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Hello,

I used StepMania way back at version 3 or so and there used to be docs on this site about how to create songs, etc. Now I can't seem to find anything about how to do this. Can anyone point me to a link or forum post with steps on how to create?

Also, is there search ability on this forum?

Thanks!
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There aren't any documents right now, but the procedure is more or less the same as it was back then, besides that StepMania 5 does not put songs in the same folder by default.

The first step is finding a BPM, which you can do using a BPM tapper or something similar. You can then use an audio editor (Audacity is free, and Reaper has a trial that never ends) to cut the song down to its proper length. Make sure the song you use is a CBR MP3 or, preferably, an Ogg Vorbis file. VBR MP3s do not work properly.

Then, go into the StepMania 5 data folder (on Windows, %appdata%\StepMania 5 by default), go into Songs, make a group folder if necessary and then a song folder, and then put the song file in there. Start up StepMania 5 and you can then do editing in there.
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Look inside the songs folder in your StepMania installation.
There's a file called instructions.txt. Read that.
(and no, no search ability)
<YungDaVinci> but what does it mean
<YungDaVinci> what is kyzentun
<Kyzentun> It means Kyzentun.
<Jousway> what the fuck is a Kyzentun
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Also, is there search ability on this forum?
I use google's site search feature when I need to search the forum.
So stick this in the google search box: site:http://www.stepmania.com/forums/
Then you type the thing you want to find after that.
< cybik> til Kyzentun fixes bugs for breakfast
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< maxvg1> shakesoda: then why do i still play lol
<@shakesoda> because you're an ITG player. And thus, a masochist
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<@shakesoda> Kyzentun: I think you might need to put down the meshes for a bit
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