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Glitch
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0.  Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:16 pm Post subject: Percussion Freaks / Drum Mania |
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Hi, I have been playin drums for 3 years and i was at my local arcade to play some DDR today. I saw a percussion freaks 3rd mix machine and went and played it and it was really cool.
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Ok, So anyway i was wondering if they make an english PC version of Drum Mania / Percussion Freaks. Also, What should I get for pads? I am totally new to this but I do know how to play drums and DM is really cool. Does anyone have some suggestions for equpiment for a total n00b? Thanks,
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homei
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| 1. Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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That depends on how much you're willing to spend.
If money is no object, then get the DTXpress drum set and connect it to the computer via MIDI-USB. You can download lots of songs to play on a program called DTXMania or Bandjam. However, the kit will cost somewhere between $600-1000.
If you have your own acoustic drum kit, you can buy drum triggers for them, connect them to a drum module such as the DTXpress brain or one by Alesis / ROland etc, and then use MIDI-USB to connectit to the computer. It's not quite like Drummania but its slightly cheaper than getting a whole new kit.
A cheap solution would be to get a DM controller released by Konami or Topway and then connect it to your computer to play, but you will probably hate it since you play the real drums, and theres no way you can play cross handed on it.
For more info, check out www.homei.cc/gdas
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homei
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| 2. Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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By the way, I have a DTXpress II kit myself, and it's so much more fun than Drummania cause you can play all you want, and the pads are so sensitive.
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Baka of the Orochi
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| 3. Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 4:26 am Post subject: |
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You can make the PF/DM pads sensative too, it's just a matter of replacing the sound sensors.
There is no US release of Percussion Freaks/DrumMania. The closest you'll get is Percussion Freaks, which is simply the overseas version of DrumMania. Certain Mixes will have English text rather than Japanese, although I believe later Mixes are all in Japanese, regardless.
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Jeff's Bawls
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| 4. Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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Can't you also get them officially off of like Playasia.com or somewhere else?
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deepbluevibes
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| 5. Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| BakaOrochi wrote: | You can make the PF/DM pads sensative too, it's just a matter of replacing the sound sensors.
There is no US release of Percussion Freaks/DrumMania. The closest you'll get is Percussion Freaks, which is simply the overseas version of DrumMania. Certain Mixes will have English text rather than Japanese, although I believe later Mixes are all in Japanese, regardless. |
sound sensors? |
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EmuProphet
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korisu
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| 7. Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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boo!
I just ordered that drumset today. Hopefully it's as cool as it sounds.
(btw, was I the one who told you about that?)
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Baka of the Orochi
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| 8. Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:33 am Post subject: |
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Deepblue: Yeah, their little circular sensors, according to my friend Zaps, we're guessing they're like little microphones. They're about the size of a quarter, with two wires sticking out of them. Our local PF machine replaced the sound sensor, snare and toms work BEAUTIFUL.
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EmuProphet
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| 9. Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| AirRandom wrote: | boo!
I just ordered that drumset today. Hopefully it's as cool as it sounds.
(btw, was I the one who told you about that?) |
nope, I haven't been to these boards in over a year (that was the BOO part) and not sure why I decided to check last night (random thoughts occur regularly for me)
let me know how that drum set works out (if it is compatible with dtxmania specifically) I would get one but my recent purchase of a CBR600RR leaves me broke as hell |
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deepbluevibes
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| 10. Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| BakaOrochi wrote: | | Deepblue: Yeah, their little circular sensors, according to my friend Zaps, we're guessing they're like little microphones. They're about the size of a quarter, with two wires sticking out of them. Our local PF machine replaced the sound sensor, snare and toms work BEAUTIFUL. |
uhm.. why couldn't they just be sensors like ddr pads? |
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Baby Bonnie Hood
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| 11. Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| BakaOrochi wrote: | | ...Percussion Freaks, which is simply the overseas version of DrumMania. Certain Mixes will have English text rather than Japanese, although I believe later Mixes are all in Japanese, regardless. |
DM9 has no English?
That sucks. I thought the no-English thing in DM8 was a fluke; but now it looks like they're gonna stick with it in the future. Boo!  |
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EmuProphet
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| 12. Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| BBH: Its not like it will kill you, DM9/GF10 is very comprehensible, the japanese instructions/certain song titles dont bother me, plus you do away with all that cheesy midi crap from the earlier series (PF reference), anyways back to my grave. |
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Baka of the Orochi
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| 13. Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: |
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| deepbluevibes wrote: | | BakaOrochi wrote: | | Deepblue: Yeah, their little circular sensors, according to my friend Zaps, we're guessing they're like little microphones. They're about the size of a quarter, with two wires sticking out of them. Our local PF machine replaced the sound sensor, snare and toms work BEAUTIFUL. |
uhm.. why couldn't they just be sensors like ddr pads? |
Uh because they're different technology. The DM/PF ones NEED to be TONS more sensitive than the DDR ones. DDR ones rely on weight...a LOT of weight. DM/PF rely on tapping a thin rubber pad; even a tap is all that's need to set it off. Any more, and your sensor is going to SUCK. On top of that, that sensor needs to be activated, WHEREVER that particular pad is hit: let's say the hi-hat, on top of the pad, on the bottom, in the middle, on the left, right, wherever.
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Baby Bonnie Hood
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| 14. Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| EmuProphet wrote: | | ...plus you do away with all that cheesy midi crap from the earlier series (PF reference), anyways back to my grave. |
That midi crap is only in Korean versions of PF. Y'know, Korea only?
Of course, some arcades get Korean PF's for some odd reason. Bastards |
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DoubleTrouble
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| 15. Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Baby Bonnie Hood wrote: |
DM9 has no English?
That sucks. I thought the no-English thing in DM8 was a fluke; but now it looks like they're gonna stick with it in the future. Boo! |
I just want to be able to PLAY it  damn arcade went to 8th as soon as at came out, straight from 6th, we never got to play 7th. (Although I got to play GF 3rd and 6th through 9th at the arcade, oddly enough  )
I just want to play it really badly is all (I hate 8th in case you couldn't tell) |
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