PlayStation 3 Rock Band Drums

Caution

Do NOT map this instrument via the Pads menu!

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.]

• Rock Band 1 Drums can be connected via USB. Rock Band 1 drums are black with grey pads and lack the connectors for cymbals.
• Rock Band 2 (and later) Drums require their respective drum dongles to connect to your computer.
  Rock Band 2 and The Beatles: Rock Band drum dongles are compatible with either revisions.
  Model#: PDMSELEA2B
  Model#: PDMSELEA2B
  Model#: PDMSELEA3B
• Works with or without the Pro Cymbal expansions.
  • Make sure to configure which cymbals are connected within Rock Band 3.
    • Menu > Options > Drum Options

Windows

There is no configuration for this instrument. Simply connect the receiver to your computer and that’s it!

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 drums:

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

   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. Open up Rock Band 3 in RPCS3 and connect your drums.
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.
   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see your drums ready to join.

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 drums.
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.
   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see your drums ready to join.

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