Rock Band 3

by Mad Catz

Product Features

• Game Software Included.
• All-new Keyboard instrument for Rock Band 3 / Plays Rock Band 3 Keyboard, Guitar* and Bass* parts (*Does not support Guitar / Bass Pro Mode)
• Two-octave design with 25 velocity-sensitive keys / Play real Keyboard parts in the new Rock Band Pro Mode
• Versatile layout: Play like a Guitar or on a tabletop / 3 AA Batteries and Keyboard Strap included
• Use as MIDI Keyboard Controller when not playing Rock Band (compatible with most MIDI sequencers). Also the game is in NTSC format.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003RRTX38
• Item Weight: 10.7 pounds
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: November 5, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,336 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #1 in Video Games > Wii > Hardware > Controllers > Keyboards

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo Wii | Edition: Bundle

From the Manufacturer

Rock Band® 3 is the next generation of the ultimate social and interactive music gaming platform, developed by the category's leading pioneers, Harmonix Music Systems. Featuring new innovative game modes and new instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games. This next generation of the Rock Band franchise has something for everyone. Master an instrument through the gameplay fun of "Rock Band Pro mode," add another member to your band with a new keyboard controller, or experience 83 new hits from 83 unique bands, along with your current library of songs from the over 1,500 songs available to date and counting. For the die-hard Rock Band player, there are more gigs, more ways to customize your band and more unique goals to achieve on your way to the pinnacle of rock stardom. For those just looking for fun, Rock Band 3 has a streamlined experience, with easy drop-in and drop-out, easier no-fail accessibility and an all-new party shuffle mode. For the aspirational rocker, Rock Band 3 presents "Pro mode," taking the game beyond expert and into the realm of real musicianship, with the opportunity to master real guitar, bass, keys or drums. Wireless Keyboard Controller* View larger Wireless Fender™ Mustang™ PRO-Guitar™ Controller (Sold separately) View larger Wireless PRO-Drum™ & PRO-Cymbals™ Kit (Sold separately) View larger Music The Rock Band 3 disc soundtrack contains 83 of the best bands from around the world, including bands that have never appeared in a music game, as well as support for existing Rock Band tracks (Rock Band and Rock Band 2 discs, downloaded songs, track packs, AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack and Green Day: Rock Band). Additionally, Rock Band 3 will give players immediate access to a music library approaching 2,000 songs by launch, with new content added weekly. Rock Band's gigantic music library dwarfs that of Guitar Hero® or any other music game on the market. Announced Tracks: 2000s: Metric, "Combat Baby" Rilo Kiley, "Portions for Foxes" Them Crooked Vultures, "Dead End Friends" The Vines, "Get Free" The White Stripes, "The Hardest Button to Button" Phoenix, "Lasso" Ida Maria, "Oh My God" Juanes, "Me Enamora" 1990s: Jane's Addiction, "Been Caught Stealing" Smash Mouth, "Walkin' on the Sun" Spacehog, "In the Meantime" Stone Temple Pilots, "Plush" 1980s: Dio, "Rainbow in the Dark" Huey Lewis and the News, "The Power of Love" Joan Jett, "I Love Rock and Roll" Night Ranger, "Sister Christian" Whitesnake, "Here I Go Again" The Cure, "Just Like Heaven" Ozzy Osbourne, "Crazy Train" 1970s: Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody" 1960s: Jimi Hendrix, "Crosstown Traffic" The Doors, "Break On Through" Gameplay Play Just for Fun … or Get Serious. Casual player? Rock Band 3 has great new party modes for quick rocking sessions with friends. Go Pro: Take your passion for music to the next level with new special guitar, bass, keyboard or electronic drum controllers (sold separately). "Rock Band Pro mode" lets you further develop your musical skills through gameplay! Pro Drums supports three expansion cymbals for more accurate drum set simulation via gameplay differentiation between toms and cymbals. Pro Keys features pitch-accurate keyboard performance. Pro Guitar – the flagship of the Rock Band Pro initiative – features realistic guitar and bass performance, utilizing either the new Fender™ Mustang™ PRO-Guitar™ simulated guitar controller from Mad Catz or the Rock Band 3 Squier™ Stratocaster™ real guitar/controller hybrid that is being developed by Fender™ and Harmonix. Rock Band 3 features great new party modes. View larger Rock Band 3's challenging all-new PRO-Mode. View larger Rock Band 3 takes advantage of the Wireless Keyboard Controller. View larger Keyboard Controller As a new innovation to rhythm gaming, the Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard ups the realism of the Rock Band franchise. 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. The Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard is fully compatible with both standard and Rock Band Pro modes. 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. The MIDI output connector Provides compatibility with MIDI software sequencers and hardware devices, while standard console-specific gaming controller buttons deliver seamless console integration. Two-octave, non-weighted, velocity-sensitive keybed ranging from C3 to C5 – 25 keys total allow players to add keys to the mix in either solo mode or with a full band. Keyboard grip is contoured and incorporates an ergonomic sensibility that provides comfort to the casual gamer or seasoned musician. Grip includes touch-sensitive strip and Overdrive button. Gameplay is available for the traditional Rock Band five-key representational mode ("keys") or pitch-accurate Rock Band Pro mode ("Pro keys"), which lets players experience the challenge and reward of playing along with real keyboard parts until they've mastered them on expert! Versatile layout—capable of use on a tabletop or strapped over the shoulder like an electric guitar. Features 4 action buttons: D-pad, plus (+), minus (-), and HOME Button. The officially licensed Rock Band 3 Keyboard Stand (sold separately) was custom crafted to accommodate the official Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard controller. Durable, lightweight, and height adjustable to help gamers of all ages get full enjoyment from their all-new instrument. *Only compatible with Rock Band 3 and NOT previously released versions of Rock Band software.

Product Description

As a new innovation to rhythm gaming, the Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard ups the realism of the Rock Band franchise. 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. The Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard Is fully compatible with both standard and Rock Band Pro modes.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. The MIDI output connector provides compatibility with MIDI software sequencers and hardware devices, while standard console-specific gaming controller buttons deliver seamless console integration.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Bugs - Frustrating to Play, February 25, 2011

By 

David G. Goshorn II (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard and Software Bundle for Wii (Accessory)

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME FOR THE WII - IT IS BROKEN OUT OF THE BOX AND HARMONIX/EA/NINTENDO ARE CURRENTLY DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT.

For me, this is a family game. We were so excited to be adding a keyboard and a lot of new music to our collction.

We got it as a family gift for Christmas.

From the very beginning it was frustrating.

The first thing we noticed was that the Bass (kick) drum is out of sync. Try all you want with various calibration methods and it will never be there.

Then we noticed the vocal problems. The vocals don't register accurately and it is impossible to go into overdrive vocally.

Then it gave us the high pitched screeeeeach over the speakers.

Then it crashed after a song.

It is very frustrating to play and we usually just give up and go back to RB2 or GH:5

Here is a link discussing on the problems on the RockBand.com forum:

[...](Amazon won't allow an outside link so Do a search for "Confirmed and condensed List of RB3 bugs for HMX to patch on WII")

1. Bass pedal out of sync no matter what you do to calibrate

2. Dreamscapes sometimes appear in all of the songs you play in a setlist, or randomly for no reason, even when not on All instrument mode.

3. High pitched noises while starting some songs with the mics connected, this wont go away unless you go back to the song listing. This will also cause the mics to get stuck with some kind of feedback and become unresponding untill you wait some time or disconnect them (as if the buzz is still reverberating for some time)

4. Random Freezes while finishing a song (score screens), making setlists, connecting to the music store. Sometimes the loading icon will remain and you have to reset the console, sometimes the music will just stutter and after some time you are able to continue.

5. Shaky arrow on vocals, it goes all over the place even when it is registering your voice kinda ok (not perfectly like it did on RB though)

6. Overdrive not activating when playing with a little of high volume

7. Some talkies in the songs dont register at all, maybe it has something to do with number 6

8. You cant hear yourself at all through the speakers when singing, only if you lower the original track to a minimum and still your voice comes out strange or really low or distorted (maybe it has something to do with mic sensitivity once again)

9. Pedal hooked up to Keyboard does not trigger Overdrive (I believe this is a universal issue across all platforms)

10. During the load screen between songs in a setlist, the Wii cut off all power/connections to the USB ports (i.e., all accessories attached quit working & the status lights on my USB hub indicated no connection). This led to having to press RESET to do anything else, as even activating the Wii Remote wasn't helpful since the other instruments couldn't "drop out."

11. When the game decides to do Dreamscapes instead of venues, characters do not show at all, not one of them. Therefore, since while playing online the game always chooses Dreamscapes, we cant see other ppl characters.

12. Issue: vocal volume (noted already) example here: [...] -- that has the track vocals turned all the way down and my mic turned all the way up. It's a direct cap so that's what is getting sent to the sound system. The band sounds just fine, the vocals are quiet as a mouse. In the video you also can see the jumpy vocal cursor issue.

13. Issue: unreliable taps. I think in some cases it is due to song timing slightly speeding up or slowing down but I am regularly missing taps on certain songs (this is not normal). I've switched to using the WiiMote because using the mic is an invitation to fail.

14. Breakneck Speed always disabled in Practice Mode

15. Some character models sometimes break during the performance, showing strange polygons out of their arms or instruments, this goes on to the cutscenes if you dont log out and re-login (I guess it reloads the character models)

A discussion of these and other issues can be found at the rockband forum:

[...](Amazon won't allow an outside link so Do a search for "Confirmed and condensed List of RB3 bugs for HMX to patch on WII")

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock Band 3, January 12, 2011

By 

linedancer - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard and Software Bundle for Wii (Accessory)

We purchased the Rock Band 3 bundle for the Wii system for our granddaughter and she is very happy with this gift. I ordered this from Amazon because we could not find the bundled package (Software package) in some of the stores we visited. The package was delivered in the time frame stated by Amazon and it was in excellent condition when it arrived.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars rock band 3 keyboard, January 10, 2011

By 

Purplechat - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Rock Band 3 Wireless Keyboard and Software Bundle for Wii (Accessory)

We've been having so much fun with this and all the other instruments that go with the wii rock band group. My 7 yr. old and his friends have been playing since Christmas.

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