Using Rock Band Drum Kit in Reason 4 on PC

Check out my new production/beats channel, most beats here were made with this setup - www.youtube.com/ReeGTV

UPDATE/COMMON QUESTIONS:
"It Lags" - Use Low latency ASIO Driver and it doesnt lag at all. The lag that shows in my video is the result of my poor camera and quick editing of the video. I plan to make a video of how easy it is to produce beats on the fly with this in the future.

"Do other kits work?" - If windows recognizes them as a regular game controller, then yes they should work. You would just map the pads in Edrum Monitor the same way. You could techinically do this with any device that is recognized as a game controller in windows.

Does this work for in Fruity loops or other programs? - I have no clue, this setup is specifically for Reason users

"Does this work in Windows 7, Vista or other OS?" - Again, no idea. you'll need to try it for yourself. Midi Yoke driver install may or may not work. I stick with XP SP3 since it suits all my music production needs.
VISTA UPDATE FROM euce1029
Thanks, this worked perfectly. If you're using Vista you'll want to do this when installing Midi Yoke:
1. Download the MIDI Yoke NT 1.74 Installer.
2. Run "MSCONFIG" from the Run-menu (Win+R).
3. Go to the "Tools"-tab and select "Disable UAC".
4. Press "Launch". Close the CMD-window.
5. Restart your computer and install MIDI Yoke
Also when downloading EDrum use version 1.0 or else it won't work.
Hope this helps
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Here is a tutorial on how to use your Rock Band kit for Xbox 360 or PS3 as a MIDI controller in Reason 4, allowing you to use the Rock band kit as a real electronic drum kit.

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[100roberthenry]

great tutorial for reason/drums..BUT!...is there noticeable lag/latency.....?????...

sound coming after youve hit it.....?

the only way ive figured to get direct midi with no lag is......

im going to buy an old midi keyboard and make my own drums using transducers.touch sensitive...and just wire em to the actual keys..then i can transmit midi..no lag etc...it seems everyone has a major problem with latency doing this....ive seen lots of vids on this,,,same problem everywhere it seems...

rob

[80ProofCanada]

@100roberthenry Read the video notes/description as your question is answered there. Use ASIO drivers and there is no lag what so ever. I wasn't using them when I made this video and the editing was just off making it appear worse.

I've been meaning to do a jam video to demonstrate how well it works with ASIO, just haven't had time.

[faderklas]

but you can't record .. which sux.. unless anyone knows how

[80ProofCanada]

Of course you can record. You can record the same way you record from any other midi input device from Reason. The beat playing in the background was recorded using the rockband kit as input.

[Snittioett]

is the guitar in the beat a sample or is it a synth from reason.. ? if so whats it called..

[80ProofCanada]

I recorded the guitars myself using cubase and reason in rewire mode.

[mathers1on1]

anybody know how to get reason 5 to work on an XP sp3 ?

[korrupt3r]

does edrum need the etrigger to work?

i choose the single track option but doesn't work

[gh44gh44]

does this work with rock band 3 pro drums ????

[Jackassdabass]

Do you know if you need edrum and midi yoke to set up an ekit in protools?

[ngauriotewai]

shot bro, i did what you said to do , and it work, thanks

[KingdomHeartsVids18]

Is this also possible with Guitar hero or Band hero drums- PS3 version ?

[loserwastaken]

Thank you so much dude. I finally got it working and I am ready to make some beats. I appreciate your help.

[longhornalumnus]

@80ProofCanada Have you figured out how to enable the velocity sensitivity?

[longhornalumnus]

This does work for Vista, but you'll need to Install Maple, Reboot, then Install Edrum 1.0 , in Reason assign a generic midi controller and put in on the same channel as you set the output for in Edrum. Go back to Edrum and Go to Game Devices and select the name of the device from the drop down list. Now learn each of the pads and set them to unique channels 1.2.3.4.5.6. Lastly go back to the track channels. Do NOT USE the one marked pedal.. instead ignore it and start with the second track.

[prettyricky024]

what game System did you get the drums from bro???