Keytaps

**Ground_Breaker** · 07-18-2008, 03:59 PM

Does being able to hear your keytaps help anyone else with PA?

I had my speakers a little lower than usual last night when the round 6 songs were put in the game, and I loaded up the song and sightread AAA'd it. I noticed, while playing the song, that I could hear my keytaps very clearly, and it helped me stay in rhythm way better than actually listening to the music.

I can't have the music completely muted, though, because if I can anticipate what I'm going to hear next, musically, then I have a good idea of what I can expect in the file next. I'm too dependent on that process, so I can't mute the songs, but hearing my own keytaps seems to be helping me out quite a bit.

**Darkslave** · 07-18-2008, 04:02 PM

Doesn't quite help me, it must be a little 60/40 music/taps for me, hearing only taps you pretty much screw your score as soon as you're out of rythm a little. At least for me.

**cry4eternity** · 07-18-2008, 04:31 PM

Yep. I think hearing my keytaps helps me, even though I waste energy by hitting my keys kinda hard just so that I can hear them.

**csoup1414** · 07-18-2008, 06:06 PM

yeah it helps me a lot
kind of like a mini-metronome

**s0ulst0n3** · 07-18-2008, 06:28 PM

Not at all. That's actually the reason why I put my speakers on full volume when I play. That's why I hate songs like Courage, I can't PA the beginning, LOL. Otherwise I just stick in my headphones and listen to songs on my iPod on full volume.

**ooobl.** · 07-18-2008, 07:05 PM

i usually have headphones but without them it messes me up as soon as i get a good.
i think that the sound of the keys coming back up confuses my brain a little.

LLaMaSaUceYup · 07-18-2008, 07:10 PM

Yeah I play 50/50, enough to hear key taps and music.
Both help, but having both is better, and more fun.

**hi19hi19** · 07-18-2008, 07:42 PM

Depends on the song. On something like Strangeprogram it is invaluable to hear the taps to keep a rhythm. On something like Improv et Chien, just the music is the way to go.

**FontSize72LOL** · 07-18-2008, 09:42 PM

Hearing the Keytaps generally makes my PA worse lol, Especially at night because when i hear my keyboard being really loud i try to muffle it. Thats why i use these practically noise cancelling headset so i don't care.

**Plan_Bsk81127** · 07-18-2008, 10:20 PM

Im 50/50. I still need to hear some music so I can stay on beat, but hearing my keytaps really keep me on track with the rhythm.

**OmegaCrowman** · 07-18-2008, 11:06 PM

Keytaps are defintely the best way for me to PA a song. Once you learn to move your fingers to the BPM, the rest is just reading the 4th 8th and 16th notes right. Might just be my imagination but there seems to be too many offsync files these days. Very few songs I fully turn the volume off for, but I like to hear about 70-75% keytap and 20-25% music.

07-18-2008, 03:59 PM	#1
Ground_Breaker FFR Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas Age: 34 Posts: 789	Keytaps Does being able to hear your keytaps help anyone else with PA? I had my speakers a little lower than usual last night when the round 6 songs were put in the game, and I loaded up the song and sightread AAA'd it. I noticed, while playing the song, that I could hear my keytaps very clearly, and it helped me stay in rhythm way better than actually listening to the music. I can't have the music completely muted, though, because if I can anticipate what I'm going to hear next, musically, then I have a good idea of what I can expect in the file next. I'm too dependent on that process, so I can't mute the songs, but hearing my own keytaps seems to be helping me out quite a bit. __________________ fgsfds

07-18-2008, 04:02 PM	#2
Darkslave :D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 32 Posts: 140	Re: Keytaps Doesn't quite help me, it must be a little 60/40 music/taps for me, hearing only taps you pretty much screw your score as soon as you're out of rythm a little. At least for me.

07-18-2008, 04:31 PM	#3
cry4eternity ~ added for cuteness Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Age: 31 Posts: 979	Re: Keytaps Yep. I think hearing my keytaps helps me, even though I waste energy by hitting my keys kinda hard just so that I can hear them. __________________ I'm retired

07-18-2008, 06:06 PM	#4
csoup1414 FFR Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 32 Posts: 834	Re: Keytaps yeah it helps me a lot kind of like a mini-metronome __________________

07-18-2008, 06:28 PM	#5
s0ulst0n3 <SPACE FOR RENT> Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 29 Posts: 2,076	Re: Keytaps Not at all. That's actually the reason why I put my speakers on full volume when I play. That's why I hate songs like Courage, I can't PA the beginning, LOL. Otherwise I just stick in my headphones and listen to songs on my iPod on full volume. __________________ PM me if you want to rent my custom title. :3 ~*Far too many years of chaos and unrest, far too many voices brutally supressed!~*

07-18-2008, 07:05 PM	#6
ooobl. bevarages for lyfe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CBUS IM COOL Age: 16 Posts: 228	Re: Keytaps i usually have headphones but without them it messes me up as soon as i get a good. i think that the sound of the keys coming back up confuses my brain a little. __________________

07-18-2008, 07:10 PM	#7
LLaMaSaUceYup FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona. Age: 31 Posts: 3,759	Re: Keytaps Yeah I play 50/50, enough to hear key taps and music. Both help, but having both is better, and more fun.

07-18-2008, 07:42 PM	#8
hi19hi19 lol happy Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: DESTINY Age: 33 Posts: 12,193	Re: Keytaps Depends on the song. On something like Strangeprogram it is invaluable to hear the taps to keep a rhythm. On something like Improv et Chien, just the music is the way to go. __________________

07-18-2008, 09:42 PM	#9
FontSize72LOL ☆~{2D <3}~☆ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: World Age: 33 Posts: 833	Re: Keytaps Hearing the Keytaps generally makes my PA worse lol, Especially at night because when i hear my keyboard being really loud i try to muffle it. Thats why i use these practically noise cancelling headset so i don't care. __________________ Get Kancho'd

07-18-2008, 10:20 PM	#10
Plan_Bsk81127 snooches Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 32 Posts: 6,420	Re: Keytaps Im 50/50. I still need to hear some music so I can stay on beat, but hearing my keytaps really keep me on track with the rhythm.

07-18-2008, 11:06 PM	#11
OmegaCrowman Among the Gods Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US, Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 160	Re: Keytaps Keytaps are defintely the best way for me to PA a song. Once you learn to move your fingers to the BPM, the rest is just reading the 4th 8th and 16th notes right. Might just be my imagination but there seems to be too many offsync files these days. Very few songs I fully turn the volume off for, but I like to hear about 70-75% keytap and 20-25% music. __________________ - Guns don't kill people, Lag kills people. My PA > Yours, even though I use a wireless keyboard.

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