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Rock Band Drum Silencers Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: PDP
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Platform(s): PLAYSTATION 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation2
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-10-19
Works great. Just what the doctor ordered.
All I have to say is that I haven't experienced any of the missed hit problems other are reporting. I'm a hard-expert drummer in Rock Band so I get a lot of use out of the drum kit.
I can understand some people experiencing the missed hit problem if they did not stick the pads on correctly. You have to be very sure that you get good coverage over the drum pad when you place these on. There can't be any bubbles or you will most likely be missing some strikes.
Anyway, these work great. They definitely silence the drum kit nicely and you can really whale away without damaging your drum kit. I love em.
Date: 2008-10-06
Excellent, but here's a trick
At first I got the drum pad silencers and held them up to the rock band drum pads and thought "this isn't going to work." Check out your RB drums. You'll notice a thin plastic rim around each drum. Well I expected these drum pads to fit inside that ring. Nope, if you stuck them on, they would go over the ring and then sort of float on top of the actual drum pad and MAYBE make contact in the center, where the pressure transducer is that picks up your drum strikes.
So, to install these drum pads, you must TAKE OFF THE PLASTIC RIM around the drums. It takes a few minutes, but isn't hard. You have to pull the striking part of each drum off individually. It takes a lot of force, but be careful not to yank out the wire underneath. If you look at your RB drums from below, you'll notice 3 or 4 small rubber wedges sticking through the plastic base. These are what hold the drums into the frame. Once you've pulled off a drum pad, unscrew the plastic rim, take it off, and reassemble the drum (make sure all the rubber pieces are back in place, sometimes they stay attached to the drum surface half and need to be taken off and screwed back into the base. Push the drum pad back onto the base and make sure all 4 rubber feet click into place. THEN stick the drum silencer onto the drum pad.
After performing the installation as I mentioned above, these pads make the RB drums much much much quieter and WAY more pleasant to play, especially in groups or at night. There are no installation instructions included with this kit, but there should be.
Another option is to trim the pads so they fit inside the plastic rim. I thought it would be easier and cleaner looking to remove the plastic rim instead.
Date: 2008-09-29
For when the man (downstairs) keeps you down
I had only been in my new, second floor, apartment for two weeks when I heard the inevitable pounding on my front door. Immediately, I knew what the problem was. A few friends were over and we were jamming it big time in Rock Band. So, when I opened the door to the refrain I'm sure a lot of apartment Rock Band aficionados have heard, of, "Can you stop whatever pounding you're doing? It sounds like my ceiling's collapsing," I began my search for some way of silencing the pads.
I spent a good deal of time looking online and couldn't find a satisfactory answer; with Rock Band 2 coming out, something had to be done. I wouldn't let the man keep me down. So, with the release of Rock Band 2, I purchased these silencers for my original Rock Band 1 drums, hoping that they'd work.
The difference was staggering.
What once was a loud racket is now a quiet, subdued sound reminiscent of practice pads for drummers. A muffled noise that also didn't reverberate as much throughout the drum set, keeping things pretty quiet. In fact, sometimes the clicking of the guitar strummer was louder than my drumming. I've played the newly silenced drums about five or six times since release, at various periods throughout the day and night, and so far no complaints.
Additionally, the silencers have a bit more of a natural drumming bounciness to them, allowing for a tad more realistic experience. Now, some reviewers here have said it screwed up their accuracy. I can't speak towards that because I actually have seen my accuracy go up a little bit due to the bounciness. It's something to keep in mind, but for what it's worth, I haven't had any trouble. It sounds like these were made for a specific model of the drums. I can't speak to the other, new models, but my drum set is the original, release day drum kit. So, keep that in mind as others have said they've had accuracy issues.
I was very hesitant to purchase these pads. But I had to do something because I wasn't about to stop playing the drums. If you're in the same predictament, I'd definitely recommend these pads. They were easy to place on, deadened the noise considerably and allowed me to play my drums again. For that alone, it's worth five stars and a huge recommendation.
Date: 2008-09-29
If you have QM model drums, these things rock!
First, there are various models of drums for rock band. If you have a QM model like me, these silencers work great. Check your serial number on the bottom side of your drum pads, between the yellow and blue drums to see if the letter QM are in it.
I noticed a dramatic difference in sound. I can actually hear the songs I'm playing now. The silencers also give an added bounce, which helps with faster beats. The biggest difference is that I instantly did better on songs with fast beast simply because I could hear the song to keep beat with. I also enjoy hearing the fills I make now. I highly recommend buying these if you want silencers and have QM model drums!
Date: 2008-09-23
Bad idea...
I figured that this would be an affordable alternative to buying the new drum kit for Rock Band 2, but I was dead wrong. It does greatly reduce the noise, which might sound awesome, but it also makes a BIG difference as to the percentage of notes hit. With the drum silencers on, I missed a very significant amount of notes on many songs that I have 5 starred numerous times on Expert difficulty. It might sound like a good idea to hit them harder, but even this doesnt gaurentee a registered hit. And for songs like Long Time or Everlong, hitting the drums that hard with that kind of precision is just not possible.
I read the other reviews and thought that I could deal with it, but this is inexcusable.
If you want quieter drums, spring for the new drum kit. These are not worth the money.
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