Hacker makes mini-sized Rock Band drums

by Kyle Orland { Mar 4th 2008 at 3:55PM }

Want to quiet down the extremely loud clackety-clack of the Rock Band drum kit? You could simply use a few circles of foam rubber, or, if you're like hacker David Yoon, you can create your own extremely cute miniaturized drum kit for quiet, pencil-stick, desktop drumming.

The hack, which includes a foot pedal made from two sandwiched CDs, has the added bonus of being playable in an extremely enclosed space and/or by an extremely agile mouse. So if you have either of those things (and a bit of technical know-how), give it a go. If you have neither, well ... just enjoy the picture.

[Via Engadget]

Tags: drum kit, DrumKit, drumming, drums, EA, hack, harmonix, mod, rock band, rock-band, RockBand

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jsn @ Mar 4th 2008 4:00PM

some mods and stuff are cool, even when they're functionally retarded. This is not one of them..

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Mar 4th 2008 4:19PM

Worst drum mod ever.

D_Average @ Mar 4th 2008 4:19PM

"Its groovy I guess...."

StrangeBum @ Mar 4th 2008 4:25PM

I think it's kind of cool. I mean, it's got to be a hell of a lot easier to lug those little pads around in your pocket (probably not literally, due to breakage) instead of the actual drum kit though.

Maybe I just like the fact that someone did it. If it can be done, then why the hell not, right? Please don't take that as a literal question though, I know there are tons of arguments to dispute that.

Alex M @ Mar 4th 2008 4:44PM

IM IN UR JOISTIKS,
ENJOYIYN UR PIKSHUR

rockintom @ Mar 4th 2008 4:58PM

That is a really cool desk.

Oh. Right. Drum mod. Neat!

Marty @ Mar 4th 2008 5:05PM

I like how anyone with any electrical engineering skills automatically falls under the umbrella of "hacker" now.

Jack @ Mar 4th 2008 5:46PM

Today I made this uber awesome mod! I went to a general store and bought a face plate for an outlet and painted it! THEN with a little technical know how, I carefully removed the face plate from the outlet in my living room and....REPLACED IT!

I just sent my mod to every forum and blog so keep your eyes peeled!

ill trooper @ Mar 4th 2008 6:29PM

Language follows usage. Maybe you just need to realize that the general usage (and thus definition) of the word 'hacker' is changing. It'll be a lot easier to stomach the next time you see it.

Neal @ Mar 4th 2008 5:17PM

Those are some big ass pencils

Shimrra @ Mar 4th 2008 5:25PM

It looks like one of those drums you see in a third world country.

serotoninzero @ Mar 4th 2008 5:30PM

Wow. Sorry, I suck enough at drums, but I know that putting the burden of hitting the pads between my fingers instead of my arm/wrists is just going to result in epic failure. Seeing this made me think of arcade buttons though. I could see that working a lot better but of course completely out of style for drums.