IIDX Mini-FAQ: If you have newbie IIDX questions READ THIS!

[Shad0wZer0]

So I stumbled upon iidx in the gamestop and was awestruck for all of five minutes that the game i was pondering investing $300+ to import, mod my ps2, etc to get was there for only $65 WITH official controller that I will soon be modding when I have enough free time.
Im exstatic.

Now comes the learning curve.
Is there any way to figure out how to do certain combinations on IIDX that make it easier to learn, or is it more trial and error?

Frustrated, but still freaking happy.

[Flameboat]

Forgive me if this has been asked before (I read the first 2 pages and the last 2), but where do you guys put your hands? I mean, when I try to use 2 hands I always end up with my arms twisted up and go back to trying to use 1 hand for keys and 1 for the turntable. I've thought about using right hand for white and left for black/turntable, but that feels incredibly awkward and looks lame to boot. Do you just use whichever hand is most convienient for each note or do you assign certain keys to a certain hand? Thanks.
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[Fred 00]

n00b questions? ok

Ive recently picked up BMus and its a whole lotta fun. I've had it for around two weeks and I have trouble locating the keys without looking. I do have a basic idea of where they are, but on songs like Shining Polaris and Colors (beginner mode, and yes, I suck) it turns from key pressing, to hand spasms that just happen to hit the wrong key. Oh yeah, I cant do 321 stars either. Can anybody help me out? Much appreciated.
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[DJ Tenku]

Does anyone know of a good place to get a fliptop?
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[B4ULoveShine]

I hastily jumped ship from Beginner to Light 7 (due to 1337 pressure), as the only songs on the latter I can hold on my own are 5.1.1 and Remember You, respectively.

Any suggestions for expansion?
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[UnderOATH]

Its more of what you feel confortable with. Although id advise not to use one hand for the white keys and the other for the other keys. The way I play is ill keep my index and middle fingers together on both hands and hit them like that. But there are some songs that I just one hand on some parts because it feels right. My left hand is used for the turntable and I usually just pinky scratch. The way I play is I pay more attention to the keys and I see the scratch from my peripheral vision. Its wierd...I just got used to it. I had trouble locating the keys too but when I look at the notes I sort of divide the section through the middle black key so it didnt confuse me.

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oh and as for the ps2 fliptop question.
www.ps2fliptops.com
I got S5.
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[B4ULoveShine]

Edit: I need help on increasing my Great Attacks. Any good song suggestions to practice it on?
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BeForU was easily the heart and soul of DDR, until someone in Konami thought that it's a threat to the current structure (read: Konami's blatant overfunding of IIDX/pop'n).

[katiidx]

Get used to patterns first. Colors, Pandora and Quasar (all Hyper) are good beginning blocks. Once you can clear them consistently... Play on Mute. Once you've regulated out your long 16th runs, you'll be ready to JG anything.

This is advice coming from a noob who just passed Love is Eternity Another and just started on Mute Mode, so take it with a pinch of salt.
Mute Mode is really, REALLY helping my JG attack though.

[katiidx]

As for the arguments about which styles are good for beginners:

I started on 8th style. Got 9th the next day, and 10th after. Cleared Colors Hyper the day i got 10th (if there are any lifebar nazis around here then it was an EASY CLEAR ok the point is i bet you couldn't easy clear it on your 3rd day). If that doesn't imply 8th+ make you improve faster, I don't know what does.

I got 4th later, played it once and never again. Got 7th last month, played it a couple times but since I'm a VJ Army whore and i hate inputting notecounts, I don't plan on playing it ever again. I might bust it out when I'm ready for MAX300 and that retarded jacks song again.

If you're going to be a VJA whore, start with something BEFORE 7th so that you get used to inputting notecounts. If running back and forth between your PS2 and PC 5 times every song isn't your thing, then 8th+ all the way baby

[CStarFlare]

Dude

Pencil and paper. It takes 10 seconds. Either that or whip out a digital camera, snap a quick picture, and use that.

[Fred 00]

another n00bish question,
If one were to combine beatmania IIDX RED, happy sky, and DisTorteD (however its capitalized), would there be every single beatmania 7 key song that ever existed?

oh, and where could I see note charts for beatmania? you know, like ddr's step charts?
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[CStarFlare]

[B4ULoveShine]

[xxzeniusxx]

Here's my break-down:
Playing 6* and less 7K and mostly all L7 songs.
Waiting for IIDX Red right now, but playing on BMUS.

What can I do to improve my note reading and hitting long strings, i.e. Presto?
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[PlatinumHawke]

[B4ULoveShine]