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Yes, quite an effective teacher for drumming. Because being a successful percussionist is all about being able to hit as much crap as possible at the same time.

Now all they need to do is teach players to read rhythms, time signatures, and a trap set legend, as well as teach them to keep time and educate them on any semblance of stick and pedal technique.

Look, games like this are a lot of fun, but if I see one more moron shouting about how Rock Band makes you into Neil Pert I will kill myself and everyone around me.

it makes kids into drummers as much as guitar hero makes kids into guitar players... it may help them have a modicum of improved timing and rhythm, but beyond that, its moving around a pad that is unlike anything that isnt part of a marching band.

honestly, big arcades have had virtual drumming for at least a decade. the set it extremely similar to a real drumset, and its in noway hard to track the notes. why the hell cant this be put out for GHIV? why do we have to get a dumbed down, crap version, that mimics playing a drumset bought from walmart.


and wiifanboy, how the hell are you scared of bashing around? you also scared of raising the shade to your room and seeing the sun?

Wow, you people should calm down. I didn't say you're gonna become a drumming god. I just meant that, for people who have never touched a drum kit in their lives, this will give them a good idea of what it could be like.

I'm sure I'm not the only huge nerd on a site with "fanboy" right in the name, so I'm surely not the only person who was in a high school marching band percussion section. I speak from experience when I say that plenty of middling-to-decent drummers have no idea how to read music, so that complaint about the "training" aspect of Rock Band et al does nothing for me. Sure, it's not going to teach you certain rudiments that "conventional" drummers might expect you to learn, but just being able to keep time and know where to hit to make the noise you want is a pretty big part of the total skillset.

Well, except the drums aren't positioned well. I mean it's a good layout horizontally. The cymbals, toms, snare are all in the right place, but vertically not so much. It's gonna be tough to be tapping that hi-hat while using the snare. But really it's not the quantity of drums or the layout that gives you good training. Limb independence, coordination, and rhythm are the most important.

Regarding "that's a lot of drums to be hitting on"
Snare, hi-hat, crash/splash, ride, 2 toms, kick. Pretty much a standard kit... just missing a tom. Oh and they probably skipped the hi-hat pedal AGAIN. I'd rather have 3 pads and 2 pedals than any of these game kits being made or on the market. All a good drummer needs is a snare, hi-hat, cymbal, kick.

20 Pieces...
Really?
20?


Damn I'm poor.

I'd love it if they used actual drum notation instead of these "highways" they use. You could still color the notes. But come on, train people to read standard notation while training them to play!

They probably do the 'highways' since then it correlates to the position of the pads as well... which makes it easier for beginners. Then it becomes a matter of screen real estate if you start futzing around too much.

Yeah, but you'll get more "honeys" with bees than with video games.

Oh, I was actually referring to girls with low standards that start relationships based on Guitar Hero skills.

But yeah, bees are a nice alternative.

And when that doesn't work, buy a shiny new convertible sports car.