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Videos

Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Pull Me Under Played on a Roland TD-9 V-Drum Kit (GHWT Drums Expert)Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Mar 1

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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...

Stories

Year 2009

 

Rate Guitar Hero and Rock Band drums combine for ultimate MIDI kit (video)

Original at Engadget external link    Fri, Nov 6

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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...

Rate DJ Hero Controller Is Only For DJ Hero [Activision]

Original at Kotaku external link    Tue, Sep 29

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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.

Rate Alesis DM6 digital drum kit for Rock Band upgraders

Original at SlashGear external link    Fri, Sep 25

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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...

Rate Monday Moaning: Money Can’t Buy Me Love

Original at BritishGaming.co.uk external link    Tue, Jul 21

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By Jonathan Cresswell The primary bundle for The Beatles: Rock Band contains a copy of the game disc (you may think that goes without saying, but remember Rock Band 1’s instrument bundle didn’t contain the game), a Ludwig styled drum kit, a microphone with stand, and bass guitar inspired by Paul McCartney’s Ho...

Rate Review: Rock Revolution

Original at Eurogamer external link    Wed, May 13

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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...

Rate Opinion: Wheelchair Mod For Rock Band

Original at Escapist Magazine external link    Wed, Mar 4

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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

Rate Opinion: Rock Revolution

Original at GameIndustry.com external link    Wed, Mar 4

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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

Rate Guitar Hero: World Tour Review

Original at sgcharrison.en (WordPress) external link    Mon, Feb 2

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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...

Rate Opinion: Plug 'n' play jam sessions

Original at Electric New Paper external link    Sat, Jan 3

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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

Rate Opinion: Drum Silencers for Rock Band 2 Drums

Original at Fake Plastic Rock external link    Tue, Dec 23

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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.

Rate Patch: Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit and guitar now supported by Rock ...

Original at Destructoid external link    Mon, Nov 24

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. ...

Rate Opinion: Which Drums Are Louder: Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour [Clips]Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Kotaku external link    Thu, Nov 6

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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...

Rate Mad Catz Double Cymbal Expansion Kit - Xbox 360 Product Review

Original at XboxSolution external link    Thu, Oct 30

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...

Rate Activision Updates Guitar Hero Drum Compatibility, Hits Slight Rock Band Snag on PS3

Original at NintendoDS Advanced external link    Tue, Oct 28

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...

Rate Game Review: Rock Band 2 (XBox 360)

Original at bombmatt (WordPress) external link    Thu, Oct 2

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.

Rate TD Gaming Podcast 90: Riddled With Fragmented PatchesVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Game Stooge external link    Wed, Oct 1

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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...

Rate Patch: How Rock Revolution Will Work with Competitor's Drums

Original at 1UP.com external link    Sat, Aug 23

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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

Rate E3 2008: New Rock Band Portable Drum Kit from MadCatz

Original at IGN external link    Fri, Jul 18

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 CA - Lugging around a Rock Band drum kit, however, is no simple chore, which is why MadCatz has developed new portable Rock Band pads that can be carried with ...

Rate Mad Catz Rock Band accessories revealed

Original at Ars Technica external link    Thu, Jun 19

 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 ...

Rate PREVIEW: Guitar Hero IV

Original at Next Generation external link    Wed, Jun 18

 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

Rate Rock Revolution's Drum Kit Revealed; Looks a Bit Difficult

Original at Gaming Today external link    Fri, May 16

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.

Rate How To: Diy Bass Drum Pedal For Diy Electronic Drum Kit/Rock Band Fix

Original at instructables.com external link    Thu, May 15

By sasuke_kun12 This will hopefull tell you how to create your very own bass drum/hi-hat pedal for you DIY electronic drum kit (mine coming soon!) to gamepad hack or as a fix for your rock band pedal (not tested since i don't have rock band). ...

Rate GH4 Drum Kit Has Cymbals - Total Video Games

Original at Total Video Games external link    Wed, May 14

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GH4 Drum Kit Has Cymbals Activision's bid to compete with Rock Band's drum kit will include two cymbal pads as part of the peripheral... Guitar Hero IV will definitely feature a ... Drumming AND strumming set for Guitar Hero 4? T3 First Guitar Hero IV Details Cubed3

Rate Guitar Hero IV drumset to feature - gasp! - cymbals?!

Original at CrunchGear external link    Tue, May 13

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. ...

Rate Padding the Inside of your Rock Band Drums

Original at Fake Plastic Rock external link    Fri, Apr 11

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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 [...]

Year 2007

 

Rate Drum Bag for Rock Band drums

Original at SlashGear external link    Fri, Nov 23

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, ...

Rate How To: Rock Band drums on your PC. Why?

Original at Xbox 360 Fanboy external link    Fri, Nov 23

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 ...

Rate Rock Band drum kit hacked for Windows

Original at Engadget external link    Thu, Nov 22

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 ...

Rate Rock Band Goes Gold [Gold Dvd]

Original at Kotaku external link    Mon, Nov 5

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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...

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