IINE Taiko Pro Max Drum Review (Nintendo Switch)

[@Ermagerd2000]

I've got a few questions for you... Have you played on any of the more popular drums (e.g. TAIKOLLER, Taiko Force, Zhong Taiko)? I'm curious to know how this compares to those Did you run into any issues with dropped inputs when playing on console? I heard that was an issue someone ran into and am curious if that was just something with them. How's the sensitivity? Did you find yourself having to hit particularly hard compared to the modded Hori? Did you notice any dead spots? E.g. areas where the drum was noticeably less sensitive than the rest of the drum? Did you find yourself accidentally hitting the buttons a lot? Any idea if this drum has any sort of configuration options (e.g. sensitivity)? Thanks in advance, I know I'm asking a lot 😅

[@jaztea22]

Excellent questions! Here are my answers: * I recently bought a second-hand Taikoforce LV5 but I haven’t picked it up yet. I’m planning on making a video comparing both or even the three drums soon. Other than that, I have only owned a Chinese knockoff, the Hori official drum and this IINE drum. * Not that I have noticed. I played some 8, 9 and 10 star oni songs in these last three days and so far so good, I even made a full combo on a song that I had been trying to FC for months with my Hori drum (less I got were 3 bads weeks ago). There are times when one note is not registered (I noticed that it was around 1 note every two songs), but I can’t 100% say that is a drop input, I think it’s just skill issues lol. * The sensitivity is great!! (Compared to the Hori drum). I lack strength in my arms because I never exercise and I must say that I hit it with what I consider my average strength and it registers the notes without issues. I played three oni songs consecutively that really took a toll on me when I used the Hori drum and, with this new drum, I only felt a little tired because I didn’t have to hit it like it owed me money. * I made some tests on calibrating mode and I had issues with the left kas on the really low left side area (at the height where the buttons are placed approx). I had to hit that area harder so that the kas could be registered. This issue doesn’t happen on the lower right side, nor on the upper sides. The dons were registered without complications in the whole center of the drum. * So far I haven’t hit any of the buttons. I think it would be a really rare situation because the drum is big enough so you have enough area to hit the dons and kas. Maybe if you play too far away from the drum to the point that you have to fully extend your arms, but I doubt anyone would play that way. * There’s no info about configuration options for Nintendo Switch on the user’s manual. There are configuration instructions if you want to play on PC, it basically says that you need to install Joy ToKey to change the button mapping, but no sensitivity customization options :( Not to be a pessimist, but there’s a possibility that some of my answers might change as time goes on. If something comes up I will update my review. If you have more questions or if an answer wasn’t clear enough (which I apologize beforehand) please let me know. Thanks for watching! Looking forward to your next stream!

[@Ermagerd2000]

@@jaztea22 That's the beauty of being a reviewer. Your perception can change over time as you learn/experience new things. And thanks for the info, this was quite useful! I'll be looking forward to seeing your next review 🙂 I'll try to get in a Taiko stream next week. It's definitely been a while since I've done Twitch stream 😅

[@vamusical]

Great review. I'm meaning to get one of those, I have IINE's basic model, but sensitivity is not great.

[@jaztea22]

Thanks for watching! If you decide to get one, let me know if the drum met your expectations!

[@shocknawe]

Did you ever get it? Did you try the new model also?

@@shocknawe Nope, I still have my basic version. I modded it a bit, so it's a bit better nowadays. Still very basic.

[@minajosh22]

So is this still good?

[@jtcyz10]

It is a great video! May I know where can you buy the IINE taiko pro? But I am a beginner and I bought a HORI drum and I need to use some effort and bigger strengths to sense my hit. Is it a normal situation?

[@jaztea22]

@@jtcyz10 Hi! You can buy it through Ali Express or the IINE official website. For the Hori drum you indeed need to hit it harder so that it can register notes, sadly is a common issue. You can also mod your Hori drum to increase its sensitivity tho, but it will still be lacky

[@cdewbs6654]

Did they ever refund you? I got the package protection but now I’m nervous. What about customs? Btw the coupon code you used still works, thanks for that

[@jaztea22]

@@cdewbs6654 Hi! Sadly they never refund me, USPS never sent back the drum. Apparently I had a typo when I typed down my address when I bought it so that’s why it never arrived to my house so, as long as you typed everything correctly, you shouldn’t have any problems :) I didn’t have any issues with customs fortunately. Please let me know when your drum arrives and I hope it arrives soon :D

[@cdewbs6654]

@@jaztea22 Just double checked address, all good on my side, I will def comment here once I get it :D

[@cdewbs6654]

@@jaztea22 Do you recall about how long shipping took? The anticipation is too much to bear! lol Also, just watched your vid with helpful tips, thank you for that! I have that same pair of bachi (with the purple handle). When you play the iine pro max, do you tend to use those or the ones that come with the iine? Also, imma smash those like and subscribe buttons for ya 😊

[@jaztea22]

@@cdewbs6654 I just checked my order history, my order was confirmed on December 18th, it was sent on December 20th and it arrived on January 8th, so it took around 19 days to arrive after IINE sent it. Hope yours arrives early than mine! Also, thanks for watching my video! By far, I prefer using the purples bachis instead of the ones that come with the Pro Max, they feel way more comfortable in my opinion. I really appreciate your support, thanks a lot!!! 😀

[@cdewbs6654]

@@jaztea22 awesome, ty!

[@heckincat1406]

Hi! Interested in this, do you know the shipping process for other countries? I have UPS in my country but idk if they can get through with Yanwen :/

[@jaztea22]

@@heckincat1406 Hi! In my experience I ordered two drums from two different countries. In both countries Yanwen used the national postal service (USPS and the my country's national mail). It seems that they don’t send it through UPS unfortunately, but you can try asking them through their customer service website :D

[@heckincat1406]

@jaztea22 I see :/ yeah I live in Sweden and we have UPS, I just don't knoe any shipping services that they ship through. I'll ask them and see what they say! Btw, where were you when you ordered the package?

[@heckincat1406]

​@@jaztea22Also, do you actually mean that they ship within 3 days or that they get the information? It says that they received my order just yesterday, 2 days after purchase and no shipping yet ;/

[@jaztea22]

@@heckincat1406 I checked my tracking history and the “order was processed by shipper” was on nov 20th, then “Yanwen pickup scan” was on dec 3rd and the “Yanwen facility-outbound” was on dec 4th. So based on this info, it took some days for Yanwen to pick up the drum and send it to the USA. I would wait a bit morr and if there are no updates I would contact customer support for info. Hope you find this useful!

[@heckincat1406]

​@@jaztea22Hi I had to come back here lol, not looking good unfortunately :/, order is shipped, but it's been 11 days and it's been at arrival of destination port, while the app that handles the package just says that a 4 gram package is otw, which is obviously wrong. It does say 12 days but it hasn't even registered as a package over 2kg, just 4 grams :(.

[@tacosmash3487]

What's the pc compatiblity like?, picked up as a switch pro controller?

[@jaztea22]

@@tacosmash3487 It is marketed as a PC compatible drum, however, you need to use JoyToKey for your PC to recognize the drum and set it up as a controller. I only use it for the Nintendo Switch, so I haven’t tried to use it on PC yet, so I can’t provide more info about it

[@paulink]

how do you get your calibration dialed down like that? Recently I picked up a taikoller and realized how off my calibration is, and i’ve yet to get it in a good position where I can hit consistently and it makes me sad…

[@jaztea22]

Hi! You can change the calibration settings in the "My Room" section if you're playing Rhythm Festival. It depends on the screen that you're using to play: if you use a TV you're going to have a bad time regardless of which drum you're using. The best thing is to use a low response time monitor. If it's not possible, try the calibration settings until you feel comfortable. I also have issues with positioning the drum, all my drums end up being either too low or too high and moving in all directions so it's a bit of a pain. Try stacking boxes or pillows for height adjustment and try to get a mat to keep it steady (still figuring out which one works for me). Besides that, how's the performance of the Taikoller? Let me know!

[@paulink]

@@jaztea22 The taikoller is great! I have no complaints, although i'd like to get some new bachi in the future. and as for calibration, i've banged my head against the wall haha. I have an OLED tv so the response time is very good, it's just the audio that always lags. non optimal but if I plug in my headphones directly to the switch, i get INSTANT response time, so that will have to do for now.

[@jaztea22]

Glad that you found a solution! I actually play with headphones because the drums are quite noisy hahaha. My smart tv is impossible to use for playing taiko due to the audio lag too so I understand. Cool! Enjoy your taikoller to the fullest! @@paulink

[@kahbengtan6380]

Can this work with PS5's taiko no tatsujin?

[@jaztea22]

@@kahbengtan6380 The IINE's official website says that this drum is for with PS4 and PS5 but it also says “(only support the PS4 version of Taiko no Tatsujin)”. I don’t own any of these consoles so I can’t confirm this info, so I highly recommend you to contact IINE's support through the page :D

[@meremelloo]

One question, does the drum work well on pc? As their basic model apparently is 120hz and its said its bad on pc.

[@jaztea22]

@@meremelloo Unfortunately I haven’t tried it on pc, but I read that it works really well. Sorry that I can’t really answer your question. Thanks for watching!

[@meremelloo]

@@jaztea22 Yeah since im looking to get this mainly for tjaplayer3 and PS4. Looks like a really good drum though, I have been looking for one like this for AGES since I need a bigger drum that isnt too big and doesnt make insanely high pitch sounds that may piss off my mom or dad haha. Probably gonna get it somewhere around new years since i need to save up :v

[@meremelloo]

@@jaztea22 Also another question, is the cable detachable?

[@jaztea22]

@@meremelloo Sadly it’s not detachable :(

[@leoncitokupkake38]

Great

[@yarivaleri7852]

Zhong Taiko Is the best one!!🎉🎉🎉