Using two Rockband (Wii) drumkits to create a full electronic drumkit

I saw that people were using the drumkit from rockband to create drumkits for use with garageband.  Well I wanted to do this with logic, and I wanted a full kit–so I got a couple of rockband kits for the Wii (about $30 each) and set it up.  It was pretty easy.  Here is what you need:

• Two USB Wii Rock band drum kits.
• Powered USB Hub
• Logic (With drum kits installed–ESX24 or Ultrabeat)
• Junxion v4

Right now I just have the two kits haphazardly placed near each other.  The plan is to get some PVC and set this thing up more like a real kit.  Here is a picture:

One downside to the drums is that they aren’t pressure sensitive, so every hit is the same volume.  Another problem is that each kit doesn’t use unique USB device identifiers–so they can show up as different device numbers depending on how you connect them, and in what order.  Getting the mappings correct in Junxion took a few minutes to figure out.  The hardest part was getting the high-hat correct.  I wanted it to work like a real high hat, making a sound when you stomped on it, and sounding different when closed versus open.  I figured that out, and it was pretty easy once you learn how variables work in Junxion.  Here is a quick tutorial on how to map two Wii Rockband Kits using Junxion on a mac: