sturdy controller to use on rock band 1/2 and DMania?

[DJ SCHNOO]

any suggestions for solid good drum controllers to use on both games?
a real drum kit ION or something (200-300$ at most I want to spend)

thanks!

[AdamW]

I would think the Ion kit coming out for RB2 is probably the best bet within your price range. Assuming its pads can be configured for each to be unique, there's enough to play DM.

Ion stuff is not that great, but none of the better options (DJ DAO or a DTX kit) are within your price range, and they wouldn't work with RB anyway.

Edit: I *think* you could use the Ion kit to play DrumMania CS official, as the word is they'll be selling an add-on module to turn it into a 'real drum kit', which would presumably include a MIDI module, which is what you'd need. But even if not, you could play DTXMania, which will work with any generic USB controller, as the basic mode of the RB2 kit must be.

[dartvalince]

This is something i was wondering as well. I don't know much about Electronic Drumsets, but wouldn't any MIDI module work with DM CS, or would you specifically need the DTX module?

[AdamW]

Any MIDI kit will work, but you need a specific MIDI->USB converter (well, one of a few models, all Yamaha ones). MIDI is a well defined standard, so any proper MIDI controller can be used on the other side of the converter (it doesn't actually even have to be a drum kit, technically speaking).

[Opethian]

the Yamaha UX-16 is the only adaptor that works AFAIK with CS DM games
what other models were tested working?

[GA.Mole]

My friend bought a generic converter, and it works just fine for him. He can't get it to work with 4th/3rd, but that's the only game that experiences problems. I'll talk to him to see if he remembers the brand.

EDIT: I dug it up at our message board from when he was posting about it. It's an "M-AUDIO USB/MIDI interface connector".

[Blackraven]

Invest more and save up for either a DTXpress III or a DJ DAO unit.

Those are your best bets.

P.S.
Oh and choosing crap items like Topway drum controller won't help either.

I tell you, it's not worth buying those items (just like the rave discman was)

[AdamW]

blackraven: please do post how to use a DJ Dao or DTX to play Rock Band. We're all ears. Otherwise, try reading the post next time, nitwit.

[BemaniAK]

Originally Posted by AdamW

blackraven: please do post how to use a DJ Dao or DTX to play Rock Band. We're all ears. Otherwise, try reading the post next time, nitwit.

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Enjoy, then say sorry to BlackRaven.

[AdamW]

OK, yes, I've read that before. It's a very involved hack that most people wouldn't want to go to the trouble of. And the OP already specified a limit of $300. And blackraven didn't mention the trouble you have to go to to use a standard kit with RB at all, which to my mind rather suggests he wasn't thinking about it in the first place. So I pretty much stand by what I said.