#LYRICSPATH:Your Lyrics file.lrc (Don't worry about this if you don't have a lyrics file, no one pays attention to them anyway, so leave it blank.) Now that this is finished, place in your background / banner / CD title / song file information (be sure to include your extension name!!!) It should look something like this:.

#SUBTITLE:Album name or song sub message

Once you have done that, fill in the information necessary for your song name (under title, the subtitle of your song (possibly the album it came from), and the author of the song.

Copy and paste the following code into a text editor as is for now:.

When preparations are complete, open up a text editor, and follow the steps listed: If you have a background (640x480 or bigger to avoid stretching), a banner (exact dimensions of 256x80 for perfect sizing in most StepMania themes), or a CD title (under 250x250 if you are sharing it with others), also move them into the folder. Renaming files to match the song name only helps you when putting down the information in notepad, or when others are looking for your. It does not have to be named the same as the folder, nor do any of the other files. SM file in the StepMania song editor.Īlthough before you create your SM file, you should create a folder with the song's name as the folder's name, and place it on the desktop (as you will be adding files and making changes, leaving it on the desktop will bypass having to worry about needing any administrative privileges to add, remove, copy, or paste anything to that folder).Īfter you do this, move your. This format starts off simple when you put it into a text editor, but it expands and becomes more useful as you edit the. It is an acronym for StepMania file, and it is the format that StepMania generally accepts for arrow placement for a song. This way you will have an easier ability to double check a song's accuracy if you are stepping the file from scratch in the editor.Ĭreating the. It should be noted that newbies to the game should NOT try to create songs until they are good enough players to be able to complete the song they are going to step (in other words, if a song dictates fast guitar paces, or intense drumming sequences, don't step the song unless you are sure you can pass these sequences if you were to step them accurately). With this guide, you should gain a general understanding of how to create a SM file, collaborate and input backgrounds, banners, and CD titles to your song, and of course, actually step the song to a decent syncing ability.

Creating a song for StepMania (and syncing it up PROPERLY), is actually a bit more complex than just placing arrows on a chart when you hear where you want notes to be placed.

Songs for stepmania