Drum kit Rock Band

the first generation rock band drum controller, featuring 4 pads , bass pedal.

the drum set rock band features 4 rubber drum pads , bass pedal. pads have colored rings around edges correspond colored notes on-screen. these pads represent snare drum (red), hi-hat/tom tom (yellow), ride cymbal/tom (blue), , crash cymbals/floor tom (green), though songs may use pads other percussion instruments. pedal represents bass drum (orange), on-screen notes represented orange horizontal lines across on-screen drum track. use drum controller, players must strike pads drum sticks , press bass pedal match scrolling notes on-screen. drummers can improvise in special freestyle drum fill sections of songs, indicated on-screen columns each note turning solid color. 4 pads commonly change functionality represent other drums, depending on requirements of song. default pad order can reversed using lefty mode option in game. legs of drum peripheral can adjust in height or detached if player wishes place on table-top. drum controller features standard controller buttons in middle of peripheral navigating in-game menus. overdrive drummers can deployed hitting crash cymbal (green note right-handed configuration) appears directly after freestyle drum fill. second version of controller, distributed rock band 2, introduced quieter, velocity sensitive drum pads, reinforced bass pedal, wireless capabilities, , compatibility separately sold cymbals. ion audio has produced premium drum kit includes cymbals , can upgraded drum brain used electronic drum kit.

pro mode drums introduced in rock band 3, requiring players equip existing drum set 3 cymbal units. game marks cymbal notes circles in contrast regular rectangular pad notes, , drum player required hit cymbals instead of pads these notes when occur. electronic drum kits used through midi connection.