Best Xbox 360 Game Microphones
The Official Logitech High Quality USB microphone will work with any system with USB ports (Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, etc). For use with PlayStation 3, Wii, XBOX 360 and Playstation 2.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I can report that so far, both mics that I bought work successfully with XBOX 360 Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3, but it was a bit of a disappointment that I did not recieve the mic pictured."
"Pleasantly surprised to have received the Konami brand mic, as I didn't really care which brand of mic it was, all I wanted was a mic to play Rock Band3 on PS3."
"If you want a cheap USB mic to plug into your computer, this is literally the cheapest thing you can find."
"This is an awesome microphone."
"This worked out well with the Xbox 360 games that required a microphone."
"You know how this works, ask grandchildren what they want and you get the list, then a week before Christmas, there is the statement "Hey Mom you know what I really would like......" Now the way this goes is Mom calls grand mom and relays the message."
"I was hoping that the game would "grade" your singing like in rock band but the effect still allows a third prayer to get involved."
"I ordered this excited to have a Logitech mic again."
Wii: Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Guitar Hero Metallica, Guitar Hero Van Halen, Rock Band 2, The Beatles: Rock Band, LEGO Rock Band, Rock Band 1, Guitar Hero 5, Boogie Superstar, U-sing, Grease, Robbie Williams, Glee, SingStar, We Sing Robbie Williams, Karaoke Joysound, American Idol Encore, Def Jam Rapstar, Karaoke Revolution, Sing It, Joysound. For Xbox 360: Setting > Preference > Voice > Play through Both. With single high quality karaoke microphone, it is the perfect design for all music games, rock band, guitar hero and karaoke games.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Works intermittently."
"Mica worked really well..thanks."
"The microphone works very good and it is better than I expected."
"Works perfect!"
"For some reason, this mic doesn't log the beats bonus on Rock Band."
"Every time we use it the console tells us it’s not plugged in when it is."
Belt out the highs and croon the lows of your favorite tracks with the Rock Band 3 Microphone.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Works great with xbox but I thought it would have an amplified sound via the TV but it does not."
"I've tried a few different microphones, and this one really takes the cake."
"You barely have to touch the mic for it to work unlike the rock band one where you have to slap it like a drunk southern redneck husband."
"But it feels flimsy and seems to have more echo than my previous Rock Band mic that comes with the game (and the one I was hoping to get in this order)."
"We went with this one to ensure we got the nicer microphone, but ended up with the cheap one anyway."
"It is a piece of junk, and Worldwide Sales is using good old fashion bait and switch tactics to sale the cheap mics for the original Rock Band mic prices."
"When I attempted to contact the shipper about exchanging it for the one advertised, the response I got was an immediate refund with no feedback as to what happened or what to do with the microphone they sent me."
Best Wii Game Microphones
Official Rock Band Microphone, compatible with PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox360. High-performance microphone: Accurately reproduces the sound of your voice.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It sometimes go out of wack when the clapping parts in a song show up(like you hit it but it doesn't register no matter how hard you smack it) and the game doesn't register you as singing onkey when you know for a fact you are but other than that it works great!"
"Grandchildren LOVE using this great mike to perform with the WII games."
"Works well with Rock Band."
"I purchased this mic to replace my broken Rock Band mic and it works perfectly."
"Smaller than the microphone that I originally have with my Rockband game."
"However, prior to purchasing this microphone, all I had for her to use was my headset plugged into the controller."
"Too much delay and sensitivity out of this microphone for rb4 ps4."
"Worked initially mostly OK with just a second or so delay."
Best Xbox 360 Game Music Controllers
The Official Logitech High Quality USB microphone will work with any system with USB ports (Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, etc). For use with PlayStation 3, Wii, XBOX 360 and Playstation 2.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I can report that so far, both mics that I bought work successfully with XBOX 360 Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3, but it was a bit of a disappointment that I did not recieve the mic pictured."
"Pleasantly surprised to have received the Konami brand mic, as I didn't really care which brand of mic it was, all I wanted was a mic to play Rock Band3 on PS3."
"If you want a cheap USB mic to plug into your computer, this is literally the cheapest thing you can find."
"This is an awesome microphone."
"This worked out well with the Xbox 360 games that required a microphone."
"You know how this works, ask grandchildren what they want and you get the list, then a week before Christmas, there is the statement "Hey Mom you know what I really would like......" Now the way this goes is Mom calls grand mom and relays the message."
"I was hoping that the game would "grade" your singing like in rock band but the effect still allows a third prayer to get involved."
"I ordered this excited to have a Logitech mic again."
Best Xbox 360 Game Music Controllers
Crafted after classic professional keyboard designs, its versatile layout—capable of use on a tabletop or strapped over the shoulder like an electric guitar — incorporates an ergonomic sensibility that provides comfort to the casual gamer or seasoned musician. Empowering you to rock outside the realm of videogames, the Wireless Keyboard also functions as a MIDI controller and boasts a two-octave, non-weighted, velocity-sensitive keybed ranging from C3 to C5. Keyboard grip is contoured and incorporates an ergonomic sensibility that Provides comfort to the casual gamer or seasoned musician. All-new Keyboard instrument for Rock Band 3.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Its a solid little keyboard with better build quality than allot of midi controllers and analog modeling synths. Ive hooked up every guitar hero and rock band toy up to synths before and they all worked soso."
"Got this for my twelve-year-old son and he loves it."
"I have played rhythm games with guitar shaped controllers for ages... Way back when Guitar Hero 1 came out the concept of playing a game with a 5-buttoned plastic guitar and living out your rock fantasies with little to no practice was almost too much awesome to handle. In pro keys mode you play every note on the keyboard. It really makes you feel like you can play keyboard, unlike the 5 button approach to the guitars."
"Luckily enough there is a "Learn an Instrument" Mode that will roughly teach you some basics, but I found it failed to even give you the correct way to place your hands. After you get accustomed to the very very basic of things you can move on to the learn a song mode (Only available for songs from Harmonix not RBN) this will give you the most repeated parts of the song and your goal is to get 100% on each section. So it doesn't really teach you anything you just got to figure it out as you go."
"This keyboard is a better quality than most Rock Band controller instruments."
"On the other side of things, my 5 year old daughter can use it to play the guitar/bass parts more easily than using the actual guitar controller, because there is only one button to press for each color, and doesn't require the coordination of fretting a note with the left hand and picking it with the right."
Best PlayStation 3 Game Microphones
Official Rock Band Microphone, compatible with PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox360. High-performance microphone: Accurately reproduces the sound of your voice.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It sometimes go out of wack when the clapping parts in a song show up(like you hit it but it doesn't register no matter how hard you smack it) and the game doesn't register you as singing onkey when you know for a fact you are but other than that it works great!"
"Grandchildren LOVE using this great mike to perform with the WII games."
"Works well with Rock Band."
"I purchased this mic to replace my broken Rock Band mic and it works perfectly."
"Smaller than the microphone that I originally have with my Rockband game."
"However, prior to purchasing this microphone, all I had for her to use was my headset plugged into the controller."
"Too much delay and sensitivity out of this microphone for rb4 ps4."
"Worked initially mostly OK with just a second or so delay."
Best Xbox 360 Game Drums
While other drum controllers lock you down to a pre-molded plastic array of pads, Drum Rocker's professional aluminum drum rack lets you position your snare, tom and cymbal pads wherever you want. Drum Rocker's velocity-sensitive drum pads feature a playing surface that is much quieter than other drum controllers. The Ion Drum Rocker Premium Drum set can be customized to fit your drumming style. Professional-Grade Aluminum Rack and Pads While other drum controllers force you to use their configuration with a pre-molded, plastic array, the Drum Rocker's professional-grade aluminum rack lets you position your snare, tom and cymbal pads the way you want. Drum Rocker's velocity-sensitive drum pads feature an ultra-quiet playing surface and a more natural and consistent stick rebound than your average pad. Go Beyond Gaming into Real Music Built by the engineers at Alesis, one of the largest manufacturers of professional electronic drums in the world, the Drum Rocker Premium Drum Set delivers the most realistic drumming experience available to a gamer. But when you're ready to move from playing the game to playing in a real life, you can swap the game controller module with one of the professional drum brains made by Alesis, such as their DM5 drum module, or any other drum brain that accepts a quarter-inch output. What's in the Box: Aluminum drum rack, 4 drum pads, 2 cymbals, drum pedal, all mounting hardware and connecting cords, and 2 drumsticks. Compatible with ROCKBAND, ROCKBAND 2, and Guitar Hero for the XBOX360. Two Color Assignable 12" Cymbals.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I figured when I tired of the game I could use these with a drum controller to add some percussion to my work. Using the provided drum trigger and pedal....The cymbals require a very hard hit. The drum heads had a "sweet spot" and if you hit them wrong you got a flubbed response on the game. In the "freeplay" section of the game I found that rapid hits didn't register in real time."
"Pros: Build Quality. Drum Accuracy (No missed hits). Feel (These drums feel great to play). Rebound (You get a lot of rebound off of the drum head). Sensitivity (Even very light hits register). Easy Setup (about 45min but that's because there is so much customization possible). Compact (they actually fold up to about the same size as the RB2 drums). Metal Drum Pedal (It's not going to break like my RB2 pedal did). Cons: I really only have one con and its very small and trivial. I would like to see a bottom brace on the bottom of the rack that you could hook the drum pedal to so it wouldn't slide around as much and so it would brace the drums better."
"One thing to note: There is an adjustment at the top of the cymbal stand to keep them from rotating. Another thing to watch for... the cymbal holders are held in place with a metal loop with threads on the end. The wingnuts they supply are very large and the threads are not that long so I found myself stripping the very end of the threads trying to get the wingnut on. The kick pedal is really made to simulate a hi hat pedal so I was a little off-put at first but it still works quite well and is lightyears beyond the original stock RB1 pedal. The pads never miss hits but unfortunately the cymbals still drop notes quite frequently. Some people suggest hitting the edges of them with the stick, some say tighten them down very tight and some say remove the felt padding beneath them. Edit: 9/23/08 - Well the Nylon wingnuts held for one or two moves but I ended up replacing the nut within the plastic wingnut."
Best Xbox 360 Game Guitars
Strap on your Guitar Hero Wireless Les Paul Guitar Controller, power on, and crank it up. 2.4GHz wireless technology with a 30-foot range.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Item was delivered when expected and without damage."
"worked great, came with game and shoulder strap."
"But, I blame the people responsible for making the thing and not the seller for sending it out."
"Clean works great no complaints."
"I received a guitar that worked only for two days."
"Received the product assuming that it was new or at least good condition."
"Controller wouldn't connect to my Xbox, came without a battery cover, and stopped working when I replaced the batteries."
Best Xbox 360 Game Music Keyboards
Crafted after classic professional keyboard designs, its versatile layout—capable of use on a tabletop or strapped over the shoulder like an electric guitar — incorporates an ergonomic sensibility that provides comfort to the casual gamer or seasoned musician. Empowering you to rock outside the realm of videogames, the Wireless Keyboard also functions as a MIDI controller and boasts a two-octave, non-weighted, velocity-sensitive keybed ranging from C3 to C5. Keyboard grip is contoured and incorporates an ergonomic sensibility that Provides comfort to the casual gamer or seasoned musician. All-new Keyboard instrument for Rock Band 3.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Its a solid little keyboard with better build quality than allot of midi controllers and analog modeling synths. Ive hooked up every guitar hero and rock band toy up to synths before and they all worked soso."
"Got this for my twelve-year-old son and he loves it."
"I have played rhythm games with guitar shaped controllers for ages... Way back when Guitar Hero 1 came out the concept of playing a game with a 5-buttoned plastic guitar and living out your rock fantasies with little to no practice was almost too much awesome to handle. In pro keys mode you play every note on the keyboard. It really makes you feel like you can play keyboard, unlike the 5 button approach to the guitars."
"Luckily enough there is a "Learn an Instrument" Mode that will roughly teach you some basics, but I found it failed to even give you the correct way to place your hands. After you get accustomed to the very very basic of things you can move on to the learn a song mode (Only available for songs from Harmonix not RBN) this will give you the most repeated parts of the song and your goal is to get 100% on each section. So it doesn't really teach you anything you just got to figure it out as you go."
"This keyboard is a better quality than most Rock Band controller instruments."
"On the other side of things, my 5 year old daughter can use it to play the guitar/bass parts more easily than using the actual guitar controller, because there is only one button to press for each color, and doesn't require the coordination of fretting a note with the left hand and picking it with the right."