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DDReamStudio - Official Guide
Many people asked me recently which technique I used to step the Animus Intorqueo series which has just gotten released. The truth is that these songs were actually some of my first experiments with the stepping tool that is DDReamStudio. I remembered stumbling upon some guides on the original DDReamStudio website before it went down. Sadly, because they can't be accessed anymore and no one on the Internet seems to have them, it was hard for me to refer those who wondered about how to use DDReam in-depth. We already had many guides for this (for example Patashu's miniguide on controlling DDReamstudio which is already stickied and linked in my sig as of this writing), but none that talked about everything DDReam can do. I luckily managed to contact the guides' author and to re-format them so they can be viewed in regular bb-coded forums.
This guide is the official guide written by DDReam's team. All of it belongs to them, not to me. This thread is only intended as an archive for those like me who were looking for this long lost holy grail of DDReamStudio. As you will notice, this is the most detailed guide you will find about this particular stepping tool on the net. Before we begin, HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD DDREAMSTUDIO (for Windows): DDReamStudio BETA 5 (mirror) HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL GUIDES TO VIEW THEM IN THEIR ORIGINAL FORM (simply unzip and open the HTML files): http://www.mediafire.com/?cpx0r9dpl138ibk (mirror) HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL SONG DEMOS TO KNOW WHAT A FINISHED SONG LOOKS LIKE IN DDREAM (simply unzip and open readme.txt for instructions): ![]() ![]() FOR HISTORICAL OR TECHNICAL PURPOSES, HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL WEBSITE'S CONTENT AND VIEW IT AS LAST SEEN ONLINE (simply unzip and open the HTML files): http://www.mediafire.com/?1mgwynipm8mkt21 (mirror) And a huge thank you to free79asia, Jussi Kujala and Juan A. Silva Jr. (Lord Toon) for helping directly or indirectly to make this thread possible and especially to Jyris1 for sending over tons of documentation so that it can see the light of day again. If you ever need to contact him about anything, you can do it at ddreamstudio@gmail.com. |
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Oh my god, this is stepping GOLD. Thank you so much for posting this!
Also, I never knew about AutoBPM. I'll try it! :D |
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Stickied. Definitely worth reading for any stepper or to-be stepper.
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Definitely useful indeed.
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wtf, I never knew about the S command, lol. holy shit that'll save me so much time instead of page up/down to replay the section.
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Just read the basics section, probably gonna have to open it again when I actually try >.> this is so helpful though thanks a lot :)
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Thank you guys for the amazing feedback. If you ever have any suggestion that could make this thread better please let me know! I'm about to post this thread on stepmania.com so that they can also benefit from ddream's guide.
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Going to look into this, need to learn to use DDReam since a lot of the songs I would like to try stepping require quite a bit of syncing lol
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Sorry if this is in the guide, but is there a way to autofill beats from a certain point onward?
I'm stepping a song where there is a constant tempo, then it slows down, and then starts again at a faster constant tempo, and I can place the beats just fine on the slowing down, but autofilling for the next part ruins the beginning beats I've already placed. |
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Wow, that's an impressive and massively useful guide.
Thanks much for posting this. |
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I haven't tried bmah's tip yet (even though it sounds deceptively simple...), but I can suggest you the technique I used (which worked perfectly) that is luckily in this guide: "Autofill #2 - Auto-Creating beats between other beats" (pocket guide) Sure, a section of a song can be 168 beats long for example, but never fear: if it gets too hard to count, slow down the song, get a piece of paper and start doing this: ![]() (For example, here, you would've counted 18 beats.) Believe it or not, this is what gave me the optimal sync. ;) |
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Holy shit that image of DDReam commands, I definitely learned a few things in there.
EXCELLENT post. Glad to have all this information in one place. |
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the latest version released thus far was 2.00 beta 6.
a link I found online to this file: http://rapidlibrary.com/files/ddream...e99bi89on.html I think I might still have the original website information detailing every bug fix and new feature since the beginning if anyone needs that. |
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to all: it's been a long time since I've done anything with ddream. It's great how many of your are now masters of the program and have made tutorials and shared knowledge of it (I've searched the forum so I know a little of what's been done in the past few years). If anyone has any questions, you know where to find me. |
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your program truly has revolutionized the way simfiles are created - I refuse to make charts without at least using DDream to acquire a proper sync/offset now.
You have a lot to be proud of. |
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This is really great you guys, I'm glad you could work together and salvage ddreamstudio's resources so thoroughly. It's a wonderful tool and it would have been a shame if we didn't save it for posterity.
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looks like everything has been covered here dope 8).
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Thanks TC Halogen and everyone.
Couple things I've discovered (this is important) 1. If you are downloading Beta 6 from the above link (maybe even beta 5, verification needed), be sure to set the permissions of the extracted folder *NOT to be "read only"* or else you will not be able to backup all saves. To enable backup of all saves, go to Options and check the box. 2. If ddream crashes when you press ctrl+alt+left to slow down the music, most likely it is because you are using an Intel graphics card and that is the shortcut to rotate the screen. Simply go to the display driver software and disable its keyboard shortcuts. |
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For point 2: I'll add this to the correct section in the guide :) |
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point 1: when i unzipped it onto my computer the permissions were somehow read only. Guess it depends on the computer.
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youre welcome.
MarioNintendo/All: - Any way to get all the tutorial videos ever made about ddream linked on here? I have a nearly complete list of youtube links. edit: downloaded the beta 6 again, unzipped, and the unzipped folder is still read-only. :( |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gELZc...layer_embedded It was the one featured on your site and I found it very informative. There was also who_cares973's two part tutorial (which wasn't helpful to me, but might be to others): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7RtVlgj5Nc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsStD...3&feature=plcp For the rest, you might have to send the list. I'll put it in the OP as well. I tried searching your favorites on your Youtube channel as you suggested on the archived site, but I couldn't find anything! I might as well try to do a video tutorial myself, but I'm not sure it'll really happen xP |
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holy shit jyris outta nowhere
dude would you update ddream a little more with our suggestions if we provided enough interest? one thing that bugs me out of my mind is pressing 'b' and making ddream prompt me about beats even out of window focus xd (or am i running an old version or something) |
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http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...&postcount=178 (who_cares973) http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...&postcount=179 (Jyris1 response) What happened |
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...no plans to write another line of ddream code myself.
but as to the "b" bug just minimize ddream, it's better than nothing I guess :) |
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think you could make the code available so other people might try to improve upon it?
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I may be willing to eventually continue the project somehow (havent decided exactly how), but I won't be involved with coding. Life has gotten in the way heh. I've been looking for a few people who are highly experienced with c++/win32, digital audio processing, GUI design, and professional level coding skills to presumably clean up the mess that is ddream's source code. However, no one's accepted the challenge thus far. I will probably not just post 5+ years of code open-source for people to rummage through, I am looking for actual developers focused and dedicated to this project. For example:
* universal support for all rhythm games (including those that are not stepmania-based) * porting to different operating systems * customizable GUI * customizable keyboard/joy controls for playback * auto beat recognition * auto stepping EDIT: there has to be a certain high level of trust between us developers, and that there will be some kind of interview(s) to confirm that. btw here is a list of ddream tutorials/misc random stuff that's ddream realted. http://goo.gl/LfMN9 |
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This DDReam guide shall be awesome. (by the way, you changed your sig?... *blush*) |
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Haha, yes, I did change my sig. I was wondering how I can change my tagline from "FFR Player" to something more appropriate.
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Oh OK, no problem. thanks for letting me know :)
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if you can get a hold of patashu i think he'd be willing to take up the task though i dont know how busy he is
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thanks for the info whocares973. I remember Patashu from years back, glad to know he's still a strong part of the community.
I also might want to add that there has to be a certain high level of trust between us developers, and that there will be some kind of interview(s) to confirm that. actually now that I think about it, I might have even run this idea by patashu awhile back. I don't know whether he is still up for it though. |
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This is a thread he made a while back: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...d.php?t=118564 I think it's something you might be looking for since he talks about that very topic. |
yeah, that's what I last remembered about Patashu and ddream. Hopefully he'll see this ongoing thread and let us know what he wants to do.
thanks for the update! marionintendo: another tutorial, dont know if you already got it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3jJ...eature=related |
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I watched it again and realized it might be useful for people who are more visual, so I'll add it too. Thanks for the heads up! |
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I'm having trouble saving and opening files. For my first song that I submitted in the batch that just closed I only placed the beats in ddream studio and I actually made the stepfile in the stepmania editor so I didn't have this problem before.
I spent an entire day making a stepfile and saved it, and when I tried to open it again, it pops up with an error saying "I did not find a proper music file. I will start with a blank editor. You should verify the filename is correct and the audio is in the proper format and try again." It's not like I'm saving the file with a different name as the mp3, they're the same name. I made a whole new stepfile again yesterday and the same exact thing happened. I can go to the backup folder and open up the ds and dsx file for the completed stepchart and see all my work, but I can't actually open it. How am I able to open the file? |
the ds, dsx, and/or the .sm file must be in the same folder as the music file.
as such, if you ever need to restore a backup, go into backup, grab the version you want to restore, and put it in the same folder as the music. i wonder if anyone ever needed to restore a backup? or ever undid/redid an entire simming session using undo/redo just for fun? |
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backup saved me once. It's a nice feature (:
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backup has saved me many, many times
sometimes my ddream clears out my steps for no reason, so i have to use backup .ds files to get it back, amazing feature imo |
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Please make ddream support downscroll.
I'm not even asking for a mac version |
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you could try flipping your screen while they work on implementing downscroll
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this program is amazing.
i make all my files in it, haha. never going back to stepmania (o: |
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Just being able to start and stop the song with spacebar is selling point enough for me lol
I hate how Stepmania makes you go into some stupid menu just to listen to the song. The fact DDReam does a billion other crazy things in addition to having a control scheme that actually makes sense is just icing on the cake 8) |
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Love your work jyris, but try to keep from double/triple posting ;D
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well taken, sometimes all the excitement can't fit in one post ;)
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Backup has saved me a couple times and its also helped me bring back old oooooldd files
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Bump.
Does anyone know why AutoBPM doesn't detect sound anymore? It randomly stopped working for me. :/ |
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Bumping this kite, aight?
I made a video tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPPZgw7xmPc), I hope you guys like it. I added it to the OP for now. :) Quote:
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Bump, added Jyris's demos from back in the day (: If anyone wants to try them out, it's a great way to test the techniques you've learned in the guide!
@ jyris1: Look at that look out the window banner! ;P |
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looks great! thanks marionintendo for the remixes and banner :)
EDIT: if this thread is already stickied, why do people need to say "bump?" EDIT 2: @razor - check your sound card settings, if i remember, you may need to set the proper recording input/device, as autobpm (dont quote me) listens to the incoming audio stream. |
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Bump, however this is exactly what i was looking for, thank you!
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Stopping by to say, this is helping me tremendously. Syncing wise. Sure, there's some things in stepmania I like, or maybe I'm use too, but this takes the cake. I was so stubborn to not ever try this because "lulz, stepman editor is bettar". So much time wasted, when I could of been productive with this. Thanks Jryis for this!
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the uninstall feature on this was amazing top notch would recommend
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Nope just unzip and use
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So, I'm having a problem.
I've created and finished steps for a song. But they won't show up in stepmania at all. I've saved it as an .sm file, but alas, nothing. I figured it out. For some reason I had to remake the folder, and rename everything (even though everything was named the same). Thanks for your time in pms MarioNintendo. I'm posting this just incase it happens to anyone else. |
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Is there any way to change the resolution ddream runs at? I try stretching the window or maximizing but the waveform just reverts to the standard size. Running beta5 if that makes any difference. |
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Whoa, just last night I was thinking about a program that would show the audio waves in this exact way in stepmania editor. I had no idea this already existed.
Might actually give this a go. |
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You definitely should. It makes syncing soooo much easier. At least for a beginner like ourselves.
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I can't even open after extracting...
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What happens when you try to open it? Running ddreamstudio.exe is all you should do
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So to your suggestion, Xiz, I'd have to actually be able to open the program to start thinking about opening the music file haha. I'm not sure, I'm really pretty new to anything remotely close to stepping. I'm sure there's something I'm not doing right. |
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If you downloaded beta 5 try beta 6 and vice versa, otherwise I highly suggest you contact Jyris1 by email if it still doesn't work. ;)
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Thank you for this guide, it's helped me a lot.
Also, I was just wandering if anyone knew of any stepping programs that allow you to chart from a falling perspective? |
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(ps updated links in the op, she's got moxie and look out the window links are broken, will fix that soon) |
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One question: how to generate a .dwi file when my track is finalized?
I tried to open it with SM editor but no result :( |
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