Any chance of using a real electronic drum set for RB?

[Joemac63z]

It seems like everyone is coming up with fixes for the plastic drums that come with RB. Whether their trying to fix the red pad or the kick pedal, etc. I would be willing to buy a real electronic set if I could hook it up to RB as well. How hard would this be to do? I know that the real drum sets cost more than RB but I might be interested in learning on a real drum set later on anyways.

[SC Warmachine21]

That would be pretty cool I want to know too.

[Ryder35]

Now, making RB compatible with a real electronic set would be a great way to realise "open standard" for controllers! I saw a great one the other day in a local store, rubber cymbals and everythig. I love playing RB drums, but *** would be cool to have somethig that looked more like a drum kit

[milkman4591]

I love playing RB drums, but *** would be cool to have somethig that looked more like a drum kit

Yes, *** would be cool to use a electronic drum set :D. At least that way we wouldn't have to use the same pad as a drum and a cymbal.

[deathinc]

Open Stanrdard == MIDI

[tbradshaw]

Open Stanrdard == MIDI

That's definitely the case for musical instruments. Really, what's needed here is a specific product that serves as a MIDI to Console Controller bridge. A replacement MIDI "brain" that sends the appropriate xbox360 and/or ps3 signals in response to drum mechanics.

[alexnyc]

It should be completely possible to use standard drum triggers to play rock band drums, except for the kick. The drum pads have piezo triggers just like any electronic drum kit, but the kick uses a magnetic reed switch.
The only caveat is that if you wanted to use drum triggers, you would have to connect them to the drum controllers guts. You would need the button functionality, also piezo triggers output a voltage when hit. In the game they act as a momentary switch, so you would need to connect your piezos to the board and have that signal conversion circuitry doing its job.
Honestly, it seems like too much work for the result and it has certain complications as well.
The mapping on the drums is not the same from song to song. On songs with lots of 16th notes they switch the open handed snare and hat so it can be played more naturally. This would be kind of a pain in the ass using triggered drums in a normal setup.
If this game really takes off and an aftermarket party decides to put together a mesh pad setup though, I'd really be into that...

[mikejl47]

You could build your own electonic drums http://www.edrums.info/

[TheDemiGodx]

thats an awesome idea,
but how would you display it on screen?

[mikejl47]

thats an awesome idea,
but how would you display it on screen?


When I get the Rock Band game. The first thing I'm going to do open up the Rock Drum pads and splice into the piezo lead wires and connect a 1/4" mono phono jack. Drill a hole in the side of each Rock Band drum to mount the 1/4" jack. Then plug in my diy electronic drums. http://www.edrums.info

I'm not going to give them a chance to brake down.

[Joemac63z]

Mike let me know if this works well or not. I might be interested in buying a set from you if you are interested.

[Aelius27]

The only problem with trying to use other triggers in this mannor with the Rock Band drums would be the Piezo-electric sensors having different specs.

If you followed in Mike's footsteps and made your own, you could grab the Piezo-electric sensors right out of the Rock Band drums and just use those, then it'll will definitely work.

[SoKGiX]

taggin this thread for later. lookin forward to seein what u guys do with this