It’s been a while since I got my hands on Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate, but I have not used it yet to make Windows 8 Metro-style applications yet… until now.

I haven’t really used this software for much except for C++ Development of my mid2chart application. However, after some I decided (With some persuasion…) to develop with WPF and Metro and I regret not doing this earlier honestly. It is very simple to work with. The interface is nice, I see how everything works. It uses a language (Well multiple actually) that I have known for years. I am comfortable in the working environment this software gives me.

Anyways enough about me praising it. The application you see above is a rather simple one that many people made for the Windows Store already. The purpose wasn’t really to put it in the Windows Store (Even though I will do that soon) but to see if I could even make a Windows 8 app to start off. I absolutely loved making it! :)

I decided to wrap the project up since I was a bit bored of it

This application is extremely simple. Throw in a Rock Band 3 MIDI into the converter and it will spit out a chart file. You can also specify the output file’s name.

Usages

• mid2chart.exe <midi filename>
• mid2chart.exe <midi filename> <chart filename>

Spring Break is here and I already have other things to be doing… I was going to actually finish off Norg’s DLC pack but before I go for that, I noticed something about the DLC currently out for Keyboard Hero… One drum track per song rather than multiple…

This is changing. I have contacted Timaeus and Luigiblood and they have supplied me with separated Drum tracks… HOWEVER, they took the opportunity to also remaster the songs they gave me prior. Also some recharting will take effect soon. Take note, if you have played “Drop to Eventide” before, the intro will now have the piano track playing. Some other misc stuff is added in for playability. LuigiBlood’s has more powerful drums, making the sound much richer than before.

Now you may be wondering, isn’t that just an English keyboard with stickers? Might fool you but look at the layout of the keyboard. :P This keyboard is a Bilingual Japanese/English Keyboard. I ordered stickers for Korean and Japanese here on the same day as I ordered the keyboard. Because of the stickers, the keyboard now has 3 languages: English, Japanese, and Korean. Why would I choose Korean? Because I am learning the Hangul alphabet right now. Why? I got so used to Japanese Kana that I actually got bored of trying to review on it and wanted to learn something new. My friend in College also wants to teach me some Korean since she comes from there :P. Anywho, All of the keys fit perfectly in the QWERTY layout, though the numbers above… eh not so much.

The overall format for the keyboard looks very nice. I love the colour indicators so if I ever have to look down at the keyboard, I can see what language I want to type in. White for US*, Yellow for Japanese Hiragana, Blue for Korean Hangul. The stickers feel very… unnoticeable and seem like they will stick on forever.