How to setup Wii Guitar Hero drums on RPCS3.


NOTES
- Velocity sensitivity doesn’t seem to work.
- Can be used to play on Pro Drums to an extent but it’s not suggested.
- Gem colors do not match the pads.
- This was tested with a Raphnet “Classic controller to USB adapter”.
- If the controller doesn’t work at all, try installing [Raphnet’s management tool].
- RPCN Menus (for sending or accepting online invites) may cause a softlock. You may need an alternative input method to navigate these menus, such as [a typing keyboard or a gamepad].
Click on the Pads icon at the top of RPCS3.
It’s suggested to create a new configuration by clicking Add Configuration
at the top right of the Pads
window.
This is so you can change configuration profiles in case you want to play games that don’t use instruments.
Follow the instructions and/or match the assignments below.
Pad Information
Handlers | Devices |
---|---|
MMJoystick | Joystick |
Device Class | Device Subtype |
---|---|
Drums | Guitar Hero |
Mapping
- Guitar Hero controllers tend to misbehave and refuse to map sometimes. If you try mapping a button and always get “U+” or something similar, click “Filter Noise” at the bottom left of the controller configuration window then try mapping.
RPCS3 | Guitar Hero Drums |
---|---|
Cross | ![]() |
Circle | ![]() |
Square | ![]() |
Triangle | ![]() |
R1 | ![]() |
L1 | ![]() |
Cross | ![]() |
Circle | ![]() |
Square | ![]() |
Triangle | ![]() |
D-Pad | ![]() |
Left Stick | ![]() |
Start | ![]() |
Select | ![]() |
PS Button | ![]() |
Profile
- Extract the .7z file.
- Drag the
input configs
folder into theconfigs
folder where you have RPCS3 in.
This is not recommended if you're using multiple controllers at once.
After downloading the profile,
After that, you can select the profile in the “Pads” menu.
Most of the time, these controller profiles should work out of the box. If they don’t, try changing the controller listed in “Devices
”, next to the “Refresh
” button until it receives an input. You can edit this while the game is running.

Mapped by [GamerPerson22]