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[Amras]

Simfile creator: Amras
Song title: V1
Song author: Sanxion7
Singles: 3/5/7/8/9
Doubles: 3/5/7/8/9
Pump: x/x/x/x/11
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[Amras]

Simfile creator: Amras
Song title: V1
Song author: Sanxion7
Helper: arhcamtilnaad for the original photograph @ http://arhcamtilnaad.deviantart.com

Charts
Singles: 3/5/7/8/9
Doubles: 3/5/7/8/9
Pump: x/x/x/x/11


Well, after working with Sanxion7 in my 2nd entry, I have another chance to use another song of his. This is a remix from DDR Strike original song: Zero-One (anyone knows?). However, this remix is coming with almost the same major melody, but with totally different background sounds and feelings. Plus, Sanxion7 added about 20 seconds more with a bridge that totally comes originally from his genius heart. Much, much better than Zero-One. The song is awesome, reminds me of "Xenon", with a little bit "A" touch. The piano sound in the middle of the song is nothing, but beautiful. Heheh.. Thanks again to Sanxion7 (Saxxxonpike) for letting me work with his song one more time.

Single-Beginner:
It's 3-foot. Nothing's spectacular here, but for those who are beginners, this step must be pretty challenging since it has rather high stream for beginner level.

Single-Easy:
Just like Beginner level, but with advanced jumps and two and more 16th notes. Just simple ones since it's easy. And some of 8th notes of course.

Single-Standard:
I intended myself to make an intermediate steps for the Standards, so here it is, 7-foot hard. It has plenty of 8th notes, some of 16th notes also some freezes and jumps. Quite technical for standard players.

Single-Heavy:
What really inspires me is the gallops in the middle of the song. Since entered my first entry for StepMix 2, I had wanted to have gallops on my works but never experienced that much on it. So this is my accomplisment. Not too many gallops, but quite technical. Also, I really love the stream part in the song bridge. With the background changing. It's awesome.

Single-Challenge:
Didn't boost it into level 10. I'm more satisfied with 9, which is unique, different from others. With some holds/freezes that are quite technical, a harder stream part than Heavy steps, it becomes really fun to play. Watch out the high voltage, chaos, and stream at the finale part of the song.

Double-Beginner:
Just like the Single. Quite hard for beginner players.

Double-Easy:
This is the version of Single Easy, but with more jumps, and less 8th notes. The jumps is hard for even standard players, I think. The note placements is quite remote.

Double-Standard:
Like the Single, it's really fun to play. For those who have expertise the Singles-Heavy and just start play doubles, this is the one.

Double-Heavy:
Gallops again. With harder note placements. You got to turn your body often to play this.

Double-Standard:
The final achievement. Feel the difficulty of Single-Challenge in 8 pad-play. And still watch out the finale part of the song.

Bonus
Pump-Challenge:
Hehehe.. I planned of working on Solo actually, but since the automatic conversion from Single to Solo is quite perfect, so I changed my mind. I made this Pump It Up steps. Challenge only. The reason is, I also have been playing PiU for over 4 years, really good at it (I can finish Moonlight Nightmare, still this year world champion is demon.. hehehehe..). So I made this step. In PiU standard, this step is rated about 15-16-17. I think 16 is the most propper rating for this step. But, I got confused anyway when converting it to SM standard, so I think it's 11 due to many jumps that must hold 3 or more pads in the same time. It's really PiU style, with many handplants, many 16th notes, the body rotation is also really PiU style. You should try. It's fun.

Anyway, I know some people may ask, "And why is it Challenge (Crazy) only?" Well, for me, playing a PiU song in Easy or Hard level isn't fun at all. I don't know why, it's just it. So I didn't make Easy and Hard. Doubles? Well.. no good point in creating Freestyle (double-hard) and Nightmare (double-expert) since the keyboard doesn't support such play. LoL. What keys will you use then if there were any doubles pump step? But for Crazy play, you can use the numpads.




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Special Credit:
Graphics
Thanks to my very talented brother for giving me the chance to use his photograph! Give full support
@ http://arhcamtilnaad.deviantart.com

It is full of great works: digital arts, photographies, visual poetries etc.

The original photograph:

@ http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/44816377/


However, he refused to make the background and banner, so I had to make them by myself! :shock:

So.. with a novice Photoshop skill, I did some cropping and flipping at Photoshop, and so and so.. add some letter mask, etc. So here they are. Catchy, powerful, and RED. Hehe.. Oh.. And look at the cat eyes. Stunning. I really also love the banner anyway. Thanks to Photoshop CS2. Hehe. Last but not least, the BG changes. It's cool. Watch it. ;)


That's all. Enjoy!

[Amras]

Teaser:

That's the banner. Like it? :D


Acutally, the song is Creative Common Licensed anyway. It can be edited, shared-alike, but for non-commercial use.

But, however, I kindly asked Sanxion7 and he gave me a green light.

[manda.j]

thank you - marked as qualifies

[The Pondermatic]

I like the description for steps you put in. That's what I like about DDR/SM; once you get into hard enough difficulties, all levels have a sort of feel to them that no or few others do. Exotic Ethnic has its wild cross-over streams of DOOM, MAX 300 its simple yet hectic eigth note runs...</offtopic>

[Amras]

Originally Posted by The Pondermatic

I like the description for steps you put in. That's what I like about DDR/SM; once you get into hard enough difficulties, all levels have a sort of feel to them that no or few others do. Exotic Ethnic has its wild cross-over streams of DOOM, MAX 300 its simple yet hectic eigth note runs...</offtopic>

I think, that's also what determines a step is solid or not, right?

[SaxxonPike]

Doubly approved. By the way, Zero-One came from beatmaniaIIDX 8th style. Actually, so did V -- beatmaniaIIDX 5th style :)

[Amras]

I see then. I once knew that V is from Beatmania, but never even remember it since very rarely play Beatmania. Thanks for the information. :)

[chrisdanford]

I love it! I changed the sync a tiny bit to match the other entries. I hope that's ok.

[Amras]

Cool you love it. :D Sure, no prob for the re-sync.