackers – Frère Jacques
- *NSYNC – No Strings Attached
- *NSYNC – Tearin’ Up My Heart
- One Direction – More Than This
- Opeth – Ending Credits
- Pam Tillis – Maybe It Was Memphis
- Paul Revere & The Raiders – Good Thing
- Papooz – Brother
- Peter Tosh – African
- Peter Tosh – Equal Rights
- The Pointer Sisters – Neutron Dance
- Power Glove – Blood Dragon Theme
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchikovsky (The Notetrackers) – Notecracker Medley
- Reel Big Fish – Beer
- Reel Big Fish – Sell Out
- Richard Wagner (The Notetrackers) – Flight of the Valkyries
- Rick Astley – She Wants to Dance with Me
- Rick Derringer – Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
- Rick Springfield – Don’t Talk to Strangers
- Roachford – Cuddly Toy (Feel for Me)
- Robbie Williams – Mixed Signals
- Robyn – Show Me Love
- Romeo Santos – Héroe Favorito
- Run-DMC – Christmas In Hollis
- Run-DMC – It’s Tricky
- Run-DMC – King of Rock
- Run-DMC – Rock Box
- Santana – Evil Ways
- Santana – Samba Pa Ti
- Santana – Soul Sacrifice
- Scott McKenzie – San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
- The Shins – Name for You
- Stanley Clarke – Sweet Baby
- The Stone Roses – She Bangs the Drums
- Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz**
- T-Pain – I’m Sprung
- Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now
- Tim McGraw – Humble and Kind
- Toto – Live for Today
- A Tribe Called Quest – After Hours
- A Tribe Called Quest – Buggin’ Out
- A Tribe Called Quest – Excursions
- Ubisoft – Rocksmith 2012 Theme**
- Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
- Waylon Jennings – Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
- “Weird Al” Yankovic – The Saga Begins
- Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (The Notetrackers) – Rondo Alla Turca
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (The Notetrackers) – Symphony No. 40
- The Youngbloods – Get Together
Updated 6/23/2021
There’s some definite variety there, and that’s just the initial offering. Also who would have figured an Opeth song would be there off the flop 😲
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Oh, hello Mikael Akerfeldt 😆
ADD YOUR OWN USER-GENERATED ARRANGEMENTS FOR ANY LICENSED SONG
Rocksmith+ introduces Rocksmith Workshop, a new user-generated content system that allows anyone to transcribe and add arrangements from a list of pre-licensed songs to the library. Now the community has more control over adding the arrangements they want, when they want. Rocksmith Workshop will let users create all aspects of a song arrangement, from the transcription to the tones. Community arrangements are peer-reviewed for quality and available to all users.
Seems like the plan is to have the large Custom Song community take their talents to licensed content with specific tools catered towards Rocksmith instead of separate programs to put out a quality chart (EOF, GoPlayAlong, UltraStarCreator, Reaper… You get the picture). It remains to be seen if the thousands of licensed songs in Rocksmith+ will contain the Gojiras and Ghosts to motivate the hundreds of charters on CustomsForge to come over to the subscription based service.
I am being a broken record, but Opeth being licensed seems like a good sign…
A PROVEN METHOD TO LEARN GUITAR
Rocksmith+ is based on the proven Rocksmith method, which features a unique visual interface, real-time feedback, and a focus on playing songs. 95% of Rocksmith users improved their guitar skills through this method and Rocksmith+ builds on that foundation.** The classic Rocksmith noteway returns alongside a new Rocksmith Tablature option for long-time guitarists. Core features like Riff Repeater, Adaptive Difficulty and Video Lessons have been improved to be more efficient and effective. New tools like MIDI Playback, Playlists, and Chord Explorer offer additional ways to learn, and the subscription will also include free updates for both new and expanded practice tools. No matter your skill level, Rocksmith+ can help you learn guitar or bass
MIDI Playback is actually a really big deal, this is going to help immensely when you need to know what the part you are playing sounds like, this along with TAB Mode and Note By Note is going to make learning complex solos/riffs even easier!
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Rocksmith+ as a beta test right now is missing a lot
- No Multiplayer
- No Guitarcade
- No Streamer specific options
- No Tone Designer
- No Session Mode
- No Emulated Bass (Some people use it ok?)
What they have set ahead of them is a fairly ambitious journey, will they succeed? The musical landscape has changed a lot since 2013 and perhaps the Rocksmith+ team is right to take this gamble on the rise of Games as a Service and subscription based music formats. The licensing is definitely going to be easier, but will this game attract a new audience or simply segment their fanbase as Rocksmith 2014 approaches it’s 8 year anniversary.
Be sure to sign up for the PC Beta and say hi to Rocksmith Mom for me!
For further information please visit the Rocksmith+ FAQ
