The Death Piano Thread (And Why You Are Missing Out)

[cixOclock]

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My strategy is not to even take a serious attempt at it until I can just get regular AAA's. I think I'm the only one on here that only has 1 AAA and 4 years under my belt (including other profiles).

But ya I can definitely see it being more of a puzzle, kind of like Monstrous Turtles!.

[EzExZeRo7497]

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Well I managed to get sub 100 goods. The thing about it is that the ending isn't as intimidating as people think at all. It's basically one fast jumpglut then two one handed trills.

[sticklydude]

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the ending isn't as intimidating as people think at all. It's basically one fast jumpglut then two one handed trills.

Made absolutely no sense.

[EzExZeRo7497]

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Made absolutely no sense.

Terrible at explaining stuff sorry

Main point is that I think most people just mash the ending because of how fast it is, but if you read the ending it's not as hard as people think.

[igotrhythm]

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Made absolutely no sense.

It's a framer issue, Stickly. If you think about it, the ending is a 200 bpm 32nd trill, which works out to 26-27 notes per second. You try to quantize that into 30 frames per second and you end up with the left and right arrows being 1 frame apart from each other most of the time, making the DP megatrill into something you can jumpjack for a while depending on your remaining stamina.

That's what I think he's trying to say.

(also, I have comboed the first jumpglut after the slow part by quad-mashing, but it was extremely strenuous)

[rayword45]

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It's a framer issue, Stickly. If you think about it, the ending is a 200 bpm 32nd trill, which works out to 26-27 notes per second. You try to quantize that into 30 frames per second and you end up with the left and right arrows being 1 frame apart from each other most of the time, making the DP megatrill into something you can jumpjack for a while depending on your remaining stamina.

That's what I think he's trying to say.

It's actually 170BPM, so fix your framer math if necessary. (I dunno the formula lol)

[~Zeta~]

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This is what he's looking for:

These are my first serious attempts at this file.

First:


Second:


Third:



Hence massive rise in perfect count.

[benguino]

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Well, I for one don't have the skills required to be able to appreciate the file for what it's worth. It also emphasizes two patterns that I'm really bad at: jacks and trills. However, even though this file is rather difficult, I try my best not to mash any of it and to treat the file seriously. It probably wouldn't be worth my time to strip down the file, since I don't even have the skills to hit the "easy to read" parts like the long jumpjacks. My personal goal is to get sub-400 goods, maybe I'll get there when I learn how to jack and trill a little better...

[gnr61]

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Stargroup would just love that his parody scoring file has turned into a greatly appreciated scoring file lmao

[~Zeta~]

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Just playing it those 3 times capped me for progress for the day, but it shows improvement if just playing it a few times.

[Reincarnate]

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Stargroup would just love that his parody scoring file has turned into a greatly appreciated scoring file lmao

haha, yes -- but it is still an interesting file in terms of scoring, at any rate

[benguino]

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Any tips on how to approach the trills in the file? I can't naturally trill that fast, would staggered jumpjacking the trill be a good approach to try?

[hi19hi19]

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Probably don't bother until you can FC mid-high FGOs consistently.
There's a certain point where I feel it just really doesn't help to play files too vastly beyond your skill level, I certainly don't really feel comfortable considering scoring on DP.
The file absolutely demands at least a certain level of stamina and trilling ability to even appreciate it, I feel.

[~Zeta~]

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the trills are jumpable but when you can handle the file, they're not so bad trilling them.

[Reincarnate]

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Any tips on how to approach the trills in the file? I can't naturally trill that fast, would staggered jumpjacking the trill be a good approach to try?

Personally I don't recommend jumpjacking the trills. You'll combo them but the PA will probably be horrible.

Only two of those trills are one-handed BTW.

Try trilling on your desk right now as fast as you can. With a little bit of finagling you should be able to get something decently fast -- so why can't you do that on a file?

1. Get out a camera
2. Record your hands when you play some trills
3. Laugh when you realize why you are so slow
4. Make adjustments