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butter_stick
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zankara said:
Drums will suck in Rock Band.
The guitar is the GH5 guitar, which is the best guitar you can play with.
Another question for those in the know.
I have the original Rock Band Drums and they suffer from this annoying issue of not registering ever hit I made with them.Admitedly, I do have the noise reduction pads on them, but I compensated by hitting the pads that little bit harder.
I really want to get into the pro drums in Rock Band 3 and was considering buying the Wireless Pro Drum kit, thinking that the drums would be more responsive and the addition of the cymbols. But I have been hearing that the pads on the wireless drums can be just as unresponsive as my original set.
Can anyone who uses the wireless drums give me their impressions? Would you recommend them over the original set? Or should I be looking at other sets? I also heard that the drums from rock band 2 where more responsive than the original kit. Is this true?
I have the original Rock Band Drums and they suffer from this annoying issue of not registering ever hit I made with them.Admitedly, I do have the noise reduction pads on them, but I compensated by hitting the pads that little bit harder.
I really want to get into the pro drums in Rock Band 3 and was considering buying the Wireless Pro Drum kit, thinking that the drums would be more responsive and the addition of the cymbols. But I have been hearing that the pads on the wireless drums can be just as unresponsive as my original set.
Can anyone who uses the wireless drums give me their impressions? Would you recommend them over the original set? Or should I be looking at other sets? I also heard that the drums from rock band 2 where more responsive than the original kit. Is this true?
Thought I'd share my recent purchase in here, while I don't have Rock Band 3 yet (If I could bloody find it in AU) I did get a set of the logitech wireless drums for AUD$60 (RRP is $499) delivered this week. I barely played drums before as my GHWT kit was dodgy, depending on the day it would either not register my hits or double register.
I hooked it up last night and for the first time ever I was getting 50 note streaks and actually getting star powers, which I'd never been able to do before because of the shoddy kit I had (plus I'm just not very good at drums)
The place I got them from still has ton as well as an awesome looking logitech PS3 Guitar for AUD$40, but I only have 360 GH\Rock Band so it's no good to me
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I hooked it up last night and for the first time ever I was getting 50 note streaks and actually getting star powers, which I'd never been able to do before because of the shoddy kit I had (plus I'm just not very good at drums)
The place I got them from still has ton as well as an awesome looking logitech PS3 Guitar for AUD$40, but I only have 360 GH\Rock Band so it's no good to me
.It's technically a Guitar Hero Branded set but same thing.
It took me a while to find it on logitech's website as it looks like they're discontinued. With the death of the GH franchise they're probably just cutting and running, which is probably why they're so cheap now
Here's the link to the kit itself
It took me a while to find it on logitech's website as it looks like they're discontinued. With the death of the GH franchise they're probably just cutting and running, which is probably why they're so cheap now
Here's the link to the kit itself
ThanksVision
Member
So I want to switch my ions to PS3, so I gotta buy a drum module for ps3. Anyone know where I could get one on the cheap side? They are online for like 50, but fuck thatttt.
Crazypanda_85
Member
Finally got the Keyboard X Game bundle (360) yesterday from Target for $38.98. Wished I got the game sooner and could've supported Harmonix more but I did buy RB1 set and Dance Central day one & plan on buying more DLC so that kindof makes me feel better .
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Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
Because Harmonix is dumb. Just be thankful you can play with everything using All Instruments Mode. When you play online, there's certain instrument combinations that don't work. Such a stupid design.woodypop said:
I don't even think it renders all the characters when you have a keyboard, bass, and guitar player.
I'm about to buy the game with the keyboard (360).
I guess it's a silly question, but: I know you can use a midi keyboard to play the game, but can you use the game's keyboard as an actual instrument?
Another question: how would GH drums play with RB? Never tried that, can you play *alright*?
I guess it's a silly question, but: I know you can use a midi keyboard to play the game, but can you use the game's keyboard as an actual instrument?
Another question: how would GH drums play with RB? Never tried that, can you play *alright*?
Crazypanda_85 said:Finally got the Keyboard X Game bundle (360) yesterday from Target for $38.98. Wished I got the game sooner and could've supported Harmonix more but I did buy RB1 set and Dance Central day one & plan on buying more DLC so that kindof makes me feel better
Man...I paid something like $150 for just the keyboard here in Tokyo
Bed Intruder is now on RockBand Network from what I hear.
This was probably asked and answered a million times so I apologize ahead of time.
I'm getting the itch to play some Rock Band again but I wanted to try the pro guitar. I already own a real guitar so I'm content with buying a Mustang to save some cash. Or should I bite the bullet and spend the extra $150 on a stratocaster?
And do these things ever go on sale for 360? The PS3 version of the Fender is always on sale for <$90 but I never find the 360 versions up for much less than MSRP.
I'm getting the itch to play some Rock Band again but I wanted to try the pro guitar. I already own a real guitar so I'm content with buying a Mustang to save some cash. Or should I bite the bullet and spend the extra $150 on a stratocaster?
And do these things ever go on sale for 360? The PS3 version of the Fender is always on sale for <$90 but I never find the 360 versions up for much less than MSRP.
Wrekt said:
The Mustang doesn't have any issues with string sensing, which the Squier does have from time to time. But the Mustang's strings are all the same thickness, which may be odd if you play real guitar. Seeing as the Squiers are increasingly rare and I still want one, get a Mustang.
elrechazado
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Can someone point me to the best way to convert my rock band 2 drums into pro drum capable? The madcatz kits on amazon seem to be plagued with problems. Are there other options?
toymachine
Member
Joystiq is reporting the bundles are 360 Only
butter_stick
Banned
Dat overstock.
storybook77
Member
Wife got me a Fender pro guitar for our anniversary. I felt a hit to my ego playing on easy but it was offset by a feeling of some accomplishment of actually sort of starting to learn the instrument.
Monkeylord
Member
In case anyone didn't know, the latest update has broken a load of songs on the 360 version for Euro RB3 owners who had exported from RB1.
According to a p-ost on the RB forums from "hmxhenry", all you need to do is send an email containing your name, gamertag and country to support@rockband.com with the following subject: Dani California Bug (X360) - Missing EU songs post patch.
They'll email you a download code that will apparently fix it.
This was only posted up yesterday, about 20:00GMT.
According to a p-ost on the RB forums from "hmxhenry", all you need to do is send an email containing your name, gamertag and country to support@rockband.com with the following subject: Dani California Bug (X360) - Missing EU songs post patch.
They'll email you a download code that will apparently fix it.
This was only posted up yesterday, about 20:00GMT.
Monkeylord
Member
Just an update on this, I emailed Harmonix early this mornng (about 2amish GMT) as detailed above, and just received my code.
Judging by this, anyone else affected can probably expect a fairly quick turnaround.
That's good to hear. Probably helps that it is isolated to EU players, so there's not thousands on thousands clamoring at them about it.
AndyMoogle
Member
Which songs are broken? I haven't played the game since the patch arrived, so I guess I should try it and see if they are broken for me.
Monkeylord
Member
I really cant remember off the top of my head, but theyre listed in a stickied thread on the Rock band forums with the same title as the subject of the email I mentioned (above in bold).
There was 8 or 9 that still appeared in the playlist, but as soon as you tried to select them it caused the game to throw out an unreadable disc error.
The closest to a complete list I saw was:
Dani California
Hysteria
Perfekte Welle
New Wave
Beetlebum
Manu Chao
Countdown to Insanity
Essentially the bonus EU RB1 tracks. If you didn't export an EU RB1 into EU RB3, I believe you don't have a problem.
Monkeylord
Member
Thanks.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I was currently at work and as such 95% of the internet is blocked, so I couldn't get a list for you guys.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I was currently at work and as such 95% of the internet is blocked, so I couldn't get a list for you guys.
Thanks for posting this did not know wtf was going.
Thought there might be something wrong with my 360 because I started getting disc read errors before my last rrod.
sixteen-bit
Member
PS3 RB keyboard for $40
http://store.gameshark.com/viewItem.asp?idProduct=4998
Does anyone know how long this sale will last?
http://store.gameshark.com/viewItem.asp?idProduct=4998
Does anyone know how long this sale will last?
So I'm guessing the unbelievable spiking prices for Rock Band 3 (cheapest 360 copy on Amazon is $35 USED) means that it it out of production? That's sad
Bought a Wii bundle for a friend, though.
EDIT: Hmm, MadCatz are selling a Midi + game bundle for $40 for 360 only. The midi unit is selling for $38 new on Amazon, and new copies of the game are selling for ~$50. Enterprising people could make a bit of money buying a few units and reselling them...
Bought a Wii bundle for a friend, though.
EDIT: Hmm, MadCatz are selling a Midi + game bundle for $40 for 360 only. The midi unit is selling for $38 new on Amazon, and new copies of the game are selling for ~$50. Enterprising people could make a bit of money buying a few units and reselling them...
The Broken Ska Record
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So I'm guessing the unbelievable spiking prices for Rock Band 3 (cheapest 360 copy on Amazon is $35 USED) means that it it out of production? That's sad
Bought a Wii bundle for a friend, though.
EDIT: Hmm, MadCatz are selling a Midi + game bundle for $40 for 360 only. The midi unit is selling for $38 new on Amazon, and new copies of the game are selling for ~$50. Enterprising people could make a bit of money buying a few units and reselling them...
Try checking GameStop. I thought I saw a keyboard or guitar bundle for $50. The website doesn't seem to have the bundle I saw, so you make check a few stores near you.
Edit: Oh wait. This is the bundle I saw: http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/rock-band-3-guitar-bundle-with-dlc/98033
MadCatz has Wii keyboard bundles for $50. But no Xbox keyboard availability at all.
I don't need any more copies, but it's (strong?) evidence that it is going out of production.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Oh. I thought you were looking at purchasing it.
Well, either way, I hope they release a Games on Demand version of RB3 soon since it looks like the game's been discontinued.
Well, either way, I hope they release a Games on Demand version of RB3 soon since it looks like the game's been discontinued.
Yeah, but are they just making enough copies to clear out the remaining hardware, or will they be making new hardware?
It seems suspicious that there are no X360 keyboards available from MadCatz.
jamesinclair
Banned
So I'm guessing the unbelievable spiking prices for Rock Band 3 (cheapest 360 copy on Amazon is $35 USED) means that it it out of production? That's sad
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I was just browsing amazon and the prices on everything guitar hero and rock band are hilarious.
Someone should draw a graph, its like the stock market.
From 129 to 35 to 200
The keyboard connects wirelessly, though it does have a MIDI output.