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TenchiLD - (TOM.) · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Location: Allentown, PA

I have a few questions about the Arcade Style Pop N Music Controller.

How big is it? (need measurements)
Also, what kind of buttons are they?
How wide is each button?
Are the buttons rounded at the top?
Do they make a Popping sound when you hit them or something?
What is the spacing between each button?
I'd REALLY like to try the game but I want to have the arcade style controller. Think it would be possible to build one from scratch and just sodder the correct buttons to a controller? I've made my own DDR platform. Anyone think it's possible?

Thanks for any help ahead of time.

TD

gs68 · Trick Member Joined: 06 Apr 2002 Location: on a plane

I'm thinking about using a pedal for the effector while playing IIDX, so I don't have to miss 314159265 notes just to set the effector to Delay 3. I can't afford a Drummania controller, and the only game controller pedal I have that isn't missing the cable is the 2-pedal set for my V3 Steering Wheel made by InterAct. It has a 5-pin cord or whatever it's called.

Are there any accessories I can use to make the pedal controller compatible for my IIDX controller? If not, are there any compatible pedals I can use with it?

Xiayu · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2002 Location: Clinton, MD

chill182 · Trick Member Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Location: Columbus, OH

What are you guys talking about by switching effects during the song?
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Xiayu · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2002 Location: Clinton, MD

chill182 · Trick Member Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Location: Columbus, OH

So do you have to hold the select button the whole time you're playing, or do you press it and then continue playing?
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Xiayu · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2002 Location: Clinton, MD

BluemeanieTrader · Trick Member Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Location: NY

Just wondering how big the joytech djman controllers are...
They are pretty cheap on ebay as well, 2 for 38 w/shipping....
Any major problems with em?
Thanks
-Blue

veganjay · Trick Member Joined: 08 Aug 2002

stressed_mOkeY926 · Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2003 7:49 pm Post subject:

i want to get a konami arcadestyle IIDX controller and wanted to now whats the difference between the regular konami IIDX controller
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Xiayu · Trick Member Joined: 10 Apr 2002 Location: Clinton, MD

Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

Is there anything I can do to my topway guitar to modify it? I have 0 problems with the buttons, but the pick doesn't move to neutral every time (when I'm using it on the computer) Like, if I'm trying to do a bunch of fast notes in a row, it'll work most of the time, but not all the time.

So back to the question: is there anything i can do to modify it?
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BluemeanieTrader · Trick Member Joined: 25 Apr 2003 Location: NY

Got my djman controllers in today..
on one of them the turntable is pretty tight, is there anything i can do to make it move a little looser, the other one is perfect

Thanks in advance
-Blue

Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

I can't answer your question yet, but I am getting a couple DJmans in the mail, should be here by Friday. After shipping they were 38 bucks. You can't beat that. Good to hear that the quality is as good as I've heard

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♥むつ&# · Trick Member Joined: 13 Apr 2002 Location: Pop'n land

In line of IIDX questions, I've got two.
What kind of modifications can be done to it?
What the hell is this?

When I opened it up, it was a Black RCA jack, but FOR WHAT?!

SPF5.Danny_Boy(RETIRED) · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jun 2002 Location: Rialto, CA

From what I heard.... a long time ago,

that RCA jack was meant to have use of the Foot pedal when Beatmania III was gonna be released for PSX.

obviously, that didn't come to plan -_-

CStarFlare · Maniac Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002

pukahsen_ · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2002 Location: BA, OK

My topway DM controller is not working correctly. I opened the box and put it all together and plugged it in. But my drummania games don't seem to recognize the buttons/pads in relation to what they are supposed to do. I can't go through the menus since only start, select and snare(which is start button also) do anything. Once I am playing a song, everything is mixed up. I went into key config and got most of them corrected, but I still can't do anything in the menus. Did I miss something here or is my controller malfunctioned? I know I could just switch out the dual shock controller when I need to, but that doesn't seem right.

Also, I did not get the drum sticks in my box, which are listed as "Special Drum Pole". They are just regular drum sticks right? I bought this on ebay and will email the guy soon.

Douggie · Basic Member Joined: 21 Jun 2003

I've got a question about KeyboardMania, so I know a MIDI to USB converter works, and I have a keyboard and just ordered KBMII for the PS2, but I've been searching around for those converters and saw that the MIDI-input in those converters are round. Those are probably for the "real" synthesizers, as I've got a cheap MIDI-keyboard, which I can connect to the gameport of the PC. I know gameport-to-USB converters (or interfaces - whatever) exist, but does this work for KBMII? Can anybody confirm this?

And pukahsen_, I think your Topway Drumset is broken (or maybe the cable or something), as you don't need to configure the DM controller. If I'm not wrong, the configuration is like this: hihat = back, crash cymbal = confirm, snare = down, low tom = up.
I got plastic drum sticks with my Topway DM controller, so yes, I suggest you should contact the guy you got it from.

Oh and switching out the cables of your controllers is bad for you memory card - or that is what I heard (better be safe than sorry).

pukahsen_ · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2002 Location: BA, OK

Thanks for the info Douggie!