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bencho · Basic Member Joined: 19 Dec 2004

hey,

when im playing on a crappy mat rite now and saving for a foam pad from buynshop, the fusion one. rite now the entire house shakes when im playing, especially when it gets pretty fast and as i get better. when i get the foam pad, will it help stop the entire house from shaking as i play? if not, are there any solutions for this?

GackTMN · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject:

Either you weigh a ton and that's why the house moves, or you are playing REALLY enthusiastically. o__O;

Try not to move so much..
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bencho · Basic Member Joined: 19 Dec 2004

lol i weigh 140. and how can i not move when im playing like xepher, truelove, doll, mugen on ummm whatever theh 2nd to last difficulty level is, expert? im still unable to complete those.. gettin E's.. :\ but i can pretty much A every other song, and AA sometimes on first two difficulties.

RBCF retunes · Trick Member Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Location: 2P side

What he means is you should adjust to a playing style that minimizes body movement (i.e. flat-footing, staying close to the center).
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b-aki · Trick Member Joined: 30 Nov 2002

play in the basement.

bencho · Basic Member Joined: 19 Dec 2004

umm whats flat footing?

and my tv's not in the basement...

Maverickdebater · Trick Member Joined: 10 Jul 2006

I've been in houses like this, regardless of weight the house (Floor) moves. I think it's because your house is elevated over something.. like empty space, or it was heightened for flood reasons?
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I play flat footed, and the room shakes when I play (but it's the room over my garage, so it usually doesn't bother everyone else in the house). As far as I know, there isn't anything you can do about it.
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Haoie · Trick Member Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Location: New Zealand

I guess you can try tunes with less air, that'll save some movement.
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00rt · Basic Member Joined: 11 Apr 2007

For me, playing flat footed just makes even more noise and shakes the floor even more.

I just suggest playing on your toes, or if you're really feeling up to it, you could buy a soft foam ignition pad.

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ddrmamiof3 · Trick Member Joined: 12 Nov 2006

We live in an apartment building so I got those big foam pieces for gyms at lowes and doubled them up two together, tied them together with rubber bands. Neighbors are no longer complaining.

NIQ9 · Trick Member Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Location: Michigan

i've got this same problem (i flat foot), but everyday, i'm home alone for about 2-3 hours, so i get playing in then.
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Nightime · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Location: anywhere else

Major helpful tip:

Look for some foamy house slippers, like "Happy Feet". Something that won't fly off of your feet, but are cushy enough to pad your impact. This will have many benefits, including minimizing impact to your floor *and your heels*, giving you a good range of pad contact (and keeping them from getting torn up).

You might also consider putting 8x8-inch (20x20 cm?) cardboard squares UNDER the arrows, so you know when you're making contact and when to adjust. This also helps reduce involuntary presses of X/O/[]//\, as well.

Fallingwalls · Trick Member Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH

Try moving your whole set to the basement, if you can.

bencho · Basic Member Joined: 19 Dec 2004

thats some good advice, yea like i said, im going to move to the fusion foam pad from buynshop. if it doesnt really help ill try the foam thing from lowes. that sounds like a good solution. and i usually play on toes, i can move quicker. i have supernova for ps2 and expert is FREAKIN tough... i cant complete any of them. its mostly the weird offset ones. i see a mess of arrows and cant discern what to do! so i try to move really fast and thats when it gets thumping

RBCF retunes · Trick Member Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Location: 2P side

Nightime · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Location: anywhere else

WHAT?! o.O

I'm not talking 8" *THICK*, here. If -you- can fall off of those, I'd like a vid/pic or something!

It's really just to distinguish when you're hitting the arrows (elevated surface) and when you're drifting away from them (you'll feel the edges). Much like arcade pads, but inside-out. Plus, if the corners/middle were elevated instead, you'd hit those MORE often, and the arrows LESS!

RBCF retunes · Trick Member Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Location: 2P side

I know that, it's just that the problem with raised arrows is that you can't flatfoot effectively.
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