Ion Audio shows off prototype of alternate Rock Band drum set at CES
By Paul Miller 
posted Jan 8th 2008 8:41PM
posted Jan 8th 2008 8:41PM
[Via Engadget Spanish]
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I really wonder if a quality alternative drumset will every really take off. It would be nice if they made the drum quality better for the shipping version - one would think for ~$180. At least I put this mod on from http://www.drumpads4rockband.com/ to less the noise. A little more professional now.
i was kinda thinking smaller was better when it comes to these things but i guess this is cool too.
i don't really get the cymbal thing either. they do the same thing i presume, so what is the point? but these do look like exceptionally better build quality than the stock drum kit.
i just want cheap midi drums
Small problem: On some songs, red is also used as a cymbal, and there's no red cymbal.
(It's used for patterns like 1 on yellow as a snare then and-2-and-3-and-4-and on red as a cymbal, repeated for several measures.)
no video?
do these designers know what a REAL drum set is supposed to look like when it's set up properly? or what?
What's up with some tard on every Rock Band related post anywhere piping up about how they should just play real instruments? Seriously, don't waste your keystokes, I don't know anybody who plays Rock Band or Guitar Hero really thinking they are musicians. Next lets mod an AK-47 so we can "Get Real" on CoD4.
Looks like they took a cheap midi drum kit and just converted it for rock band use. Was wondering when someone would do this. Would only take a midi to (Rock Band) USB converter. As for which piece to hit when you could just make it configurable. i.e. midi keys 2 and 5 go to red, etc. Be interesting to see if they get enough interest to build it.
Chris Paladino from Xbox's official Gamerscore Blog posted a video.
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/01/08/555720.aspx
They are crappy MIDI drums. Here's a guess: that hardware alone will cost $100 - $150 or so. Add the pads and you're looking at $250 - $350 for the setup. If you really want a good "drum feel" then buy yourself some eDrums. Better yet, how about a MIDI-to-RockBandThing interface? That way you can make something like this and just hook them up.... http://www.flickr.com/photos/kpfeif/2179209337/
While you're at it, dump those terrible Rock Band sticks and get some decent ones.
.. better yet, just play real drums.
Haven't you watched South Park? Real instruments are for old people.
Turn the Yellow pad into a make-shift hi-hat and then ill be impressed.
...better yet, just play real drums.
Yeah. Because people need to spend MORE money on Rock Band. It wasn't expensive enough as-is.
I don't know - I thought the $170 price for the game and all the pieces (minus one guitar) was a good deal, personally.
I was actually considering hacking up another drum controller and doing pretty much exactly what they did. If they sold this, I'd buy one.
These would be Better
http://www.dj-dao.com/newsite/DM_updating.html