By rss@youtube.com (minime220220) So I finally have my video of me playing my real drum kit with GHWT and it is all thanks to this guy http://www.youtube.com/aBetterOpinion He figured this out all by himself and when he plays GHWT with his TD-9, HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE SCREEN!!! This guy is INSANE!!! And since he told me exac...

By Darren Murph We've seen our fair share of Guitar Hero / Rock Band drum kit mods, but without exception, this one is our fav. Tipster (and tinkerer) Jordan has taken the time to wire up a Guitar Hero kit and a Rock Band kit in order to create the most bodacious set of MIDI skins this planet has ever seen. Using a c...

By Shane McGlaun Mad Catz releases two new products designed for Rock BandRock Band for Xbox 360 to include wired guitar, PS3 gets wirelessRock Band 2 drum kit to be wirelessRock Band controller looks just like a real Fender StratNo DLC for Rock Band Wii

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By Luke Plunkett The odd compatibility hiccup aside, when you buy a Rock Band guitar or a Guitar Hero drum kit, you expect it'll work on multiple games. Not so for the upcoming DJ Hero's peripheral.

By Chris Davies Lured into a frenzy of drumming thanks to Rock Band and its bashable peripherals?  Ready to trade up to a real instrument?  Alesis may have the answer for those who’d like a little more freedom with their drum kit but who still have family or housemates not keen to be kept up all night, in the s...

Unlike other, better music games, Rock Revolution doesn't have its own set of instruments. You can buy a special drum kit for it in the States, but that doesn't appear to be available here. The good news is you can use Guitar Hero and Rock Band controllers to play the game instead. The bad news is...

You can now 'kick' the bass drums by blowing into a tube." The project is exclusively for the Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit, as Rock Band uses a different and "somewhat simpler" mechanism for the drum pedal. "[The Rock Band pedal is] just a magnetic ... Game review: Guitar Hero - World Tour TVNZ

We have several PS3 Guitar Hero guitars so we where good on that front as Rock Revolution does not come with a guitar of any kind. The drum kit is sold separately from the game and you have the option of using your Rock Band drum kit instead of ... Game review: Guitar Hero - World Tour TVNZ

By Sam Harrison With the advent of Guitar Hero and Rock Band I now have four plastic guitars and a plastic drum kit in my house and I am rapidly running out of space in my cupboard. Guitar Hero World Tour is adding to that collection with another drum kit and guitar, so I think it’s only fair to review the instrum...

Stuff.co.nz  Singapore - But before Rock Band came along, rhythm games were a solo or, at most, a duo affair. Now, an additional bass guitar, microphone and a drum kit are ... Lips Review PALGN Review: Rock Band Stuff.co.nz Pixel power St. Joseph News-Press Atomic - Atlanta Journal Constitution

By Jeff Atwood In Quieting your Rock Band Drums, I described a few ways you could reduce the terrible clickety-clack noise of the old Rock Band 1 drumset. Fortunately, with the Rock Band 2 wireless drum kit, noise is much less of a problem, as the drums come with a thin rubber layer on top this time around.

To make good on the words of encouragement, Harmonix released a patch today for the PlayStation 3 version of Rock Band 2 which fixes a slew of things, including adding support for the Guitar Hero World Tour drum and guitar peripherals. ...

By Brian Crecente While playing Guitar Hero World Tour for my review of the game I started thinking that maybe the plastic and rubber drum kit was a bit louder that Rock Band 2's. So Adam and I made this short little video showing me playing a chunk of the same song. This isn't scientific at all (You'd need a way to m...

By Rich Reed When Harmonix announced that the new wireless drum kit for Rock Band 2 would allow cymbals to be added, it really caught my interest. The drum kit is nice but without cymbals it just loses some of the realistic feeling. I then saw that Mad Catz would be making the cymbals for the drums and I have t...

A few bits of news that may be of interest to anyone who likes getting their music-game fix with drums:...Xbox 360 users can now download a Guitar Hero World Tour update that will allow ION Drum Rocker owners to use the drum kit with the game.So, that's a plus. However, there's been a slight snag in...

By BOMB Matt I think that statement should carry a lot of weight; Rock Band and Rock Band 2 gameplay is identical. Unless you REALLY want another drum kit cluttering up your house and you are dying to go wireless, I wouldn't suggest purchasing the drum set if you have an existing kit for Rock Band 1.

By Derrick Schommer This week’s Gaming Podcast, we’re doing a review of Rock Band 2 and it’s drum kit. We are also digging into some juicy news on: Fable II launches with no on-line co-op mode EA slapped with class action law suit over Spore DRM Warhammer Online hits 500K subscribers Sony PS3, not the most popula...

Konami also expects that their own drum kit will work with Guitar Hero and Rock Band once a patch is released after the games are launched. ... Rock Band 2 Project Director Slams GH: World Tour Instruments Wired News PS3 'Rock Band 2', 'Guitar Hero World Tour' instruments ... CNET News

By Sean "Rothbart" Workman The drum kits Mad Catz will be offering is where things really get switched up. What’s the #1 complaint about Rock Band drums? They’re big, bulky, and hard to store/move. Mad Catz hears you and is answering with their portable drum kit. ...

 MA - There will also be a $49.99 portable drum kit for on the go drumming or if you simply want to keep things quiet in your apartment. That product is launching ...

 CA - The plasticky tapping of Rock Band’s drum kit was hardly a deal-breaker, but it’s pleasing to see little irritants removed. This kit also has some capacity ... Frets on Fire = Open Source Guitar Hero RealTechNews The Visual Experience IGN all 3 news articles

By Jonathan Related Articles at Gaming Today:. How To: (Dis)Assemble the Rock Band Drum Kit; Rock Band Bundle Exposed; Rock Band Drums for PC: Xbox 360 vs. PS3 Kit; Rock Band Madness: ION Audio Rock Band Drum Kit; Guitar Hero IV Drum Kit Prototype.

By Doug Aamoth The above photo is NOT the actual drum kit that’ll come with Guitar Hero IV but — but! — the drums that do come with the game will feature two cymbals. What a crazy idea, huh? My Rock Band drums don’t have cymbals. ...

By Jeff Atwood In my neverending quest to reduce Rock Band drum noise to an absolute minimum, I experimented with padding the inside of the drum heads. Here’s how I did it. First, I popped off the drum head. This may take some effort depending on which kind of drum kit you have — EL drum heads come [...]

By Doug Osborne Mad Catz Interactive has announced that thanks to an agreement with MTV Networks, they will begin to produce Rock Band controllers sometime in the first half of 2008. These controllers will include a wired microphone, drum kit with wooden drum sticks, and wired/wireless varieties of gu...

By Rich Reed We have talked about Rock Band in our podcasts and the review is going to be posted soon. I know many gamers that where disappointed when it was announced that Rock Band would be soled as a bundle and single game only for the launch. The separate microphone, drum kit and wireless guitar will not...

By James Allan Brady Well, the makers of Rock Band have your back once again, they have, for sale, a customized bag specially made to fit all the drum kit parts inside in an organized manner. Now all you need to do is get some decent sticks, a drum pad, ...

By Richard Mitchell An intrepid blogger at dxprog.com has discovered how to use the Rock Band drum kit with a Windows PC. The whole process seems pretty simple, and has been made even simpler thanks to an installer program (use at your own risk) created by ...

By Donald Melanson Not that it comes as much of a surprise after past Guitar Hero hacks, but it seems that the Rock Band drum kit has now found its way into PC land as well, with it at least one enterprising individual having hacked it for use with ...

By Mark Wilson · The Rock Band Special Edition Bundle for the PlayStation 2 system will feature a wired drum kit, wired microphone, wireless Fender Stratocaster guitar controller and a USB hub. · Standalone instrument peripherals for Rock Band, including a wireless guitar option for the Xbox 360, wil...

By Michael McWhertor The anonymous Gamespot tipster also revealed some preliminary information on the game's peripherals, including details on Rock Band's drum kit controller, as well as early pricing speculation. According to the focus test the reader participated in, a retail price between $150 and $2...