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seasonS
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seasonS
Hey guys I really need help with streams. I'll start of good (yeah woah all 300's) then slowly I go to slow finger man and get 100's and 50's. Eventually misses.
Do you guys (and gals :3) have any suggestions anything at all. It can be from where to press on your finger, how much wrist on the table, pussing hard/soft, keyboard position anything you can think of to help me. I accept all tips and tricks :3.
I'll also take beatmap suggestions to practice streaming. Thanks in adviance.
~David the noob of streaming
mathexpert
1,699 posts
Joined March 2011
mathexpert
yeah, I have the same problem. I can do 3 beat streams fine, but whenever i do a stream greater than 4 in a 165 or greater bpm map I have a hard time keeping up.
Shael_old
Shael_old
play them more
Miya
2,690 posts
Joined June 2011
Miya

Sk8rdude4438 wrote:

Hey guys I really need help with streams. I'll start of good (yeah woah all 300's) then slowly I go to slow finger man and get 100's and 50's. Eventually misses.
i think you have low stamina on streaming. just play more in streaming, and you will get good stamina.. i suggest playing this map.. :D http://osu.ppy.sh/b/1147
Wumbo
11 posts
Joined February 2011
Wumbo
For fast streams I usually use both 'x' and 'z' keys at the same time with my left hand middle and index finger. It helps a lot. Getting used to it takes some time though.
seasonS
Topic Starter
seasonS

Miya wrote:

Sk8rdude4438 wrote:

Hey guys I really need help with streams. I'll start of good (yeah woah all 300's) then slowly I go to slow finger man and get 100's and 50's. Eventually misses.
i think you have low stamina on streaming. just play more in streaming, and you will get good stamina.. i suggest playing this map.. :D http://osu.ppy.sh/b/1147
Thanks for the map I'll play it :).
nanda2009
925 posts
Joined October 2009
nanda2009

Shael wrote:

play them more
<3
Wumbo
11 posts
Joined February 2011
Wumbo
http://osu.ppy.sh/s/7104

This map is sort of like streams I guess. I forget what it was exactly like but I remember it having lots of streamish things. Try it
winber1
4,520 posts
Joined February 2010
winber1
if you want epic stream practice, go play dragonforce songs lulz. (like the one in my signature lololol)

I have a regular rubber dome keyboard, but i still can get up to like 240 bpm streams (tho i can't hold it for that long) and like 135 ish bpm single tapping, but not for that long either. it really just comes down to stamina, and how you press down your keys. obviously smacking them down as hard as you can is going to make you tired. It's harder to be able to use just enough force to push a rubber dome keyboard down to register it, but one should strive to get as close as possible to that. If you have a mech keyboard or something, well, idk what to say... just keep practicing. idk how mech keyboards feel either so yeah.

idk how much my like 10 years (or something) of piano helps me, but it definitely helped a lot i would assume. basically, it comes down to practice.

also, i usually have my wrist down on the table like almost all the time, unless i'm like trying to spam as fast as possible. But, I'm pretty sure having your wrist in the air will help stream steadiness and speed, but it's just tiring to have your wrist up like that and if you are not used to it, it's just extremely awkward. It never really worked out for me, so i just stuck with resting my wrist on the table.
seasonS
Topic Starter
seasonS

winber1 wrote:

if you want epic stream practice, go play dragonforce songs lulz. (like the one in my signature lololol)

I have a regular rubber dome keyboard, but i still can get up to like 240 bpm streams (tho i can't hold it for that long) and like 135 ish bpm single tapping, but not for that long either. it really just comes down to stamina, and how you press down your keys. obviously smacking them down as hard as you can is going to make you tired. It's harder to be able to use just enough force to push a rubber dome keyboard down to register it, but one should strive to get as close as possible to that. If you have a mech keyboard or something, well, idk what to say... just keep practicing. idk how mech keyboards feel either so yeah.

idk how much my like 10 years (or something) of piano helps me, but it definitely helped a lot i would assume. basically, it comes down to practice.

also, i usually have my wrist down on the table like almost all the time, unless i'm like trying to spam as fast as possible. But, I'm pretty sure having your wrist in the air will help stream steadiness and speed, but it's just tiring to have your wrist up like that and if you are not used to it, it's just extremely awkward. It never really worked out for me, so i just stuck with resting my wrist on the table.
I should play piano now... And thanks for all of that I'll practice it all.
seasonS
Topic Starter
seasonS

Wumbo wrote:

http://osu.ppy.sh/s/7104

This map is sort of like streams I guess. I forget what it was exactly like but I remember it having lots of streamish things. Try it
Thanks for the map :3 it's catchy lol.
Hika
1,553 posts
Joined February 2010
Hika
play chipscape then you can z/x like me aehaoiehaoiehaioeae
Wumbo
11 posts
Joined February 2011
Wumbo

Sk8rdude4438 wrote:

Wumbo wrote:

http://osu.ppy.sh/s/7104

This map is sort of like streams I guess. I forget what it was exactly like but I remember it having lots of streamish things. Try it
Thanks for the map :3 it's catchy lol.
No problem! I hope it helps!
Wumbo
11 posts
Joined February 2011
Wumbo

Hika wrote:

you can z/x like me aehaoiehaoiehaioeae
I do that too
Wumbo
11 posts
Joined February 2011
Wumbo
Another good map for streams.

http://osu.ppy.sh/s/16990
seasonS
Topic Starter
seasonS

Hika wrote:

play chipscape then you can z/x like me aehaoiehaoiehaioeae
Ahh haha I can try. Half time here I come :D.
seasonS
Topic Starter
seasonS

Wumbo wrote:

Another good map for streams.

http://osu.ppy.sh/s/16990
Another good map :3. Thank you again lol :D
Espionage724
876 posts
Joined August 2011
Espionage724
Anyone got any tips for me? Whenever I do streams (I use my left index and middle finger on G and H keys), my index finger tends to either just lock up, or not lift with the key. I think I can last with streams longer with my index and ring finger, but it just feels strange (maybe I'm not used to it I guess)
EpicFailure
91 posts
Joined August 2010
EpicFailure
Keep trying and make it work with the index, try to use middle finger for triples/slower streams if possible. (Unless you can't use that too.)
I personality use middle finger to do all my non-streams/slow streams.
However, I kinda felt that way with the fingers when I first started playing taiko. Perhaps not really on the lift part, just feeling werid.
Espionage724
876 posts
Joined August 2011
Espionage724

EpicFailure wrote:

Keep trying and make it work with the index, try to use middle finger for triples/slower streams if possible. (Unless you can't use that too.)
I personality use middle finger to do all my non-streams/slow streams.
However, I kinda felt that way with the fingers when I first started playing taiko. Perhaps not really on the lift part, just feeling werid.
I can do slower streams without any real problem, just faster streams seem to be the problem :/, as for non-streams, I sometimes switch back and forth from my index and middle finger depending on how fast the beats are coming I guess.
Cho_old
Cho_old
Is there any advantage or disadvantage to people who always alternate compared to people who have 1 main finger ? The only friend I know who plays with 1 main finger can stream a hell of alot faster than me who's always alternated no matter how slow the song is.
Slip
87 posts
Joined June 2011
Slip

Cho wrote:

Is there any advantage or disadvantage to people who always alternate compared to people who have 1 main finger ? The only friend I know who plays with 1 main finger can stream a hell of alot faster than me who's always alternated no matter how slow the song is.
But how long will it take for you to get used to do 180 bpm and up streams with one finger?
silmarilen
5,579 posts
Joined February 2010
silmarilen

Cho wrote:

Is there any advantage or disadvantage to people who always alternate compared to people who have 1 main finger ? The only friend I know who plays with 1 main finger can stream a hell of alot faster than me who's always alternated no matter how slow the song is.
i have 1 main finger for playing but i still fail at streams, so thats not true :P
thelewa
3,537 posts
Joined August 2010
thelewa
In the end it just comes down to how strong your fingers are, the weaker they are; the slower you stream. At least for me since I used to have next to no muscle in my fingers and the max. stream speed I could do was 140bpm until I started practicing streams a hell of a lot more and nowadays I can do 200bpm for a little while. That's still really slow compared to almost every other player :(


also it took me 8 months just by playing osu several hours a day.
RhaiizoN
RhaiizoN
try this instead --> http://osu.ppy.sh/s/31493
S o r c e r y
145 posts
Joined January 2011
S o r c e r y
Try to press the keyboard fast and soft, soft is the main problem, if you press it very hard,your fingers will feel tired rapidly and lead to stream speed decrease. Soft can make the press frequency of your fingers keep constant and fast. :arrow:

I practice stream with this beatmap: http://osu.ppy.sh/b/86044
Espionage724
876 posts
Joined August 2011
Espionage724
I usually just practice streaming by pressing keyboard buttons as fast as possible until I can't anymore right before I go to bed :p, it might actually be helping, streaming does seem to get a tiny bit easier each day...
Kuria
1,390 posts
Joined May 2011
Kuria
best way to improving the stream skill is by playing the streamy map as often as you can, better if the stream itself are moving^^(in my case)
try to pass this map http://osu.ppy.sh/s/2583 at the hardest diff, i'm pretty sure it can give you more capability to do nice stream sooner or later
JAKACHAN
684 posts
Joined March 2011
JAKACHAN

Hika wrote:

play chipscape then you can z/x like me aehaoiehaoiehaioeae
But I don't wanna decrease my streaming speed to yours Hika x]

JK <3

On topic: If you have your wrist resting on the desk try lifting it up and keeping it off the keyboard and desk. This helped raise my streaming speed up to around 240 from around 210 or so. Also, a mechanical keyboard can help but it isn't 100% required unless you're looking at doing something like Chipscape or Mad Machine. Overall just keep practicing and don't get frustrated. I started in March and it took me until June to really start doing anything awesome (Which some people think is a short time.)

Just keep trying new things really.
Rii_old_1
Rii_old_1
try tons of stream maps, 300bpm for the lol, never give up, and take a break when you notice there's something fatal going on with your joints
silmarilen
5,579 posts
Joined February 2010
silmarilen

JAKACHAN wrote:

On topic: If you have your wrist resting on the desk try lifting it up and keeping it off the keyboard and desk
wow, this really helped me increase my overall speed
SPOILER

unfortunatly i still cant stream:P
my fingers just block or something whenever the stream gets too long.
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