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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 6:03PM ViewtifulJason said

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Why can't I find any new RB-branded mics at stores?
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 6:03PM Jeromechef said

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Not a bad deal for peeps in the UK. Even if you have the RB set, you probably don't have the 3 mics which Beatles: Rock Band uses for singing. Gotta have backup singers.

For people in the US, Amazon is selling the two Singstar microphones separately (no games) for like 20 dollars.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 6:22PM arrness PSN chsowls Steam dcdani said

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link?
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 6:27PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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come on Arness...how hard is it to go 2 amazon and type in "Singstar Mics "

http://bit.ly/zqle4
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 7:30PM arrness PSN chsowls Steam dcdani said

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oh i had no idea ps2 would work on ps3
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 7:36PM PR0F3TA said

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almost any PS2 peripheral works on the PS3, same button layout makes it quite compatible
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 7:57PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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yea...they are just USB mics...well a USB hub with 2 mic ports on it
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 10:04PM Haggard said

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I was thinking that. £40 for just the game felt a bit wrong (but also very very right) - so £50 for it plus all the equipment i need for vocal harmonies is slightly more palatable.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 6:22PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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wow...I thought the US dollar was in the Shitter...

but 669.99 rands in South Africa!??! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 6:44PM (Unverified) said

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I wonder how disappointed people are going to be when they realize the second singer doesn't really sing too often.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 7:08PM Koenn said

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Depends on the song, really. Also, during parts where only the lead is singing, the second singer can sing the same part so if one person messes up a phrase, if the other person hits it they keep combo.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 7:56PM (Unverified) said

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Are you sure about that? It hasn't worked like that for me.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 8:39PM pibs said

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Some songs do not even have a second singer at all...
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 8:56PM Autopsy15 said

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That's why the second and third singers are usually also playing instruments. They can't be expected to keep up with the lyrics and the note charts at the same time, that's why they mostly sing the easy to remember chorus.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 9:14PM (Unverified) said

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@Autopsy

Exactly, that is why I think people will be disappointed when they buy this. If you're buying this, you're probably expecting Singstar like gameplay with 2 people singing at once for the whole song.
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 1:44AM hey buddy said

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You get scored more if people sing separate harmonies, but anyone can sing any part of the Beatles songs and get scored for it at the end. Both people can sing the lead vocal and have fun like that if you want.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 6:54PM linebeginstoblur said

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I'd say that, in North America, you should just buy SingStar so you get access to the SingStore in addition to the two extra mics, but...

This IS North America we're talking about... I don't know if it's gotten any better, but I started giving up on SingStar. I wanted to use it in conjunction with Rock Band, but RB is how I do almost all my singing now. Shame.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 7:21PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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the US Singstore is shit compared to the UK one
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Posted: Jul 2nd 2011 1:19AM (Unverified) said

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Where are the wireless mics? : (
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 7:55PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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in the UK....
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 8:18PM Warning Personal Opinion Has Be said

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Well, it's about time we Americans get screwed with Rock Band. It usually everyone else...
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 8:48PM pibs said

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Well they did mention releasing a patch for those of us who bought the LIPS mics to use on RB2 by summer. Summer ended yesterday.... no patch. Maybe they meant Australian summer?
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 8:34PM davedrastic said

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So is this both Singstar and RockBand compatible? Just it's missing the RockBand instruments? Bit strange having both competitors join together isn't it.
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 6:02AM hey buddy said

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Totally agree... I'm a bit confused by this. My girlfriend and I have been playing Beatles Rock Band like a Singstar game all week anyway (singing only, not using instruments), and using our SingStar mics. But there's no Singstar software involved here, correct? I mean no camera support or singstar videos?
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 11:59PM drinkdrink said

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The Singstar (both wired and wireless) and Rock Band microphones are effectively interchangeable for RB, GH and KR. Both function as standard USB microphones - you can even plug them into a PC and they'll be recognized as such.

Singstar's shows up as a stereo microphone with the blue mike as left channel and red mike as right channel. Rock Band's is a mono microphone.

RB1/2 and GH will use the Singstar blue/left mike as their single mono mike.

Beatles:RB will take any combination of Singstar and RB mikes, recognizing both Singstar microphones as independent units.
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Posted: Sep 23rd 2009 11:00AM (Unverified) said

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I saw these the other day in HMV(UK)
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