3-Arrow Lines

[StyleKrong]

Just wanted to ask if anyone knows how to increase the inputs allowed for a keyboard? Some of the newer songs have 3 arrows together in a line, and my keyboard only accepts 2 inputs at a time, making it rather impossible to nail these when they show up.

[samurai7694]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

you can try a different key setup

[Ghakimx]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

Try the different key set up, like a split setup of letters and numpad keys. If not, get a newer keyboard.

I'm assuming you can't hit 4 arrows, can you?

[Patashu]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

If you play spread, look for a key combination that you can hold down all four at once with. It's easy to test: Open up notepad or anything with a text buffer and hold down the keys one at a time; if all four key presses show up it can sustain a quad.
If you play on the arrow keys, you're probably out of luck; most keyboards won't let you sustain a quad because it's cheaper and rarely if ever is an issue. There is a trick to hitting triple presses, though; slide the keytaps, so that you hit one a bit early and one a bit late.

[OneHandNow]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

Get a better keyboard --- kills two birds with one stone --- better PA // 4 key input

[Red_Comet]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

it has to do with the manufacturer, the more matrices a keyboard has, the more expensive and responsive it is, if you buy like a 10 dollar keyboard chances are you will have to play a weird spread layout if you plan on doing songs with hands/quads, although the exception is that normally homerow lays on 3 matrices, so you can easily quad with any setup from this list of keys asdfjkl; (not sure if the semicolon will work.... wait nvm I remember people playing with it in MP.)

[StyleKrong]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

K, I tested using num pad keys in combination with letter keys and that seems to do the trick.

Is there someway I could assign two of my letter keys to read as numpad inputs, so I wouldn't have to change my physical layout? I use vbnm right now, so what I'm asking is could I make say "nm" read as "12" (from the numpad) without actually changing the keys?

[Etylukah]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

Yeah, just use something like FFR Keymaps. It handles more keys.

http://www.latent.demon.co.uk/ffr_keymap.html

[StyleKrong]

Re: 3-Arrow Lines

since you currently use vbnm (assuming you play spread), you could try slightly different key setup that lets you hit four keys at once, anything like asdf or jkl; etc. should work

Cool... asdf seems to allow for all 4 inputs, so I guess I'll use that. On a completely unrelated note, your sig is awesome.


If I run into any more problems I'll pick up a key-mapper. Thanks all!