what should be my keys bindings? are there practice maps for it?
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for 7k, you should experiment with different key bindings until you find what is most comfortable for you
personally I use a s d [spacebar] k l ;
there's a wide selection of ranked maps that are made for beginners
when i first started, i remember playing this map a lot just to get the muscle memory down https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/314954#mania/702436
these are some other 7k maps with easy difficulties that i used to play:
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/379758#mania/831204
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/277353#mania/628501
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/440024#mania/946877
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/520399#mania/1130570
i'm not sure if this helps but these are key bindings I tried that didn't work for me:
i've used q w e [spacebar] o p [ before but I found it made my hands tired and made my thumb sore
i've used a s d [left arrow] num4 num5 num6 but the arrow key on my keyboard has an uncomfortable edge and it messed with my thumb
i've used a s d [spacebar] l ; ' but with this positioning my thumb wasn't hitting the spacebar as well as it could be
i hope this helped, 7k takes a little longer than 4k for the muscle memory to set in, at least it did for me
personally I use a s d [spacebar] k l ;
there's a wide selection of ranked maps that are made for beginners
when i first started, i remember playing this map a lot just to get the muscle memory down https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/314954#mania/702436
these are some other 7k maps with easy difficulties that i used to play:
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/379758#mania/831204
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/277353#mania/628501
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/440024#mania/946877
https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/520399#mania/1130570
i'm not sure if this helps but these are key bindings I tried that didn't work for me:
i've used q w e [spacebar] o p [ before but I found it made my hands tired and made my thumb sore
i've used a s d [left arrow] num4 num5 num6 but the arrow key on my keyboard has an uncomfortable edge and it messed with my thumb
i've used a s d [spacebar] l ; ' but with this positioning my thumb wasn't hitting the spacebar as well as it could be
i hope this helped, 7k takes a little longer than 4k for the muscle memory to set in, at least it did for me
I currently use sdf op[. I used to use sdf kl; because jkl had ghosting issues.
Like SednA said, there is no right key setting. Find what works best for you. The thing is: you shouldnt even be worrying about your key choices yet. Key choice is a minor thing until you get much better.
The switch to the upper row on my right hand made a difference for me, but that was because I identified a problem (my left hand had better stamina) and I tested a change based on looking at how I physically held my hands over the kb and realized my right hand was more curled than my left because I had to hold my right hand higher on the kb to hit the space bar. I decided to increase the distance between my fingers and the spacebar by moving to the top row which let my fingers hit the keys on a lower angle rather than being curled downwards. This made a small but noticeable difference in my right hand's stamina. But I only made this change after playing mania for years with both hands on the same row.
Like SednA said, there is no right key setting. Find what works best for you. The thing is: you shouldnt even be worrying about your key choices yet. Key choice is a minor thing until you get much better.
The switch to the upper row on my right hand made a difference for me, but that was because I identified a problem (my left hand had better stamina) and I tested a change based on looking at how I physically held my hands over the kb and realized my right hand was more curled than my left because I had to hold my right hand higher on the kb to hit the space bar. I decided to increase the distance between my fingers and the spacebar by moving to the top row which let my fingers hit the keys on a lower angle rather than being curled downwards. This made a small but noticeable difference in my right hand's stamina. But I only made this change after playing mania for years with both hands on the same row.