4 Keys At a Time

[TK_Bakonfat69]

This question is mostly about StepMania, but also about my keyboard, well I actually I don't know, that is why I am asking this.

K, ITG on SM. It is cool. But whenever I need to hit 3 or 4 at a time, I can't. I use the arrow keys (NOT the NUMpad). Only 2 arrows are hit. I switched the controls to use 2 4 6 8 on the NUMpad, and I can hit 4 at a time that way, but I am not used to that. Is this problem because of my keyboard, or my computer? Also, how can I fix it?

I played SM at my friends' house (yah, multiple) and their keyboards all let me do 3 or 4 at a time. So that's odd.

[Tibs]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

It's your keyboard. Get a better one.

[TK_Bakonfat69]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

I also tried another keyboard on it (wireless) it had the same problem. So do you think I just got unlucky two times in a row? If so, what is a good keyboard that will let me do 3 and 4 arrows at a time? I don't want to buy a new one and have it do the same as the others =/.

[Moogy]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

use qwop

[Tibs]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

MicroSoft Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A

[Dragula219]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

I also tried another keyboard on it (wireless) it had the same problem. So do you think I just got unlucky two times in a row? If so, what is a good keyboard that will let me do 3 and 4 arrows at a time? I don't want to buy a new one and have it do the same as the others =/.

Yeah, unfortunately you did. A lot of keyboards can't register more than 3 Arrow keys. You really should switch to spread anyway (it is about 100 times better than any other setup once you get used to it), but if you absolutely can't then buy a keyboard that says it registers 3 arrows at a time (Like a gaming keyboard of something.)

One day you are gonna have to switch to spread anyway, might as well start now.

[rise_of_apocalypse]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

use 2 hands lol if you dont already

[Tibs]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

One day you are gonna have to switch to spread anyway, might as well start now.

I shall never conform. >:{

[MCRenaissance]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

I shall never conform. >:{

We shall never do so.

[TK_Bakonfat69]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

I play with two hands on the arrows (index). What exactly is spread? Is that with the two arrow keys and two numpad ones? Like, where you use left hand on the left and down arrows and right hand on 8 and 6? If so, I hate that one. If that's not what spread is, someone lied to me. My scores suck so much when I do that. Sometimes I even cry.

[FishFishRevolution]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

Do you have a Mac?

[GuidoHunter]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

I play with two hands on the arrows (index). What exactly is spread? Is that with the two arrow keys and two numpad ones? Like, where you use left hand on the left and down arrows and right hand on 8 and 6? If so, I hate that one. If that's not what spread is, someone lied to me. My scores suck so much when I do that. Sometimes I even cry.

Two hands does not necessarily mean index. Two hands usually means four fingers, while index means you just use your index fingers for all four keys.

Spread is just what Moogy said: qwop or any other configuration where you have two fingers of one hand on adjacent keys and two fingers of your other hand on two other adjacent keys. fghj would also work. Typically, I think, all the keys are on the same row, though.

As for your keyboard: go Microsoft. I have this badass one that's everything I could ever want in a keyboard, but it was discontinued a while back, so I had to buy a display one. It registers four keys at once, so I presume most of their other ones do, too.

--Guido

http://andy.mikee385.com

[TK_Bakonfat69]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

Yah. But I don't play on that. Macs r for ur workz. I think. Well, it is an older one (G4). I play on my good computer (not good, but better).

[Dragula219]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

You don't have to play spread in a line either. My setup is:

; = Left
/ = Down
8 = Up
6 = Right

Just experiment and find a set-up that feels right to you.

[FishFishRevolution]

Re: 4 Keys At a Time

I know standard Mac keyboards won't do 4 arrows at once, and only certain combos of 3's.