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[pksage]

Official Docs + Other Tools

• Official RBN docs (READ THESE): http://docs.c3universe.com/rbndocs
• CARV (automatic chart validation script)
• CAT (C3 Automation Tools)
• C3 CON Tools

REAPER (audio workstation for creating RB MIDI files)

• Program: http://www.reaper.fm/download-old.php Stick with version 4.22 - newer ones have various incompatibilities with the MIDI editor
• Official RBN Tools: Windows Mac (installs RBN Preview plugin for REAPER, key maps, and color maps)
• Custom Tools: http://keepitfishy.c...p?51701e35e6956 (includes C3 Custom RB3 template, MIDI note names, reductions rules, and other stuff; see instructions.html inside the zip for more info)
• W1 Limiter plugin: http://www.yohng.com...re/w1limit.html

Magma (creates playable song packages from your MIDI file)

• Magma: C3 Roks Edition Tailored for customs!
• Official album art repository

Tutorials and How-Tos

• Farottone's Complete C3 Tutorial for New Authors
• TrojanNemo's Magma C3 Tutorial
• Nyxyxylyth's vocals tutorial:
• pksage's general "Let's Author!" stream: https://secure.twitc...sage/v/49724270
• drummerockband's HOW TO: Tempo Map and Author Drums video
• TrojanNemo's C3 CON Tools tutorial:

[Infra-Man]

Looking for Magma V2 link to dl. I'm just new to this but I have to start somewhere. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[jfh2112]

I have all the RBN tools (I think so, anyway). Here's what I've got:

https://www.dropbox....hme7/8yrrIgQnHr

Mod edit: unless you really need the original Magma V2, stick with C3 Magma in the OP.

[Infra-Man]

I have all the RBN tools (I think so, anyway). Here's what I've got:

Thank you so much! I've looked and asked everywhere for Magma.

[Icarus]

Nice to see all the tools here. Though busy, I'll have to look into doing some custom work.

[jfh2112]

I went ahead and PDF'ed the RBN wiki from the web archive for anyone that needs it. It's probably incomplete, and it's definitely missing pictures. It's in my Dropbox link, above.

[espher]

I went ahead and PDF'ed the RBN wiki from the web archive for anyone that needs it. It's probably incomplete, and it's definitely missing pictures. It's in my Dropbox link, above.

Cheers, thanks.

[Cygnus]

I appreciate the upload. I've been able to start making customs thanks to this. I'd just like to point out that the most of the text events needed are missing from the template (like the drum start and song end events). Oddly enough the start ones are there.

[MFX]

Does there happen to be an alternate verified download location for RB3Maker?

[espher]

Does there happen to be an alternate verified download location for RB3Maker?

If 4shared is an issue owing to the need for an account, consider using one of the accounts off bugmenot.

[MFX]

If 4shared is an issue owing to the need for an account, consider using one of the accounts off bugmenot.

Ah, that helped with the one issue, thanks!

Other issues were various ad-blockers, tracker-cookie busters, cross-domain security, and NoScript settings. Whew! All set now!

[Nyxyxylyth]

Here's the latest beta:
http://keepitfishy.c... ... 3Maker.zip
http://keepitfishy.c... ... er_src.zip

Once it settles down a bit, I'll update the OP.

[Busta Uppa]

New to Reaper. When I try to load the project template linked in the OP, I get this message:



What should I be doing here? I assume there are some additional files I should get, and I'd put those in an "RBN" folder before proceeding?

I'm also having trouble understanding this part listed in the instructions:

Also included are note name files (BASS note names.txt, etc). These can be useful when importing bare MIDI files. Right-click in REAPER's MIDI editor, and select File / Load note names from file.

I think I've gotten into the MIDI editor (I dragged a MIDI file onto Reaper and it opened a bunch of tracks), but when I right-click I'm not seeing a "File " menu.

[Nyxyxylyth]

New to Reaper. When I try to load the project template linked in the OP, I get this message:
What should I be doing here? I assume there are some additional files I should get, and I'd put those in an "RBN" folder before proceeding?

Hmm hadn't thought of that - it's just the count-in sound (1, 2, 1-2-3-4). In this case, just a drum stick on the rim. You can replace it with any old sound (hihat, stick, pasta on wall, etc).

I'm also having trouble understanding this part listed in the instructions:

Also included are note name files (BASS note names.txt, etc). These can be useful when importing bare MIDI files. Right-click in REAPER's MIDI editor, and select File / Load note names from file.

I think I've gotten into the MIDI editor (I dragged a MIDI file onto Reaper and it opened a bunch of tracks), but when I right-click I'm not seeing a "File " menu.

You have to right-click the right spot - in the MIDI editor window, above the notes (where the measure numbers are, I think).

[pksage]

You have to right-click the right spot - in the MIDI editor window, above the notes (where the measure numbers are, I think).

You can also right-click the "Text Events" dropdown for the same menu. REAPER is weird.

Cleaned up the OP and added the current Magma link.

[Busta Uppa]

After changing one of the MIDI tracks, should I be using the "Export Project MIDI" command to save it? I've done that and then used Le Fluffie to rebuild a package with the modified .mid, but the resultant file shows up as corrupt in the Xbox dashboard. Not sure if I'm saving incorrectly or doing something else wrong in the process.

EDIT: Apparently my problems were related to an issue in Le Fluffie, and not Reaper itself. I updated Le Fluffie and the stuff I was trying before works fine now.

[The T]

Can anyone upload the RBN previewer plugin for Reaper?

[Nyxyxylyth]

Added Charting Vocals video tutorial to OP:

[EvilCornbread]

Looks like the tools link in the OP is truncated at the ...

edit: Holy crap that loop mode is INSANELY useful for charting vocals. Great tutorial!

Though one thing I had to figure out -- make sure that your Default Action under Options -> Preferences-> Editing Behavior -> Mouse Modifiers (with "Edit cursor handle" selected in the dropdown) is set to "Jog audio (looped-segment mode)". Mine was set to just Jog Audio so the looping wasn't working.

[OxandRoll]

I'm not sure if I'm looking in the wrong place or not, but some the links in the OP aren't working, like other resources under reaper, & magma. Any help would be greatly appreciated.