Just got done reading Destructoid.com’s in-depth and screenshot-laden posting about their preview of the Rock Band Network.  The article basically takes the reader through everything they need to know about getting an artist’s original master tracks in to Rock Band.  As daunting as it looks, I believe once the Rock Band Network is out of closed beta, and the learning curve has been passed, you will see just about every artist clamoring to get into this thing (and subsequently making money).

If you don’t have the time to read the whole thing, here are some of the big take-a-ways:

• A patch will come out once the Rock Band Network is ready for go-live.  You’ll be able to search many different way to find songs (by artist, by genre, even by author), as well as through songs highlighted by Harmonix, top sellers, etc.
• The author/artist will set the price (now between $1 and $3… you won’t see many $3 songs unless it is a MAJOR artist).
• You can demo a song anywhere between 35% of the song’s length and 1 minute (whichever is shorter).  This demo option will however be unique to RBN songs; this does not include Harmonix-authored DLC.
• Songs must be created for the Xbox 360, however Harmonix will decide to port songs over to the PS3 at their and the artist/author’s discretion.  Wii owners, looks like you’ll get the short end of the stick again, as the hardware features will not allow for much of the RBN’s functionality.
• The Rock Band Network is tentatively slated for go-live in November.

[via Destructoid.com and Joystiq.com]

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