MIDItarHero
MIDItar Hero is a program made in Max/MSP which allows Guitar controllers and drum controllers to be used as a MIDI controller for synthesizers. MIDItar Hero is compatible with Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X.[1] Its first release was published on April 7, 2009 as MIDItar Hero 1.0 and has not been updated since.
Controller Compatibility
MIDItar Hero supports most Rock Band and Guitar Hero controllers for a variety of gaming systems, including Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PS2. If a guitar/drum controller is not compatible, one can make a preset for it within the MIDItar Hero program which can be loaded the next time the program is launched.
Modes
MIDItar Hero features four different modes that can be used to achieve different results; Easy, Normal, Drum, and Sample.
Easy mode
In Easy mode, the player plays the chord progressions 1-8 with the first 3 buttons (green, red, yellow). Holding down the blue button allows the player to play power chords, and the orange button can change the key to major, minor, or diminished, depending on what scale they have chosen. The choices for scales are Major, Harm. Minor, Nat. Minor, Blues, and Thrash.
Normal mode
In Normal mode, the player can play 32 notes using the 5 fret buttons. The default notes are E1 to B3, but this can be changed by the player. Normal mode uses a binary pattern, so going up scales is fairly simple.
Drum mode
In Drum mode, the player can assign each drum pad to a sound.
Sample mode
In Sample mode, the player can make each button play a pre-designated sound sample.