http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/ Engadget Comments for Wii's Guitar Hero III not down with surround sound? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
Not saying it's not a big deal, but it's just not something that jumps out at you. How else can you explain the fact that GHIII has been out for over 2 weeks without anyone noticing?]]>Nov 13th 2007 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
As far as surroudn sounds goes, err who exactly is going to mix the surround sound? The band? THe producers? The game developers? Some third-party with a tin-ear? What track goes in what channel? Considering rock music is mixed for stereo I think people are being very demanding asking the music to suddenly be surround. Thats like watching reruns from the 70s and demanding they magically be HD.

I think the game producers erred on the side of caution and mixed what they had so it sounds good in a game format and not wasting 3 months and 3 millions dollars hiring some audio producers to re-mix everything. Heck, Ive heard so many bad remasters and re-mixes its great they just went for a simple sound that sounds good on pretty much any audio platform.]]>Nov 13th 2007 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
To be honest, I haven't noticed this--then again, I was too busy cranking it up to 11 to care. Rock sounds good even in Mono.]]>Nov 13th 2007 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
How do you NOT notice it running in mono? I noticed there was something screwy with the audio when I first started the game.

Activision better get this fixed. There is no reason for this flaw to have made it out.]]>Nov 13th 2007 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 12:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
Anyway getting mono sound from anything is pretty easy. If you really want mono you can set your receiver or TV to mono which usually does a mixdown anyway. There are plenty of cheap receivers that can mix everything including DD/DTS into Mono and send it out over the center channel if that is your thing (I think on my Yamaha is's a mode especially for old mono movies or something) but on other receivers you just go into the speaker setup and tell them you only have a center (or mabye a center/sub) and it will do the mix into 1.0 or 1.1.]]>Nov 13th 2007 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/You play Guitar Hero while jogging?]]>Nov 13th 2007 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
What is wrong with you people? I state that it would be nice for consoles and PMPs to offer mono output as an option for people like me, who happen to have a hearing disability that I was born with (and thus, have no control over) and you mock me?

Real classy.]]>Nov 13th 2007 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
I'm not "mocking" you because you have a hearing disability, but because you form awkward sentences. The way you worded your post, I had a mental picture of you playing that tiny GH wii-tar on a mountain bike.
Not to be rude, but have you tried getting a stereo to mono adapter for your headphones?]]>Nov 13th 2007 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/You've got to be kidding me. You suck, Activision.]]>Nov 13th 2007 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
You suck Activision. Thats whats everybody was expecting. You bought the franchise to drive it into the ground and get the most money out of it while doing that. You suck. Suck.]]>Nov 13th 2007 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 14th 2007 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
The point is, I'm sure it's just as fun on the PS3 and Xbox 360... while not being in mono.

Nintendo fans have a thing for thinking they've got some sort of monopoly on fun, even when we're talking about the same exact game.]]>Nov 13th 2007 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
Are wii fanboys becoming like Apple fanboys? Insecure and hostile?]]>Nov 13th 2007 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
Can I writes far Engadget to?]]>Nov 13th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
Ztupid Wii ounerz, wake upz your konsole dows not zupport stereeo sound.

Tatz whi PS3 is eatin yur ARSE as well as XboXXX ARSE.

Jajaajajaaaaaa!!!!]]>Nov 13th 2007 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
Having heard about the delay in shipping the add-on guitar I just bought two copies of GH3. Not sure how much extra it cost me but having two guitars is fun and I didn't want to wait 3 months or more.

The sound issue I can live with.
The addon guitar issue I solved by buying two copies.

What I REALLY would like for the Wii is more songs or GH2. Sadly I'm not aware if those will happen.

]]>Nov 13th 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
to the rest of you wii-bashers....I think most of you are too young to remember what mono is...just because all 12 of your speakers don't make different noises doesn't make it mono, it makes it stereo. If your surround system can't process a stereo signal, then maybe it is a piece of crap... maybe some of you who have such a keen sense of hearing should pick up a real guitar and learn to play it LIVE.... bunch of spoiled american kids....]]>Nov 24th 2007 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/
That said, I certainly wouldn't MIND a fix, hopefully downloadable with more songs...

And all this Wii bashing... it really seems like "hardcore" gamers are just upset about grandma and grandpa being able to enjoy something they once considered their terrain. And since I have the videogame skills of grandma and grandpa but still found Zelda incredibly engrossing... eh. F 'em.]]>Nov 13th 2007 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/13/wiis-guitar-hero-iii-not-down-with-surround-sound/Nov 13th 2007 2:03PM