![]() ![]() I repeat my desire for an interface cable, quoting the confirmation number, and restating that the kit is only a week old and I would rather not have to pay to get a faulty part replaced. The next reply I receive confirms that there is a sensitivity problem with the cymbal pad and that they will send an interface cable, 'if you wish', along with a confirmation number for that, before mentioning another option being to buy a replacement pad, now available separately. I report this to the advisor, with an abundance of detail just to ensure that his understanding I reported a problem with the yellow cymbal pad, rather than actually with the orange one, was only typo. This fault-finding exercise is an obvious way to remove problems external to the pads so I swap the two cymbals over and, sure enough, the problem remains with the orange pad. I am then asked to swap the orange and yellow cymbals over to see if the problem changes sides as well. ![]() This sounds a bit peculiar to me, considering the hardware involved and issue I an experiencing, but I reply politely detailing what exactly the problem is. support informs me that my problem is not normally fixed with the software, so they are reluctant to send me a cable. Thinking that increasing the sensitivity of the orange cymbal would solve the problem of its transducer not registering precies hit I download the software and inquire through technical support about getting sent an interface cable. Luckily, I am a late-adopter of the game, to the extent that Red Octane now have a Mac version of the Guitar Hero drum tuner and information on obtaining a free USB-to-MIDI cable from them if required. I also read complaints that there is no Mac version of the software and that it also requires a USB-to-MIDI cable, which is not something most people have lying around. I perform a search of the web to find out more information and see that Red Octane admitted that there were sensitivity issues with some kits and created a piece of software to enable 'tuning' the sensitivities of the Guitar Hero drums. I remember Zoso being able to adjust the sensitivities of his Guitar Hero: World Tour drum kit but I can't find anything about sensitivities in any of the menus, only an option to calibrate the lag between the output from the console and the display on the screen, which has already made a difference in correcting the timing of the notes. Opening up the pad shows it to be a simple transducer feeding to a connector, so nothing that can be adjusted and there are no loose wires. After a few days of this I research the problem. I really need to hit it hard and centrally for the hit to be recorded, which can become frustrating when I get occasional misses through no apparent fault of my own. My confidence in Guitar Hero: World Tour drumming isn't helped when I am sure I strike the right pad at the right time but it doesn't register, and I find that the orange cymbal pad is remarkably insensitive compared to the other pads. Increasing drum pad sensitivity in Guitar Hero: World Tour 9th June 2009 – 5.41 pm ![]()
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