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L0LXD
Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 186 Location: Alone in a dark corner
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: Question about ions |
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Sorry if this thread is in the wrong place, but i have the ions for the 360 without the ion cymbals. im wondering if i bought the rock band 3 cymbal expansion would i be able to use them with my ions? thanks. _________________
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blingdomepiece
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4358 Location: Ottawa ON Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Question about ions |
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L0LXD wrote: | Sorry if this thread is in the wrong place, but i have the ions for the 360 without the ion cymbals. im wondering if i bought the rock band 3 cymbal expansion would i be able to use them with my ions? thanks. |
I think you would be able to if you got 1/8" to 1/4" adapters and mounting equipment for the cymbals. I don't know if that really ends up being worth it given that you can get an Ion cymbal with mounting equipment for $40 here:
http://www.newenglandmusicsupply.com/e-cymbals/cat_2.html _________________
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nextneilpeart95
Joined: 09 May 2010 Posts: 284 Location: Behind my drumset (my real one)
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Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure they won't work due to the fact that they are specially coded to work with the RB2/RB3 stock drums. _________________
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Tagrineth
Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 2197
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:23 am Post subject: |
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nextneilpeart95 wrote: | I'm pretty sure they won't work due to the fact that they are specially coded to work with the RB2/RB3 stock drums. |
...what?
They're just lumps of plastic with piezos mounted in them. The programming/logic is all in the drum brain, not the pads. >_>
If you get plug adapters they'd probably work, but keep in mind the Ion uses 1/4" plugs instead of 1/8". _________________
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mbnasir6
Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 291
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Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Tagrineth wrote: | nextneilpeart95 wrote: | I'm pretty sure they won't work due to the fact that they are specially coded to work with the RB2/RB3 stock drums. |
...what?
They're just lumps of plastic with piezos mounted in them. The programming/logic is all in the drum brain, not the pads. >_>
If you get plug adapters they'd probably work, but keep in mind the Ion uses 1/4" plugs instead of 1/8". |
They won't work easily, he was right, they are special |
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Quazifuji
Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 1344
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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Even if they did work, they'd be awkwardly small and difficult to mount. If you don't have any cymbals, your best bet is probably the sale Rock Band Parts is having (3 Roadie Cymbals for $100). It's a good deal more expensive, but from what I hear they're pretty good (I haven't tried them, but people who have them generally like them better than the official Ion Cymbals) and a good deal cheaper than getting Pintech cymbals. |
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davidshek
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2344 Location: Orlando, FL
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Tagrineth wrote: | ...what?
They're just lumps of plastic with piezos mounted in them. The programming/logic is all in the drum brain, not the pads. >_> |
Nope, they're not just lumps of plastic with piezos. They have a PCB in them which changes the signal into something specially coded for the RB2 kits.
In order to use these cymbals with an Ion kit, you'd have to open them up and bypass that PCB, effectively wire the piezo directly to the output jack. _________________
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