How to Get a Kick Pad Working with Rock Band
Matt posted in Games on December 4th, 2008

As I posted previously, I was thinking about getting a kick pad and trying to get it to work with Rock Band. Well, I puchased one and failed to get it working. Like I mentioned previously, the Hi-hat pedal is just a switch, and the kick pad did not work with that input since it behaves similarly to the other pads in the kit. (You can try and plug a regular pad into the bass drum pedal input and it doesn’t really work.) I posted a message on the Rock Band forum, and someone was kind enough to point out the Rock Band Kick Box. It ends up being $77.50 with shipping if you are in the US, so it’s not a cheap solution. That cost more than my Yamaha KP65 Kick Pad, which ran me $50.99 for a blemished unit. (Their regular price is $59.99, but they were back ordered) However, it should allow me to rock out with a real bass drum pedal, so I’ll let you know how it works. Figured I’d pass along the info for anyone else interested in a true drumming experience.