Posts Tagged ‘drums’
Why Don’t You Play a Real Instru… Oh.
This is very cool. I have heard for awhile now rumblings around the web of companies trying convert/tweak real instruments so they are playable in Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Here is a an interesting product that looks to modify a real drumset into a playable controller for Rock Band. It’s called the Omega GM-1 system, and can be installed on most standard drum sets. Light rolls and hard hits are tracked via the included hardware. There are even attachments for the cymbals to convert them into a electronic cymbal (much like the Mad Catz cymbal add-ons).
Check out a full video of the Omega GM-1 system in action after the break…
Rock Band Drum Cakes are Popular!
Hot on the delicious heels of our previous story about Rock Band drum cakes, comes this scrumtious pic. Looks like someone over at Gizmodo got a few epic pics of a Wii version of the Rock Band drum cakes. As good as they look and everything, didn’t anyone ever tell these people not to play with their food?
[via Gizmodo]
Guitar Hero 5’s Drumset Looks Familiar
image via Engadget
With the release of NeverSoft and Activision’s third iteration (not counting Aerosmith & Metallica) of their version of Guitar Hero (remember, Harmonix made Guitar Hero 1 and 2), it looks like the drum set will have a significant overhaul, according to a blurred image sent in to the folks over at Engadget. Apparently, there is now a cross bar between the set’s legs, the controller panel has been moved to the front, and in general, it looks a lot like another franchise’s drum set…
[via Engadget]
No Drum Fills for The Beatles: Rock Band
It didn’t look like there were any during any of the E3 coverage, but Casey Malone from Harmonix confirmed that thinking today on Twitter. Instead, drum overdrive is activated simply by hitting a glowing green note. The entire path will begin to glow green just before the note is to be hit, so you’ll know that it is an activation note. What do you think? Can you do without the drum fill overdrive activation in The Beatles: Rock Band, or do you prefer the game more fiction-based with Ringo rocking out impromptu-style on the drums?
The Beatles: Rock Band Instruments
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Here it is. All of the Fab Four’s instruments together. We’ve seen the announcements for the other instruments before, but a good close-up (see below) pictures of the drums is new. It doesn’t appear to any significant changes to the drum set from previous versions of the Rock Band franchise, with the obvious exception of the large Beatles logo on the front of the set. Official word from Harmonix was brief, but they did say it is a “…Ringo Starr inspired, Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drum set with a classic pearl finish and vintage replica Beatles kick drum head.” With everyone playing together today at E3 with the instruments, it looked about as real as you can get with fake plastic instruments!
