Rock Band Drum Silencers | 
 enlarge | From: PDP
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $17.99
You Save: $2.00 (10%)
New (5) from $17.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 720
Platforms: Playstation 3, Playstation2, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii
Media: Accessory
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
Model: PL-9909
UPC: 708056099091
EAN: 0708056099091
ASIN: B0016KGNOA
Release Date: July 22, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Great Silencers, But Watch Your Accuracy Drop August 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I picked these up liking the idea that they'd make the drums a bit quieter and add to the bounce on the drum head. They do make it look a little nicer, they do make it quieter, and they do add a little bounce...
...but they also kill your accuracy. I put these on and started playing and immediately started wondering if maybe the calibration on the system had somehow gotten off. What I ended up doing was going to practice mode and doing a roll on each pad at the beginning, just before the song started. I could watch the pad missing hits. Take the pad off, everything gets caught correctly again.
I tried hitting the pads in different places, with different amounts of force, but it pretty universally took down about 10% of the hits, regardless of force or location.
I'm taking these back today. It's unfortunate because they do look good and they totally do a good job at noise reduction.
 Very affordable solution July 28, 2008
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Considering how much bad press the Rock Band peripherals have received since the game's launch last November, it's not surprising that something like this would be looked upon as a gimmicky, band-aid solution to a less-than-perfect drum set.
Sure, there are better kits being developed by Harmonix and Red Octane for their respective upcoming sequels, but if you own a Rock Band drum kit now, then these silencers are actually pretty good for the price. First of all, they're a bit more stylish than the gray plastic pads that you'd normally drum on. Second, they reduce the drum noise considerably, even during more demanding songs. Third, the material reverberates much, much better, allowing for better runs and rolls, and you get far fewer missed and/or duplicate notes in the process. Finally, these things are easy to apply, sticking right over the pads themselves. At first, it seems like a cheap way to attach them, but the adhesive holds up--just make sure you center them properly.
This is definitely a product for people who are tired of the dull plastic noise during game sessions, and if you have friends over who tend to overhit or flat-out miss the pads entirely, the pad silences those errors as well. Other than a reinforced pedal, this is the best add-on I've seen for any rock band peripheral.
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