Yin-Poole, Wesley (9 February 2011). "Activision kills Guitar Hero". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020 . Retrieved 9 February 2011. a b c Butterworth, Scott (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive . Retrieved 20 October 2015. Makuch, Eddie (7 July 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Sees Star Power Return, But With a New Name and More Features". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 4 August 2015. Guitar Hero was an absolute smash hit upon its release and has remained incredibly popular ever since, with 23 editions published between 2005 and 2015. Unfortunately though, most versions were only ever released on console platforms like Xbox and Playstation, meaning PC gamers had to either invest in a games console, or limit themselves to the three editions released for PC.

a b c Miller, Matt (20 October 2015). "Mixed Results Through Innovation - Guitar Hero Live - PlayStation 4". Game Informer . Retrieved 20 October 2015. The specific process will vary slightly depending on what version of Windows you’re using, but the installation wizard should run automatically in any case. a b c d e f g h Walton, Mark (2 October 2015). "From DJ Hero to Guitar Hero: How Freestyle is making rhythm games sexy again". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020 . Retrieved 2 October 2015. Ramsey, Randolph (23 July 2015). "What Are Guitar Hero Live's Premium Shows All About?". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018 . Retrieved 10 August 2015.Consoli, John (7 October 2015). "CW, Activision Collabo Plugs 'Guitar Hero Live' ". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016 . Retrieved 7 October 2015.

Martin, Garrett (28 September 2015). "Somebody's Watching Me: Behind the Robot Camera of Guitar Hero Live". Paste. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020 . Retrieved 29 September 2015. Not only is Clone Hero a safer option, it also allows you to use any song you like. No longer will you be limited to the game’s standard selection! The table below lists the on-disc songs, including the venue and fictional band that are used in the set where the song is included. [6] Show/Venue

Guitar Hero Live's Guitar Hero TV to shut down, dramatically reducing the song catalog". Polygon. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 22 September 2018. Taylor, Haydn (4 June 2018). "Activision ending Guitar Hero TV in December". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 . Retrieved 4 June 2018. Repurpose It. Some folks at John Hopkins have repurposed a Guitar Hero guitar to help train bionic arms. … a b c d e Tolito, Stephen (5 December 2012). "Guitar Hero 7 Was Going To Have Six-String Guitars, No Drums, No Singing. Was Cancelled In 2011". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014 . Retrieved 5 December 2012.

There are a ton of pre-formatted songs available here. The Discord channel is another great resource. Kreps, Daniel (12 May 2015). "Exclusive: Rolling Stones, Green Day Lead 'Guitar Hero Live' Set List". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 9 May 2016. Makuch, Eddie (4 November 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Adding 70+ Songs Before End of 2015". GameSpot . Retrieved 4 November 2015. A processor of a video game console receives input signals from the video game controller and outputs audio samples based on the received input signals. During the free play feature, multiple suggestions as to how to operate the video game controller are simultaneously provided to give users some guidance as to what to play using the video game controller.

The following list contains all of the (approximately 3000) songs that appeared in all of the Guitar Hero games, including most spin-offs (excluding the Guitar Hero Mobile series and toylines).

In addition to regular content, GHTV was used to provide specialty programming. GHTV offered curated music video shows with host segments wrapped around playable songs; the first such show features songs selected by the band Avenged Sevenfold and included commentary by the band on these selections. [25] [26] Def Leppard used GHTV to premiere their new music video for their single "Dangerous" in January 2016. [27] Activision offered a contest for players to win prizes by participating in a special "Shred-a-Thon" premium show, highlighting the addition of DragonForce's " Through the Fire and Flames"—one of the most notoriously difficult songs that has appeared in other Guitar Hero titles—to the GHTV setlist. [28] a b c d e Ogilvie, Tristan (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015 . Retrieved 20 October 2015. Glagowski, Peter (3 June 2018). "Guitar Hero Live's 'GHTV' service will be closing down in December". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 3 June 2018. Bluetooth Controllers, like the one that comes with Guitar Hero Live will connect via Bluetooth as long as you have a Bluetooth-enabled PC. If this is the case, turn on the controller, ensure that your PC is able to pair with new devices, and push the sync button on the guitar.The instructions will change slightly depending on which type of controller you’re using. Wired Controllers New songs have been added to GHTV on a regular weekly basis with approximately six new songs a week since the game's release. While some songs are directly added to the on-demand and curated lineup, several other songs are introduced to GHTV through Premium Shows, typically offering three songs by a single artist or within a musical theme. [11] Some Premium Shows, such as those for Avenged Sevenfold or Fall Out Boy, use songs and footage taken live from the band's current tour. [12] Kato, Matthew (3 August 2015). "Guitar Hero Live Singers Wanted: Guitar Hero Live Adds Vocals". Game Informer . Retrieved 3 August 2015. a b c d e Fahey, Mike (20 October 2015). "Guitar Hero Live: The Kotaku Review". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020 . Retrieved 7 November 2015. Yin-Poole, Wesley (1 April 2016). "Layoffs at Guitar Hero Live developer". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020 . Retrieved 1 April 2016.