How to play GH:WT with a midi drumset

[TheCat672]

Hey, I have a question. I have GH:WT, GH5, and GH:M. I also have a Roland HD-1 Lite Electronic Drum Set. Whenever I hit my electronic drums, they register as a double hit, from my snare to my bass pedal. How do I get this fixed so I can play my drums to my games?

[MrGorditotechdecker]

thank you so much dude

[flight711254]

i know how to to it for the TD-6. If anyone has questions

[CrazyFoolStuff]

so basicly u need the gh drums to play with normal electric drums :/ i thought i'd b able to use my elctric drum kit for gh because i HAVNT got the gh drums lol :'(

[diabloripper]

can some 1 help me to change the midi numbers of the pads for the good colers? i have a dtxexplore plz help

[diabloripper]

my guitar hero kit dont have a medi what now?

[LuigiNess115]

does it work for the wii version?

[buggzy99]

i just bought a roland td-4 drum kit, thanks for the number settings, was a great help.

And I love your videos, thats why i sold my ION and got me a roland, the difference is rediculous.

[unknown9528]

i have a roland td 4 and a guitar hero warriors of rock detachable module. i follow all the directions but when i hit the pads the notes dont register i dont understand plz help

[biancanoteboren]

could i do the same thing with a meledi dd505 kit?

if so please respond , ty

[wheelie4lj]

is there a way i can do this if im using a dm5 and a drum rocker? i have a midi cable but i just cant get this to work

[johnsoncabilover001]

if you want double bass can you use the hi hat pedal as a bass pedal putting it as number 36

[venomisbeast]

Hey Jordan,

I've recently did this to my kit, the same as your's, and my bass pedal sometimes double hits, but it's almost constant. Do you have any solutions for this problem?

Jack

[LuC1Fr]

i have the same kit as you (without the optional pads, or the option mesh pads) But i was wondering if you know what the Start/Select buttons would be for the MIDI channels?

Also, what double bass pedel is that, i had one but it crapped out on me unfortunately :/

[thedorknextdoor123]

could u only put a roland t-d9 to guitar hero or can u put any electronic drumset to guitar hero

[beeboyta]

hey i found this really useful. im about to get the td9 drum kit but i wanted to know if you added all those pads to that one brain.

thanks.

[Potuttaja]

So... can I do this with td-3 also?

[gaspazauro]

Does the kit work on Rock Band too?

[gh5432]

I have A td12 and I can't figure it out

[tackywacky99]

can you help me? whenever i hit a pad, it always registers as a double not hit, and idk how to fix that

[aBetterOpinion]

@tackywacky99 Mess with your threshold and sensitivity trigger settings.

[tackywacky99]

@aBetterOpinion I have the td-4 and im not sure how to change those options because i dont think i have them. unless you mean on the world tour drumkit

[aBetterOpinion]

@tackywacky99 Not sure about the TD4. Check your manual or call Roland tech support, they are helpful.

[harrie4life]

@aBetterOpinion do you also have a fouble note hit problem, or are you just suggesting this would help? what i try to say is, have you experienced this poblem yourself, because other people say this problem occurs because their console emits a note off and a note on event.

[jikotimat]

i can use this to play band hero with band hero drums in wii

[FAILMOUSE]

Heyy, i am using a Roland TD4KX drum kits and when ever i plug in my kit to my WT kit nothing happens. i have tried both ends of the MIDI cable and every single MIDI channel and still nothing happens :( all the pads are even on the right MIDI settings! anyone got any ideas to get it running? cheers :D

[minimeado10]

@FAILMOUSE go onto settings then put in rx10 cos i found out myne did not work but now it does

[KarrollProductions]

what did you use to put the color on the drums? very neat and awesome.

[aBetterOpinion]

@KarrollProductions Thanks! colored tape.

[numanuma20]

does this work for the dm5 wii(band hero)without the GH drum and rockband for ps3?

[fr0ggy117]

hey how can i do it with a TD-6V model

[NerosRedKing]

is there a way to connect my set directly to PS3 and play without GH:WT set? my model is TD-3KW

[aBetterOpinion]

@NerosRedKing Not that I know of. Your set needs to somehow connect through a midi port. That's where the GH:WT set comes in.

[NerosRedKing]

@aBetterOpinion ok, thnx

[musicmaniac1965]

@NerosRedKing sorry, but no, as you need the D pad and the ps3 buttons to operate the game menue. the electronic drumkit only replaces the drumpads on the game drumkit, so you can play more comfortable.

[NerosRedKing]

@musicmaniac1965 thnx

[ljm789987]

i have td12 and how do i go in to the midi setup screen :( i have everything but ,,, i dont know how to change the midi setting helppp meeeeee

[DracomancerFilip]

Hey, How much does a drum set like yours cost? I So want a set.

[aBetterOpinion]

@DracomancerFilip Around $3,000. But you can get electronic kits that will work with Guitar Hero for cheaper than that. But I love my model :)

[JakDax2112]

@aBetterOpinion My drum set is a Simmons SD9k. It's a great kit for about $1,000. Do you know if this will work for any midi kit?

[aBetterOpinion]

@JakDax2112 Sorry, don't know. If it has a midi port, and the midi channels are assignable, then it should work

[numanuma20]

@JakDax2112 Yes the numbers should be the same, I have a DM5 and a video I saw for that one seemed to have the same numbers. If you drums need a midid number set it to 11 I believe.

[musicmaniac1965]

@JakDax2112 the roland hd-1 does not have assignable pads, but that works fine as well. the only downfall is that the pads that does not trigger a thing can't be adjusted, but this does not give problems with the game. see my video witch pads work :-D

[confused731]

4 the yamaha dtxplorer, would u do the same sort of thing?

[piromaniac9999]

Hey abetteropinion,cool that you did that.

Must be alot of fun to play guitar hero on drums.

[aBetterOpinion]

@piromaniac9999 Thanks! Yeah, its totally awesome :)

[JBoYeE22]

does this work with just the brain of the Guitar Hero kit? cuz i don't have the money to buy the whole thing

[aBetterOpinion]

@JBoYeE22 The guitar hero kit is all one piece. There is a "brain" for my Roland kit. But if you had just the brain, what would be the point??

[ragratt]

tape looks tacky.. but nice setup

[Metallify101]

does this work for any console?cuz i have a wii

[PlaytoLive03]

Thanks for the Video. I have been looking for alot of your answers to hooking up Drums to GH and Rock Band. I take it this will work for rock band too?

[CityRuler1]

Do the Cymbals have to be plugged in? Because my Orange plug in the cymbal is broken

[pballer225]

your videos would probably be more watchable if it didnt have your ad on it the whole time...

[SkuxXxational]

Hey Bro

I Set up my TD-9 The way ur video show but

all the drum keep being hit twice in the game

Do u Kno What th problem is.

Ne Help Is Appreciated :)

[SuperGigaman]

Your drum set is so awesome!! I want!!

[mythkid1208]

How much does your drum set cost?

[malcolmgetscrazy]

Probably about $2200

[mythkid1208]

How much did your set cost?

[johnsoncabilover001]

@mythkid1208 ive got the same drum kit £1539

[MultiRiffer]

Cool,...i have a td12,a PC with a Midi card and the game GHWT and no way to make it work....

On my PC, midi work...but when i launch GHWT nothing happen in the game...the note sent are correct (same by defaut,36.38.46.48 etc..) i cant find an answer to this question..a response would be welcome ^^

i think it should be possible to play without the "official drumkit"....just with theTD12,my Pc with Soundblaster midi card and GHWT on it

Or maybe should i buy a midi/usb cable ?

sry for my english

[ruddreaction]

Hey i have set this up too but having major problems with symbols!! cant seem to do a roll or even a normal hit it registers but maybe the sway causes two hit registers?? its the same with hi hat and both crash and ride just wondering if you had that problem and if so how did you overcome it!!??

[aBetterOpinion]

It sounds like your problem is that when you hit one pad, it sets off another pad too. I believe this means you need to raise the "threshold" level of the pads being accidentally set off. This means that it will take more pressure to activate the trigger, so it will no longer accidentally happen.

[ruddreaction]

Cool i take it you can change that on the control module??

[aBetterOpinion]

Yep, it's easy.

[ruddreaction]

Yeah that did it! Thanks dude

[aBetterOpinion]

No prob :)

[NsNBobbysto]

does this work for xbox?

[SnuddeTheGreat]

Hey, I just need to ask..I have a cheap Big Beat Kick it drum kit which i doubt you have heard of and it has a USB type 2 input. Will it work if I buy a MIDI/USB cable and hook it up? And by the way .. is there any USB type 2/MIDI available?

I'm waiting for your answer. Thanks for some awesome vids.

[aBetterOpinion]

I don't think so. The USB would need to be an "output" going into the "input" of the Guitar Hero drumkit. As well, you would most likely need to reassign the midi channels to get the correct mapping. You can always give it a shot though :)

[outsiderpromotions]

Hey, I have jsut tried to set this up on my td9 but it doesnt seem to work properly, everytime I hit a pad it triggers 2 or 3 times in guitar hero rather than just the once, any ideas what i'm doing wrong?

Thanks

[aBetterOpinion]

I've had this problem too. You need to adjust the sensitivity and threshold levels. I forget which does which, but I know that those are responsible for "double hits". Look in your manual for how to adjust (it's easy), but it should help.

[danoconnor09]

Does any1 kno if this works with simmons sd5 bcuz i  have a output but i dunno how to access midi config

[Zando61a]

im getting a simmons sd7pk electric set for christmas, will this setup work for any electronic set or just roland drums?

[R03l4nd]

How did you know the numbers of the set up in the TD-9 control module?

[aBetterOpinion]

Trial and error

[lildrummer1001]

I bet that is SO much more accurate than using the original drum set. I have a lot of trouble keeping a streak, mainly because the drums don't pick up some strokes. Thanks for this awesome video!! BTW, you rock in your other vids :D

[aBetterOpinion]

Your welcome!  And thanks :)

[irving2006drummer]

This is just too cool..... =(

[MrCoolguy6273]

will this work with rockband?

[aBetterOpinion]

Not sure if it works with Rockband. If the Rockband drum kit has a midi output, it should work

[MetalHeadJimi93]

@aBetterOpinion i think the rb2 drum kit has a midi output. not sure about it completely.

[a7xfan19949]

If you have Guitar hero drums, you can use it to rock band

[tvsexy33]

I have a Roland td-12 and I was told that I could go from a midi to USB on my xbox 360 for Rockband 2.  Is this even possible?

[Assonfireonastick]

does the same work for TD4. also if not does that mean I hav to buy a TD9 sound module??

[aBetterOpinion]

Not sure if you can reprogram the midi channels on the TD4. You might want to call Roland, they are helpful. Look up their number on their website.

[chickenboy49]

hey a few questions about your TD-9 cause i was thinkin about buying one to replace my mini-ass acoustic:

1. how much did the DB pedal cost? cause i was on the website and it says bass pedal not included

2. is it difficult to set up cymbals that aren't included in the kit?

and one for the Guitar Hero part: will this work on wii and/or 360?

thanks any answer would be appriciated

[aBetterOpinion]

1. They start at around 60 bucks and go up from there.  I recommend the Pearl Double Eliminator.

2. Very easy, but you can only add two more triggers to the TD9. All you have to do though is plug them in.

3. It should work the same for Wii and 360.

[chickenboy49]

ok thanks again.

[jcces44]

i have a question.

If u use just the module not attached to the GHWT kit will it work?

[13TeK11]

if u find a way to connect the drum set to a xbox without the ghwt kit lemme know it :D

[asew50]

you can get free midi cables from the people who made guitar hero the give them free so you can change the sensetivity on the pads

[krippa123]

umm how much for the td-9 drum set??

[13TeK11]

1.300€ in italy

[StupidMusician]

can u hook up an electic drum set with guitar hero without the original guitar hero drum kit?

[aronhoekstra]

im bad to hear english words i can understand a lot but:

you put a midi cable from the Roland TD9 to the GH drum set?

[13TeK11]

yes =)

[dendenboie]

this work with rock band 2 too?

[dendenboie]

does this work on the ps3?

[aBetterOpinion]

This is for the PS3

[dendenboie]

oh sweet. can you give me more details about that? where do u plug in the electronic set?

[13TeK11]

as i know he is playing on ps3 system so my guess would be yes :D

[LegsLikePistonz]

Could i buy like one of the roland pads and put them on and ion drum rocker ? like do the td-9 pads have av plug in wires?

[dendenboie]

where do u get the cable?

[HAILTHETH1EF]

any music store, guitar center 5 foot, $4.99

[BandaDK]

Buy one in almost any store. search google "Midi Cable" or something

[MuffinBlades]

This for wii?

[13TeK11]

it does not matter the process works for every gh drumset kit that has the midi input =)

[bbvibrabb]

I seriously thought you were asian from your blindfolded videos. Don't know why

[fastfingersneeded]

i'm playing on wii so it dosn't work on wii?

[fastfingersneeded]

i get a double hit when i hit something once :( what am i doing wrong?

[aBetterOpinion]

Mess around with the "Threshold" setting. That should help.

[fastfingersneeded]

i already tried that does not work :(

[aBetterOpinion]

That's what helped me. Call up Roland, they have good customer support.

[dethcookie]

It's funny though, cause it appears that he has the TD-9 like Jordan from aBetterOpinion, but he doesn't have this problem. You dont happen to be trying this on the Wii are you? That might be our culprit.

[dethcookie]

Awesome video! I have a TD-3 Kit, which obviously isn't as nice as your kit, but would it work the same way? Also, do you know of any way to bypass the GH:WT kit completly?

[spleen4life]

i'm in the exact same situation as this guy so someone please reply

[aBetterOpinion]

It should work, as long as the Midi channels are assignable. Might want to call Roland, or look in your manual. And I don't know of any way to bypass the GHWT kit. I'm pretty sure you have to plug into it for this to work.

[dethcookie]

I now have the same problem with my TD-3. Apparently the double hits are due to the fact that MIDI transmits a start AND stop time of each note, thus making it look like 2 hits. There is a MIDI filter you can download that some guy made, but it requires you to hook up your MIDI out to your computer and then out again to your GH:WT kit...not doable for me. I am still looking for alternatives.

[dethcookie]

Lookup this clip in youtube to see what im talking about:

Play Guitar Hero World Tour with a Midi Electronic Drum (Double hit problem fixed)

[Ubben1999]

I'm pretty sure it's not the number that is of importance, but the note. For example, I found a menu on my own kit where I could change the note each pad signals. You can see in the lower right corner that each number corresponds to a note, I think the numbers are just for Roland, but the note is most likely universal (well, it must be). I will try to get a hold of a midi-cable and see if I can connect my kit to world tour.

[ruddreaction]

Hey thanks for the info ... I have one question: I have a td9-kx and wanna set it up but my ghwt kits snare is broken but i assume tjhat doesnt matter? Is it just a read only host now or do all pads need to be working??

[kameleus]

really nice of you

that you told us how to do it

but your electrinic drum kit COST £1,499.00

Source: Amazon

Which is really expensive.

[orchidjake]

amazing. thank you so much for this video. my gh drum kit's pads and symbols are breaking so this would be an awesome alternative. im probably guessing, because this set is more legit, it is more resistant to wear and damage. awesome. thanks again =D

[NHLboy8]

mm.. i just don't understand that video. Buy millenium drums and show how to make that with millenium's :DDD

[durzone]

i am getting td6 tomorrow yey

[wouldawon8]

thanks for the video. what are you using to make the colored rings and make it look so clean?

[aBetterOpinion]

You're welcome.  Colored tape :)

[NHLboy8]

Can i play GHWT with millenium 400 drum kit?

[aBetterOpinion]

Not sure. If it has a midi port, and the midi channels can be reassigned, then I would believe so.

[durzone]

can i make my hi hat pedal - the bass one on guitar hero?to have double bass

[aBetterOpinion]

Yep, just assign it to the bass drum channel.

[samumaster]

Does every cymbal sound different?

[bioniclefan1]

how much was your drum kit

[aBetterOpinion]

About $2,700

[bioniclefan1]

holy **** i need money lol

[OverStuffedTaco]

sweet, so you can basically set it up for both guitar hero and rockband

[durzone]

can i do this on td3 roland drums?

[VOLCOMPTM]

Sick vids of you playing the drums!

can you go to my videos and watch my video of me playing GHWT on expert drums.. its not a real drum set though. but yeah just tell me what you think!

[Mcs2900]

''Here is my cat'' ^^ CUTE

[NHLboy8]

all of u! u can play Guitar Hero in every midi drums..

[Viper668]

Would this work with Xbox 360 and a TD-3 drum set? If not, does it work with a 360 at all?

[Chris265265]

I'm not sure which number I have to change. I have a DM5 Pro kit, and there are 2 sets of numbers. One with letters next to them, and the other set, on all pads, is set at 50. Which do I change?

[Chris265265]

well i just tried my midi usb cable to test if it was the port on my world tour kit, and that works fine. so something im doing isnt right

[hockeygoalie93]

thanks dude helpful video

[xDDOM2x]

why is your power button flashing like that?

[aBetterOpinion]

I think it has to do with the camera, because I don't remember the button flashing.

[xDDOM2x]

idk if the camera could cause that but whatever o_O

[aBetterOpinion]

It should, but I'm not positive. If it has a Midi output and you can modify the midi channels, than yes.

[TheJaggerizer]

can i use the roland hd-1 for this?

[Baron821]

Does anyone know about the Yamaha DTXpress mapping capabilities? I'm afraid that I can't play GH:WT with that drumset.

[dgff101tv]

would this work for roland td 20s?

[H34DB4N91NM0NK3Y]

you should make thet lone pad trigger star power...

yellow and orange on one pad.

that would be cool

[fabptitpom]

oooh no :(

[259]

Cool, I got this working, but is there a way to prevent the crash/ride cymbals from double hitting? I notice this happens often whenever I hit orange.

[aBetterOpinion]

To you and Gibbsdej below, I don't have a problem with double triggering because I change the "threshold" on the pads to prevent that. If you raise the setting, it will help with this problem. And the hit and release only really refers to the hihat, which I believe I disable the pedal trigger for these vids.

[fabptitpom]

So, does the DD506 works with guitar hero ???

[gibbsdej]

you don't have any issues with double triggering since most electronic drumsets have a trigger for both the hit and release?

[mbx66683]

Awesome..Thanks Heaps for this info!!

[fabptitpom]

Very good news for me ! thank you ! thank you !

[warblonde]

I don't quite understand how they each become individual colors. do the numbers mean they are different colors?

[v3teran]

thanx for the vid! holy crap i thought you were asian! lol You look almost perfectly like Niggahiga from your drumming angle lol.

[aBetterOpinion]

That is hilarious, haha!

[MVrockersPS3]

So if I plug my roland into the ghwt drums then i plug the ghwt drums into rock band will the e-kit be able hit the notes on rock band?

[warblonde]

correct. but the yellow will be a hi-hat instead of a tom.

[fabptitpom]

it's possible to use a MEDELI DD506 electronic kit with guitar hero ???

[aBetterOpinion]

If it has a midi port than I believe it is possible

[fabptitpom]

Yes it has but someone told by about midi mapping. do you know if the DD506 as mapping capabilities ?

[aBetterOpinion]

No idea, sorry

[SocijsOntwikseltsaar]

Thanks a -lot- for this video, man! I just got my TD-9KX kit today, and I'll be sure to try this out. I have just a few questions though:

1) Is it possible to use the controls of the V-drum kit as controls for the game? Right now, it's really inconvenient because I have to use my World Tour drum set to navigate through the menus.

2) Do the MIDI settings of (in this case) kit number one change any of the sounds of the actual drums (if you want to use that kit later on without playing the game)?

[SocijsOntwikseltsaar]

You know what? I'm stupid: those questions had been asked before - no answers needed anymore :). Thanks for the help!

[aBetterOpinion]

No problem! 1. No, not really. You can scroll up and down but that's about it. 2. Nope, changint the midi settings doesn't change the sounds of the drums

[murphboys]

i just watched this video for the fun of it. It was pretty cool!

[leed1902]

could you set the spare pad to trigger star power?