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In this page I am going to explain how to set up Dance Dance Revolution on your computer. You will need a dance mat of course, maybe a Playstation/USB adaptator, a software (actually, a game) and music tracks.

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The dance mat

Obviously the choice of the dance mat is very important for your in game enjoyment. This part of the website is the most questions inspiring, that is why I decided to deal with it on a dedicated page:
Rendez-vous on Dance mat reviews. Long story quick, the choice is wide with prices ranging from 15 euros to 600 euros. Beginners will most likely choose reinforced soft dance mats: they have inside them a foam layer which give them thickness, stability and damp. They are worth their 40 euros.
Old mats used to require a Playstation to USB adaptator. I have a section about that at the end of this page.

Softwares/games

The reference for Dance Dance Revolution on a computer is Stepmania.
Stepmania is an adaptation of the game DDR on PC and Mac, free, open source, and full of features. Stepmania is evolving days after days, and has a huge communauty of players. The modding possibilities of Stepmania are impressive: look of the game with alternative themes, original game modes (like the hilarious drunk option), announcer to comment on your dance, video clip and more.
Very strong point, with Stepmania you can play on a local network and even on the internet with a world ranking system, just like Starcraft and the likes!
There was a long period of mess with several competing versions of Stepmania, but the release of Stepmania 5 has well clarified the situation. This time people seems to drop the old 3.9 version and switch to this (excellent) Stepmania 5.
You can have several versions of Stepmania (or Stepmania and Dance with your Intensity) on your computer and make them share the same song library. A good way to save disk space!
Click the image below to go to my tutorial about Stepmania. You will find complete info on this software and set up tips, especially for network play.

The (vintage) alternative to Stepmania is Dance With Intensity.
I love this game because it is the one I started up with. DWI is almost as features full as Stepmania, the user interface is brilliant, the announcer is awesome. What I really miss in Stepmania is the profile handling, far superior in Dance With Intensity. Very useful if several dancers use the same computer and do not want to mix scores.
Unfortunately DWI project stopped long ago, thus it is the same game than in 2003. Since then Stepmania brought its high res graphics and multiplayer, making it the obvious choice.
If you do not care about high res, go on and give Dance With Intensity a shot. Click the picture to access my complete tutorial!

In addition to the freewares DWI and Stepmania, you can find commercial softs, like the In The Groove franchise. I know very little about it .. because I do not want to pay for it! The game is based on Stepmania, but adds several gameplay tricks like the mines, the rolls (similar to the freezes except you tap the arrow all along), the Hands (there are 3 or 4 arrows at a time thus you must use your hands).
Contrary to Stepmania and Dance with Intensity, In The Groove features a mix of songs you do not need to download on the web (after all, you paid for it). This is much like the games Dance Dance Revolution 1,2,3,.. you can buy on Playstation or play in arcade. You can not add others songs by yourself.
In The Groove was released on PC, arcade and PS2.

There is a new french player on the market called Yasd. They developped their own Stepmania clone, Feetness. This is sold for Windows, Mac and Linux at 35€ with (only) 15 playable titles. What can sell you on that option is that new titles are regularly offered for download on the website, you even get to choose the new titles through polls. Well, the songs are not offered, you pay for them.

For the sake of completeness I should talk a bit about Flash Flash Revolution which is a flash port of DDR. You play online on a website, and you can only use your keyboard, not mats. Frankly I do not see the point but you've got to satisfy everyone..
Similarly the Stepmania team has begun to test the concept of Stepmania micro which is played through a web browser with the keyboard. It is fun to see how it works, but here at DDR PC Gamer we will stay focus on dance mat playing.

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Musics

Last but not least, the songs. A Dance Dance Revolution title is made of the musical file, which can be mp3 or ogg, and a text file describing the succession of arrows. The latest can be either .dwi or .sm, .dwi being accepted by both Stepmania and Dance With Intensity and .sm only by Stepmania.
In addition you can find pictures or even video clip to be displayed in the background during the play. The important thing is, all these elements must be gathered in one folder. More on that in my pages devoted to the softwares, and in the Create your DWIs section.

Stepmania and Dance With Intensity do not come with any song pre-installed; you've got to look for it on the web. To begin with, check my page Dance school out, I give a few titles direct download. Then you should head to the Links and build your collection. New titles are released every day, you can even do yours as I explain it here!!

TV and Hi-Fi outputs

Maybe you own a big TV screen you would like to use for your DDR session, or even an overhead projector with which you could set up huge DDR parties. Good idea! But watch the image/sound/mats synchro!! Most of the time it is a bad idea to use your TV for sound output: the sound signal would go through additional electronic circuits, being delayed in the process. Instead of hitting a Perfect timing, you would end up with mediocre Good.
That's a DDR golden rule: always choose the shortest route between your computer and your ears, so plug the speakers directly to your computer. Even sound cards processing like equalizing can sometimes induce a delay. Personally I own a Hi-fi receiver with HDMI input to process the sound coming from the PC and HDMI output to bring the video to the TV. Everything works nicely in this configuration. Previously I used the optical input (Toslink) which is fine too.
However, the newest versions of Stepmania lets you calibrate your audio sync so now you can make up for a not-so-perfect audio configuration. But the set up is not so easy. See Stepmania, 'calibrate audio sync'.

The adaptator (now deprecated)

Why an adaptator? A couple of years ago, most mats available were designed for the Playstation1/2. Purchasing a Playstation/USB adaptator was a must, but this is not the case anymore.
The dance mats deluxe ignition dance pad features in its 3in1 installment connectors you can directly plug into your PS2, Xbox or PC, then many mats followed this path. If you are equipping today for DDR, you should not worry about adaptators.

BEWARE! Lots of adaptators are on the market, but only one is well suited to dance mats: EMS USB 2, and you can plug two mats with it. According to the official website , other adaptators can work but I personally know only about the EMS.

Why this one? The trick is, directional arrows are dealt with as independent boutons, not as axis. Try to press simultaneously up and down with an axis.. does not work.

Where can I get it? On the web, as a (french) example on fl-games. Price is 16€50 plus shipping.

How do I have it work? EMS USB2 needs a driver, download here. Just double click the exe to set it up.
Beware: There is a little swich on the adaptator, it MUST be on 'PC' and not on 'game' or else Windows is lost. Classical trap :D
Once the driver is set up, and the adaptator plugged, check in the setting panel, game controllers that 'axis 4 button 16 joypad' appears twice. If not, check the switch,plug/unplug, or reboot.

This guide will explain how to install a dance mat for use as a control pad in Windows 10. The mat will work natively with games that support Direct Input controllers such as the popular PC dancing game Stepmania. it will also be possible to use a program such as Xpadder (Paid) or JoyToKey (Free) to map the dance mat inputs to keyboard inputs so that virtually any PC game can be played using a dance mat!

Following this tutorial involves installing a 3rd-Party unsigned driver. There is no support available for this driver. There is every chance that this driver could cause your computer to blue-screen.

Only follow this guide if you understand the risks and are prepared to deal with things if something goes wrong. Please back up all important data on your computer and create a system restore point before continuing. GoshDarnGames is in no way liable if something goes wrong!

Installing this driver is recommended only for advanced users!

This tutorial should work with the dance mats released for the Xbox 360 version of Dance Dance Revolution.

The tutorial may not work with all mats like this so be sure of your seller’s returns policies before purchasing one.

The mat I used for this tutorial is not an official Konami mat but looks the same as the image. I would assume that any USB mat compatible with the Xbox 360 should work.

The first step is to unplug any USB control pads connected to your system. This will ensure the driver doesn’t interfere with them and also make the dance mat easier to spot in your Device Manager.

Note that this tutorial assumes that you don’t have any conflicting 3rd party drivers installed. The official Microsoft Xbox 360 drivers will not interfere so don’t worry about them.

Plug In Your Dance Mat

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Your dance mat should be plugged in during the installation.

The dance mat will appear as an unknown device in “Other Devices”

The dance mat should appear as an unknown device in the Other Devices section of the Device Manager.

The dance mat may be recognised as an official Xbox 360 game pad but it is still necessary to install the custom driver.

The 3rd party driver is required because the Microsoft driver will treat the dance mat as a normal Xbox 360 control pad with a D-Pad and 4 buttons. This is unsuitable because the driver does not allow two opposite directions to be input simultaneously. Games like Stepmania require up and down or left and right to be input together to perform a jump.

The unofficial XBCD driver allows us to configure the dance mat so that each input is treated as a separate button press rather than a D-pad input.

Download the Driver

Version 0.2.7 of XBCD can be downloaded here:

You just need to grab the .exe from the very top of the post (The mediafire link).

Note: This is a 3rd party driver and I accept no liability if it causes damage to your computer – INSTALL AT YOUR OWN RISK

Restart Your Computer With Advanced Settings

The XBCD driver is unsigned. By default Windows 10 does not allow the user to install unsigned drivers but it is possible to reboot your computer that will allow the driver to be installed:

Install XBCD with the Default Settings

You will get a warning like this when installing the driver.

Install the XBCD driver with the default settings.

You will get a security warning during the install.

It’s probably not a great idea to install random drivers from the Internet…

Reassign the Dance Mat Device in the Device Manager

The dance mat will appear like this after the driver has been installed.

The dance mat will appear as XBCD Xbox 360 Controller in the Human Interface Devices device manager. This means the XBCD driver has detected as a 360 compliant control pad (hooray!). If the device does not appear as such don’t give up yet – the next step may still apply.

By default the XBCD driver will treat the dance mat as a normal Xbox 360 controller. Luckily XBCD includes an alternative driver that is geared towards dance mats. All we have to do is use the Device Manager to tell Windows which version of the driver we want to use.

Right Click on the device and select “Update Driver Software”

Right click on the dance mat in the Device Manager and select Update Driver Software.

Select ‘Browse my computer for driver software’ from the dialogue box that opens.

Pick the Driver Manually

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/toyota-service-manuals-download.html. Select ‘Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer’.

Untick “Show compatible hardware” to show all devices.

Select Xbox 360 Foot Pad

In the XBCD Project category select XBCD Xbox 360 Foot Pad.

A warning will be shown. This warning can be ignored if you’re in the business of ignoring Windows warning messages.

Success!

All being well you should see this message to confirm the successful installation.

You can now run the XBCD set-up utility to configure the dance mat.

Search for XBCD in the windows start menu and it should appear.

Right click the utility and click “Run as Administrator” – XBCD Setup needs admin rights to run but doesn’t ask for them.

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Test the Dance Mat Buttons

XBCD Set Up Utility

When you press buttons on your dance mat the corresponding buttons should light up blue in the XBCD set up utility.

How XBCD Works

Beside each of the Xbox 360 controller inputs in the set up utility you can see a button number (e.g. “B12”). XBCD will map the inputs from the dance mat to the button we specify using the Direct Input API.

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The great thing about mapping the buttons like this is it allows us to press 2 opposite directions on the dance mat simultaneously. This is essential for jumps in Step Mania and impossible using the official Microsoft drivers.

Mapping the Buttons

Use the “Windows” tab to adjust the number of buttons.

Before assigning the buttons it is a good idea to increase the range of buttons that we are allowed to use. This is not essential for Step Mania but will be useful if you want to use the dance mat for something unconventional such as movement controls for a First Person Shooter, which will be explained in a future tutorial.

The number of buttons can be set on the Windows tab. Note that you will need to unplug and replug your dance mat after you have edited the number of buttons.

Download the Button Config

In order to map all the buttons you can download this handy config file and load it in XBCD:

To load it use the Open button at the bottom of the XBCD set up utility.

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This will tell XBCD to use the highest number buttons (of the 24 we set earlier).

Using the highest control pad button numbers is advantageous later if we want to play games like First Person Shooters using the dance mat to move and a hand-held controller to shoot. Many single-player games allow input to come from more than one controller simultaneously so you can use a dance mat at the same time as a controller. Using the highest button numbers available reduces the chances that a conflict will occur between the controllers – i.e. a button on the dance mat already being mapped to an action we want the hand held controller to do. This will become clearer in future tutorials on how to use the dance mat with various games!

Opposite inputs should light up simultaneously.

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All being well your dance mat should now work like a normal controller in Windows. It should be possible to press 2 or more buttons simultaneously. You can test this using the XBCD set up utility – simply press the buttons and see if their inputs light up.

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I’m planning on making tutorials on how to use the dance mat for games such as First Person Shooters. I might also make some games designed with dance mats in mind in the future.

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