Here is a good look at the at the Drum Controller as utilized in Rock Band, the controller is played by hitting one of the four foam pads which acts as either a snare drum, tom-tom, ho-hat and crash symbals. The controller also integrates a kick pedal for the bass drum and will come complete with a pair of drumsticks.

The drum controller is played by striking one of 4 foam pads, representing the snare drum, tom-tom, hi-hat, and crash/ride cymbals. The set will also feature a kick pedal for bass drum and will ship with a pair of drumsticks.

Game developer Harmonix says that if players can master the drum peripheral on hard difficulty, they will be able to play the instrument in reality, meaning that, get this, we'll finally be able to get some real world use out of constantly playing videogames!

News Source: g4tv.com