Guitar Hero World Tour Gets MIDI Track Importation

Speaking to ShackNews, Neversoft director Brain Bright confirmed that Guitar Hero World Tour will allow players to import MIDI tracks into the game. This MIDI sequencer functionality will include lead, rhythm, and bass guitar along with keyboard and drum tracks for PS3, though "hardware issues" will limit the Xbox 360 version to drum tracks.

"We have full, basically, computer editing control, at least on the PS3, through the music studio," said Bright to Shacknews. "And that's where I was going when I said that [about a new instrument]."

"If you really want to compose on your PC, obviously you're going to use the samples in-game, but if you really want to compose on PC or turn your band's MIDI...into a GH Tunes song, you can do that," he explained. "You can press play on the computer, and if you have it connected through MIDI, you can record into the music studio."

This new feature, which will apparently be part of a week-one patch for Guitar Hero World Tour, will take more than a trival amount of effort. "It's going to take an FAQ on the Guitar Hero site--it's not something that your average user is gonna do," explained Bright. "If you're a musician or you do any sequencing, it really just makes the pathway to getting your songs in the game that much easier--once you get it down. We just really want to give people enough tools to be able to make good music."