StepMania/Controls

Threse are the Default controls for StepMania:

Main Functions

•  ↑ : Tests the up arrow (P1).
• Num 8: Tests the up arrow (P2).
•  ↓ : Tests the down arrow (P1).
• Num 2: Tests the down arrow. (P2).
• ←: Tests the left arrow, also song selection's up scroll on songs (P1).
• Num 4: Tests the left arrow (P2).
• →: Tests the right arrow, also song selection's down scroll on songs (P1).
• Num 6: Tests the right arrow. (P2).
• Esc: Back
• Enter: Selects an option or song in game
• F1: Insert Coin
• F2: Reload metrics and textures
• Printscreen: Takes a full screen shot of whatever is on screen
• Return: Confirm
• Scroll lock: Operator (brings you to the StepMania options menu at any given time)
• Tab: Increases game speed to 4x when HELD (overridden when playing song)
• ~: Decreases game speed to .25x when HELD (overridden when playing song)
• ~ + Tab: Decreases StepMania run speed to 0x when HELD (overridden when playing song)

When playing a song

• ←: hits left arrow
•  ↓ : hits down arrow
•  ↑ : hits up arrow
• →: hits right arrow
• F5: Automatically ends / clears a song
• F6: toggle AutoSync mode
• F7: toggle assist tick
• F8: toggle AutoPlay
• F9: decrease offset
• F10: increase offset
• F11: decrease BPM of current segment (hold ALT for small increments)
• F12: increase BPM of current segment (hold ALT for small increments)
• Esc: = abort playing when HELD
• Additionally, arrow keys can be hit by a set up of your own custom keys if you choose to do so in the options menu. This is neither limited to your keyboard either, as dance-pads, game controllers, and many other things can be configured to hit arrows in the StepMania options menu.

When in the StepMania file editor

• Page Up / Page Down: Jump measure
• Home / end: Jump to first / last beat
• Ctrl + Up /  ↓ : Change zoom
• Shift + Up +  ↓ : Drag area marker
• P: Play selection (select something first!)
• Shift + P: Play current beat until end
• Ctrl + R: Record (arrow presses)
• F4: Toggle assist kick
• F5 / F6: Next/prev steps of the same steps type
• F7 / F8: Increase/decrease BPM of current beat
• F9 / F10: Increase/decrease stop at current beat
• F11 / F12: Increase/decrease music offset
• [ and ]: Increase/decrease sample music start
• { and }: Increase/decrease sample music length
• M: Play sample music
• B: Add or edit a background change
• Insert: Insert beat and shift down
• Ctrl + Insert: Shift BPM changes and stops down one beat
• delete: Delete beat and shift up
• Ctrl + delete: Shift BPM changes and stops up one beat
• Shift + Any num: Lay a mine
• Alt + Any num: Add to/remove from right half
• Esc: Takes you to Stepmania song editor main menu