Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

[frigtionn]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

That's the type of setup I have (RGKO for me). Started using that almost a year ago, but after the muscle memory was pretty much there, I felt I had a bit more speed and a bit more stamina.

Nice, I gonna try RGKO right now. Muscle memory takes a long time but if this setup will help improve overall speed and accuracy..

Also I found switching from CV./ to WDKO not that hard. I started with this setup today and I have the same speed as cv./
but PA ...sucks ...for now!

When i try my old setup CV./ I fail big time already lol

[frigtionn]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

yeah I use WDKO, that kinda setup (I used to use QSLP but my keyboard didn't register all 4 keys at the same time sooo) and I'm at my AAAing 10s stage

I prefer it to the straight-up spread formations like ASKL, also somebody told me it's more ergonomically correct.

Haha, I have the same problem, WDKO or AZ,l are like the only setups that can register 3 or 4 keys at the same time.

[igotrhythm]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

It's also an issue with your specific keyboard's architecture. A phenomenon called "ghosting" happens when you press a certain combination of keys, but the computer doesn't process all of them due to how the keyboard tells the computer that a certain key was pressed. Even the "gaming" models only have anti-ghosting technology for certain groups of keys, WASD being the most frequent example.

Generally, the two criteria for finding a key setup that works for you are that it's comfortable and you can hit all four at once if you need to. (With hands and quads becoming more frequent in higher-difficulty files these days, this is actually very important.)

[Tyson ultima]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

Call this completely wrong but this is how I put things on my perspective of course through playing solo and singles and shit.

Normally some speed players normally tend to keep their key set up upon the bottom row normally around the xc./ which people like Samurai use.

I tend when focusing on my timing on my bulkier keyboard to user the upper rows.

When playing more dumpy charts maybe lets say shit loads of jumps or jumpstream normally I set the keyconfig right next to each other. Lets say Of course you Need and NEED me has alot of jumps I normally used the m,./ set up for it.

Currently however i use sd45 in all honesty while it isn't that great for speed purposes it does well on the timing that I am mainly trying to utilize anyway. This is just stuff i am throwing in

[dragonmegaXX]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

I play WDKO, which is better than both

[Emithith]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

DFJK seems to be a very balanced spread. Not too far apart, but not ridiculously close like FGHJ

[LongGone]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

Ultimately use a preference you're comfortable with. Can't stress this enough, each person plays differently and there is no right or wrong setup

[DossarLX ODI]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

DFJK seems to be a very balanced spread. Not too far apart, but not ridiculously close like FGHJ

This is what I use, actually

And for some specific cases, I use m,./ (one of them was Revolutionary Etude)

[PaperclipGames]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

I vary between ASKL (90% of the time), QWOP (only once or twice) and ASDF (in some specific cases). I'm considering trying things like ZXOP, where the keys aren't on the same horizontal line.

(I don't want to experiment with key settings for now, though. It is already difficult enough to fix my muscle memory - I learnt to play spread with my index/middle finger of my right hand, but middle/ring fingers of my left. It's a bit odd, but it worked up until the point where you get trills or some particular awkward patterns. I'm forcing myself to switch it to the proper fingers, which initially resulted in horrible prestations, but I'm gradually getting better and I'm pretty sure it will eventually increase my top skill. :3)

[TC_Halogen]

Re: Setup DCMK superior to smth like ASKL?

I use DF JK too; seems like the most comfortable setup. If I have a key that's acting up for any reason, I'll shift upward to ER UI.