"How do I make a simfile (for FFR)?" - A guide - Page 5

**rshadow8888** · 02-25-2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by xinpig

nice bump ^^

Pay attention. Stickies are aloud to be bumped.

Plus, useful info was added to the thread, so it was an acceptable bump as well.

DoctorSerpentine · 02-25-2008, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rshadow8888

Pay attention. Stickies are aloud to be bumped.

Plus, useful info was added to the thread, so it was an acceptable bump as well.

aloud.
p.s. xinpig is an idiot.

**t-rogdor** · 03-23-2008, 12:35 PM

Tutorial is in need of an update, as i think they allow hands in FFR now
(I mean, Blooddrunk has them..)

buizel8888 · 03-23-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by t-rogdor

Tutorial is in need of an update, as i think they allow hands in FFR now
(I mean, Blooddrunk has them..)

Well, they are allowed but not encouraged. They are only to be used if they are absolutely necessary.

fele5200 · 04-4-2008, 03:18 PM

ok k then this is cool then what ffr you to be!!

**robertsona** · 04-4-2008, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by fele5200

ok k then this is cool then what ffr you to be!!

rofl what

Redsky139 · 04-13-2008, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Assassain

- Ensure you have 2 or more seconds of silence in the beginning of your music file

does that mean 2 seconds you cant hear sound or 2 seconds of no beats coming? cus i cant afford the sound thingy to make it have 2 seconds of no music D=

There are free, open source audio editors out there (like Audacity; http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). It might be helpful to recommend this program in addition to Soundforge in this already very thorough, very helpful guide.

Rad3n · 04-16-2008, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Ssonik

my friend had that promblem are u on vista cause SM is a pain in the butt on windows vista

I'm on vista and I can't seem to save the .sm file. It opens into notepad then I paste in the data but it won't save... you say vista is a pain right; so there's a way around this?

**cetaka** · 04-16-2008, 01:12 PM

i think you just have to take it out of program files before you save any changes to it. there's probably a way to force vista to let you save changes to files in program files but then you would be Exposed to Ver Dangerous Viruses...

also, why do you even need to change the .sm manually in the first place?

Rad3n · 04-17-2008, 05:51 AM

who me? because the guide said too.... so I did.

**megamon88** · 04-17-2008, 05:58 AM

I think Rad3n means that he had to rename the file from (name).txt to (name).sm but he can't. I think on vista, the file name extensions are hidden. If they are, then on the first page it says how to change the settings.

TD_boredom · 04-17-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Rad3n

I'm on vista and I can't seem to save the .sm file. It opens into notepad then I paste in the data but it won't save... you say vista is a pain right; so there's a way around this?

Vista is hard to manage, that's why i'm downgrading to XP ASAP.

this guide is alright.

Rad3n · 04-17-2008, 06:07 AM

I like vista.... but what do I need to do... I'm not getting any new info here, just a consensus that vista sucks.

All I need to know is why I can't save (is that even vista's fault).

And How to fix it would be nice... but I can probably work that out.

Thanks again

**JenovaSephiroth** · 04-17-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rad3n

I like vista.... but what do I need to do... I'm not getting any new info here, just a consensus that vista sucks.

All I need to know is why I can't save (is that even vista's fault).

And How to fix it would be nice... but I can probably work that out.

Thanks again

There are two options.

1. You can turn UAC (User Account Control) off. I wouldn't recommend that, though. It leaves you wide open.

2. Go to your Stepmania program folder (the one probably found in Program Files), right click, and go to Properties. Then go to the Security tab. You'll see a list of user types (administrator, users, etc). Click on Users, and then click on Edit. (You probably have UAC on if you're using this method, so UAC will bring up that all-too-familiar dialog. You know what to do.) Check all of the checkboxes in the Allow column, and click OK. Now you should be fine.

Rad3n · 04-20-2008, 10:36 PM

All the boxes were checked..... I got pwned by vista

also, no. I did save it as a song.sm not a song.sm.txt (I had to change options in control panel to do that). If it was song.sm.txt I would be able to save it though because you can always open a txt file in notepad. but a .sm file, you can't open one of those.

IT'S OK NOW I FIXED IT

.... thanks for the assistance.... ^_^

SonicFlasher · 06-11-2008, 02:45 PM

This is too overwhelming...
I'd love to make an FFR song
but ffr makes this more difficult than it should be

**Vanilla Mnm** · 06-11-2008, 03:09 PM

Yeah, seriously, this is way to overwelming, but it's obviously easy for some people & it looks like you'll never see me " make my own arrow garden. "

**robertsona** · 06-11-2008, 03:10 PM

IMO it's quite easy, but whatever. If you're going to just give up...

Xx{Midday}xX · 06-13-2008, 03:02 PM

If you take one look at SM, everything else comes quite naturally in my opinion. Most people can tell when they're doing a crappy job.

This sticky title is misleading... at first I thought this thread was about the standards of making stepworthy music. =/

**jimerax** · 06-13-2008, 07:37 PM

fixed.

04-4-2008, 03:18 PM	#85
fele5200 FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: barrie Posts: 1	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide ok k then this is cool then what ffr you to be!!

04-16-2008, 01:12 PM	#89
cetaka Dark Chancellor Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 2,550	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide i think you just have to take it out of program files before you save any changes to it. there's probably a way to force vista to let you save changes to files in program files but then you would be Exposed to Ver Dangerous Viruses... also, why do you even need to change the .sm manually in the first place? __________________

04-17-2008, 05:51 AM	#90
Rad3n FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 70	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide who me? because the guide said too.... so I did.

04-17-2008, 05:58 AM	#91
megamon88 aka Assertive Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Waterloo, ON Age: 29 Posts: 2,567	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide I think Rad3n means that he had to rename the file from (name).txt to (name).sm but he can't. I think on vista, the file name extensions are hidden. If they are, then on the first page it says how to change the settings. __________________

04-17-2008, 06:07 AM	#93
Rad3n FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 70	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide I like vista.... but what do I need to do... I'm not getting any new info here, just a consensus that vista sucks. All I need to know is why I can't save (is that even vista's fault). And How to fix it would be nice... but I can probably work that out. Thanks again

04-20-2008, 10:36 PM	#95
Rad3n FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 70	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide All the boxes were checked..... I got pwned by vista also, no. I did save it as a song.sm not a song.sm.txt (I had to change options in control panel to do that). If it was song.sm.txt I would be able to save it though because you can always open a txt file in notepad. but a .sm file, you can't open one of those. IT'S OK NOW I FIXED IT .... thanks for the assistance.... ^_^ Last edited by Rad3n; 04-22-2008 at 11:59 PM.. Reason: resolved problem

06-11-2008, 02:45 PM	#96
SonicFlasher FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 13	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide This is too overwhelming... I'd love to make an FFR song but ffr makes this more difficult than it should be

06-11-2008, 03:09 PM	#97
Vanilla Mnm cavs Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saratoga, New York Posts: 3,258	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide Yeah, seriously, this is way to overwelming, but it's obviously easy for some people & it looks like you'll never see me " make my own arrow garden. "

06-11-2008, 03:10 PM	#98
robertsona missa in h-moll Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: nyc Age: 28 Posts: 3,995	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide IMO it's quite easy, but whatever. If you're going to just give up... __________________

06-13-2008, 03:02 PM	#99
Xx{Midday}xX FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: My own world. Miserable. Disgusting. Appalling. Pessimistic. Horrific. Terrible. Posts: 3,518	Re: "How do I make a song (for FFR)?" - A guide If you take one look at SM, everything else comes quite naturally in my opinion. Most people can tell when they're doing a crappy job. This sticky title is misleading... at first I thought this thread was about the standards of making stepworthy music. =/ __________________ Any *FFR song title* discrepancies? List them here. Willing to accurately translate Japanese for free *Accumulating all playstyles here!* つまんないシグでスマソ(´・ω・`)

06-13-2008, 07:37 PM	#100
jimerax ★_★★^★★ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 8,185	Re: "How do I make a simfile (for FFR)?" - A guide fixed.

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