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new years always do this to people

ronji — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:51:32 +0000

man, i haven’t posted here in a while. like so many other people with low activity blogs, i’m going to try and make an effort to post more in the new year. let’s see if i can actually stick to it.

rock band wii drums with sustain pedal

ronji — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:08:13 +0000

i’m using an m-audio sustain pedal, made for keyboards, connected via a stereo 1/4″ to 1/8″ adapter. it works great, and the pedal is WAY sturdier than the included rock band pedal. in the video i have it hooked up through a headphone splitter, and that works for double pedal action with the included rock band pedal, but holding one pedal down will not allow the other to trigger. i got this sustain pedal from amazon.com for around $13, but you could probably get one at any music store as well. the needed action is on/off, so a sustain pedal works great, don’t try an expression pedal.

at the end you get a little beatmania iidx action. if you like rock band or any other rhythm game, you should check out the original: beatmania iidx. it’s super fun, but kinda hard to get into since it’s mostly japanese. look it up.

Rock Band Wii Drum Set PC Test

ronji — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:32:22 +0000

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.