Improving your DDR skills

potat0 · Trick Member Joined: 26 Apr 2006

Thanks cheesecake!

My problem is that I KNOW the rhythmns, just when I do them I get lots of goods/greats, making my PA almost nil. I've tried assist tick before (same as handclaps, right?) and it didnt help me much.
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Challenge · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Location: New York Bronx

Things I need help working on:

SOME gallops.

And those triple notes on one arrow that come at you really fast.

Paranoia(180) is a good example of this. I do so damn fine until I get to the intro to the ending of the song where you go

Ururrr, etc. I end up losing my bar there.>_>
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Popezilla · Trick Member Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Location: the 703, VA

Since I have the crappy Ultramix 3, I only get to practice on like 2 good songs: Sakura and the Legend of MAX. I can't clear either of them in the arcade. I can get Bs-Cs at home, but I still feel like I'm missing a lot. THe main things that get me are reading and stamina. How should I go about improving those?
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SortaEvil · Trick Member Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Location: Burnaby

If you have an xbox pad it's really simple to build an xbox to usb converter, since xbox is just a fancy usb. You could concievably find out how to do it by searching online, a (very) quick search on google turned up nothing, but I'm pretty sure that I found out how to online, or I could easily whip up a guide for you. It's super easy if you have any experience at all soldering.
You wouldn't be able to run a cobalt flux through it, but you could play the songs you liked at home.

Apoc · Trick Member Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Location: Toms River NJ

Even if it seems like all you're doing is beating your head against a wall, I'm finding that just attempting, time after time, those songs that I can't get is really helping me get up my stamina, and I'm getting farther and farther into the song each time. If Sakura's giving you a rough time, just keep trying. I have EX2 for PS2, and on Heavy I played Sakura seven times in a row just because I wanted an A (I drank a lot of water that night...). I got there. And now this stubborn tactic is getting me really close to passing PARANOiA Survivor on Heavy, which is a major goal for me right now. If you push yourself towards it, you can get there. Keep workin at it!
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Challenge · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Location: New York Bronx

Anyone have any good suggestions for songs to play to help me get more used to those triple and quadruple notes?
I use leading cyber on standard but I could really use some help getting used to:
DDD, UUUU, URUURUUUU,etc...

I saw someone once who was going to hit it on heavy and he was just dropping his heel down so fast when he was choosing the difficulty. I need to learn control like that. Especially for songs like Paranoia.

I think I'm gonna start using abyss for it, hmm...

(RRRRRRRRR, LLLLLL)...
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Kachan · Trick Member Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Location: Behind you.

abyss is a really good practice song for steps like that. i dont know what level youre on but CSFILSM has steps like that too where its just the up arrow like 9 times in a row. theres also orion.78 am-euro mix but that song may be a bit too slow for what youre working towards. electro tuned would also be a good choice to work on those steps as well. soo have fun and ood luck!

one thing thats bothering me is my PA (as with a ton of other people in this thread). on slower songs like gambol or cutie chaser, i tend to count out the beat which helps me get my great count down to the lower to mid teens. but on faster songs like tsugaru or even twinbee, i have trouble PAing them in arcades so i never get a AA. i know part of this is due to the fact that i play on a foam pad and play my home versions way more than arcade (so the timing window is bigger) but is there any other way or me to improve my PA at home so that i'd get at lease a few AAs at the arcade?
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Rene · Basic Member Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Location: Bakersfield

The topic author reinstilled some motivation in me. "You won't get better if you don't challenge yourself."

It's funny how one can forget the simplest piece of advice.

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subliminal · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:38 am Post subject:

lets see, tipps to improve

i just wanna tell you guys that are starting out, or been playin for a while and still have heaps of room for improvement, the guys and girls that are thrashing everyone's buttocks's, they all had to suck at the start too =].

its the same in everything, everyone has to learn how to drive, spell, read, write. =]

if ppl bag you guys out, just ignore it =] its ur dollar (or two in some cases) and you spend it how you wanna, just have fun while ur doin so.

what i used to do to get better, turn ur fail gauge off for the hard songs,
cuz i didnt have ddr at home (im from syd, aust folks, no ddr here =]) -

i'd turn on step mania on my comp, blast on the music so nothing else disturbed me, have ur bottle of water (or coke or watever) near by.

rest against the arms of my comp chair for the faster songs, otherwise sticky tape my floor with duck tape so i knew where the arrows were, and play. no one's there to judge ya =]

even if u stumble, u can play the song over and over.

with stepcharts avaible on ddrfreak.com, u can jus look at the steps closely, and see how u ca develope ur own style of stepping - which hopefully will b smooth and what not =]

when u go to arcades, as ur last song do something u dont reckon u'd last in. gradually after practice u also notice ur progress. u finish it a little further than last time.

this method i used to used help me do 'exotic ethnic on heavy'

even to improve on how to free style, this method can be used to.
(but try not to think of it as a methodology - jus chillax man =])

although i dont use this method to practice songs anymore, i do know that this'll help you guys out - iv mentioned this to my friend (tone boi) out there about it and he practices and looks just as lame as me playin on duct tape - but if you progess at the arcade, lol you aint gonna complain.

peace out guys

(hope that wasnt tooo confusing)

catches at george street's galaxy world, sydney australia.
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Ryudori · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey

I've hit a rather sizable brick wall named FaxX Heavy...I can clear it on song speed 3 with an 'A' but full speed I make it to right where the first slowdown is and die. x_x

Yes yes I hear you all saying now to keep practicing and I know that, I keep whoring the song out but I'm not seeming to get anywhere. Any help or advice would be appreciated. *bows*

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The Wise Fool · Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject:

I have a problem with stepping crossovers at the arcade, especially things like EE and Afronova Primeval. I always slip around on the buttons and lose my balance. I can read them and do them in SM just fine. Do I need new shoes?