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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
 
[[Image:Abyss.png|thumb|Abyss' jacket.]]
Artist: dj TAKA<br>
Artist: dj TAKA<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Takayuki Ishikawa]]<br>
BPM: 142<br>
BPM: 142<br>
Length: 1:58<br>
Length: 1:58 (beatmania IIDX), 1:44 (DanceDanceRevolution)<br>
Genre: INTELLIGENCE<br>
Genre: INTELLIGENCE<br>
VJ: [[VJ YUZ]]<br>
Movie: [[Yuji Takahashi|VJ YUZ]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 5th style|beatmania IIDX 5th style]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 5th style|beatmania IIDX 5th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
Other Music Game Appearances:
* DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX
* [[AC DDR 5th|DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX]]


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
None.
None.


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* A remix of Abyss by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]], titled [[Abyss -The Heavens Remix-]], appears in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]].
* Another remix of Abyss by [[borzy]], titled [[Abyss (sharp stepp remix)]], appears in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a shorter version of Abyss, cutting eight measures from the middle of the song.
== Trivia ==
{{Gallery}}
* According to the DanceDanceRevolution staff, the creatures in Abyss' graphics are from a gentle seabed tribe, and they're named Taro (left) and Hanako (right).
* Abyss is a hidden revival in [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]]. It can be unlocked by reaching level 5, or using an operator code to unlock it via 1st PASS.
** From [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] onwards, it is playable by default.
* Abyss received a Single BEGINNER chart in [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]].
* Abyss received a new banner in [[CS DDR FESTIVAL|DDR FESTIVAL -DanceDanceRevolution-]], which was carried over to arcade releases in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]].
* In [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] / [[CS DS Unleashed|Dancing Stage Unleashed]] and [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX2|their]] [[CS DS Unleashed2|sequels]], Abyss' artist is credited to '''dj.TAKA''', matching the artist display seen in the song's pre-DDR FESTIVAL banner.
** While the artist was changed in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX3|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3]] / [[CS DS Unleashed3|Unleashed3]], its new banner did not carry over.
* Abyss can be unlocked from July 6th, 2016, on [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]]' ''Akashic Explore'' event.
== Song Production Information ==
=== dj TAKA ===
I replaced the sampler which was mainly responsible for my track production during the development of 5th, so Abyss is the final song I created using it during the past two years.<br>
Appropriately for this final song, many sounds were created with this sampler, from the rhythm parts to the human voices, piano, and strings. Although I didn't have many samples or memory, my technique involved choosing to arrange one part, and quickly convert them to waveforms.
== CS Information Data ==
=== [[CS DDRMAX NA|DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-]] ===
You have unlocked the song "Abyss" by dj. TAKA. This song will take you on a journey through atmospheric melodies and driving house beats.
== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ YUZ ===
I created this video as a favor to dj TAKA for providing a song ([[Frozen Ray]]) in [[AC KBM 3rd|KM3rd]].<br>
I generally say this, but I just wanted to create a clip for a TAKA song...
And that clip honestly shows the image of this song without walking alone!<br>
I thought about various things while creating this video, so it was very difficult.<br>
I even listened to Abyss while sleeping in order to expand its image..
== Staff Comments ==
<span style="color:orange">This comment contains spoilers about the movie with the same title, so to those interested in that movie, please don't read it!!</span>


* A remix of Abyss by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu*]], [[Abyss -The Heavens Remix-]], appears in [[AC 9th style|beatmania IIDX 9th style]].
* A remix of Abyss by borzy, '''Abyss (sharp stepp remix)''', appears in ''SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH''.


== Trivia ==


* Also in ''Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix'' and alll subsequent AC games except ''DDR MAX AC'' (though it ''was'' in the U.S. home version of ''DDR MAX''). This song was also available for download through an online song pack in the ''Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix'' series.


== Music Production Info ==


During the production of 5th style, I had to replace the sampler I used for the brunt of my tracking work; you can say that this song, Abyss, is a posthumous work created by the original.
I consciously drew these underwater aliens from the movie with the same title.


From the rhythm parts to the voices, piano, and strings, many sounds are all combined into one vehicle, as is appropriate for its final work. Still, the old machine didn't have enough memory for all of the instruments playing at once, so I used it to get a basic arrangement of the piece, and then switched to the ripply version you hear for the new hardware.
It feels like that title certainly meant endless hell, abyss, or outer space, but I didn't want to just draw that, so I tried to include aliens.


== Video Production Info ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7+ from 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd].)


I'm paying dj TAKA back for a favor (he also wrote Frozen Ray for Keyboardmania 3rd). Well, so I say. I just wanted to make a special video for a dj TAKA song ...
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So, the imagery for the video flows freely from the atmosphere of the song; it definitely isn't meant to stand alone! Engrossed in thoughts like these, I was able to, after some difficulty, bring this project to its end. I listened to Abyss while going to sleep all the time so I could get a proper feel for how the imagery should work ...  
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
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