DXY!
DXY!
Song Information
Artist: TaQ
Composition/Arrangement: TaQ
BPM: 148
Length: 1:45
Genre: TECHNO
Movie: NEW-3
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th style
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A long, live version of DXY! appears in TaQ's album, bounce connected.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- According to dj TAKA's Q&A response on the beatmania IIDX 4th style official website, DXY!'s title is pronounced "dixie", not "dee-echs-why".
- At the time of its release, DXY!'s Double ANOTHER chart had the most notes of any beatmania IIDX chart, at 1529 notes.
- DXY! is a hidden revival in DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-. It can be unlocked by reaching level 4, or using an operator code to unlock it via 1st PASS.
- From DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME onwards, it is playable by default.
- DXY! received a BEGINNER chart in Dancing Stage EuroMIX2.
- With 57 jumps, DXY!'s BEGINNER chart has the most jumps of any BEGINNER chart in the DanceDanceRevolution franchise.
- DXY! received a different banner and Solo and Battle charts in DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX.
- In DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX and Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON, DXY! reuses WA's background animations.
- DXY! has never appeared on a PlayStation 2 DanceDanceRevolution release.
- DXY! is one of the few KONAMI originals in DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX that does not appear in Dancing Stage Unleashed.
- DXY! is available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS as part of the beatmania IIDX INFINITAS Music Pack vol.5 (beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.5).
Song Production Information
beatmania IIDX
dj TAKA
This is the most techno-styled techno song throughout the history of the beatmania series.
The undulations of the synth sounds in this song are said to be unique to his live performances.
Actually, when TaQ was stuck on an idea while arranging VOLTAGE, he asked me "how does this sound?" while playing it on a synthesizer, and that sound eventually changed and appeared in DXY!.
On the other hand, TaQ suggested to me "how about this hi-hat for this song?", which I used it in another song, so such mini collaborations seem to occur every day among close musicians.
The origin of this song title was originally a parody of an onomatopoeia used in our inner-circle.
"Hey! TaQ! Do you want to go there!!" It's a mystery if he tried to use it.
Dance Maniax
This is a minimal techno song with regular rhythms and a metallic touch. The crowded atmosphere created from completely removing the melody, provides listeners with a feeling of ecstasy. The repeated patterns from the opening suddenly changes its tone in the middle section, immediately raising the tension. Sounds that consume the mind are so addictive, that once you become addicted to them, they're unavoidable.
Video Production Information
NEW-3
This is an extremely cool song, and I was impatient but excited by it.
I wanted to express its groove, texture, and development as comfortably as possible, so I integrated them with a common color.
Also, although this was my first time using live-action materials, this video also taught me how interesting it was.
Off-topic, but when I later asked the composer TaQ to explain the meaning of "DXY!", he replied that it was "a substitute word for a greeting", but when I heard this song, I created the video with an image of a "killing machine" from beginning to end. Sorry (laughs).
Staff Comments
These are comments by those involved in creating the background.
"During the initial stages, we went through a lot of trial and errors."
"When I got the OK sign, I was so happy that I first told my wife."
"Converting the sound wavelengths to the spectrum of light is completely... I'll think of something unreasonable."
"Sometimes I kept working at my desk, and before I knew it, it was the next morning."
"It was somehow my first attempt, so I was anxious about whether I could really complete it."
"It became a habit for me to shape my fingers like Fleming's law. It still won't untangle itself."
"I discovered a significant bug at the last minute, and the 174 hour all-nighter fix was hell."
"There were many ideas coming in, that it was difficult to gather them in one form."
"Just by listening 30 minutes every day, my English somehow improved. It feels like a dream."
"I went through a daze in 90 days."
"It was difficult, but I now feel like I've achieved something."
From their tireless efforts, the biggest project this century has safely been completed.
Sorry. I'm just kidding.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, 1 to 7+ from 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
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.
Dance Maniax difficulty rated from 1 to 9 in 2ndMIX onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
beatmania IIDX
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 471 | 651 | 968 | 1158 | - | 781 | 1332 | 1529 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 4th style | - | 6 | 7 | N/A | - | 6 | 7 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 5th style | - | 6 | ↑7+ | N/A | - | 6 | ↑7+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 6th style | - | ↓5 | 7+ | N/A | - | 6 | 7+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 7th style→10th style | - | ↑6 | 7+ | N/A | - | ↓5 | 7+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED | - | 6 | 8 | N/A | - | 5 | ↑8+ | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY | - | 6 | ↑9 | 10 | - | ↑6 | ↑11 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→Present | - | 6 | 9 | 10 | - | 6 | ↑12 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 4th style CS | - | 6 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 7 | 7 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 5th style CS | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | - | 6 | 7 | 7 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 6th style CS | 1 | 6 | 7+ | 7+ | - | 6 | 7+ | 7+ | - |
| beatmania IIDX 7th style CS | - | 6 | 7+ | 7+ | - | 5 | 7+ | 7+ | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8+ | - | 5 | 8+ | 8+ | - |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | - | 6 | 12 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX INFINITAS | - | 6 | 9 | 10 | - | 6 | 12 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE | - | 6 | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 108 / 0 | 157 / 0 | 269 / 0 | 355 / 0 | - / - / - | 205 / 0 | 227 / 0 | 334 / 0 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DDRMAX2 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Dancing Stage EuroMIX2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution X→Present | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | - | 6 | 9 | 12 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX / Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
Dance Maniax
| Game | Single | Double | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | Wild | Mild | Wild | |
| Notecounts | 343 | 392 | 299 | 356 |
| Dance Maniax 2ndMIX append JPARADISE | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |