osu!mapping: the editor

explaining tools in osu's editor most commonly used while mapping.
if you already know how to map, don't watch this. it's super boring.
here's some places to skip to:
0:46 - Song Setup
1:23 - Rough timing
3:24 - Accurate timing
5:20 - Slider Velocity/Tick Rate
5:49 - Placing objects (left side of interface)
8:52 - Right side of interface
10:00 - Top of interface
10:48 - Dropdown menus
11:20 - Object editing
12:26 - Timing Setup Panel
13:29 - View options
14:04 - Automatic object composition
14:40 - Other
by making this video, i learned to never do something like this again. conceptually, explaining what's important in the editor is nice, but in reality, it's not helpful. this video just rapidfires through tons of ideas without any depth because detailing all of the editor's useful options would take hours. my other content so far has stuck to explaining a few concepts in detail, so i'll continue to do that from now on
next week i'll cover some music theory thing
maps referenced:
cYsmix - Manic by Monstrata: osu.ppy.sh/b/793620
supercell - Songs Compilation by Monstrata: osu.ppy.sh/b/746471
Alan Walker - Faded by HootOwlStar: osu.ppy.sh/b/987776
Disasterpeace - Jump Error by Bonsai: osu.ppy.sh/b/925613
dj TAKA - snow storm by fanzhen0019: osu.ppy.sh/b/372921
HoneyWorks - Akatsuki Zukuyo by deetz and Kibbleru: osu.ppy.sh/b/994940
Peter Lambert - osu! tutorial by my dad: osu.ppy.sh/b/22538
skin: dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7...
special thanks to Monstrata for contributing to this video's script

[@pixelbyte4886]

"Alright heres the design Section!" *silence intensifies* "Alright Moving on!" LMAO WTF

[@BeatofIke]

ikr XD The Design tab is only used for storyboarding, inserting video/BG, and changing the video offset. Other then that, it's pretty much useless for mapping lol

[@pixelbyte4886]

I guess, but he could've at least said that (Not saying that its bad that he didn't)

[@miwiki6]

used it before you really should pretend it doesn't exist

[@SoI-]

Storyboard is adcanced

[@qubati]

cmon i wanna know how to do design

[@lilyc9722]

"The drum sound is way earlier than Osu's ticking sound" me: didn't notice at all crap

[@shyiuUwU]

@@Seavens XDD

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

you'll notice once you are experienced enough

[@cafxne]

*me at the start of the video* I'm gonna make a beatmap for my favourite song, and everyone will be thankful! *me at the end of the video* I don't want to get old mapping this...

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

you need self confidence, so you can finish

[@M4xw8ll]

Me at the beginning: "Wow,i can learn some things about mapping!" 5 minutes ago: "Too hard for me"

[@muddatukurunika]

me at the bigging: hey, i want to make a map, it cant be really hard y'know 5 minutes later: bruh

[@lol_fruits]

Me at the beginning: "I started making a map without knowing how to do anything, I need help." Me throughout the video: "So I could of fixed it with that.."

[@user-fg3dz5kv7q]

Me at the beginning: "I really wanna map, I need to learn form this" 5 minutes later: "I give up"

[@kuratse205]

Me at the begigingingingingingging: "this looks impossible and a huge time sink" 30 mins later: "well that was a nice 10 circles placed, I now only have another 3 minutes worth of map to map."

[@CXuOtaku]

tfw mapped for 7 years, didn't know about ctrl+arrows to move notes pixel by pixel. What is life.

[@archivebrh9854]

That's also Sotarks.

[@CXuOtaku]

@@TaimTam So I can learn how to use ctrl+arrows to move notes pixel by pixel.

[@valley2129]

@@CXuOtaku you really responded 3 years later.. how's 10 years of experience in mapping for you?

[@bananya6020]

@@valley2129 ok just wait another 3 years...

[@Dratos]

@@bananya6020 lol

[@wonkass3862]

I had my song set to 60 BPM, noticed it got off near the end of the song, struggled for 20 minutes figuring out the actual BPM, found out it was 59.98 BPM. ._.

[@goldsrcorsource2551]

WHAT FOR REAL?????????

[@rodannnkekw2866]

F

[@UmCaraNormalnumPlanetanormal]

LOL It was such a small difference that it was only truly noticeable at the end of the song, thats insane

[@raviedavieu]

@@UmCaraNormalnumPlanetanormal yeah, it helps for me to skip far through the song and see if it gradually goes off, adjust that map's BPM a little, then continue doing that same thing until it stays lined up all from the beginning to the very end of the song :)

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

get a phone bpm counter, i trust it more than osu's built in one

[@Animxee]

"Instead.." *meow* **The silence is just filled with meows**

[@atillander470]

3kliksphilip of osu! is back

[@prec1sion548]

Does he have exploding trees tho.

[@theme20201]

you better put osu tutorial in maps referenced before peppy takes away all your pp

[@pishifat]

fixewd !!! ! ! !

[@quaternaryyy]

other things * to specify your map's bg, click and drag it into the editor window. 1280x720 is the preferred resolution I think * ctrl-arrows moves notes by 1 pixel, but if grid snap is on, it moves them by 1 grid unit. this is really buggy so if it doesn't work toggle grid snap on and off again * press g to cycle through different grid snap sizes. * when placing a circle or slider, you can right click on an empty space to toggle new combo. be careful as it might just delete a note * select one slider and go to the "rotate by" menu. if you choose "selection center" for the origin setting, it will rotate around the slider head. this also works for scaling * have a nice slider shape but it's too long or too short? open scale by. move the slider to the SMALLEST setting that works for OCD symmetry * ctrl-← and → to move between bookmarks. * I believe it's ctrl-p to add a new redpoint, and ctrl-shift-p to add a new greenpoint. * time your map properly the first time, because resnapping notes and fixing greenpoints after-the-fact is l i t e r a l l y d i c k s * while you're busy in the "song setup" screen, might as well turn the audio down. 100% (the default) is way too loud for most songs * in osu!'s main options page, there's a setting to use the default sampleset in the editor. if your osu! skin has custom hitsounds, turn on that option so you don't make weird hitsound errors (looking at you Shiro and that weird ass section of Alpha Scorpii) * your first map will be shit so expect to have it go through lots of changes and a remap or two before rank. when #modhelp isn't busy memeing, there's always people willing to help. even if it seems dead af in there post anyways, lots of people lurk. * if your map is submitted, you can easily link it in irc by selecting it in song select and typing /np have fun

[@notfisky]

After 2 remaps you literally can’t get first ranked map unless you’ve gotten 200+ mods

[@Kyrari22]

Holy this is a really useful tutorial on how to start putting circles in a map, should've watched this way earlier.

[@prawtism]

It would not have sticked very well, if you would have watched it before trying to figure it out by yourself.

[@kurrandor]

You made such a great video covering everything with alot of humor and entertaining parts and yet so professional - a nice voice aswell! Don't stop making content you are amazing :D

[@jackregz]

Man this video was so helpful. I've been charting songs for guitar hero for 4 years, but I was REALLY struggling with osu's interface. This cleared everything up for me. Thanks a ton!

[@AZombie7slayerX]

when you finish this series will you archive it in a thread in mapping? this stuff is super useful for everyone.

[@lenaraobletia3901]

Sry for the necro, but nice guess

[@timesnewrman]

@@lenaraobletia3901 you should not be sorry for necroposting

[@gh0sth3r0officialyt3]

6:54 i died of cuteness when they started speaking in cat language

[@SteppingPatterns]

*J E R T I C A L L Y*

[@misterdinner3648]

These videos are great, today i had my first person pm me to mod their map (and it was really bad but i went easy), instead of having to explain everything, i explained the most important things and linked ur videos to him to finish the job.

[@untitledcorruption8959]

very good job man... I love how you were like and here is this section and im moving on. It was a very interesting video and had great bits of humor good job man.

[@benkelller5000]

KZbin recommended this video to me today and this makes me So happy. Thank you so much for creating this

[@Auft]

_"Wow! I set up my song. Cool!"_ *_"Now for more complex stuff."_*

[@deivedux9342]

5:56 is it weird that im watching a youtube video in a video which is in a video? *brain exploding*

[@AmzaGD]

wow thank you so much I really learned how to map properly this video helped me a lot *even the design section*

[@yaseruxd8402]

This video's very helpful! Thank you for making it very simple!

[@keepingcompany8196]

Thanks so much for this video! I know you think videos like this isn't really important/ helpfu (Based on your comment on it in the description)l, but i learned a lot through this video that i couldn't find good explanations for in forums or other videos :D stoked to keep watching the series!

[@chapter3815]

i'm just here trying to make a beatmap of my favorite song because there aren't any other one and then i get smack by this video

[@cringekiddo3102]

wow even the ending is timed perfectly

[@nzuria8135]

Thank you for this. I remember the first time I ever opened the editor (way back in 2012) I just sat there staring at all the options like "I have no idea what this means."

[@nuclearchaos355]

1:36 stickerbush symphony always has a place in my heart

[@JustWanGuy]

Thanks! now im gonna procrastinate on this

[@RadexTx]

Please russian, i can't understand london

[@KagoratheGrindcoreAddict]

Cyka Blyat

[@GameDSS]

kurwa is a polish word xD

[@Leistria]

Dokładnie :P

[@prawtism]

go to Pasha London Scool

[@user-oj8qn2dx9u]

русские ? лол

[@xedocat]

I easily lose interest when watching tutorial videos for things like this, but I thoroughly enjoyed your video from the content to your style. Thanks for the great tutorial. I really mean it

[@GuyFromSomeWorld]

I like using grid snapping because I like doing symmetrical and geometrically satisfying stuff so my map looks good. Hey, I think it works for the music I pick for my maps, but if it's just some generic map, I guess grid snap could be turned off and the map could be pretty fast to make. It's also useful for making streams not look ugly.

[@ryanmill2574]

"Horizontally and jertically" I almost spat my food. Good video!

[@clutchskit2510]

This helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@yaho4571]

This was the most useful thing ive seen today

[@hoseoksrealwife]

UR VIDEOS R SO FUNNT LMFAO IM SO GLAD I FOUND UR CHANNEL

[@Fireking-1]

I know I'm a few years late, but I would like to mention that with some songs you can look up the bpm online to save time. Not all songs will have this but it's worth a shot.

[@snowyicicle1335]

"Horizontally and Jertically." Instantly liked and subscribed

[@XxEVERYGAMINGxX]

very nice tutorial

[@matheusrotta1589]

This video is a life saver, thank you :)

[@Tiemon]

that intro was exactly my reaction when I just tried the editor

[@Tiemon]

and now 3 hours later I completed my first map

[@stablesoul4381]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@trawa0825]

Holy shit i literally started running to my pc when heard about this slider so stream thing, that’s super cool

[@Yon013]

the ctrl , and ctrl . is nice to add too :d ( rotating 90 degrees short cut )

[@EloLeChan]

I really appreciate that you started the video with "okay what the heck is all this" instead of an annoying "hey guys welcome to my tutorial" type intro that I'd have to skip

[@lordzockt1853]

This video was very good for me ty

[@lordzockt1853]

Again after 3m as good as before

[@akashinina2285]

this helped me soo match tnxxx :D

[@D3CD95]

We should implement spinners that we can put at any places of the playfield...

[@D3CD95]

By the way, is it recommended tu use grid snap?

[@pishifat]

lazer is gonna be scary

[@pishifat]

9:26 is what i think about it lol

[@D3CD95]

haven't finished the video xd

[@jadenfez4995]

this channel deserves way more subs

[@blobby542]

I'll be sure to compress all that info in my tiny brain

[@saltsenpai189]

Good tutorial,after 30 minutes i got a 9 second part of the map that im happy with xD

[@ProfessionalBox]

I think you should have gone into further detail about the most underrated tool in the editor, also known as live mapping mode or you could make a seperate video for it since it holds the key to becoming the most efficient mapper possible.

[@HoutarouOrekiOsu]

Tfw you map for some time already, and never knew you can input coordinates manually

[@MandrakeGuy]

i just got osu! and ima follow a lot of this

[@syre7608]

this should be your showcase video

[@timmuteearu8327]

best teaching video!!! no cap

[@wyattcharron1753]

Eyy more great vids!! Stay dank.

[@dudesgt3246]

Thx for the tutorials its useful

[@TheNicry1]

Very Helpful!

[@mlizardo]

Dont worry your video led to my map its amazing. Its kira kira days but only triangles.

[@blulere]

I'm going to subtitle as many pishifat videos as I can before it's too late. REMOVING COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS IS UNHELPFUL. #KEEPCOMMUNITYCONTRIBUTIONS

[@tanjoongh482]

Thankuou for great great information Auto sub!

[@crazy_ru]

thanks dude

[@anotherguy3554]

The timing section is the hardest part, it took me very long to have a good timing :P

[@Haganenno121]

Aaand once I wanted to go to sleep to maintain a proper sleep schedule, pishi releases a 15 minute video.

[@pishifat]

G

[@theme20201]

you just wait for his streams

[@RysiekRiedel123]

thank you a lot

[@GeoDbD]

Damn that helped a lot :)

[@azerithium2047]

"Awesome here's the design section now............. Alright moving on :D" Killed me xDD

[@azerithium2047]

"Doing that controls the amount of reverses the slider has. Instead........ ~mreow~.... "Instead.."

[@kirohai]

I do not get these red and blue small thingys up in the timebar, which you get, when you go into compose section how to enable them?

[@kabelek]

Is there a difference while putting the objects when my map is 70/140 BPM? (idk how should I set that, 70 or 140)

[@Bearizm]

Avizura - Turn The Tides PogChamp

[@mumble3535]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate subtlety of the joke at 11:50?

[@SimplyKanae]

Useful.

[@johannr.badion3604]

Kind of wish I watched this before I started my first map because I ended up making streams by eye balling them.

[@user-wp9xs9gv4n]

You can find BPM for downloading a DJ app, it will show you the correct BPM of the song (like: edijing Mix app on iPhone)

[@user-nv8bn6do9y]

why when I want to add new circle the circle I've added is following the new circle? it's hard... ;-;

[@fooooood381]

10/10 spinner skill will beet cookiezi hdhr with just spinner

[@MCatwar]

in the process of beatmapping for the first time right now, it's gonna be a long project. I tried the advice of rounding to a whole number and it was still off. turns outt he song was recorded at 108.57bpm and this, even slowed down to .25 and sampled across every random point in the song, is spot on. soo uhh lmao

[@Vinni-2K]

woa this is such a pain in the ass! i love it!!

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

I have a question about the combo colour: on maps like everything will freeze you have only 2 of the 4 combo colour when kiai mode is active how can i do this?

[@jbn111]

Ok mate but I would still like to see what you have to say about songs which involve multiple bpm sections. Im trying to map a song which changes its speed very clearly and im having trouble to time it.

[@Deforser]

Thanks fam

[@sanfanrandomstuff2732]

You're the man

[@chitoge4321]

thanks!

[@jasimailetsplays5699]

thank you :)

[@user-vi1lm1ul2w]

How do I make a map until a certain point in the song? Or do I have to map the whole song and then cut it. Because I don't wanna map the whole song for just the one part of it.

[@kyran_0527]

thanks a lot

[@dr34dl0ck2]

it doesnt allow me to place notes on. when i do it just follows the next one

[@cookiebear021]

I’m confused. On my beatmap I can’t see those tiny lines in between the bigger white lines. Like the in between notes. Idk why they’re not there. Does anyone know???

[@gumitopia]

how do i add different levels for one bm ? (easy,normal,hard,etc.)

[@dustinbeecher1987]

i fucking love this

[@fevant4605]

after watching this vid i made my first map, i dont think i used 50% of what you showed but it's my first so its ok

[@ezekielleveriza4071]

Question : I always put the beat snap divisor on 1/1 because you know to the beat... so why would you leave it on 1/4?

[@JecIsBec]

Thank you stable.

[@absurddive]

is it recommendable to use the default global offset (0) when it comes to nail the timing of a map? or you can just use your personal offset and move on

[@georgeytg]

Not really, decimals are almost never nessesary

[@kecHik445]

I've stacking note one by one to make stream, and don't know about the convert slider thingy... wow...

[@ItsZenith-]

i just want to damn know how to change the combo colors when the beat drop happens.

[@MULTl]

this was easy (first part) once I knew what everything did. The timing was easy since I have experience playing instruments.

[@rodolfoam3]

oh no the spinner at the end

[@jarnindustries]

Whenever I try to set the BPM at the beginning of a song as soon as I keep tapping past the notification it just starts scrolling back and forth through the song?