I tried making a file and my brain exploded

[Dirkzy]

I thought it wouldnt be that difficult. I had some solid rhythms and streams planned out but when I started laying down arrows I hit a wall.

I had so much to think about in regard to what I was actually doing. How many times am I changing direction? How much movement do I want in the streams? Which foot should I end on?

Do you guys go by intuition or do you systematically map out each section of arrows? I read before that it only takes some of you a few hours to step a song depending on the length.

[Psychotik]

Intuition.

[Gazebo]

Write a couple measures, then copy and paste

[rikame]

Usually intuition. Out of the examples you listed they're all intuition usually, but there is an exception to the direction question. If I'm going to do streams/bursts above a certain bpm (220 maybe?) direction suddenly becomes much more important. If I'm just doing runs at 150 or something I might think about direction a little but mostly the steps will come from intuition. If I try to over-think a chart it gets really stupid.

[sudzi781]

Intuition.

[///]

I try to make something that flows well so I just kind of map out how someone might move in my head. But I've only made two simfiles specifically for pad and the other one hasn't been put on here, so I might try to be much more music-relevant later on, but for now I'm ok with what I'm doing.

[Valex]

Intuition.

[Xythar]

Systematic intuition which I then copy and paste

[Patashu]

when people say 'intuition' it's actually because they've made hundreds of files. by that point (or at least that's how it worked for me) you don't think about all the basic building blocks anymore because you just automatically do them - you've internalized the processes you use to decide what to put on such a low level.

[ashtonkutcher]

when people say 'intuition' it's actually because they've made hundreds of files. by that point (or at least that's how it worked for me) you don't think about all the basic building blocks anymore because you just automatically do them - you've internalized the processes you use to decide what to put on such a low level.

tbh. your first files will suck but make as many as you can and listen to the feedback you get from more experienced stepmans. then u will reach the level of legendary stepman which has intuition built-in

[SM MaxX]

If your having too many ideas and don't know how to proceed, just try one or two ideas and see how it goes. If it sucks, well now you know not to use it. Revise it and try something else. Very few stepcharts ever get made without some form of editing later on.

[ashtonkutcher]

Very few stepcharts ever get made without some form of editing later on.

do people who have made 100+ charts seriously go back and edit their shit?

[SM MaxX]

Very few stepcharts ever get made without some form of editing later on.

do people who have made 100+ charts seriously go back and edit their shit?

Perhaps "later on" is a bit misleading. You still get my point.

[ashtonkutcher]

nah i don't think you get it. back when i was steppin id just go measure by measure, charts would take abt 45 minutes and you add the gimmicks etc. as you go from beginning to end and then once you finish the last measure just exit n save

[hay sup tats]

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