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 Authoring OD for your chart is a super important step, as without it your chart will be impossible to earn a gold star rating on when playing on Expert. Authoring OD for your chart is a super important step, as without it your chart will be impossible to earn a gold star rating on when playing on Expert.
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 Unison Phrases are Overdrive markers that appear on multiple instruments at the same time, awarding bonus energy for hitting it on all those instruments. You'll want one of these about every 20-28 measures in your song, unless there are long breaks where only one instrument is playing. This equates to between 3-5 Drums OD activation lanes between each Unison in most cases. Unison Phrases are Overdrive markers that appear on multiple instruments at the same time, awarding bonus energy for hitting it on all those instruments. You'll want one of these about every 20-28 measures in your song, unless there are long breaks where only one instrument is playing. This equates to between 3-5 Drums OD activation lanes between each Unison in most cases.
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 +Here is an example of how it should be set up (the single OD in between can of course be placed anywhere and not just dead center between unisons):
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 To chart these, simply author an Overdrive marker at the exact same spot and length for every instrument you want to include in it. In most cases, you'll want to include as many instruments as possible. To chart these, simply author an Overdrive marker at the exact same spot and length for every instrument you want to include in it. In most cases, you'll want to include as many instruments as possible.
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 Be aware that Vocals overdrive functions completely independently of the other instruments, and as such cannot be part of a unison. Be aware that Vocals overdrive functions completely independently of the other instruments, and as such cannot be part of a unison.
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overdrive.txt · Last modified: 2025/06/29 18:10 by nightmarelyra