Passthrough Devices

Caution

RPCN Menus (for sending or accepting online invites) will cause a softlock. You will need an alternative input method to navigate these menus, such as a [typing keyboard or a gamepad.]

Certain instrument controllers require direct access to the emulator, which call for additional setup.
If you were sent here, chances are you will need to follow these steps for your instrument to work.

Windows

Please note that you will need to repeat this process three times for each mode [D,K,G] on the MIDI PRO Adapter!
After making sure you have the correct dongle or MIDI PRO Adapter, close out RPCS3 and plug in the instrument’s dongle or MIDI PRO Adapter to your computer.

Installing

1. First, [go to Zadig’s website] and download the latest version, then open it up.

2. Click on Options then List All Devices.

   

3. You should now see devices listed. Switch it to your Rock Band 3 Pro Instrument.
   In this example, we’re using the Mustang Pro Guitar, which shows up as Harmonix RB3 Mustang Guitar for PlayStation® 3.

   

4. After selecting the right device, you should see the option to replace the driver.
   MAKE SURE YOU ARE REPLACING THE DRIVER ONLY FOR THE PRO GUITAR/KEYBOARD/MIDI PRO ADAPTER!!
   Click Replace Driver.

   

5. A warning will appear.
   Again, make sure you have selected your RB3 Pro instrument’s receiver or adapter.
   After you have made sure, click Yes.

   

6. It will then install the driver. As the program says, it may take a few minutes.

   

7. If everything goes well, you will get this message:

   

8. Close Zadig.

9. Open up Rock Band 3 in RPCS3 and connect your controller.
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.

   

   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see the instrument ready to join.

   

Uninstalling

Applying a Zadig driver on a device will make it only work on applications with passthrough. This may cause issues with Clone Hero or YARG.
Thankfully, reverting this is very easy!

1. Open the Start menu and search for Device Manager. Open it.

   

2. Scroll down until you find the Universal Serial Bus devices category.
   Expand it and right click the instrument you applied the Zadig driver on and then select Uninstall device.
   In this example, it’s the Pro Guitar (Harmonix RB3 Mustang Guitar for PlayStation® 3).

   

3. In the next window that pops up, make sure to tick Attempt to remove the driver for this device.
   After that, click Uninstall and that’s it!

   

When you disconnect then reconnect the device, it will revert back to the original driver.

Linux

Note

This requires admin/sudo permissions.

1. Navigate to /etc/udev/ in your file browser.
   Enter the rules.d folder.
   If it doesn’t exist, make it.

   

2. Create a new file.

   

   Name it 99-ps3-peripherals.rules.

   

3. Open the file in a text editor.
   Add an entry for your controller(s) using this format:

   SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="ABCD", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1234", MODE="0666"

   Replace ABCD with the vendor ID and 1234 with the product ID for your controller(s).
   Check below for instructions on how to find this information.
   In this example, a PS3 Mustang and PS3 Keyboard are being added.
   When you’re done, save your edits to the file.

   

4. Run sudo udevadm control --reload-rules in a terminal or reboot your system.

   

5. Disconnect your controller(s).

6. Open up Rock Band 3 in RPCS3 and connect your controller(s).
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.

   

   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see your instrument(s) ready to join.

   

Finding your instrument’s PID and VID

To find your controller’s information, you can either find it yourself or use the list below.

Using lsusb

To find it yourself, type lsusb into a terminal.
You should see the vendor ID and product ID for your controller(s) in the list.

List of controllers

• Santroller (Mode switch signal)
  Use this in combination with the instrument it’s emulating.

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1209", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2882", MODE="0666"

PS3

• RB1/2 Guitar

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0200", MODE="0666"

• RB1/2 Drums

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0210", MODE="0666"

• RB3 Keyboard

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2330", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [D]

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0218", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [K]

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2338", MODE="0666"

• RB3 Mustang Guitar

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2430", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [G] (Mustang)

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2438", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [G] (Squier)

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="12ba", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2538", MODE="0666"

Wii

• RB1 Guitar

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0004", MODE="0666"

• RB2 Guitar

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3010", MODE="0666"

• RB1 Drums

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3138", MODE="0666"

• RB2 Drums

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3110", MODE="0666"

• RB3 Keyboard

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3330", MODE="0666"

• RB3 Mustang Guitar

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3430", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [D]

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3430", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [K]

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3338", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [G] (Mustang)

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3438", MODE="0666"

• RB3 MIDI Pro Adapter [G] (Squier)

  SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3538", MODE="0666"

macOS

By default, macOS will attempt to load its own drivers when trying to use passthrough instruments on RPCS3.
Luckily, this is easy to fix!

1. First, [click here download the GCAdapterDriver 1.8 beta]

   

2. Drag the extracted GCAdapterDriver-1.8-beta application to the Applications folder.

   

3. In the menu bar, click on the new GCAdapterDriver icon.
   Click on the slider to try to activate it.

   

4. It will initially block the system extension.
   Click on Open Security Preferences.

   

5. Unlock the page by click on the lock icon on the bottom left.
   Click on Allow after this.
   Don’t forget to lock the page again when you’re done.

   

6. Now, activate GCAdapterDriver’s slider in the menu bar now.

   

   Open up Rock Band 3 in RPCS3 and connect your controller.
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.

   

   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see the instrument ready to join.