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Meow · 04-01-2007, 02:16 PM

Simulators
Here are a list of simulators for Drummania / Guitarfreaks for PC. All the sims are avaiable for download at GDAmania.

DTXMania (Recommended). The most powerful and good looking sim. It can play GDA, DTX, BMS and MIDI files. The program is also skinnable. However, it has an extra purple lane (floor tom). Updated occasionally.
- Version 061 is recommended because it doesn't have the left cymbal lane.
- Version 054 is the most stable version, but has less options.
- All simfiles over at GDAmania are designed to work with DTXMania.
- A brief setup guide for DTXMania can be found here.

Sessionstream
Another good looking sim. Supports GDA files only. It's unique in that it has Non-stop mode, and it's interface is designed for sessioning (as the name suggests).

Drummania eXtreme
Written by BillOB, it's designed to mimic the arcade experience. It supports GDA and DTX files, and works with all controllers. Interface is not as polished but its still under development.

Digiband
Another simulator that wanted to go commercial at one point. Development process unknown as the website seems to be down at the moment.

Bandjam
Used to be the most popular sim, but has fallen by the wayside after development ceased. Supports GDAs only.

Here are the common simfile types for DMGF sims.
GDA: 6 lanes like Drummania. Cannot support video/animation.
DTX: 7 lanes because of additional floor tom. Also supports open hihat and ride cymbal notes. Supports video/animation
BMS: 7+1 lane file format used in IIDX sims, but can also be played in DTXMania.
MIDI: Standard MIDI files can be played in DTXMania. The drum part is extracted from file, but its playability depends on the MIDI file.

04-01-2007, 02:16 PM	#1
Meow //bemanistyle::[Member] Meow is offline Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hong Kong Meow's Collection Posts: 105 Marketplace Rating: 1	Drummania / Guitarfreaks simulators Simulators Here are a list of simulators for Drummania / Guitarfreaks for PC. All the sims are avaiable for download at GDAmania. DTXMania (Recommended). The most powerful and good looking sim. It can play GDA, DTX, BMS and MIDI files. The program is also skinnable. However, it has an extra purple lane (floor tom). Updated occasionally. - Version 061 is recommended because it doesn't have the left cymbal lane. - Version 054 is the most stable version, but has less options. - All simfiles over at GDAmania are designed to work with DTXMania. - A brief setup guide for DTXMania can be found here. Sessionstream Another good looking sim. Supports GDA files only. It's unique in that it has Non-stop mode, and it's interface is designed for sessioning (as the name suggests). Drummania eXtreme Written by BillOB, it's designed to mimic the arcade experience. It supports GDA and DTX files, and works with all controllers. Interface is not as polished but its still under development. Digiband Another simulator that wanted to go commercial at one point. Development process unknown as the website seems to be down at the moment. Bandjam Used to be the most popular sim, but has fallen by the wayside after development ceased. Supports GDAs only. Here are the common simfile types for DMGF sims. GDA: 6 lanes like Drummania. Cannot support video/animation. DTX: 7 lanes because of additional floor tom. Also supports open hihat and ride cymbal notes. Supports video/animation BMS: 7+1 lane file format used in IIDX sims, but can also be played in DTXMania. MIDI: Standard MIDI files can be played in DTXMania. The drum part is extracted from file, but its playability depends on the MIDI file. Last edited by Meow : 04-01-2007 at 02:27 PM.