Email Support :

Please feel free to contact us via email. Our goal is to respond within 24-48 hours.

Please use: support@yourockguitar.com

Please refer to the FAQs before contacting customer service. Thank You!

FAQs:

“Troubleshooting Basics”
-OK, thus far 99% of these have been answered fairly easily.
-Are there new batteries inside the guitar? Oops.
-Is the volume on the guitar turned up?… doh!
-Is the neck and body connected completely and properly?… Try re-inserting it.
-If connected to an amp, does your cable work properly?
-If connected by USB, is your USB cable connected properly?… Your Mac or PC should
see it immediately, nothing is required to change on the You Rock Guitar.
!!!To properly get started with your You Rock Guitar, do the following:
*Connect the YRG Body with the YRG neck. Make sure this connection is secure before turning on the guitar.
*Place four, high grade, Alkaline batteries, in the correct direction, into the guitar. We recommend Duracell, Energizer or re-chargable.
*Attach the YRG strap, if desired, for added security and comfort before rocking out.
*Plug in your You Rock Guitar into guitar amp (1/4 guitar cable), USB, MIDI, ipod (1/8 cable).
*Turn on your You Rock Guitar.
*Make sure the volume is turned up, located at the bottom of the guitar near the On/Off button.
*Refer to the YRG Panel, located at the top of the guitar to view controls and Preset number.
*Change/edit patches (Guitar, Synth or Track) by pressing and holding down button and scrolling through patches using the up or down buttons.
*Use the Tap, Slide, You Rock or Open features by pressing buttons to engage or disengage.
*Save your Preset by pressing & holding the Music button, followed by the Record button.
*Now you have saved desired patches and features to the assigned preset number located in the YRG Panel window.

“The strings are too tight!”
- The tension on the strings can be adjusted.  Some people like them a little looser. Some people say it feels even more sensitive with the strings being slightly looser  Use a phillips screwdriver to loosen the strings at the back of the tailpiece. Start with no more than 1/4 turn.  DO NOT REMOVE THE SCREWS.

“The strings are not sensitive enough for me!”
-We will be introducing an advanced feature in software that uses your Mac or PC accessing a “Control Panel Editor” to adjust the string sensitivity and change the velocity tables.  These adjustments will greatly enhance the sensitivity.

“Where is my mute bar!”
-The mute bar is located at the bottom of the tailpiece, next to the whammy bar. It is a thin silver metal bar. Place right hand or right hand pinky finger over bar to mute.

“Why is there a line in the back of the guitar neck is that a defect?”
-No, the You Rock Guitar doubles as a game controller and a real guitar. This line is a reference mark for your thumb while playing Guitar Hero or Rockband in the first position.

“The Open light automatically comes on when I turn on my guitar!”
-All presets are totally programmable. The Open button was programmed to be engaged immediately upon turning on the guitar.  The Open button is design to lessen wrong notes from fast pull-offs. Disengage the Open button for harder, more rockin’ playing. Simply press it and turn it off to change the parameter. To record the change, hit the record button after the Music light is blinking(showing editing enabled).

“What are the two buttons located on top of the guitar behind the tailpiece for ?”
-Use these buttons to scroll through patches and presets, scroll through video game selections, or hold both down a few seconds to here the YRG Demo.

“What is the toggle located next to the volume knob for?”
-Use the toggle in Game mode to select gaming features and settings.
-Use in Music mode to apple Modulation to each individual Guitar or Synth patch.

“I’m left-handed, is there a left-handed model?”
-Coming July 2nd, the Control Panel Editor can turn your right-handed You Rock Guitar into a left-handed model by the click of a mouse.

“When I change presets, my guitar patch changes!”
-Within the preset (for instance, preset 1) you can assign and save a guitar patch, a synth patch, a track patch, slide, tap, open, you rock modes and volumes. To do this, hold down the Guitar button, scroll to the desired number/patch, then save by pressing & holding the “Music” button  while pressing the “Record” button once in conjunction. Repeat this process for assigning and saving the Synth and Track patches as well. To save settings of tap, slide, open or you rock, simply engage or disengage the buttons within the preset and then press the Music button once and then the record button once in conjunction.

“Why are there small scratches on my guitar right out of the box?”
-If you notice any small lines on the top of the guitar, they are called Knit Lines. These lines are a result in the plastic manufacturing process.

“My guitar doesn’t play well with Rock Band or Guitar hero!”
-Make sure you calibrate your You Rock Guitar with Guitar Hero or Rock Band before you play. This will resolve any latency between the game and the YRG controller.

“How do I get my You Rock Guitar to work as a game controller!”
-Make sure the correct Game Flex Cartridge is inserted into your You Rock Guitar. Attach the Game Flex dongle to your gaming console. Press and hold down the dongle button, now press and hold the button (blue) on the Game Flex Cartridge until the blue light lights up constantly. Your You Rock Guitar will then recognize the connection and signify the controller number on the You Rock Guitar panel.

“When I play a string or note, it triggers two strings or notes!”
-When playing a MIDI controller, pay very close attention to your execution/striking/fretting of notes. This is a precise instrument with very little margin of error. You will find that the You Rock Guitar will improve your playing accuracy and technique. Within a little time you will get used to the feel, execution and delivery of the instrument.

(Troubleshooting Basics)

NO LIGHTS?
If the Control Panel does not light up, change the batteries, check the USB power (if used), and make sure power button is turned on.

NO SOUND?
Check the batteries, make sure the power button is turned on, select MUSIC mode. Ensure the GUITAR or SYNTH button is pressed, then check the outputs: Earphones or Amp. Refer to the Connection Panel page in this manual.

TRACK SOUNDS BUT NO GUITAR?
If both Guitar & Synth buttons are not lit then there is no sound selected. Select at least one with up/down arrows.

TRIGGERING NOT ACCURATE?
Replacing the Batteries – 4 x AA, this compartment is found on the back of the guitar. Note the string sensitivity is analog and needs well charged batteries or USB power.

WON’T WORK WITH VIDEO GAME?
A Gameflex™ cartridge is required. If you are not using the optional Gameflex™ cartridge system, you will need to. Each Game system uses a separate cartridge: Only Wii™, PS3™, and XBOX 360™ are currently supported.
WARNING: Unplugging a Gameflex™ cartridge while the power is on can DAMAGE THE GUITAR AND THE CARTRIDGE

I BROKE A STRING!
Some day someone might accidentally thorough thrashing, so much that you broke a hi tension steel wire. OK, if that happens, email us for an immediate replacement. They can be replaced if you are careful.

Before Requesting Service
Check your batteries (swap them out) or make sure the USB cable is plugged in.
Check your Audio Cables or Check Audio out with headphones.
Power on/off on the connection panel; down is on, up is off.
Look for our suite of online videos to help you learn the many ways to play the You Rock Guitar®. There will also be a suite of on-line videos for learning guitar, music, and a rock song workshops.

FAQ YRG Librarian
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1) Q: When I try to update the application freezes and displays STATUS: Looking for Guitar…
A: Your Guitar is not properly connected to the PC. Please make sure the USB cable is plugged in to the Guitar as well as the PC.
Also make sure your YRG is turned on. If it is connected and still not working turn the Guitar off and unplug it from the computer.
Than wait for 1 min and plug it back into the computer. Now turn the Guitar on.

2) Q: I try to run the program but it never starts or crashes.
A: Make sure your system meets the system requirements. Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. MAC: OS X 10.3 or higher
Also make sure you are not running anti-virus or firewall software that blocks applications from running.

3) Q: What does this mean – “STATUS: Connect to internet failed.” ?
A: The Librarian cannot connect to the internet. Make sure you have an active internet connection. If you are running firewall or anti-virus
software make sure you allow the Librarian to access the internet.

“Les bases de dépannage”
-OK, jusqu’à 99% d’entre eux ont reçu une réponse assez facilement.
-Y at-il de nouvelles piles dans la guitare? Oops.
-Est-ce que le volume de la guitare se place? … Doh!
-Est-ce que le cou et le corps complètement et connectés correctement? … Essayez le réinsérant.
-Si vous êtes connecté à un ampli, fonctionne votre câble correctement?
-Si vous êtes connecté par USB, câble USB est correctement connecté? … Votre Mac ou votre PC doit
il voit tout de suite, rien n’est nécessaire pour changer la guitare Vous Rock.
! Pour bien démarrer votre You Rock Guitar, procédez comme suit:
* Connectez le Conseil YRG avec le cou YRG. Assurez-vous que cette connexion est sécurisée avant de mettre à la guitare.
* Placez quatre, de haut grade, les piles alcalines, dans le bon sens, dans la guitare. Nous vous recommandons de Duracell, Energizer ou re-chargable.
* Fixer la courroie YRG, si désiré, pour plus de sécurité et le confort avant rocker.
* Branchez votre guitare dans Rock Vous ampli de guitare (1 / 4 de guitare câble), USB, MIDI, iPod (1 / 8 de câble).
* Allumez votre You Rock Guitar.
* Assurez-vous que le volume est monté, situé au bas de la guitare à proximité de la touche On / Off.
* Se référer au Groupe YRG, situé au sommet de la guitare pour afficher les contrôles et le numéro de Preset.
* Modifier / modifier des correctifs (guitare, synthé ou de la piste) en appuyant et en maintenant enfoncé le bouton et faire défiler en utilisant les plaques vers le haut ou vers le bas.
* Utilisez le robinet, diapositive, vous Rock ou Open caractéristiques en appuyant sur les boutons pour verrouiller ou de déverrouiller.
* Sauvegarder votre preset en appuyant et en maintenant le bouton Music, suivi par le bouton Enregistrer.
* Maintenant que vous avez enregistré des correctifs et des caractéristiques souhaitées pour le numéro attribué préréglage situé dans la fenêtre YRG Panneau de configuration.

«Les cordes sont trop serrées!”
- La tension sur les cordes peuvent être ajustés. Certaines personnes comme eux un perdant peu. Certaines personnes disent qu’il se sent encore plus sensible avec les cordes étant un peu plus lâches Utilisez un tournevis cruciforme pour desserrer les cordes à l’arrière de la queue. Commencez avec pas plus de 1 / 4 tour. NE PAS retirer les vis.

“Les chaînes ne sont pas assez sensibles pour moi!”
-Nous allons introduire une fonctionnalité avancée dans les logiciels qui utilisent votre Mac ou votre PC d’accéder à un “Panneau de configuration Editor” pour régler la sensibilité et la chaîne de changer les tables de la vitesse. Ces ajustements seront grandement améliorer la sensibilité.

«Où est mon bar muets!”
Le bar-muet est situé au bas de la queue, à côté de la barre de vibrato. Il s’agit d’une barre de métal argenté mince. Placez la main droite ou main droite, le petit doigt sur la barre pour couper.

«Pourquoi y at-il une ligne dans le dos de la manche de la guitare, c’est que d’un défaut?”
-Non, le Rock Guitar Vous double d’un contrôleur de jeu et une vraie guitare. Cette ligne est une marque de référence pour le pouce tout en jouant Guitar Hero ou Rockband en première position.

«La lumière se met automatiquement sous Open quand je tourne sur ma guitare!”
-Tous les préréglages sont totalement programmables. Le bouton Ouvrir était programmé pour être engagés dès la mise sous tension de la guitare. Le bouton Ouvrir est conçu pour réduire les fausses notes de Fast pull-offs. Dégagez le bouton Ouvrir pour plus difficile, en jouant plus Rockin ‘. Il suffit de la presse et de l’éteindre pour changer le paramètre. Pour enregistrer la modification, appuyez sur le bouton d’enregistrement après que le voyant clignote Musique (montage montrant activé).

«Quels sont les deux boutons situés sur le dessus de la guitare derrière la pièce de raccordement pour?”
-Utilisez ces boutons pour faire défiler les correctifs et les presets, faire défiler les sélections de jeux vidéo, ou de détenir à la fois à quelques secondes d’ici la démo YRG.

“Quelle est la bascule situé à côté du bouton de volume pour?”
-Utiliser la bascule en mode jeu pour sélectionner les fonctions de jeu et les paramètres.
-Utilisation en mode Musique Modulation pomme à chaque individu Guitar Synth ou patch.

«Je suis gaucher, est-il un modèle pour gaucher?”
Coming-Juillet 2nd, le Panneau de configuration Editor permet de transformer votre main droite You Rock Guitar dans un modèle de la main gauche par un clic de souris.

«Quand je changer les préréglages, mes changements patch guitare!”
-Dans le preset (par exemple, d’un preset 1) Vous pouvez céder et mettre un patch guitare, synthé un patch, un patch piste, diapositive, appuyez sur, ouvert, modes Rock You et des volumes. Pour ce faire, maintenez enfoncé le bouton Guitare, faites défiler jusqu’au numéro désiré / patch, puis enregistrer en appuyant sur et maintenant la “Musique” tout en appuyant sur le bouton “Enregistrer” une fois en concert. Répétez cette procédure pour l’attribution et l’enregistrement de la piste de synthés et des correctifs ainsi. Pour enregistrer les paramètres du robinet, toboggan, ouvert ou vous rock, il suffit d’embrayer ou de débrayer les boutons dans le préréglage, puis appuyez sur la touche musique une fois, puis une fois le bouton d’enregistrement de concert.

«Pourquoi y at-il des petites égratignures sur ma droite, la guitare de la boîte?”
-Si vous remarquez des petites lignes sur le dessus de la guitare, ils sont appelés lignes de tricot. Ces lignes sont le résultat du processus de fabrication de plastique.

“Ma guitare ne joue pas bien avec Rock Band ou Guitar Hero!
-Assurez-vous de calibrer votre You Rock Guitar Guitar Hero ou Rock Band avant de jouer. Cela permettra de résoudre les temps de latence entre le jeu et le contrôleur YRG.

“Comment puis-je obtenir mon You Rock Guitar pour travailler comme contrôleur de jeu!”
-Assurez-vous que le bon jeu Flex cartouche est insérée dans votre You Rock Guitar. Fixez le dongle Game Flex à votre console de jeux. Appuyez et maintenez enfoncé le bouton de dongle, maintenant appuyez et maintenez le bouton (bleu) sur la cartouche de jeu avant que les feux Flex lumière bleue jusqu’à constamment. Votre You Rock Guitar reconnaîtra alors la connexion et signifie le numéro du contrôleur sur le panneau You Rock Guitar.

“Quand je joue une chaîne ou une note, il déclenche deux chaînes ou des notes!”
-Lors de la lecture d’un contrôleur MIDI, payer très attention à l’exécution de votre / suppression / usure des notes. Il s’agit d’un instrument précis, avec très peu de marge d’erreur. Vous constaterez que la You Rock Guitar permettra d’améliorer votre précision de jeu et technique. Dans un peu de temps, on s’habitue à la sensation, l’exécution et la livraison de l’instrument.

(Bases de dépannage)

Aucun voyant allumé?
Si le Panneau de configuration ne s’allume pas, remplacez les piles, vérifiez le câble USB (le cas échéant), et de faire le bouton d’alimentation est rétablie.

Pas de son?
Vérifiez les piles, vérifiez que le bouton d’alimentation est allumé, sélectionnez le mode MUSIC. Veiller à la guitare ou SYNTH touche est enfoncée, puis vérifier les résultats: des écouteurs ou un ampli. Reportez-vous à la page de connexion de configuration dans ce manuel.

TRACK sons, mais pas de guitare?
Si les boutons de la guitare et synthé ne sont pas allumés alors il n’y a pas de son sélectionné. Sélectionnez au moins un des flèches haut / bas.

DECLENCHEMENT pas exact?
Remplacement des piles – 4 piles AA, ce compartiment se trouve sur le dos de la guitare. Remarquez que la sensibilité de chaîne est analogique et les besoins des piles bien chargée ou le câble USB.

NE FONCTIONNE PAS AVEC jeu vidéo?
Une cartouche Gameflex ™ est nécessaire. Si vous n’utilisez pas le système optionnel Gameflex Cartridge ™, vous aurez besoin de. Chaque système de jeu utilise une cartouche séparée: seulement Wii ™, PS3 ™ et Xbox 360 ™ sont actuellement pris en charge.
AVERTISSEMENT: Le fait de débrancher une cartouche Gameflex ™ tandis que le pouvoir est peut endommager la guitare et la CARTOUCHE

J’ai cassé une corde!
Certains jour, quelqu’un pourrait accidentellement approfondie volée, tant que vous avez rompu un fil de tension Salut acier. OK, si cela se produit, écrivez-nous pour un remplacement immédiat. Ils peuvent être remplacés si vous faites attention.

Avant de demander du service
Vérifiez vos piles (les swap out) ou vérifiez que le câble USB est branché po
Vérifiez vos câbles audio ou vérifier le système audio avec un casque.
Power on / off sur le panneau de connexion, est en baisse sur le, est désactivé.
Rechercher pour notre gamme de vidéos en ligne pour vous aider à apprendre les façons de jouer de la guitare Rock Vous ®. Il y aura également une série de vidéos en ligne pour apprendre la guitare, la musique, des ateliers et un morceau de rock.

FAQ YRG bibliothécaire
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1) Q: Quand j’essaie de mettre à jour l’application se bloque et affiche l’état: Looking for Guitar …
R: Votre guitare n’est pas correctement connecté au PC. S’il vous plaît vérifiez que le câble USB est branché à la guitare ainsi que les PC.
De plus, assurez-vous que votre YRG est allumé. S’il est connecté et ne fonctionne toujours pas tourner à la guitare et le débrancher de l’ordinateur.
Que d’attendre 1 min et le brancher à l’ordinateur. Tournez maintenant la guitare sur.

2) Q: J’essaie de lancer le programme, mais il ne démarre jamais ou se bloque.
A: Assurez-vous que votre système répond aux exigences du système. Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista ou Windows 7. MAC: OS X 10.3 ou supérieur
Assurez-vous aussi ne sont pas en cours d’exécution d’anti-virus ou un logiciel pare-feu qui bloque les applications de s’exécuter.

3) Q: Qu’est-ce que cela signifie – “STATUS: se connecter à Internet a échoué.”?
A: Le bibliothécaire ne peut pas se connecter à Internet. Assurez-vous que vous avez une connexion Internet active. Si vous utilisez un pare-feu ou anti-virus
Assurez-vous d’un logiciel permettant le bibliothécaire pour accéder à Internet.

“Le corde sono troppo stretti!”
- La tensione sulle corde può essere regolata. Alcune persone come loro un po ‘più ampia. Alcuni dicono che ci si sente ancor più delicata con le corde leggermente più flessibile è l’uso di un cacciavite Phillips per allentare le corde nella parte posteriore del codone. Inizia con non più di 1 / 4 di giro. NON rimuovere le viti.

“Le corde non sono abbastanza sensibili per me!”
-Saremo introducendo una funzione avanzata del software che utilizza il vostro Mac o PC l’accesso a un “Control Panel Editor” per adjust the sensibilità e cambiare la stringa tabelle velocità. Questi adeguamenti permetterà di migliorare notevolmente la sensibilità.

“Dove è il mio bar muto!”
Il bar-muto si trova nella parte inferiore della cordiera, accanto al whammy bar. Si tratta di una sottile barra di metallo argentato. Mettere la mano destra o mano destra mignolo oltre a bar muto.

“Perché c’è una linea nella parte posteriore del collo che chitarra è un difetto?”
-No, You Rock Guitar raddoppia come una periferica di gioco e una chitarra vera. Questa linea è un marchio di riferimento per il pollice durante il gioco Guitar Hero e Rockband in prima posizione.

“La luce viene aperto automaticamente quando accendo la mia chitarra!”
-Tutti i preset sono completamente programmabili. Il pulsante Apri è stato programmato per essere assunti immediatamente dopo l’accensione della chitarra. Il pulsante Apri è disegno di ridurre note sbagliate da veloce pull-off. Sbloccare il pulsante Apri per di più, giocando più rockin ‘. Basta premere e spegnerlo per cambiare il parametro. Per registrare la modifica, premere il pulsante di registrazione dopo che la luce lampeggia Music (editing mostrando abilitato).

“Che cosa sono i due pulsanti posti sulla parte superiore della chitarra dietro la cordiera per?”
-Utilizzare questi pulsanti per scorrere le patch e preset, scorrere le selezioni del video gioco, o tenere premuto entrambi pochi secondi per YRG qui la Demo.

“Qual è il commutatore situato vicino alla manopola del volume per?”
-Utilizzare la leva in modalità Game per selezionare le caratteristiche di gioco e le impostazioni.
-Utilizzare in modalità musica alla modulazione mela per ogni singolo Guitar Synth o patch.

“Io sono mancino, c’è un modello mancino?”
-In arrivo 2 luglio, il Pannello di controllo di sistema possano trasformare il vostro destrorsi You Rock Guitar in un modello con la mano sinistra con un clic del mouse.

“Quando ho modificare le configurazioni, i miei cambi di patch chitarra!”
-Entro il preset (per esempio, preset 1) è possibile assegnare e salvare una patch di chitarra, una patch synth, una patch pista, diapositive, toccare, aprire, si modi di rock e volumi. Per fare questo, tenere premuto il pulsante Guitar, scorrere fino al numero desiderato / patch, quindi si salva premendo e tenendo premuto il “Music pulsante mentre si preme il pulsante” Registra una volta, in combinato disposto. Ripetere la procedura per l’assegnazione e salvando il Synth e Track patch pure. Per salvare le impostazioni di rubinetto, diapositiva, aprire o rock, semplicemente innestare o staccare i pulsanti all’interno del preset e quindi premere il tasto Music volta e poi una volta il pulsante di registrazione, in combinato disposto.

“Perché ci sono piccoli graffi sulla mia chitarra a destra, fuori dalla scatola?”
-Se si nota la presenza di piccole linee sulla parte superiore della chitarra, essi sono chiamati Lines Knit. Queste righe sono il risultato del processo di fabbricazione di plastica.

“La mia chitarra non gioca bene con Rock Band e Guitar Hero!”
-Assicurati di calibrare il vostro You Rock Guitar con Guitar Hero o Rock Band prima di giocare. In questo modo risolvere qualsiasi latenza tra il gioco e il controller YRG.

“Come posso avere il mio You Rock Guitar a lavorare come controller di gioco!”
-Verificare la corretta Game Flex cartuccia viene inserita You Rock Guitar. Collegare il dongle Game Flex alla tua console di gioco. Premere e tenere premuto il pulsante dongle, ora tenere premuto il pulsante (blu) sul Flex Game cartuccia finché non si accende la luce blu fino costantemente. Il tuo You Rock Guitar poi riconoscere la connessione e indicare il numero del controller sul pannello È Rock Guitar.

“Quando suono una corda o una nota, avvia due stringhe o le note!”
-Durante la riproduzione di un controller MIDI, prestare attenzione molto vicino alla vostra esecuzione / sorprendente / fretting di note. Si tratta di uno strumento preciso, con un margine di errore molto poco. Troverete che il You Rock Guitar migliorerà la vostra precisione di gioco e tecnica. Nel giro di poco tempo si abitua alla sensazione, l’esecuzione e la consegna dello strumento.

(Nozioni di base di risoluzione dei problemi)

Nessuna luce?
Se la centrale non si accende, cambiare le batterie, controllare l’alimentazione USB (se utilizzati), e rendere sicuro il pulsante di alimentazione è attivata.

Non il suono?
Controllare le batterie, assicurarsi che il pulsante di alimentazione è acceso, selezionare la modalità MUSIC. Assicurarsi che il tasto della chitarra o SYNTH è premuto, quindi controllare le uscite: auricolari o Amp. Consultate la pagina di connessione del pannello in questo manuale.

TRACK SUONI MA NON chitarra?
Se entrambi i pulsanti di chitarre e synth non sono accese allora non c’è audio selezionato. Selezionare almeno una con frecce su / giù.

INTERVENTO NON ACCURATE?
Sostituzione delle batterie – 4 batterie tipo AA, questo comparto si trova sul retro della chitarra. Notare che la sensibilità stringa è analogica e ha bisogno di carica o le batterie e di alimentazione USB.

NON LAVORA CON VIDEO GAME?
Una cartuccia Gameflex ™. Se non si utilizza il sistema a cartuccia opzionale Gameflex ™, è necessario. Ogni sistema di gioco utilizza una cartuccia separata: solo Wii ™, PS3 ™, Xbox 360 ™ e sono attualmente supportati.
ATTENZIONE: Scollegare una cartuccia Gameflex ™ mentre l’alimentazione è accesa può danneggiare la chitarra e la CARTUCCIA

Ho rotto una corda!
Qualche giorno qualcuno potrebbe accidentalmente thrashing approfondita, tanto che si ruppe un filo di acciaio ad alta tensione. OK, se questo avviene, ci contatti per una sostituzione immediata. Essi possono essere sostituiti se si è attenti.

Prima di richiedere assistenza
Controllare le batterie (swap fuori) o assicurarsi che il cavo USB sia collegato poll
Controllare i cavi audio o audio Check out con le cuffie.
Power on / off sul pannello di connessione, è verso il basso, fino spento.
Consulta per la nostra suite di video online che consentono di apprendere i molti modi di giocare la You Rock Guitar ®. Ci sarà anche una suite di video on-line per l’apprendimento di chitarra, musica, workshop e una rock song.

FAQ YRG Librarian
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1) D: Quando cerco di aggiornare l’applicazione si blocca e visualizza lo stato: Cerco chitarra …
A: la chitarra non è correttamente collegata al PC. Assicurarsi che il cavo USB sia collegato alla chitarra e il PC.
Assicuratevi inoltre che la YRG sia acceso. Se è collegato e continua a non funzionare girare la chitarra e staccare dal computer.
Di attendere per 1 minuto e ricollegarlo al computer. Ora girare la chitarra.

2) D: tenta di eseguire il programma ma non è mai avvia o si blocca.
R: Assicurati che il tuo sistema soddisfi i requisiti di sistema. Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista o Windows 7. MAC: OS X 10.3 o superiore
Assicurarsi inoltre che non è in esecuzione anti-virus o firewall che blocca l’esecuzione di applicazioni.

3) D: Che cosa significa questo – “Stato: Connessione a Internet non riuscita.”?
A: Il bibliotecario non è possibile connettersi a Internet. Assicurarsi di avere una connessione Internet attiva. Se si utilizza un firewall o antivirus
software assicuratevi di consentire il Bibliotecario di accedere a Internet.

“Die Saiten sind zu eng!”
- Die Spannung auf den Saiten eingestellt werden kann. Manche Leute mögen sie ein wenig lockerer. Manche Leute sagen, es fühlt sich sogar noch sensibler mit den Saiten etwas lockerer Verwenden Sie einen Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher die Saiten auf der Rückseite der Saitenhalter lockern. Beginnen Sie mit nicht mehr als ein Viertel drehen. NICHT die Schrauben entfernen.

“Die Saiten sind nicht empfindlich genug für mich!”
-Wir werden die Einführung eine erweiterte Funktion in Software, die Ihren Mac oder PC Zugriff auf eine “Control Panel Editor”, um die Zeichenfolge Empfindlichkeitseinstellung verwendet, und ändern Sie die Geschwindigkeit Tabellen. Diese Anpassungen werden wesentlich bessere Empfindlichkeit.

“Wo ist meine stummen bar!”
Die Mute-Bar ist am unteren Rand der Saitenhalter, direkt neben dem Whammy bar. Es ist eine dünne silberne Metall-bar. Legen Sie die rechte Hand oder rechte Hand pinky Finger über bar zu Mute.

“Warum gibt es eine Zeile in der Rückseite der Gitarrenhals ist, dass ein Fehler?”
-Nein, verdoppelt sich die You Rock Guitar als Game-Controller und eine echte Gitarre. Diese Linie ist eine Referenzmarke für den Daumen beim Spielen Guitar Hero oder Rockband in der ersten Position.

“Die Open Licht automatisch eingeschaltet, wenn ich auf meiner Gitarre!”
-Alle Presets sind völlig programmierbar. Die Open-Taste programmiert wurde sofort nach dem Einschalten der Gitarre tätig werden. Die Schaltfläche “Öffnen” Design ist für falsche Noten zu vermindern vom schnellen Pull-Offs. Lösen Sie die Schaltfläche “Öffnen” für härtere, Rockin ‘spielen. Drücken sie einfach und schalten Sie ihn aus, um den Parameter zu ändern. Zur Aufnahme des zu ändern, drücken Sie die Record-Taste nach der Musik blinkt (Anzeigen Bearbeitung aktiviert).

“Was sind die zwei Tasten oben auf der Gitarre hinter dem Saitenhalter für sich?”
-Verwenden Sie diese Tasten, um durch Patches und Presets, blättern Sie durch Videospiel-Selektionen, oder halten beide ein paar Sekunden nach unten scrollen, um hier die YRG Demo.

“Was ist das Toggle befindet sich neben dem Lautstärkeregler für?”
-Verwenden Sie den Game-Modus umschalten, um in Gaming-Features und Einstellungen auszuwählen.
-Verwenden Sie im Musik-Modus zu Apple Modulation auf jeden einzelnen Gitarre oder Synthesizer-Patch.

“Ich bin Linkshänder, gibt es ein Linkshänder-Modell?”
Coming-2. Juli, in der Systemsteuerung Editor können schalten Sie Rechtshänder You Rock Guitar in einen Linkshänder-Modell durch den Mausklick.

“Wenn ich Presets, meine Gitarre Patch ändert!”
-Innerhalb der Preset (zB Preset 1) können Sie zuweisen und speichern Sie eine Gitarre Patch, ein Synthesizer-Patch, eine Spur Patch, Rutsche, tippen Sie auf, öffnen Sie wiegen Modi und Volumina. Um dies zu tun, halten Sie die Taste Guitar, blättern Sie zu der gewünschten Nummer / patch, dann speichern Sie durch Drücken und Halten der “Music”-Taste während Sie die Taste “Record”-Taste einmal in Verbindung. Wiederholen Sie diesen Vorgang für die Zuweisung und das Speichern der Track-und Synth-Patches sowie. So speichern Sie die Einstellungen von Leitungswasser, Rutsche, offene oder rock you, einfach oder ausrasten die Schaltflächen innerhalb der voreingestellten und drücken Sie dann die Musik-Taste einmal und dann die Record-Taste einmal in Verbindung.

“Warum gibt es kleine Kratzer auf meiner Gitarre direkt aus der Box?”
-Wenn Sie irgendwelche kleine Linien auf der Oberseite der Gitarre bemerken, werden sie als Knit Lines. Diese Zeilen sind ein Ergebnis in der Kunststoff-Fertigung.

“Meine Gitarre nicht gut spielen mit Rock Band oder Guitar hero!”
-Achten Sie darauf, kalibrieren Sie Ihren Rock-Gitarre mit Guitar Hero oder Rock Band, bevor Sie zu spielen. Dies wird gegebenenfalls auftretende Latenz zwischen dem Spiel und der YRG Controller.

“Wie bekomme ich meine You Rock Guitar als Game-Controller zu arbeiten!”
-Stellen Sie sicher, den richtigen Game Cartridge Flex ist in Ihrem eingefügt You Rock Guitar. Befestigen Sie das Spiel Flex-Dongle für Ihre Spiele-Konsole. Drücken und halten Sie den Dongle-Taste, jetzt halten Sie die Taste (blau) auf der Game Cartridge Flex, bis das blaue Licht leuchtet konstant. Ihre You Rock Guitar erkennt dann die Verbindung und bedeuten die Controller-Nummer auf der You Rock Guitar “Systemsteuerung”.

“Wenn ich einen String oder Ton zu spielen, löst es zwei Saiten oder Noten!”
-Bei der Wiedergabe einer MIDI-Controller, zahlen sehr aufmerksam auf Ihre Hinrichtung / Schlagwerkzeuge / Fressen von Noten. Dies ist ein präzises Instrument mit sehr wenig Spielraum für Fehler. Sie werden feststellen, dass die You Rock Guitar Ihre Präzision beim Spielen und Technik zu verbessern. Innerhalb von ein wenig Zeit, Sie zu fühlen, Ausführung und Lieferung des Gerätes gewöhnen.

(Grundlegendes zur Fehlerbehebung)

Keine Leuchten?
Wenn das Control Panel nicht aufleuchtet, wechseln Sie die Batterien, überprüfen Sie die USB-Stromversorgung (falls verwendet), und stellen Sie sicher Netzschalter eingeschaltet ist.

Kein Ton?
Überprüfen Sie die Batterien, vergewissern Sie sich die Power-Taste eingeschaltet ist, wählen Sie Musikmodus. Achten Sie bei der Gitarre oder SYNTH Taste gedrückt wird, dann überprüfen Sie die Ausgänge: Kopfhörer oder Verstärker. Finden Sie auf der Seite Connection Panel in diesem Handbuch.

TRACK klingt, aber keine Gitarre?
Wenn beide Guitar & Synth Tasten sind nicht beleuchtet dann gibt es kein Sound ausgewählt. Wählen Sie mindestens eine mit UP / DOWN Pfeilen.

Triggerung nicht korrekt?
Ersetzen der Batterien – 4 x AA, ist dieses Fach auf der Rückseite der Gitarre gefunden. Beachten Sie die Zeichenfolge Empfindlichkeit ist analog und braucht gut geladene Akkus oder USB-Kabel.

WILL NICHT MIT VIDEO Spiel zu arbeiten?
Ein Gameflex ™ Kartusche ist erforderlich. Wenn Sie sich nicht mit dem optionalen Gameflex ™ Cartridge-System, müssen Sie. Jedes Spiel nutzt eine separate Kartusche: Nur Wii ™, PS3 ™ und Xbox 360 ™ sind derzeit nicht unterstützt.
WARNUNG: Trennen eines Gameflex ™ Kartusche, während das Gerät eingeschaltet ist kann zur Beschädigung der Gitarre und dem CARTRIDGE

Ich brach ein String!
Eines Tages könnte jemand versehentlich gründliche Tracht Prügel, so sehr, dass Sie ein hallo Spannung Stahldraht brach. OK, wenn das passiert, mailen Sie uns für einen sofortigen Ersatz. Sie können ersetzt werden, wenn Sie vorsichtig sind.

Vor Inanspruchnahme des Kundendienstes
Überprüfen Sie Ihre Batterien (Swap sie aus) oder stellen Sie sicher, das USB-Kabel eingesteckt ist in.
Überprüfen Sie Ihre Audiokabel oder Check-Audioausgang mit Kopfhörer.
Power on / off auf dem Anschlussfeld; unten ist, bis ausgeschaltet ist.
Achten Sie auf unsere Suite von Online-Videos zu helfen, lernen Sie die vielen Möglichkeiten, die Sie spielen Rock Guitar ®. Es wird auch eine Suite von Online-Videos für Gitarre zu lernen, Musik zu sein, und einen Rock-Song Workshops.

FAQ YRG Librarian
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1) F: Wenn ich auf die Anwendung zu aktualisieren gefriert und zeigt Status: Looking for Guitar …
A: Deine Gitarre ist nicht richtig an den PC angeschlossen. Bitte stellen Sie sicher, dass das USB-Kabel eingesteckt ist, an der Gitarre sowie der PC.
Stellen Sie außerdem sicher, dass Ihr YRG eingeschaltet ist. Wenn es angeschlossen ist und funktioniert immer noch nicht wieder die Gitarre aus und ziehen Sie sie vom Computer.
Warten als für 1 min und stecken Sie es wieder in den Computer. Drehen Sie nun den Guitar auf.

2) Q: Ich versuche, das Programm auszuführen, aber es nie startet oder abstürzt.
A: Vergewissern Sie sich, Ihr System die Systemanforderungen erfüllt. Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista oder Windows 7. MAC: OS X 10.3 oder höher
Stellen Sie außerdem sicher, dass Sie nicht laufen Anti-Virus-oder Firewall-Software blockiert die Ausführung von Anwendungen.

3) Q: Was bedeutet das – “STATUS: Verbindung zum Internet ist fehlgeschlagen.”?
A: Der Bibliothekar kann nicht mit dem Internet verbinden. Vergewissern Sie sich, eine aktive Internetverbindung. Wenn Sie mit Firewall oder Anti-Virus
Software stellen Sie sicher, erlauben den Bibliothekar auf das Internet zuzugreifen.

“Conceptos básicos sobre Solución de problemas”
-OK, hasta ahora el 99% de ellas han sido respondidas con bastante facilidad.
-Hay pilas nuevas dentro de la guitarra? Uy.
-Es el volumen de la guitarra se presentó? … Do!
-Es el cuello y el cuerpo completamente y correctamente conectados? … Intente volver a insertar.
-Si está conectado a un amplificador, hace su trabajo correctamente por cable?
-Si se conecta por USB, es el cable USB está conectado correctamente? … Tu Mac o PC debe
ver de inmediato, nada es necesario para cambiar en You Rock Guitar.
! Para bien empezar con su You Rock Guitar, haga lo siguiente:
* Conectar el Consejo de YRG con el cuello YRG. Asegúrese de que esta conexión es segura antes de encender la guitarra.
* Coloque cuatro, de alto grado, las pilas alcalinas, en la dirección correcta, en la guitarra. Se recomienda Duracell, Energizer o chargable nuevo.
* Coloque la correa YRG, si lo desea, para mayor seguridad y comodidad antes rockeando.
* Conecta tu guitarra en You Rock amplificador de guitarra (1 / 4 de guitarra por cable), USB, MIDI, ipod (1 / 8 de cable).
* Encienda el Guitar Rock You.
* Asegúrese de que el volumen está activado, ubicado en la parte inferior de la guitarra cerca del botón On / Off.
* Consulte el Panel de YRG, ubicado en la parte superior de la guitarra para ver los controles y del número de presintonía.
* Cambiar o editar parches (Guitarra, sintetizador o pista) pulsando y manteniendo pulsado el botón y para desplazarse por los parches mediante los botones arriba o abajo.
* Utilice el Toque de diapositivas, Rock You o Abrir funciones pulsando los botones para activar o desactivar.
* Guarde su preset pulsando y manteniendo pulsado el botón de música, seguido por el botón de grabación.
* Ahora que ha guardado los parches y las características deseadas al número asignado preestablecido en la ventana Panel de YRG.

“Las cuerdas están demasiado apretadas!”
- La tensión en las cuerdas se pueden ajustar. Algunas personas como ellos, un perdedor poco. Algunas personas dicen que se siente aún más sensible con las cuerdas que se utilizan un poco más suelto un destornillador Phillips para aflojar las cuerdas en la parte posterior de la cola. Comience con no más de 1 / 4 vuelta. NO quite los tornillos.

“Las cadenas no son lo suficientemente sensibles para mí!”
-Vamos a introducir una función avanzada de software que utiliza tu Mac o PC accediendo a un “Panel de Control Editor” para ajustar la sensibilidad de cuerda y cambiar las tablas de velocidad. Estos ajustes que mejorará enormemente la sensibilidad.

“¿Dónde está mi barra de silencio!”
-La barra de silencio está situado en la parte inferior de la cola, junto a la palanca de vibrato. Se trata de una barra de metal de plata fina. Coloque la mano derecha o la mano derecha sobre la barra de un dedo meñique para silenciar.

“¿Por qué hay una línea en la parte posterior del cuello de la guitarra es que un defecto?”
-No, el Guitar Rock You se duplica como un dispositivo de juego y una guitarra real. Esta línea es una marca de referencia para el pulgar durante la reproducción de Guitar Hero o Rockband en la primera posición.

“La luz se enciende automáticamente abierto cuando se enciende en mi guitarra!”
-Todos los presets están totalmente programable. El botón Abrir fue programado para ser contratados inmediatamente después de encender la guitarra. El botón Abrir está diseñado para disminuir notas falsas de rápido pull-offs. Suelte el botón Abrir para más, jugar más rockear. Simplemente presione y apagarlo para cambiar el parámetro. Para grabar el cambio, pulse el botón de grabación después de la luz está parpadeando Música (edición mostrando activado).

“¿Cuáles son los dos botones situados en la parte superior de la guitarra detrás de la cola para qué?
-Utilice estos botones para desplazarse a través de parches y ajustes preestablecidos, desplazarse por las opciones de videojuegos, o tener tanto por unos segundos para que aquí la demostración YRG.

“¿Cuál es la palanca situada al lado del botón de volumen para qué?
-Usar la palanca en modo de juego para seleccionar las características de juego y los ajustes.
-Uso en el modo de Música a la manzana de modulación a cada uno de guitarra o un parche Synth.

“Yo soy zurdo, ¿hay un modelo zurdo?”
-Viniendo 02 de julio, el Panel de Control Editor puede convertir su mano derecha You Rock Guitar en un modelo para zurdos por el clic de un ratón.

“Cuando puedo cambiar presets, mi parche cambia la guitarra!”
-Dentro de la preselección (por ejemplo, preset 1) puede asignar y guardar un parche de la guitarra, sintetizador un parche, un parche pista, diapositivas, toque, abierto, modos de roca y volúmenes. Para ello, mantenga pulsado el botón de Guitarra, desplácese hasta el número deseado / parche, a continuación, guardar presionando y sosteniendo el botón “Music” mientras presiona el botón “Grabar” de vez en conjunción. Repita este proceso para la asignación y el ahorro de los sintetizadores y Seguimiento de parches también. Para guardar los ajustes de toque, de diapositivas, abra o roca que, simplemente participar o desactivan los botones dentro de la preselección y luego presione el botón de música una vez y luego el botón de grabación una vez en conjunción.

“¿Por qué hay pequeños cortes en mi derecho de guitarra de la caja?”
-Si se observa cualquier pequeñas líneas en la parte superior de la guitarra, se llaman líneas de punto. Estas líneas son el resultado del proceso de fabricación de plástico.

“Mi guitarra no juega bien con Rock Band o Guitar hero!
-Asegúrese de calibrar su You Rock de guitarras de Guitar Hero o Rock Band antes de jugar. Esto resolverá cualquier latencia entre el juego y el controlador de YRG.

“¿Cómo puedo obtener mi You Rock Guitar para trabajar como un dispositivo de juego!”
-Asegúrese de que la correcta Juego Flex cartucho se inserta en su You Rock Guitar. Conecte el dongle Juego de Flex para su consola de juegos. Presione y mantenga presionado el botón de mochila, ahora presione y mantenga presionado el botón (azul) en el cartucho de juego Flex hasta que se encienda la luz azul constantemente. Su You Rock Guitar reconocerá entonces la conexión y significan el número de controlador en el panel de Rock Guitar Usted.

“Cuando juego una cadena o una nota, se dispara dos cadenas o notas!”
-Cuando se reproduce un controlador MIDI, debe prestar mucha atención a su ejecución o en huelga / preocupándose de notas. Este es un instrumento preciso con muy poco margen de error. Usted encontrará que la You Rock Guitar mejorará la precisión de juego y técnica. Dentro de poco tiempo usted se acostumbrará a la sensación, la ejecución y entrega del instrumento.

(Conceptos básicos sobre resolución de problemas)

No hay luces?
Si el panel de control no se enciende, cambie las pilas, compruebe la potencia USB (si se utiliza), y hacer que el botón de encendido esté activado.

No hay sonido?
Compruebe las pilas, asegúrese de que el botón de encendido está encendido, seleccionar el modo MUSIC. Garantizar el botón de guitarra o sintetizador se pulsa, a continuación, compruebe las salidas: auriculares o amplificador. Consulte la página del Panel de Conexión en este manual.

TRACK SONIDOS PERO NO guitarra?
Si los botones tanto de guitarra y sintetizador no se enciende, entonces no hay sonido seleccionado. Seleccionar al menos uno con flechas arriba / abajo.

DISPARO NO PRECISA?
Cómo cambiar las pilas – 4 x AA, este compartimento se encuentra en la parte posterior de la guitarra. Tenga en cuenta la sensibilidad de cadena es analógico y las necesidades de las pilas bien cargadas, o de alimentación USB.

No funciona con videojuegos?
Un cartucho de Gameflex ™ es necesaria. Si usted no está utilizando el sistema de cartucho opcional Gameflex ™, usted necesitará. Cada sistema de juego utiliza un cartucho separado: Sólo para Wii ™, ™ PS3 y Xbox 360 ™ son compatibles actualmente.
ADVERTENCIA: El desconectar un cartucho Gameflex ™ mientras el teléfono está encendido puede DAÑAR LA GUITARRA Y EL CARTUCHO

Me rompió una cuerda!
Algún día alguien pueda caerse por completo paliza, tanto que se rompió un cable de acero de alta tensión. OK, si eso ocurre, envíenos un correo electrónico para un reemplazo inmediato. Pueden ser reemplazados si se tiene cuidado.

Antes de solicitar el servicio
Revise las baterías (de intercambio hacia fuera) o asegúrese de que el cable USB está conectado pulg
Revise sus cables de audio o Cheque con auriculares.
Encendido / apagado del panel de conexión; abajo es sucesivamente, hasta está apagado.
Puedes buscar nuestra serie de videos en línea para ayudarle a aprender las muchas maneras de jugar al Guitar Rock You ®. También habrá una serie de vídeos en línea para el aprendizaje de guitarra, música, talleres y una canción de rock.

Preguntas YRG Bibliotecario
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1) Q: Cuando intento actualizar la aplicación se congela y muestra el estado: Buscando Guitarra …
R: Su guitarra no está bien conectado a la PC. Asegúrese de que el cable USB está conectado a la Guitarra, así como el PC.
También asegúrese de que su YRG está encendido. Si está conectado y aún no funciona a su vez la guitarra y desenchúfelo de la computadora.
De esperar durante 1 minuto y vuelva a conectarla a la computadora. Ahora gire la guitarra en.

2) Q: Yo trato de ejecutar el programa, pero nunca se inicia o se bloquea.
R: Asegúrese de que su sistema cumple los requisitos del sistema. Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista o Windows 7. MAC: OS X 10.3 o superior
También asegúrese de que no se están ejecutando antivirus o cortafuegos que bloquea la ejecución de aplicaciones.

3) Q: ¿Qué significa esto – “ESTADO: Conectarse a Internet ha fallado.”?
R: El bibliotecario no puede conectarse a Internet. Asegúrese de que tiene una conexión activa a Internet. Si está ejecutando firewall o antivirus
asegúrese de que el software permitirá al bibliotecario para acceder a Internet.

Story by Benjamin F. Kuo

Last week, Irvine-based Inspired Instruments (www.yourockguitar.com) announced a round of funding, saying that it has developed an electronic guitar which combines the game controller functionality for popular videogames like Rock Band and Guitar Hero with actual musical functionality. To hear about how the firm is hoping to change the music industry, and bridge between the world of video games and music, we spoke with CEO and co-founder Kevin Kent.

Can you describe what your instrument is all about?

Kevin Kent: What we wanted to do, was create an instrument that was a bridge between the millions and millions of gamers, and guitarists who wanted to get into the digital age. My partner and I, Cliff Elion, have a patent pending neck technology, which enables the guitar to be made at a very accessible price point, and also have probably more functionality and connectivity than any device in history. When we started discussing the idea behind the company, Guitar Hero and Rock Band were the talk of the town. We both came out of a professional music technology background, and we met first in the 1980′s when I was working for Lynn Electronics, inventor of the drum machine, which changed how music was created. Prior to that, I had worked for a company that had invented digital sampling, which is how much of the music today is created. I also worked for the company which invented the MIDI protocol. When Cliff and I got back together again, we kind of reminisced about a guitar company we had done together in the 1980′s, which made the Photon guitar, a MIDI guitar that we sold off to Gibson in the mid 80′s. I went and did my thing, moved to Orange County, he moved to LA, and lo and behold, eighteen to 20 years later we ran into each other again. I was producing video games for Disney, and he had a long stint producing toys and consumer electronic devices in China. He showed me the guitar technology, telling me in his South African accent–that he “never gave up” on the MIDI guitar. The MIDI guitar has been the holy grail us since what we did back in the 1980′s. There were a lot of physical problems with the MIDI guitar, because when the string vibrates, it took X amount of time to analyze the pitch of the string, and turn that into a digital signal of some sort. However, in the last 25 years we now have USB, we have MIDI, we have Wi-Fi, we have Bluetooth, we have Plpaystations, we have the Wii, we have the Mac, the PC, the iPhone, and now the iPad. We wanted to create a mobile, digital device that spoke to all of these devices, and which was affordable..

What triggered your decision that this was the time to revive the idea?

Kevin Kent: It didn’t take a marketing genius to realize that, at the time, there were 25 to 35 million gamers playing music in Rock Band or Guitar Hero. Now, when I saw playing Rock Band or Guitar Hero, exactly what I mean is a fake music playing environment–where you get the experience and feeling of playing music, but not really playing an instrument. You look cool, and thank goodness kids out there are fascinated by music. When my generation first turned on to music, the three concerts I first went to were The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin. I have always loved it, and never gave up. So, with 25 to 30 million guys out there playing push button guitars and pushing plastic paddles, and calling that a music experience–I heard from parents, and you’d hear–why isn’t my kid spending as much time learning real music, as pushing plastic paddles? I had the opportunity to talk to the inventors of Guitar Hero, who are all my friends, and told them it used to be when you talked about paddles, that was what happened to you when you had been very bad. So we have 25 to 30 million gamers, of which as high as 50 percent have told interviewers they’d like to play real music. What happens with gamers, is their music experience is one where they found good immediately, where they can look like rock stars, slide around on the floor, hold the guitar up in the air, etc. But, they haven’t learned anything about music, except perhaps some good rhythm competency and hand-eye coordination–but, as my wife, who has a masters in music says–they are savants. Those guys playing Guitar Hero at full speed are just like they’re able to drive the wrong way up the 405 at 4:45pm without hitting anything. So, they’re incredible with the hand-eye coordination, but can’t play anything for real on a guitar. Having learned over a number of years–my firm Inspired Arts and Media has been in Orange County for fourteen years, providing digital media to big corporate clients like Allergan, Sony, and Warner Bros.–with human interface design, you can’t change everything at once. People will give their kid a guitar, they’ll plug it into an amplifier after spending $250 on a Strat pack from Fender, and they can’t tune it, their fingers hurt, it sounds bad, it doesn’t look good, and doesn’t sound cool. They find out it is freaking hard to actually play guitar.

So how do you get over that challenge?

Kevin Kent: I was working on video games, and just worked on a game for Paramount, the School of Rock, Jack Black for the iPhone, and prior to that the Hanna Montana game for Disney. I realized that for something to succeed, number one–it can’t hurt your fingers. Number two–your guitar has to be in tune all the time, and can never be out of tune. And number three, it must sound good right out of the box–or as we say, rocks rights out of the box. Those challenges cannot be overcome with a normal guitar. What we found, in taking our product to the MTV awards, is our product is game changer. It’s a game changer, because if you could imagine picking up a guitar, our guitar has a built-in soundtrack. It has built in chord progressions. If you play guitar, you know that there are lots of given progressions everyone learns when they are playing guitar. Those are built into the guitar. In addition, we have thousands of others you can download from our web site. Chord progressions are the magic to guitar–for example, there’s the A minor to F thing which is used in songs like All Along the Watchtower to Rhianna, there are like fifty songs that use that progression. Our technology allows you to not play a wrong note. In You Rock mode, it will map away all the wrong notes, so as you slide down the fretboard, you still sound good. You don’t play any wrong notes, you’re not out of tune, your fingers don’t hurt. As a guitar player, you might think that’s totally cheating, and in conversation with guitar teachers they get a little dismayed–I tell them the goal is to get people to stop practicing music, and to start playing it. My goal is to have an entire generation of kids go from playing computer games, to actually playing music, smiling the whole way. I want no more guitars left in the closet, out of tune and with a broken E string.

In You Rock mode, we’ve mapped out the fret board in all the different keys, major and minor. So, if you have the fret board in the key of E, it’s mapped out so you can’t play B flat or D natural, and you can just take the bottom three frets and play your fingers like a 3 bar chord, and without any fancy footwork you can sound like Les Paul in a hearbeat. We have a couple of different modes which help teach you. The default mode makes so, even if you’re on the wrong fret, it will play the right note. That’s kind of cheating, but I think that makes you play more, because you sound cool. In Rock mode number two, which uses the same technology, when you play the wrong note, just like in the video games, it makes a funny sound. That’s actually how you learn a chord progression in the real sense, and aren’t just faking it. What I believe, firmly, is that kids and adults will be much more likely to learn guitar when it’s fun. That’s what differentiates us from any other instrument or technology for the guitar–I believe we’ve created the world’s first digital guitar, which will change the world and how people learn music.

Can you talk about how your product works with Guitar Hero and Rock Band?

Kevin Kent: It’s funny, someone at a prominent guitar retailer told me the colors at the fred board of a guitar, which match Guitar Hero, mean more to the aspiring gamer than a name like Fender or Gibson. They care more about seeing those than anything else. So, our product works with Rock Band 2, 3, The Beatles beautifully. It works with Guitar hero 3, 4, 5, 6 and so on. We’ve got multitouch sensitivity–because a real guitar you can’t play on your E string three times in different places, but in gaming you’ve got to be able to do that. And, it works great. The thing is, it is harder to play–picking a string and pushing down on a fret is harder than levering a paddle and pushing a button. We originally thought–what were those kids going to think, if it’s harder to play than a paddle guitar? However, we found both that paddle guitars initially had lots of reliability issues, so no one is in love with them, and were looking for an alternative. But, more importantly, from a psychological standpoint, these gamers want the next level–they want the next level up. They actually liked that it was harder. They want to show their friends that they could play this, as well as a paddle guitar.

The other scenario, going in the other direction, is there are now these 25 to 30 million kids, who, with their right hand, can move that paddle so fast that it’s scary. There’s a whole generation of kids playing these who only know how to use their right hand. At one of the seminars we did, I had gamers playing guitar, and one kid who was twelve years old using our guitar in You Rock mode, starting picking up and down, rocking like he would with a paddle, was essentially–in guitar player terms–shredding. I wasn’t sure what he was doing with his left hand, but in You Rock mode you can’t play a wrong note. It sounded amazing. Coming up, and older kid said–you shred, how long have you been playing guitar? The kid said 20 minutes, because it was the first time he had ever played. Those gamers have an incredible success when they first start playing using You Rock mode, because they have an incredible facility in their right hand to play the rhythm–that’s a whole legion of potential guitar players.

Where are you in terms of distribution and availability of the guitar?

Kevin Kent: Internationally, we have distributors in place in 25 countries. We’ve got samples in the field, and orders of container magnitude in most of those countries. I get emails and faxes every day asking me where my guitar is, in various languages. We’re just now getting product–we received our first guitars in production yesterday domestically, which we are using to supply pre-sales and direct sales, early adopters, early adopters, and key influencers here in the states. Meanwhile, we will be shipping into various countries, container loads, over the summer.

On the business side, how are you getting this to market–through the music industry, or through the video game industry?

Kevin Kent: It’s a combination of the consumer electronics business and the music business. The music business really hasn’t had much growth in recent years, and until they play the guitar, they tend to be very suspect of it. Once they play it, they change their tune, and really the problems with larger retailers, is they don’t know where to put it. I don’t have the answer there, and hope to in a year’s time. With the consumer electronics industry, they’re not sure if they’ll put the device in the video game aisle–which is a big disservice to what it does–or maybe as an accessory device for a Mac or PC, which is also limiting–or possibly as a standalone guitar instrument, in the guitar department–but it sure takes a very smart guitar person to understand how you can use this. That’s probably the biggest hurdle and challenge we face as a company. In our marketing, and where we’ve been running a campaign, we are asking–how do you rock? How do you play? How do you learn? How do you record?–trying to get the message out that whether you’re an aspiring musician, and established gamer, or a music teacher, the You Rock guitar allows you to rock whenever. It is a marketing challenge of great magnitude, to determine where to convince retailers to put this. We really have to rely on consumers to make that decision, and it’s a big challenge because it does so much stuff. Fortunately for us, stores like Best Buy are adding real music departments within their stores. It’s an interesting fact, that in the last five years, with the rise of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, there’s actually been no appreciable uptake of electric guitars and acoustic guitars at retailers, even though the thought that by playing Guitar Hero or Rock Band, it would inspire people to buy guitars. It hasn’t happened, because of a lot of the things I attested to earlier–if it goes out of tune, it hurts your fingers, or doesn’t look cool, you’re off the island.

Thanks, and good luck!

Several customers have ordered accessories to the product; from Game Flex Cartridges to Carrying Case Gig Bags.  We don’t have all of them yet.  But we won’t delay shipping your guitar!  If you prefer to wait for your guitar until your accessories are part of the shipment please let us know – contact information can be found on the support page.

Inspired Instruments, makers of a portable, real-string digital guitar dubbed the You Rock Guitar, has raised $1.25 million from a number of private investors in preparation for the launch of the You Rock Guitar platform and to move forward with a line of accessories and software solutions.

The company’s flagship product, the You Rock Guitar, is a mobile digital guitar and game controller that plays nice with the Wii, PlayStation 3, your computer, iPod / iPhone, iPad, your amplifier or stereo and with popular games like Guitar Hero and RockBand.

The round of funding, Inspired Instruments’ first, was led by co-founder and CEO Kevin Kent. Says co-founder and president Cliff Elion:

“We are ready to take Inspired Instruments to the next level by expanding the distribution, infrastructure and product development team. By securing capital for this venture, we are right on track to truly bridge the gap between playing games and playing real instruments. In fact, Kevin and I did our first MIDI guitar more than 25 years ago and sold that to Gibson – this guitar leaves that technology in the dust.”

You can’t buy one straight away, though – the company says they’re currently back-ordered. According to the website, the product will set you back $219.99 (list price).

It’s an interesting idea for sure – check out the video below for more.

Website:	inspiredinstrumentsinc.com
Founded:	2009
Funding:	$1.25M

Inspired Instruments was founded in 2009 to inspire a new generation of music makers. Inspired Instruments is dedicated to providing customers with innovation at every opportunity, delivering real music for real gamers.

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Company:	Inspired Instruments
Website:	yourockguitar.com
Launch Date:	2009

YOU ROCK GUITAR is the real, rockin’, learning, gamin’, rippin’, do-everything guitar that connects to virtually any type of device!

Amps, MP3 players, Video Games, PCs, Macs, Headphones, it’s the easiest guitar decision you’ll ever… Learn More

Inspired Instruments, Inc. announced the introduction of its hybrid guitar the ‘You Rock Guitar’ designed specifically for those who want to migrate from video games like Rock Band and Guitar hero to playing real guitar music. The You Rock Guitar’s patented technology bridges the gap between rhythm based video games and real music.

According to Kevin Kent, CEO of Inspired Instruments “The transition between video games and real music performance has been elusive and real holy grail for the millions of Guitar Hero and Rock Band players who want to step out of the game box and onto a real stage.  Playability must be immediate.  Never having to tune the guitar is essential.  The feature set must include incredible sounds and game-like fun in the jamming. The integration of multiple levels of technology makes the You Rock Guitar the most advanced game and music controller in history – all at an incredible value. This is guitar 2.0”

Inspired Instruments, Inc. is proud to announce that prestigious sound designer and composer, Doug Morton has agreed to produce the sounds and music for its breakthrough new product, the You Rock Guitar.  The You Rock Guitar will include custom internal sounds, including such classics and Les Pauls’, Stratocasters, Telecasters, Hamer’s, ES335’s, Washburn Acoustics,  12 Strings, and some metal and grunge and punk guitars that will melt the paint off your walls. Morton states, “We’re putting in about 20 grand worth of guitars in this thing, its a game changer, its rock and roll.”

The You Rock Guitar, is not just a controller for such hit games as Rock Band and Guitar Hero, but it’s separates the rockers from the wanna-bes because it is also a fully functional live performance instrument. It has both stereo mini-out for use with an iPod and ¼ hi-impedance output for plugging right into your guitar amp or mixer.

The world’s best guitar sounds included

Morton has promised realistic acoustic guitars ranging from Punk grunge to screaming Les Paul leads as well as nylon, steel and 12 strings, but Doug’s specialty is outrageous electric guitars. “They called it You Rock Guitar, that was the mission. This has been an outrageous project starting with the sampling sessions to modeling the sounds and recording the loops to spec. The only problem is it all sounds so cool, I spend way too much time playing once I get a great sound, and hey, I got a deadline!”

he Chord Progressions That Changed the World and the “You Rock Mode”

Every new guitar player needs to learn and play some basic chord progressions so they can jam with their friends. Start with just two cords then three chords and then on to the major blues in 12 and 16 bars.  And if that’s not cool enough, how about “You Rock Mode” where you can run your fingers up and down the frets without ever making a mistake.  Learn the solo and pentatonic modes by playing, not studying some dry charts. This mode lets you play like a real rock star with the background tracks blazing away. Have Fun, Rock will happen.

According to Kevin Kent, CEO of Inspired Instruments “Doug and I first worked together almost 25 years ago. His work and quality speaks for itself, and when you get your hands on a You Rock Guitar and just play the sounds and music, you just may forget that you bought a real electric guitar that doubles as a game controller.  This instrument will take you and your family to new levels of music entertainment.

Kent, goes on to say “Having Doug produce the sound library and music says one thing about the You Rock Guitar… it will rock.  He is a good friend and at the top of his game, there is no better person in the world to develop these sounds.”