What are your "warm-up" songs?

jtrobot · Trick Member Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Location: De Pere, WI

I find I can't just start on catas when I play; I have to get warmed up and in "DDR mode" to do them. So my question is this--which songs do you use (if any) to get started?

I usually play one or two of the following:
Cartoon Heroes (standard) -- I think the bouncing gets me hyper
Spin the Disc (heavy) -- pretty easy, trying to PA it
A (heavy) -- just fun, gets my muscles working
Kind Lady (heavy) -- helps my eyes focus on the arrows
Twinbee (Heavy) -- funsies, good 8-footer to get me going
321 Stars (Heavy) -- I guess I'm just a sucker for 8th mix, huh?
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Challenge Chicken · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:24 pm Post subject:

Exotic Ethnic (and double stepping)
HVAM
So Deep
Bag

all on heavy, no mods

monochromaticrainbow · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:24 pm Post subject:

I just throw on random all (maniac) and whatever it gives me i play
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Zukin-Man · Trick Member Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: War Agony

On 5th Mix: Movin On (Extended Moon Mix)

On 7th Mix: Either Tess song

On Extreme: Any low-level nine-footer
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yyr · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:46 pm Post subject:

I always like to warm up before attempting anything crazy, as well.

My favorite warmups are Soul6, From Solo and Naoki Neo-Standard, but if I'm not playing Oni, I'll play some 7s and 8s. I think my favorites are Freckles, Midnite Blaze, Last Message, 1998, and any song that has tricky timing as opposed to fast stepping. I might even try something on Standard in the 6 range.

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TheKnightOfNee · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 2:50 pm Post subject:

Anything but ten footers. Usually some heavy song I conclude I need to PA, so when I don't do as good as I wanted to on my warmup, I can be like, "Well, that's because it was a warmup song."

Or, more ofte, random all nonstop on heavy.

Kryx · Trick Member Joined: 19 Jul 2003 Location: Naperville

holic on heavy

Mikeh · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 3:40 pm Post subject:

Have been playing Kakumei heavy a lot lately for the first song.

DJ sephi spin those discs · Trick Member Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Location: Austin, TX

5th Mix-

Afronova Primeval- standard

Dam Dariram KCP Mix- heavy

Orion .78 AMeuro Mix- heavy
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endless · Trick Member Joined: 28 Sep 2003 Location: highland, CA

Bag (2x heavy)
Hero Happy Grandle Mix (heavy)
One Two (heavy)
Abyss (heavy)
Ecstacy (heavy)
Dankeikai (heavy/oni) I think that's how u spell it.
Drop Out (heavy)
Can't Stop Fallin in Love (Speed Mix) (heavy)
A (heavy)
Cow Girl (heavy)
Tsugaru (heavy)
Rhythem and Police (heavy)
Ghosts (heavy)

Lhiannon Sidhe · Trick Member Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Location: CFB Borden

My first song of the day is always Love Shine (Heavy). It's the law, I do it or else I go to jail.

Spider-X · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Location: Houston Texas

Freestyle to: Midnight Blaze and EoC.
Get warmed up on: A(HVY), Holic(HVY), Love <3 Shine(HVY), and Max300 (STD)
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L1nK · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Location: Kansas

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TEEX · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:43 pm Post subject:

Living in America - Heavy - Stealth
V- Oni
Ska a go go- Heavy
Twilight Zone- Heavy
Heaven is a '57 Metallic Gray- Heavy

darkmagevivi · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:02 pm Post subject:

I usually only really do one warm up song. My first game usually consists of;

Song #1 Random Cata; Usually CSFIL(SM), Irresistiblement, or So Deep.

Song #2 Current PA; Working on Love Shine (Heavy), down to 9 greats.

Song#3 Current 10 footer; Currently working on PSM Oni. That song pisses me off because it is the only one I cannot pass.

And then, I probably don't play any more DDR at all, because we just recieved IIDX.

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Drunk With Power!! · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:35 pm Post subject:

On Extreme:
Senorita(Speedy Mix) on Heavy......ALWAYS. I love the stream of that song.

And if for some horrific reason I'm in no mood for Senorita, then it'll be I'm In the Mood For Dancing on Heavy.
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Flameboat · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 7:45 pm Post subject:

Heh, I play at home so much, I have to go into uber-noob mode to warm up... my three warmup songs:
1. CRASH! on standard, easy song, easy to get used to the position of the arrows.
2. Breakdown! standard because it lets me callibrate how hard I have to push to keep the freeze arrows registering. Damn crippled pads...
3. Abyss heavy because it's a good, well rounded song that lets me get used to all the elements in general.
I might play Breakdown again afterwards, cuz its so damn fun to AA... then Afronova standard, and then try to AA My Summer Love heavy to wow the tiny crowd of grannies and miserably fail the extra stage...
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The Reverend · Trick Member Joined: 05 Apr 2003 Location: :noitacoL

Egh, I suppose its time.....About 9:00 ish

I actually have a certain set of songs in this order(5 songs a set):

#1.....Daikenkai-Challenge
#2....."A"-Heavy
#3.....Bag-Standard(woo hoo, eh?)
#4.....Cartoon Heroes-Standard(bouncily fun)
#5.....So Deep-Heavy/Standard, depends...

Uhh, thas basically it, then I usually do kakumei..

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DJ Sakura Evolution · Trick Member Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Location: Riverside, CA

On Singles, just lately I've been playing Graduation just for the sake of me lovin the song and tryna AA it. I know stupid huh? It's offsync and hard to AA or even AAA for that matter. Most likely it's something I want to AA and a song I like.

On Doubles, I usually play songs I can pass most of the time but most likely it's Kiss Me All Night Long. I <3 that song.
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OnIMaxX · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jun 2003 Location: paradise CA

well lets see here........
since my gay area (butte county, pm me if you live near

) doesn't have an extreme, i play 7th mix.

machine i use has 4 stages so heres my warm up:

Max 300 heavy
Maxx Unlimited heavy
Max 300 heavy
Maxx Unlimited heavy

thats it, gets my blood pumping