MMP RMPS, RMPSREC Users Manual

Thank you for purchasing a real

RiffMaster™ Game Controller.

This controller is designed to operate both Guitar Hero and Rock Band rhythm-based
video games on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. Before you begin to play, please read
and understand this owner’s manual.

Controller Set-up - On the back of your RiffMaster™ controller, there is a compartment
for 4 AA batteries. Press the tab on the battery door and open outward. Insert 4 batteries in
alternating directions as indicated inside the compartment. Your controller also comes
with a guitar strap. Attach one end of the strap to the horn of your controller and the other
to the peg on the bottom center of th e body. Adjust the strap with the sliding buckle.

PlayStation Set-up - Along with your controller, there is a 2.4GHz wireless receiver with
a plug to fit into each PlayStation. On each side of the receiver is a switch. Set the switch
on the left for the PS 2 or PS 3 console you are using and set the other switch for RB
(Rock Band) or GH (Guitar Hero). If, during play, you change to the other game, your
console must be turned off and switch reset then turned on again. If this action is not
taken, the game may not operate properly.

Controller Features

• On/Off Toggle Switch – On the lower section of your controller is a toggle switch

which turns power on and off. If the controller sits idle for 10 minutes with the
switch on, it automatically goes into sleep mode. The switch must be turned off,
then on again to resume play. It is recomm ended that the switch be turned off
when finished playing to avoid battery fatigue. A blue light will momentarily
illuminate under the strummer when switch is turned on.

• Start Button – There are 2 chrome buttons on the face of the controller. The

lower button can be used to start game play, confirm an action on the game screen
or pause the game during pla y.

• Select Button – The upper (closer to center) chrome button can be used to go back

one level and to manually activate Star Power.

• PS/Directional Button Cluster – This group of buttons is used to communicate

with the PlayStation console (menus ) an d o verrides any game play in progress.
See you PlayStation owner’s manual for specific instructions.

• Genre Positional Toggle – A five position slide toggle used in Rock Band only. It

is used to change audio modes be tween wah-wah, flanger, echo, chorus and none.

• Strummer - The strum bar is a two-directional switch in the center of the guitar

body. Push or pull this up or down in order to play a note. The note which you
play is determined by pressing som e combination of the five fret buttons on the
guitar's neck. They are colored to match the video screen. Also used to navigate
through screen menu items.

• Whammy Bar - Near the strummer is the whammy bar, a small stick which can

be moved during play in order to modulate the sound produced by an extended
note. Earns extra points when used while in Star Power mode.

• Green Fret Button – Activate the green no te or confirm a screen choice.

• Red Fret Button – Activate the red not e or ca ncel/go back.

• Yellow Fret Button – Activate the yellow note.

• Blue Fret Button – Activate the Blue note.

• Orange Fret Button – Activate the Orange note.

• Tilt Sensor – When ready to activate Star Power, tilt your controller up sharply

and drive the crowd crazy while earning extra poi nt s.

Starting the game - Turn on your TV, your console, your sound system (if applicable),
make sure the wireless receiver is connected and put the game disk into the disk tray. The
yellow light on the wireless receiver will flash indicating it is searching for a compatible
wireless controller. Turn on your RiffMaster™ controller and the flashing yellow light
will turn steady, indicating connectivity.

If you're playing career mode for the first time, you need to come up with a name for your
band. Be as inventive as you like, it isn't the most important decision that you'll ever make.

Game Menu - The main menu screen will give you a number of options: Career, Quick
Play, Multiplayer, Training and Opti ons.

Career is where the bulk of the game's fun lies - playing son gs a cross four difficulty
levels allow you to accumulate cash, kudos and fame; the completion of each set of songs
increasing your status, allo wing you to play at a new venue and unlock a new set of songs.
Your earnings allow you to "purchase" unlockables such as new guitars, songs and
characters.

Quick Play allows you to play any of the songs that you have unlocked on Career mode at
any difficulty level as a single e x perience. It includes a high-score table.

Multiplayer will be unavailable unless you have two controllers plugged in. Face-off splits
the songs notes between two players, while Pro Face-off allows both players to play the
song as they would in Quick Play mode. Ther e is als o a "battle" mode, where you use
"battle power" to try to make the other player fail the song.

Tutorial is a great introduction to how to play the game; giving you experience with
playing the simplest of notes outside of the pressure of a full song. There are multiple
tutorials, and it's recommended that you play through each tutorial sequentially. This how
to introduces play from first principles and, though playing the tutorials is certainly
beneficial and more visual, this guide assumes that the player hasn't.

Options - A very important option here is lefty-flip which you will want to turn on if you
are left-handed and pressing the fret buttons with your right hand - it will reorient the
notes on the screen to your perspective.

Playing the game - The best way to get used to playing is by having a crack at a song;
and the simplest songs are the songs at the very beginning of the setlist. If you already
have a good sense of rhythm or musical background, you should try playing the Medium
difficulty level first. Start playing by going to the main menu and selecting "Quick Play"
or "Career" and then choose the first song in the setlist.

After a loading screen which will c o nsist of a helpful message and last few words of
advice, which could either be pe rtaining to playing the game or entirely unrelated; you
will be greeted by a spiraling vi ew of the venue that you're playing in, the band that you're
a member of and your (randomly selected, if playing Quick Play) avatar holding a guitar.