dif colored arrows?

princeotaku · 02-14-2005, 01:17 PM

Hey, i've been playin FFR a while now and still can't work out what the different colored arrows mean?? you know, like in the sonic boss battle song. It really kinda screws up my chances, so any tips would be appreciated, oh! and sorry if this is posted alot, i looked but couldn't find it.

truelife · 02-14-2005, 01:29 PM

I'm not quite sure, but I think it goes as follows:

Blue arrows= 1/4th notes
Red arrows= 1/8th notes
Yellow arrows= 1/16th notes.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

hydrojakep · 02-14-2005, 03:55 PM

Reds are 1/4th notes
blues are 1/8th notes

truelife · 02-14-2005, 04:11 PM

I knew it was something like that.

Spheroid · 02-14-2005, 09:37 PM

Nice to know that they actually mean something. I always thought they were just there to make it look cool.

Kamoa_Han_Senzui · 02-14-2005, 10:36 PM

I don't think Synth is gonna get around to make all the other songs like that. I really don't care though.

iopq · 02-15-2005, 09:39 AM

really, they are not 1/8 and 1/4 because the gap changes their color

truelife · 02-15-2005, 01:18 PM

Ummm... yes they are. Next time you play Boss Machine or something with the different colored arrows, count in your head... 1234, 1234, 1234, 1234. Or Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana. (Makes the 1234 rythm)

dizzyduck · 02-15-2005, 06:49 PM

some of the songs have each 1/16th note as the beat, so that all of the arrows stay the same color

Crymson · 02-15-2005, 07:31 PM

Some of the songs have the same color arrows too. Whoop.

truelife · 02-16-2005, 04:10 PM

Indeed they do.

GiR- · 02-16-2005, 04:35 PM

lol In this do they have the different color settings though?

**rauchster** · 02-16-2005, 07:49 PM

Sorry to break it to you guys... but the color has nothing to do with the length of the note, it has to do with where the note falls in the measure.....

Say in a 4/4 song (4 beats per measure) the blue are on the beats.... red are on the half-beats.... the offbeat or in between the main beats, and yellow is the beat in between the offbeat and main beat.

So if it went 16 notes in a measure of 4 beats, the order of the color of arrows would go....
Blue, Yellow, Red, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Red, Yellow, etc
8 notes in a measure of 4 beats would be....
Blue, Red, Blue, Red, etc

Music major here.... =P

**alainbryden** · 02-17-2005, 03:21 AM

Blue = Quarter Note
Red = Eighth Note
Yellow = Sixteenth Note.

Speed of note changes with BPM.

gg all you n00bs except rauchster.

Afrobean · 02-17-2005, 10:14 AM

Actually rauchster is wrong, alain. Blue are eighth notes, red are quarter, and yellow are sixteenth. In other words, a song with an arrow on every beat would have all red arrows, not blue.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rauchster

So if it went 16 notes in a measure of 4 beats, the order of the color of arrows would go....
Blue, Yellow, Red, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Red, Yellow, etc
8 notes in a measure of 4 beats would be....
Blue, Red, Blue, Red, etc

That should read:

Quote:

Originally Posted by rauchster should have

So if it went 16 notes in a measure of 4 beats, the order of the color of arrows would go....
red, yellow, blue, yellow, red, yellow, blue, yellow, etc
8 notes in a measure of 4 beats would be....
red, blue, red, blue, etc

kevincar03 · 02-19-2005, 12:09 AM

Wow, ok. I am new here, but I am very knowlegeable about music. I have only so far seen one song with red arrows, and none with yellow. But I have realized that in this game, the colors do NOT mean the duration of the note (quarter, 8th, 16th...etc.), nor does it mean the placement in the measure. But I do believe it's gotta mean something.

iopq · 02-19-2005, 12:13 AM

that's because of the freaking gap
when someone makes the gap .125 in a 120 BPM song... all arrows are blue, even if they are each beat
or red
don't know which ones are which color

real_faker · 02-19-2005, 08:21 AM

I don't know exactly what "the gap" thing is that iopq is reffering to, but I take it he knows what he's talking about. (He, right? ^_^¿)
Now, in my experience here (which probably isn't too increadibly much) red is 1/4th beat. Some songs have them all the same color though. (similar to that of solo mode in DDR)
And though I don't know much about how this game works specifically, I can indeed tell you that in DDR, the red beats are 1/4.
^_^

Afrobean · 02-19-2005, 08:43 AM

Everyone, disregaurd all that's been said in this thread except my previous post. My post is the most accurate one.

However, I will tell why some songs are all blue. When FFR first started, all the arrows were blue, because it was much more difficult to code the arrows to change color based on what beat they fell. Eventually, Synth decided to start making the arrows colored, but only did a few songs.

real_faker · 02-20-2005, 10:02 AM

Thank you! That actually makes alot more sense. ^-^ I was wondering why some songs are like that. ^_^

02-14-2005, 01:17 PM	#1
princeotaku FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1	dif colored arrows? Hey, i've been playin FFR a while now and still can't work out what the different colored arrows mean?? you know, like in the sonic boss battle song. It really kinda screws up my chances, so any tips would be appreciated, oh! and sorry if this is posted alot, i looked but couldn't find it.

02-14-2005, 01:29 PM	#2
truelife FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairfax, Va Posts: 414	RE: dif colored arrows? I'm not quite sure, but I think it goes as follows: Blue arrows= 1/4th notes Red arrows= 1/8th notes Yellow arrows= 1/16th notes. Correct me if I'm wrong. __________________

02-14-2005, 03:55 PM	#3
hydrojakep FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Earth. Age: 32 Posts: 2,293	RE: dif colored arrows? Reds are 1/4th notes blues are 1/8th notes __________________

02-14-2005, 04:11 PM	#4
truelife FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairfax, Va Posts: 414	RE: dif colored arrows? I knew it was something like that. __________________

02-14-2005, 09:37 PM	#5
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02-14-2005, 10:36 PM	#6
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02-15-2005, 09:39 AM	#7
iopq FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 569	RE: dif colored arrows? really, they are not 1/8 and 1/4 because the gap changes their color __________________

02-15-2005, 01:18 PM	#8
truelife FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairfax, Va Posts: 414	RE: dif colored arrows? Ummm... yes they are. Next time you play Boss Machine or something with the different colored arrows, count in your head... 1234, 1234, 1234, 1234. Or Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, Indiana. (Makes the 1234 rythm) __________________

02-15-2005, 06:49 PM	#9
dizzyduck FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2	RE: dif colored arrows? some of the songs have each 1/16th note as the beat, so that all of the arrows stay the same color

02-15-2005, 07:31 PM	#10
Crymson FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: I'm omnipotent. So there. Posts: 168	RE: dif colored arrows? Some of the songs have the same color arrows too. Whoop. __________________

02-16-2005, 04:10 PM	#11
truelife FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fairfax, Va Posts: 414	RE: dif colored arrows? Indeed they do. __________________

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GiR- FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 71	RE: dif colored arrows? lol In this do they have the different color settings though? __________________ ßoredomi§er¥!! [br]Click here to feed me a Rare Candy![br]Get your own at Pokeplushies!

02-16-2005, 07:49 PM	#13
rauchster FFR Veteran Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Behind your computer screen Age: 40 Posts: 121	Sorry to break it to you guys... but the color has nothing to do with the length of the note, it has to do with where the note falls in the measure..... Say in a 4/4 song (4 beats per measure) the blue are on the beats.... red are on the half-beats.... the offbeat or in between the main beats, and yellow is the beat in between the offbeat and main beat. So if it went 16 notes in a measure of 4 beats, the order of the color of arrows would go.... Blue, Yellow, Red, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Red, Yellow, etc 8 notes in a measure of 4 beats would be.... Blue, Red, Blue, Red, etc Music major here.... =P __________________ FC's: 440 (1 FGO, 2 FMO, 15 VCh, 57 Ch, All VD and below as of 12/06/08) AAA's: 5 Most Recent FC: Ramua (Sightread - 55-4-0-3) Hardest AAA: Save Me, Standard (5) Tier Points: 14 -> 5 Billion Grand Total Club Member <- Visit My Profile!

02-17-2005, 03:21 AM	#14
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	Blue = Quarter Note Red = Eighth Note Yellow = Sixteenth Note. Speed of note changes with BPM. gg all you n00bs except rauchster. __________________ ~NEIGH

02-19-2005, 12:09 AM	#16
kevincar03 FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1	Wow, ok. I am new here, but I am very knowlegeable about music. I have only so far seen one song with red arrows, and none with yellow. But I have realized that in this game, the colors do NOT mean the duration of the note (quarter, 8th, 16th...etc.), nor does it mean the placement in the measure. But I do believe it's gotta mean something.

02-19-2005, 12:13 AM	#17
iopq FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 569	that's because of the freaking gap when someone makes the gap .125 in a 120 BPM song... all arrows are blue, even if they are each beat or red don't know which ones are which color __________________

02-19-2005, 08:21 AM	#18
real_faker FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On the nearest DDR machine. Or chasing Marik asking him to bear my child. ^-^ Posts: 2	I don't know exactly what "the gap" thing is that iopq is reffering to, but I take it he knows what he's talking about. (He, right? ^_^¿) Now, in my experience here (which probably isn't too increadibly much) red is 1/4th beat. Some songs have them all the same color though. (similar to that of solo mode in DDR) And though I don't know much about how this game works specifically, I can indeed tell you that in DDR, the red beats are 1/4. ^_^

02-19-2005, 08:43 AM	#19
Afrobean Admiral in the Red Army Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the moon Age: 36 Posts: 13,262	Everyone, disregaurd all that's been said in this thread except my previous post. My post is the most accurate one. However, I will tell why some songs are all blue. When FFR first started, all the arrows were blue, because it was much more difficult to code the arrows to change color based on what beat they fell. Eventually, Synth decided to start making the arrows colored, but only did a few songs. __________________

02-20-2005, 10:02 AM	#20
real_faker FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On the nearest DDR machine. Or chasing Marik asking him to bear my child. ^-^ Posts: 2	Thank you! That actually makes alot more sense. ^-^ I was wondering why some songs are like that. ^_^

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