Row Xs
Description
Row Xs (also Offbeats) are a common gimmick in Rhythm Doctor. A red X can appear on any beat of a Classic row, making the beat silent and encouraging players to count in their head. Row Xs usually don't appear on the first beat, as this would make it unfair to play by audio alone. An exception to this is Know You, which tutorializes its X pattern beforehand. When talking about X patterns, a combination of -s and xs is usually used, for example ----xx. Row Xs are not unique to any one character, although special attention is drawn towards Logan and Richard Hugh having them. Cockatiel and Owl have X patterns commonly associated with them. -x-x-x (effectively 4 beats) and -xx-xx (effectively 3 beats). In the story mode, Row Xs are always used in combination with Holds.
Levels
- Intimate (Tutorialized)
- Intimate (Night)
- Chinese New Year
- theme of really spooky bird
- Sleepy Garden
- Lounge
- Classy
- Classy (Night)
- Training Doctor's Train Ride Performance
- Rollerdisco Rumble
- Invisible
- Invisible (Night)
- Steinway
- Steinway Reprise
- Know You
- Helping Hands
- Worn Out Tapes
- tape/stop/night
- The 90's Decision
Cueing
Row Xs are usually not indicated with additional sounds, unless the pattern's audio is indiscernible from a longer pattern, in which case counting sounds are used:
-x-x-x: Cockatiel, Whistle, Parrot, Oriole
-x-x-x (with Syncopation on beat 6): Wren, Canary
-xx-xx: Owl
xx----: Any "Nurse" or "Ian" counting sounds. Commonly used with the beat sound "Ride2". It is preferably avoided in favor of -x----.
x-----: Any "Nurse" or "Ian" counting sounds. It is preferably avoided in favor of ------.
Any pattern with four X's or more (other than -xx-xx and, if and only if combined with Chopin Rows, -xxx-x) is generally discouraged as it's most likely unfair or unreadable.
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