Wave of Calibration

I used some birthday money and got Rock Band. Kind of profligate but I thought maybe me and the kids could play at least a few songs on Easy, particularly once "Still Alive" comes out for download.

Took everything out of the box and set it up, then made a cool punk rock chick with purple hair for my guitarist and a cool punk rock dude from Chicago for my drummer. I got through a few songs on guitar and Medium, but jeez drumming is going to be hard. I'm doing OK on Easy, but only because Easy really doesn't make you play the kick drum simultaneously with the rest of the drums at the same time very often. Once that happens, I'm doomed.

I also realized that calibration is CRUCIAL for the drums. I was having to hit the pads way early and it sounded way out of sync with the audio. So instead of picking the default LCD calibration, I went Manual, and it made a huge difference, both in my score and in my enjoyment. Just like with Guitar Hero, it made it really feel like I was playing drums, particularly with Gimme Shelter and Wave of Mutilation.