How to get the BEST synced steps!

[Vidik]

Get ready for some long post!
First things first,

Requirements:
First, you'll need to download XStep from Here
You'll need Winamp to from here(just get the basic).
And you'll need Stepmania's Editor(obviously)

First, we'll use XStep, It will tell you to locate DWI, Instead, locate the Stepmania Folder, in other words C:\Program Files\Stepmania . Now you can start using XStep.
We'll only be using the non-optional:
Location of MP3(You can also do OGG file)file
Name of Song
Name of Artist

Steps:
Step 1: Find the Location of MP3(or OGG) Find it ONLY in:
C:\Program Files\Stepmania\Songs\<song folder>\<name of song>\<name of song>.MP3
That makes it usable in Resonance.

Step 2: Fill in Name of Song and Name of Artist(if you don't know the artist, put "Unknown")

Step 3: Find the beginning BPM of your song first, to do this, Press the find BPM button, You will be pressing ENTER to the BPM of your music. Press Enter to start the music in Winamp, click the BPM finder window. You'll need to know where your arrows will start, because that's the time when you'll press ENTER to the beat of your music. Now when it starts your music, Start pressing ENTER to the BPM of your music when you want an arrow to start it there. Continue pressing it to the beat of your song's BPM until it gives you a BPM. You can Accept or Reject. Choose Accept if that's the BPM you want for your music. Congrats, you found the BPM.

Step 4: Now find the GAP. Press Find Gap, Press ENTER to start music in WINAMP. Click the GAP finder window. Just the like the last step, press ENTER when you want an arrow to start it there, Do it one more time because it will make you. It gives you a GAP. You can Accept or Reject, Choose Accept. Congrats, you found the BPM.

Step 5: DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH XSTEP! Like the Arrow freezes(stops) / BPM shifts, Do that with Stepmania by Finding the BPM by yourself.

Step 6: Make sure you have:
C:\Program Files\Stepmania\Songs\<song folder>\<name of song>\<name of song>.MP3
or
C:\Program Files\Stepmania\Songs\<song folder>\<name of song>\<name of song>.OGG
That's actually what you set for Location of MP3.

Step 7: SAVE IT! Goto File, Export DWI, select NO! Make or put the file in your song folder for the DWI. In other words, C:\Program Files\Stepmania\Songs\<song folder>\<name of song>\<name of song>.DWI

Step 8: Open Stepmania, goto EDIT/SYNC STEPS, Find your song, and edit and make steps.

There you have it! A REALLY SYNCED beat. All you have to do is get the arrows synced now. I tried it, it worked. I am going to let people judge it on RESONANCE.

Notes:
You probably also notice a Basic, Another, Maniac, and S Maniac at the bottom. That's an editor, I think it's not a good editor, because it won't tell you if you get Perfects, Greats, Goods, etc.

[falcondude]

Originally Posted by Vidik

There you have it! REALLY SYNCED steps. All you have to do is get the arrows synced now. I haven't really tried it yet, but i think it will work.

Ahahahahahahahaha

[PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR]

Originally Posted by Vidik

Get ready for some long post!
First things first,

Requirements:
First, you'll need to download XStep from

I believe that you have a problem right there...

[~One~]

ha?
i vote NO.

[fastfingers65]

same here

[Ramengan]

Originally Posted by Vidik

Step 3: Find the beginning BPM of your song first, to do this, Press the find BPM button, You will be pressing ENTER to the BPM of your music. Press Enter to start the music in Winamp, click the BPM finder window. You'll need to know where your arrows will start, because that's the time when you'll press ENTER to the beat of your music. Now when it starts your music, Start pressing ENTER to the BPM of your music when you want an arrow to start it there. Continue pressing it to the beat of your song's BPM until it gives you a BPM. You can Accept or Reject. Choose Accept if that's the BPM you want for your music. Congrats, you found the BPM.

This works only if your timing is spot on and the bpm is constant. If I'm reading this correctly, doesn't WinBPM do the same thing without putting it into your simfile (which can easily be done manually)?

Originally Posted by Vidik

Step 4: Now find the GAP. Press Find Gap, Press ENTER to start music in WINAMP. Click the GAP finder window. Just the like the last step, press ENTER when you want an arrow to start it there, Do it one more time because it will make you. It gives you a GAP. You can Accept or Reject, Choose Accept. Congrats, you found the BPM.

Just thought I'd point out that typo.
Also requiring very good timing skills, as well as some trial and error, I do believe Audacity and Goldwave are much better for the general newbie.


and then there's this.

Originally Posted by Vidik

There you have it! REALLY SYNCED steps. All you have to do is get the arrows synced now. I haven't really tried it yet, but i think it will work.

1. The underlined statement and the bold statement contradict.
2. Why are you posting a guide if you haven't had this process tested?

Originally Posted by Vidik

Notes:
You probably also notice a Basic, Another, Maniac, and S Maniac at the bottom. That's an editor, I think it's not a good editor, because it won't tell you if you get Perfects, Greats, Goods, etc.

What?



Also, no. Not helpful in the least.

[Vidik]

Originally Posted by PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR

I believe that you have a problem right there...

WTH is wrong with that?

[Vidik]

I noticed something, why did i write

Originally Posted by Vidik

There you have it, REALLY SYNCED steps.

I removed it

[Ramengan]

Originally Posted by Vidik

I removed it

1. Double post. Now what do you have in your OWN SIGNATURE?

2. I believe you removed the wrong part. The entire point was to have synced arrows. Probably should've changed the following sentence to say something like "now you just have to use the correct arrows", or just leave it out completely. I don't know anymore.


I'm tired of this.

[Vidik]

I just got a BETA/TEST sim in the SIMFILE DB. I chose to do Z.
Z -beta-

[Ramengan]

It seems you got rid of the edit button in your signature. And replaced it with... killing me?

On topic... Z has already been done over and over with correct bpm and gap, and I can't tell if that's synced or not because the same garbage steps look copied and pasted throughout the whole thing. Even with your syncing method/tools, you still need to take some time on the simfile.

[~One~]

i want to slap who voted yes

[Ramengan]

Originally Posted by ~One~

i want to slap who voted yes

You can check that, it's a public poll.

Vidik did.

[hi19hi19]

No I did not find this useful, I posed my own version of the thread which is 1000% more betterly good.

[OnixRose]

lmao guys cut him some slack you don't have to totally crush him for mistakes

Originally Posted by hi19hi19

No I did not find this useful, I posed my own version of the thread which is 1000% more betterly good.

that ^ is one funny comment but provide linkage to your tut so those of us who don't know where your thread is can read it

[Ramengan]

Originally Posted by OnixRose

provide linkage

Same forum as this one. Same name, without poll.

[OnixRose]

oh ok

[Vidik]

Originally Posted by Ramengan

It seems you got rid of the edit button in your signature. And replaced it with... killing me?

On topic... Z has already been done over and over with correct bpm and gap, and I can't tell if that's synced or not because the same garbage steps look copied and pasted throughout the whole thing. Even with your syncing method/tools, you still need to take some time on the simfile.

I totally didn't copy and paste it. I made it with the programs.