2023-12-31 20:33:29 -07:00
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# Mock Band
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Microcontroller Firmware to emulate guitar and drum kit controllers from the
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Wii version of the Rock Band games.
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This is based on the foundational work done by Nicholas Angle on the
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[Wii Guitar Controller](https://github.com/NianZo/WiiGuitarController)
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([text article](https://www.niangames.com/articles/reverse-engineering-rockband-guitar-controllers)).
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All I did was speed up the loop code to detect drum pad strikes,
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which are very quick!
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# Parts Needed
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* A [Sparkfun Pro Micro](https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12640)
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* A physical controller
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## Sample controllers
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I used the following:
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* [MiniCaster](https://www.printables.com/model/479046-minicaster-mini-clone-heromidi-controller)
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by Vlad the Inhaler:
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it comes with full build instructions.
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* [Cheap children's drum toy](https://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Sboet-Practice-Headphone-Christmas/dp/B0CHJMYCH9/),
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each pad is a momentary switch.
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2023-12-31 20:36:07 -07:00
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# Wiring
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2024-01-01 12:42:07 -07:00
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## Drum Kit
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On the drum kit,
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* Orange: kick pedal
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* Solo Buttons: cymbals
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I think. I haven't been able to test this yet,
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but the Clone Hero wiki leads me to believe this is how it works.
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# Still To Do
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* 2x kick: needs its own input pin. Maps to button 5.
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* Drum pad modifier: looks like button 10 needs to be pressed when a drum pad is hit.
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* Drum cymbal modifier: I don't see a problem with using the solo pins for this, but I may need to also send button 11.
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* Hi Hat pedal: needs to be its own input pin. Looks like it maps to the second Y axis: the one I'm currently using to send frame rate.
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If I set this up correctly, it will use every input pin on the pro micro.
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Perhaps a smarter thing to do would be use the value of USB_PID
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to re-use the orange solo pin as the hi hat pedal,
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and the red solo pin as the 2x kick.
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The
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[Clone Hero Drum Mapping Guide](https://wiki.clonehero.net/books/guitars-drums-controllers/page/drum-mapping-guide)
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is super helpful.
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I'll need to hunt down a copy of Wii Rock Band 3
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(or maybe The Beatles?)
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in order to test this on an actual Wii.
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