Controls

Clone Hero allows you to customize controls to your liking through the control mapper on the main menu.

Control Remapping

The process for rebinding controls should be relatively self-explanatory: click the slot for the control you want to map, hit Replace, then follow the instructions it gives you.

Calibration

Some controllers may also need axis calibration. Click on the Calibrate button in the control mapper to calibrate axis inputs, such as analog sticks, tilt, or whammy.

All available axes will be listed on the left, click on one to view it.

A view of the current input from the axis, as well as its calibration settings, is shown in the top-right. The gray arrow on the bottom is the raw input, and the white arrow at the top is the input after calibration. The red vertical line is the raw input’s zero (resting) point, and the red box below it is the deadzone.

Mapping Guitars

The tables below describe how to map 5- and 6-fret guitars.

5-Fret Guitars

Mapping	Control
Green	Green fret
Red	Red fret
Yellow	Yellow fret
Blue	Blue fret
Orange	Orange fret
Strum Up/Down	Strum bar up/down
Start	Start/+ button
Select	Back/Select/- button
Tilt Axis	Tilt upwards
Whammy Axis	Whammy bar
Left/Right	D-pad left/right

6-Fret Guitars

Mapping	Control
Black 1	Black fret 1
Black 2	Black fret 2
Black 3	Black fret 3
White 1	White fret 1
White 2	White fret 2
White 3	White fret 3
Strum Up/Down	Strum bar up/down
Start	Start/+ button
Select	Back/Select/- button
Tilt Axis	Tilt upwards
Whammy Axis	Whammy bar
Left/Right	D-pad left/right

Xbox 360 6-fret guitars will have their tilt and whammy swapped compared to 5-fret guitars, so be sure to re-configure the mappings for those to be correct.

Mapping Drums

See the dedicated drum mapping guide that goes over every type of drum kit.

Mapping Gamepads

These are some recommended mappings for using a gamepad controller to play:

Mapping	Xbox	PlayStation	Nintendo
Green	LT	L2	ZL
Red	LB	L1	L
Yellow	RB	R1	R
Blue	RT	R2	ZR
Orange	A	X	B
Open Button	X	Δ	Y

Be sure to enable the Gamepad Mode setting in your profile when playing with a gamepad.

Default Keyboard Controls

Mapping	Key
Green	A
Red	S
Yellow	J
Blue	K
Orange	L
Strum Up/Down	Up/down arrow keys
Start/Pause	Enter
Select/Star Power	H
Whammy	; (semi-colon)

Supported Controllers

Most Xbox 360/One and HID devices are supported. Xbox controllers get default mappings, although these mappings are meant for guitars and will need tweaking for other devices. Other devices will need their controls mapped manually.

To keep things simple due to the ever-changing landscape of controller support, specifics are not provided here, as they may become outdated. Instead, refer to the controller section of this wiki, this spreadsheet, or ask in the Clone Hero discord server.