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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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# Wiring
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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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* Red Solo: high hat
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* Tilt: 2x kick
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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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You can hook up a wammy bar for the drum kit,
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and it will be sent the same way as the guitar.
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I don't know why anyone would want this,
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but I'm not going to tell you how to live your life.
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# Bugs / Not Yet Implemented
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I'm tracking things I need to do in the
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[forgejo issues](https://git.woozle.org/neale/mockband/issues).
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There's a rumor that one day forgejo/gitea will join the fediverse.
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Until that happens,
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just
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[email me](mailto:neale@woozle.org),
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and I'll open an issue.
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