Calibrating audio or video delays could improve your Guitar Hero World Tour experience!
January 11, 2009So far, I was playing Guitar Hero Word Tour with its default settings. Until a friend of mine came and got under the impression the audio and the video were not in sync. Being a great violinist and conducting orchestras, I though it was wiser to listen :)
So while other friends played we listened carefully and indeed, it seems the video was off by a fraction of a second.
Failing to see the ‘calibrate’ option on the calibration screen (yes, I know…), we starting adjusting the ‘audio’ setting manually. We reached a very satisfactory point very quickly. FYI, with my Xbox hooked up by a (cheap) HDMI cable to my 37″ Samsung TV (LE37A568), we have chosen “Audio 84 ms ; Video: 0 ms”.
What changed:
- The plastic guitar noises are covered by the actual note played (nice)
- The game got a little easier (for the synchronization is better, it actually allows you to play the song by ear)
- If, at some point, you ever thought that listening to the music did not help you play at all, you will see what I mean
- The game got way more fun!
It know seems that we are actually playing the music, which makes it a lot more exciting :) Strumming the bar is in perfect sync with the note being played and that just rocks!
As I wrote just a few lines above, we did not used the calibration option. Since I noticed it in the meantime, I tried it… and reverted back to my magic ’84 ms’ setting. According to my various attempts with the (semi-automatic) calibration option, there is little need for an adjustment (5 ms, 10 tops). But for all I know, I enjoy Guitar Hero even more since my musician friend showed up…
F5e’d.
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