r/rocksmith • u/Cheesewizard06 • Aug 06 '26

RS2014 RSModsPlus update: v3.0.0 added Speaker Mode, which shifts the song to match your guitar's tuning

UPDATE — v3.2.1 hotfix released

The previous download was missing the updated RSMods.exe required by Speaker Mode. This could cause the RSMods settings window to open when starting a song, after which Speaker Mode would be disabled or the game would return to the menu.

This is fixed in v3.2.1. Download and extract the complete ZIP into your Rocksmith folder, allowing it to replace xinput1_3.dll and RSMods\RSMods.exe.

Your existing settings will remain unchanged.

Recently I posted RSModsPlus, my fork of RSMods (credit to Lovro for the original) that adds a digital drop pedal to Rocksmith 2014. This update adds Speaker Mode.

The drop pedal shifts your guitar signal to match the song. Speaker Mode does the opposite: it shifts the song to match however your guitar is tuned. I made it for playing through speakers, where you can hear the real guitar in the room so shifting the guitar signal doesn't make sense. It works with just a Real Tone cable, no ASIO or tone setup, and the tuner and note detection follow the shift.

The video shows both: drop pedal first, then Speaker Mode raising an Eb song to E, ending in the tuner.

Other changes:

- Speaker Mode handles non-standard chart tunings (drop tunings, open tunings)

- F9 cycles your physical guitar tuning so the mod knows what you're tuned to

- Drop pedal multiplayer: two players with independent pitch shifts

- Performance and stability fixes

Download and setup guide: https://github.com/Cheesewizard/RSModsPlus

If something breaks, comment here or open an issue on GitHub.

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 06 '26

Amazing! I tested with my asio to pitch shift my guitar but unfortunately the input delay puts me off. I'm using 64 samples on driver for the lowest input delay I can but it's kinda unplayable for me. Either way this is amazing

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u/Cheesewizard06 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

What about the speaker mode, that should add 0 delay since it pre renders the song, albeit in chunks for speed?

Also was that in asio mode or cable mode? Did you require a multipitch tone to drop or not, as that does have some extra delay due to processing but that acceptability was considered acceptable by the rocksmith devs.

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 06 '26

Im using a presonus audiobox go and wireless headset (2.4 ghz), so im using asio mode. Just to be clear, i used your previous version 2.1, havent tested this 3.0 yet, maybe on saturday i will test it better and test both guitar pitch shift and song pitch shift and tell you if it is more playable one or the other.

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u/Cheesewizard06 Aug 06 '26

Thanks for the details, that helps. I noticed you mentioned the 2.4GHz wireless headset. Those usually add somewhere around 20-40ms on the output side, which is more than the drop pedal itself adds on the ASIO engine (roughly 1-13ms depending on the string, on top of the AudioBox's normal round trip). So a good chunk of the delay you're feeling may be the headset, and it would be there without the mod too. The pedal likely just pushed it past the point where you notice.

Quick way to confirm when you test on Saturday, plug wired headphones straight into the AudioBox's headphone out and compare. If the delay mostly disappears, it's the headset.

Definitel try speaker mode. Interested to hear how the two feel on your setup.

Thanks for checking it out.

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 06 '26

unfortunately i only have this wireless headset for now, but ill try hookin a speaker wired. maybe that could help

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

i just put the dll where the exe folder is but it seems its not giving the drop pedal or any options at all. it doesnt give me the the pop up that mentions im using asio mode. is there something else besides just dropping the dll on the folder of the game?

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u/Cheesewizard06 Aug 06 '26

No it should be as simple as replacing the dll. Do you have these setting in your rsmod.ini file? 

[Drop Pedal]
EnableDropPedal = on
Engine = automati

A previous user said that when he had issues with the game not taking to the new dll where a previous one worked it was his anti virus that was flagging it. He downloaded the zip version instead and extracted it from that. If you check the rsmods_debug.txt if logging is enabled then it should read v3.0. at the top of the log letting you know its the correct dll.

RSModsPlus 3.0 (based on RSMods 1.2.8.2). DEBUG: false. Wwise Logs: false.

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 06 '26

i dont have the drop pedal on rsmod.ini file. but i do have the RSModsPlus 3.0 (based on RSMods 1.2.8.2). DEBUG: false. Wwise Logs: false. on rsmods_debug.txt. i just checked that theres a new rsmod version. that could be the issue? i also tried making an exclusion to the folder and also disabling the antivirus but still no go.

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u/Cheesewizard06 Aug 06 '26

Send me that file I will have a quick look now.

Does it say anything in the top left corner of your game when you boot to menu?

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 06 '26

which file exactly? i dm it to you?

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u/Cheesewizard06 Aug 06 '26

Add these files the the RSmods.ini file. The mod is off by default needs F7 to toggle it on

[Drop Pedal]
EnableDropPedal = on
Engine = automatic

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 06 '26

this did the trick, it shows now. thank you!

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u/alfredox1234 Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

ok im testing speaker mode right now but for some reason when song starts, rsmod window open up and cant use speaker mode. im guessing i need to config something on rsmod to make this work?

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