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The Beatles ‘All You Need Is Love’ Setting Rock Band Records

Liam — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:26:18 +0000

It only took 2 days for the Beatles to set the record for fastest selling song within the Rock Band franchise. As mentioned in our earlier post, this is only good news for Rock Band fans, artists and authors. It will be very exciting to watch as the Beatles continue to light up the gaming community.

The fact that song sales are going to support a good cause only make this announcement sweeter. Funds raised through song sales are going to help fund Doctors without Borders purchase essential equipment and medical kits.

RBN Presentation Part III – The Creators Club

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:05:15 +0000

The finale from Caleb Epp’s three part look at Rock Band song authoring gives us an inside glimpse of the peer review forum that a song must pass before making it into the Rock Band store.

RBN Presentation Part II – Audition Mode

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:01:13 +0000

In the second of this three part overview on how to create a song for Rock Band, Caleb Epps gives us an introduction to testing your song using Audition Mode in Rock Band:

RBN Presentation Part I – Intro to Reaper

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:56:25 +0000

Sound designer Caleb Epps of the Rock Band Network team gives us a really great overview of the tools of the trade for song authors and creators. Part 1 gives us an introduction to Reaper – the custom digital audio workstation used to create songs for Rock Band:

The Beatles Rock Band “Exceeding Sales”

admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:00:11 +0000

Well it’s hardly a surprise. It’s being reported that the Beatles edition of Rock Band is selling fast. Like, really fast. This is great news, not only for Harmonix and not only for the Beatles. This is great news for every artist, every label and every author who has any intention of creating and selling music through the Rock Band platform. What the Beatles really mean for Rock Band is a larger audience comprised of a much wider and diverse range of people young and old. The launch of Beatles Rock Band also opens the door for a wider range of genre appreciation. All in all, this is great news for the Rock Band Network and it’s contributors.

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