Rock Band with real drums - Limelight

[PennybagDarrell]

Five stars for not being a faker. Rightous!

[0Pie0]

i thougth it was wel done i was impressed.

[SoFresh1337]

Yeah, it DOES work..

But you still have to know the song you are playing, and somewhat how to play the real drums.

There are small things that are different, and obviously there is a lot more going on than on RockBand..

You can get a feel of playing the real drums on RockBand. If you play on expert, then you should try a real kit out, and see how you like it.

[DropkickMurphys12]

I always wondered if that really worked, i guess it does, and you did a good job for someone who doesnt play drums :D

[bdL91]

hilarious - not a half bad cover either. you should be proud..

now how is that for real drumming - beats rock band any day of the week, doesnt it.!

[NeilPeartisGod14]

Hit the crashes not the splash,

[cashmerestaten]

that was good but the part where u do triplets on the hi hat u should be opening and closing in on the foot pedal beats..... but other that that it was good

[RageOfOrder]

Thanks for the tip!

That's one thing you can't learn by playing Rock Band, as there is no Hi-Hat pedal :(

[soccerthierry1]

Ahah! nice!

[RageOfOrder]

Did you know that the sticks that come with Rock Band (1 and 2 stock kits) are real, 7A drumsticks? Ya.

And the ones that come with the ION kit are real 5Bs.

[FernDogTron428]

excellent for an up and coming drummer

keep it up, hope you cover more RB songs!

[RageOfOrder]

Hey, thanks

I'd like to do more of these vids, problem is I don't have access to a real kit.

I could start putting some videos up with my IONs though

[njo823x]

ION videos gogogo.

[Fpsmason]

lol ur not that great of a drummer but im sure ur better from when u made this.'..... drummin is easy check out my page for a drumline of mine!!!.

[thegreatjoshesq]

this make to me wanna play rockband drums in expert =D

[chitoryu12]

That was pretty fucking amazing. I definately think Rock Band helps with drumming skills, as I did fairly well my first time on a real drum kit after about two years of Rock Band.

[nerdattack16]

For someone who's never played real drums before, that's pretty good.

Of course, your technique was kinda crappy, and you missed a lot of minor stuff like half-open hi-hats (the whole time pretty much) and flams, but you're new. Listen to the song more before playing it if you ever do it again - red+yellow isn't always snare+hi-hat - sometimes it's a flam on the snare, and the hi-hats aren't always fully closed. Try to hit the ride cymbal more on the top, not the edge, for that "ting" sound.

[hustlinharmon]

I think going from color-coded play drums to a real drum set and actually making it sound half way decent is pretty damn impressive.

[gamefreakerz]

I agree 150% man i wish i could play that good... It might not be the best but fawk it's still impressive... It's pretty amazing IMO.

[hedgehog339]

Sometimes the blue isn't the ride cymbal, its sometimes the open hi-hat then closed at the end of the note (cant remember what its called... that part in tom sawyer with the synth piece before the solo... the part where he hits the hi hat then closes it to cut off the sound...) u just gotta know the song to know which parts that is lol, its not always gonna b the crash/ride :P

[jester12882]

that shit is innacurate. the ride cymbal is supposed to be rolled, not in 16ths. btw rockband has a shitty drumkit.

[CosmoJoe360]

nice job man

[dougrosman]

i just got a drum set, and i'm doing this. its pretty awesome.

[tanman2010]

damn yall muther fuckers are dumb, just cuz you bought a damn game doesnt make you a musician, and that sounds nothing like rush

[RageOfOrder]

It's a cover of the song. They've since released the master track. Not that you care.

[adisharr]

Hey captain retard douche bag, you're missing the point and the proper use of grammar.

[Sk8boardr20]

Dang that was awesome! love this song

[ccmpro1234]

very intresting way to learn on the set....not to far off...hope your not lieing about having no drumming backgrund because for a first timer that is really good

[RageOfOrder]

I have a few (See: 8) years of piano behind me, four years of Saxophone (Alto and Baritone), and I've tried unsuccessfully to learn guitar, but nope, I've never had any prior drum experience. So thanks ^^

[Seleuicid]

Dude that was kick ass!!! I'm doing the same thing with vasoline! :D

[aredwine33]

LAMO! i do this all the time...i was wondering if anybody else did it....its kinda weird the first couple times through but after that you dont even really need the screen....great training tool....

[RageOfOrder]

That's the problem with being a student and living in an apartment. It's hard to get access to a drum kit to practice on. I'd love to see how much I've improved since I made this video, I still play Rock Band 2 almost daily.

[Shadow0876]

Very nice, I should try this sometime.

P.S.: Rejoice that the master track of Limelight is out now. This vocalist on this cover is horrible.

[RageOfOrder]

If I still lived in residence I'd have definitely re-recorded this with the master track.

However, that's not the case. :(

[drummerdude545]

dude thats great for someone that never played real drums. good job try and tighten the ride. its a bit loose. and yea take jakevinyard33 advice. the tip of the stick is supposed to be hitting for the type of sound your want for that part

[flipper778]

dude u should really consider taking drum lessons. this can easily pass as a limelight cover

[Takentothemaken]

You have a potential in being a drummer. Try taking lessons to learn technique and your fills and skill will sound alot cleaner. ;)

[ksegura14]

wtf is that a 10 inch monitor.

aha

[ThisIs2009]

don't be silly, its obviously bigger than that!

[sk8terboy1213124]

that didnt sound anything like rush

[CABeastVideos]

that is awesome

[stewiegrif4]

Neato.

[JakeVinyard33]

good job but the tip of the stick should be hitting the ride, its sounds a little like a crash...also your cymbals sound weak

[m3ndezz]

when your hitting the ride cymbol , make sure your hitting it with the tip of your drum stick , so it doesnt sound like a crash cymbol.

[RageOfOrder]

Thanks for the tip, I was wondering why it didn't sound quite right..

[m3ndezz]

you're welcome .. and try hitting closer to the middle and see how different the sound ranges , so you know what would suit the song more .. i dont know if that made sense , but .. i tried , and thats what matters :P .

[bfmyac]

damn thats impressive

[urnamehere999]

thats pretty incredible, to think that a video game could actually do that

[RageOfOrder]

Well when you think about it, people have been making a lot of money just by playing video games. About time we actually learn something useful while we're at it!

[pshsdrmmr]

dude nice job!!!! just watch that you don't rush (haha bad puns) coming from your fills back into the beat

this shows you that this game is good for something,teaching the youth of america how to play drums, it took me 8 years to get where i am now in my drumming (i can play this and other Rush songs; YYZ, Tom Sawyer, etc), and this game has been out for, what, 8 months? that's impressive. it can quickly teach you how to play.

but now go and learn songs by ear. it's much harder, but impressive

[JkLeScH07]

half the people here couldnt do this so stop talking shit unless you have a good video like this up

[videogaminbiker889]

I did this for all of the rush songs. Except that I use this amazing thing called a Hi-Hat pedal.

[JKiscooliest]

hes not that good at drumming and i have done this same thing and can play this song by heart better than he can with rock band

[mrskeithmoon]

what exactly is the point of this?

[hollitz]

that rockband can teach you how to drum?

[Darm97]

you can play rock band with real drums?

:D????

[asago]

wow this is fucking awesome :D

seriously you should start playing :) you got talent :)

[zekku777]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo u guyz are cunts this guy is fucking awesome so u guyz wanna diss him im gonns kill the shit out of u

[ChaosUnleashedMetal]

worst rush cover ever!!

[waytoofly4u213]

that looks fun

[McFool002]

you look like you've been playing for a week

loosen up, and let your wrist glide a little, jeez

[mbowen4]

Thats fucking stupid if you want to play drums get a fucking kit not a stupid ass game thats lame.

[mattyc7591]

ur a scumbag shut up

[yheaboi101]

drum sets can get expensive for good ones thats prob a reason why he doesnt have his own and is using his friends

[sidewalk4004]

You can get a drum set for the price of rockband

[yheaboi101]

you can not get real drums for 170 bucks unless its shitty and it would only last like a month

[NorthShoreInnovation]

huh... this is a good idea for drum training...

just give people some colored tape for the drums to mark them, then give them the scrolling 'notes'

[bwolan]

I think this video proves that drum games can provide at least a nice starting point for real drumming.

[spikbeatz]

don't ever let your "buddy" record you though. I really only care about seeing the drummer and I can pick out if the drummer messes up so I don't really need to see the note chart either.

Now, other than that, this is pretty bad ass. Good shit.

[ihatebobsaget1989]

your timing was off quite a bit but nice try. i play real drums.

[RageOfOrder]

Every time I watch myself I realize just how bad I was in this vid. But considering my lack of any experience at all, I still feel pretty good about it.

[NaughtyDog45]

Rock Band is what inspired me to learn the Drums. I should try that, thanks for the idea :D

[ensignbeedrill]

Nifty idea. Sounded good to me.

[Zeppelin211]

For just playing Rock band and than going to a real drumkit I am impressed I must say! I prefer a real kit, never liked Rock band!

[ejeepin]

My son is a RB master and his favorite is Sandman. I put him behind the real drums and he was amazed that he could do a lot of it. Great crossover training! There is detail missing but a great place to start. You need to find a kit on ebay and keep up the work! Anything Peart is very advanced and I struggle with it myself -- your HH work was good! Move your TT further right so your reach is better :D

[ihatebobsaget1989]

i dont like how he used both hands for the cymbal at 1:10

[Y45M00]

i have no drumming experience either

but from what i can tell, you're awesome!

[InvisiMan2006]

The only problem with these "Rock Band on real drum" videos is that they all lack the finesse that experience brings. Without the "drummers touch" it sounds robotic and soul-less.

Now... for a beginner - I think it's pretty impressive. Good job dude.

[RageOfOrder]

Yea you're right, it's very mechanical. But then, that's how most everyone sounds when they are learning.

[heyitsmikey128]

I also agree I to am doing the same thing, and the most fun part is learning the finesse

[jfilips]

woah, you learned how to play drums through rock band... lol, that has to be the most impressive thing i have ever seen

[djdawkins36]

good job

[kewlguy323]

dude ur insaine at the drums. `o`

[RageOfOrder]

Thanks but I'm not really that good.

Just transferring a bit of what I learned from Rock Band to a real kit. I have a lot of room for improvement.

[RileysNose]

what a tank!

[bertmcgirt]

i've been playing expert drums for a while now and was thinking about picking up real drums cause i figured the skills would transfer... thanks for the vid :D

[RageOfOrder]

Not everything transfers over. You have to keep time by yourself, and each of the four colors can represent two or more different things.

But beyond that it's a great way to get started.

[MrGlass214]

Great job. For someone who hasn't really played drums before, you did really well. I'd have guessed you've been playing for almost a year.

[RageOfOrder]

Thanks! I've got quite literally 2 hours of practice behind this. Of all the songs I played with this setup, Limelight was both my favorite and my best, so I got a video of it.

[MrGlass214]

No problem, hey, I give praise where it is needed. I too am an expert fake guituarist, as well as an expert fake drummer. But you're obviously more of a pro than I.

[iodeath]

Nice work! For further proof that this works, check out my kid playing his starter kit along with a Garbage tune.

[araphin1]

rofl awesome man