Heart-Shaped Box

**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

**Barfo** · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 2596

The note chart has a tiny error on the last note. Its not a single G note, its a GB chord.

**Javman158** · Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 640 Location: Fairfax, VA

I know most people wouldn't actually need a path chart for this song, but I wanted my first one i make to be on such a song, so I don't give away one of my better song paths :P

Heart Shaped Box - Hard SP

Anyway, I do have a question for the people who are into making htese. I used Paint, and this took me a ridiculous amount of time, because I had to use the fill option for every tiny box within the staff lines, and I couldn't get it to fill in the rectangle I drew unless it completely covered up that oart of the chart. I took off "Draw Opaque" and it changed nothing, and I have the background olor set to the same blue I used for the boxes on this one. ANy help?

Second question, how do you get the chart to resize itself like that? I can hardly get it to be any larger through photobucket.

**dsk** · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 283

Thanks for the Sp chart, I'm going to test it ASAP
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**Slowhand** · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 625 Location: Lombard, Illinois

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I think you're getting fancier than you need in the charts my friend. I use paint as well and if you know where you want to put the activations it only takes a minute or two. Coloring in where the SP phrases looks nice but a simple 12 point number above the gray line works too. Just drawing a black or colored rectangle around the activation area gets the point across as well. The colored in part doesn't help me anymore than a box.

It's cool to post the pathes though. I always make my own but will look at what other higher scorers do and can usually tweak a starting point here or there. I think people can pretty much tell where the SP's are, numbering them just helps if you have to describe the path. The biggest thing (for me anyway) is a precise starting point, if it has to be precise, and an accurate overall length of activation. I don't squeeze but for people who do starting on the proper note has to be huge.

My chart was the same as yours except your activations were longer and got more notes. It was a good reminder to me that whammy on the short sustain blips can add up.
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**McSkinny** · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject:

uggh i cant get that sp on the long note, i cant whammy fast enough! time for practice :Pq

**JR626** · Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 1622 Location: Minnesota

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**Barra** · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 121

Ok, so 2-3-1-3

I'll test it

**debr5836** · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1159 Location: Fort Collins, CO

spopt.pl optimized path for heartshapedbox.mid (hard)

File: heartshapedbox.mid
Solution Path: 2-3-1-3
Estimated Base score 54837
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 216518
Estimated SP Score 46579
Estimated Total Score 263097
Activations:
From meas 31.5000 (RB note) to meas 36.1480 (GY sust) Score: 10299 ((49.0 + 2.5) * 200 )
From meas 68.2969 (GY sust) to meas 74.8750 (G note) Score: 13296 ((63.0 + 3.5) * 200 )
From meas 87.0000 (Y note) to meas 90.8750 (B note) Score: 6400 ((32.0 + 0.0) * 200 )
From meas 115.0000 (RB note) to meas 121.6250 (RB note) Score: 16584 ((78.0 + 4.9) * 200 )

**CPURules** · Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 608 Location: Boston, MA

debr5836 HSB SP Path
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**debr5836** · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 1159 Location: Fort Collins, CO

spopt2.pl results for "Heart Shaped Box" (gh2-ps2/hard) generated on 07/20/2007

lazy-whammy (259274) PNG TXT
no-squeeze (262614) PNG TXT
big-squeeze (263034) PNG TXT
nearly-ideal (263306) PNG TXT
upper-bound (263822) PNG TXT

KEY
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Lazy Whammy ---- No squeezing, all whammys start 0.5 beats late
No Squeeze ---- No squeezing, no early whammying
Big Squeeze ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, no early whammying
Nearly Ideal ---- 80% of the max possible squeeze, 80% of the max possible early whammying
Upper Bound ---- 100% of the max possible squeeze, 100% of the max possible early whammying

big-squeeze path details
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File: heartshapedbox.mid
Solution Path: 2-3-1-3
Estimated Base score 54760
Estimated 4* cutoff 109520
Estimated 5* cutoff 153328
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 216498
Estimated SP Score 46536
Estimated Total Score 263034
Activations:
#1 From meas 31.5000 (RB note) to meas 36.1260 (GY sust) ( 31.5260- 36.1260) Score: 10280 (49.0+ 2.4)*200
#2 From meas 68.3750 (O note) to meas 74.8750 (G note) ( 68.3427- 74.8760) Score: 13284 (63.0+ 3.4)*200
#3 From meas 87.0000 (Y note) to meas 90.8750 (B note) ( 86.8094- 90.8760) Score: 6400 (32.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 115.3750 (RB note) to meas 122.0000 (GY note) (115.3781-121.9781) Score: 16572 (78.0+ 4.9)*200

nearly-ideal path details
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File: heartshapedbox.mid
Solution Path: 2-3-1-3
Estimated Base score 54760
Estimated 4* cutoff 109520
Estimated 5* cutoff 153328
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 216498
Estimated SP Score 46808
Estimated Total Score 263306
Activations:
#1 From meas 31.5000 (RB note) to meas 36.2144 (GY sust) ( 31.5260- 36.2144) Score: 10348 (49.0+ 2.7)*200
#2 From meas 68.3750 (O note) to meas 75.0000 (B note) ( 68.3807- 74.9729) Score: 13484 (64.0+ 3.4)*200
#3 From meas 87.0000 (Y note) to meas 90.8750 (B note) ( 86.7794- 90.8760) Score: 6400 (32.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 114.9235 (O sust) to meas 121.6250 (RB note) (114.9235-121.5979) Score: 16576 (78.0+ 4.9)*200

upper-bound path details
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File: heartshapedbox.mid
Solution Path: 2-3-1-3
Estimated Base score 54760
Estimated 4* cutoff 109520
Estimated 5* cutoff 153328
Estimated Perfect w/o SP 216498
Estimated SP Score 47324
Estimated Total Score 263822
Activations:
#1 From meas 31.0000 (YO note) to meas 35.7500 (RB note) ( 31.0061- 35.7161) Score: 10456 (50.0+ 2.3)*200
#2 From meas 68.3750 (O note) to meas 75.0161 (B sust) ( 68.4089- 75.0161) Score: 13488 (64.0+ 3.4)*200
#3 From meas 86.7373 (GY sust) to meas 90.8750 (B note) ( 86.7373- 90.8411) Score: 6408 (32.0+ 0.0)*200
#4 From meas 115.0000 (RB note) to meas 121.7500 (RB note) (115.0040-121.7156) Score: 16972 (80.0+ 4.9)*200

Please post any bugs/questions about these auto-generated paths HERE.