This argument was brought over to the drumming community when Rock Band came out. While it's colourful 4-pad controller was similarly dismissed by purists, there's no denying that the game forces you to learn realistic drum patterns. Subsequent controllers (such as the ION drum rocker) amended this lack of realism. Nevertheless, the game is not ideal as a drum learning tool in many ways:
The DTXMania pack only has like a set of approved bemani songs. All other songs you'd have to Google and find the sim files. Primarily I use Furukon and Approved DTX.
- Firstly, the game's 5-lane limitation makes the notation MORE confusing for beginners since one pad can double as many cymbals, so students may have trouble recognizing when to hit what when it comes to a real set.
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- It's coulourful animations and design suggests it to be what it is - a game. Parents would scoff if they saw their son playing Rockband in their $30/hour drum lesson.- Drum charts cannot be created or edited. Wouldn't it be nice if you could ask your student to transcribe their favourite song and then play it for you?
The computer simulator DTXMania (based on Rockband's predecessor Drummania) solves the above problems by having 8 lanes with separate notation for open hihat/ride/splash etc. As it is a sim, it relies on user-made simfiles, which means that you can find a plethora songs to play for free (including double bass songs). Granted, the quality of notecharts may vary, and there are less charts for beginners. But it's never too difficult to learn how to transcribe your own simfile.
2.13 GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX / drummania 4thMIX (19 songs) 2.13.1 Bonus Track; 2.14 GUITARFREAKS 4thMIX / drummania 3rdMIX (14 songs) 2.14.1 Bonus Track; 2.14.2 License; 2.15 GUITARFREAKS 3rdMIX / drummania 2ndMIX (19 songs) 2.15.1 Bonus Track; 2.15.2 Licenses; 2.16 GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX / drummania (18 songs) 2.17 GUITARFREAKS (7 songs) 2.18 ee'MALL. Hi, in order for DTXMania to register a song, your song folder must have the.dtx file. And if the folder has a file called set.def, open it with notepad and check if the.dtx file is named correctly in the notepad. If the above 2 solutions still don't solve the problem, probably the.dtx file format is wrong.
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Unfortunately, being a drum simulator, it does have its drawbacks: lack of online play, no free-soloing sections, few guitar simfiles. But for the solo drummer who looking for the most 'realistic' drum game, DTXMania is the one.- Hi, in order for DTXMania to register a song, your song folder must have the.dtx file. And if the folder has a file called set.def, open it with notepad and check if the.dtx file is named correctly in the notepad. If the above 2 solutions still don't solve the problem, probably the.dtx file format is wrong.
- To Drumplay101, a weblog created for those looking for info and resources for digital or electronic drums with DTXMania for play-along and or drum-less play-along material. DTXMania is a free Drummania/Guitar Freaks Open Source simulator that you can run on your PC. Go to DTXmania page to get your free copy.