Rock Band Wii Drum Set PC Test

i hooked up my new rock band wii drum set to my laptop via usb and mapped it to keys with joytokey and then set those to trigger the FPC in FLStudio 8.

no drivers were required, all i did was plug it in, it was recognized as the Harmonix Drum Controller for Nintendo Wii. i just downloaded joytokey, manually set the buttons i found from the xp game controller properties to keys. i'm sure this would work in a number of different scenarios. kinda fun =)

you get a special treat after the RB wii drum video: iidx - the best rhythm game ever.

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Music

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• wii
• rock
• band
• rockband
• pc
• flstudio
• fruity
• loops
• beatmania
• iidx
• dj
• troopers
• rhythm
• games

[herolief]

You wondered why it does both 2 and 8? That's because each pad has both a 'button' and 'axis' sensor; it knows when you hit a pad as the button, probably 8, and how hard you hit it, probably 2. If you're playing rock band, note the explosion effect and sound above your notes when you hit. Note how the harder you hit, the bigger the explosion/louder the sound (try it when doing a fill though, it's more noticeable). That's because while the button activates to register a key...

[sk8dork]

@herolief this is the original wii rock band 1 drum set, which is usb and does not have any velocity sensitivity. if i were trying to hook up a rock band 2 kit, your comment would apply, but i do not believe it does with the original wii drum set.

[sssudra]

Get a real drum set

[sk8dork]

YA GREAT IDEA, but unfortunately when i bought my rock band game bundle they were sold out of the "rock band with real drum set!" edition for the same price. man, to think, instead of playing this game that i wanted to play, i could have had a real drum set! man i would be so cool then huh! man i am such a dummy! lawl real drumz are where it's at, not video games! it's like when i was gonna go buy halo, i was like wtf i could just buy a real gun and go kill some alienz!lolz!

fucking twat.

[herolief]

@sk8dork Or you could wait until Rock Band 3 where they allow you to use real sets via a MIDI converter.

[sk8dork]

@herolief you miss the point with your comment. besides the fact that this video was made around 2 years ago, the fact that the upcoming rock band game will allow you to use an electronic drum kit via a midi converter does not have anything to do with using the cheap game drum set that comes with the game on a computer.

[cutznbruzez97]

lol i have the same laptop... cool right?

[Venerabela]

The reason it flashes 8 along with 2 is because of the level of the drums... if it were the RB2 kit, the 8 (in my case it's 11) represents the toms, and what I believe would be 9 for you but is 12 for me represents the cymbal expansion ports

[Sasukeuchiha7338]

How did you do that please tell me i want to give it a try

[pauleanonymous]

LOL, love the iidx plug at the end. Very nice.

[Pericles777]

Whats up man, My rock band kit for wii won't even install as a game controller i don't know what driver i should use for it .

[TONYE17]

is it just plug and play or......?

[herolief]

the axis tells how hard it hits. If you try mapping it right, you could make it louder the harder you hit. Your program might not be able to, though. If on Linux, try qjoypad. It could probably do it, I'll test it later though.