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wiki/Play_Styles/Alternating/en.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - keyboard
+  - tap
+  - alternate
+  - alt
+  - play style
+---
+
+<!-- This article is a stub -->
+
+# Alternating
+
+Alternating is a tapping style for [osu!standard](/wiki/Game_Modes/osu!) in which players click circles, slide sliders, and spin spinners by alternating between two set keys on their keyboard (`Z` and `X` by default) every other [hit object](/wiki/Hit_Objects) or so. Hence the name. This style is most common amongst more seasoned players and is one of the hardest to adapt to.
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+Alternating has a wide variety of uses and it's forms can vary from player to player. For example, many players who alternate typically switch between `Z` and `X` on every other note (or hit object), while others switch keys after every two to three hit objects. It should be noted that some players will alternate most of the time, but sometimes hit the same key twice if a hit object catches them off-guard. This is all simply down to personal preference. 
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+On a similar note, some players prefer to tap their keys using the index and middle finger, while others use their index and ring finger. Index and ring finger players will typically have their keys set farther apart to accomodate for the larger gap. E.g., `Z` and `C` as apposed to `Z` and `X`.
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+Arguments in-favor of alternating typically mention that alternating is much faster as it reduces the amount of time between keypresses as apposed to [single-tapping](/wiki/Play_Styles/Single-tapping) and that it gives time for each finger to rest and thus allows players to play faster for longer. 
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+Arguments against alternating typically mention that it is much harder to keep consistent because one finger is usually stronger/faster than the other, while others argue that alternating can cause confusion on faster, more intense levels. 
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+*Notice: even though players will argue, there is no one tapping style that is better than the other: it's all down to personal preference at the end of the day.*

wiki/Play_Styles/Double_Tapping/en.md

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+tags:
+  - keyboard
+  - tap
+  - hybrid
+  - play style
+---
+
+<!-- This article is a stub -->
+
+# Double tapping
+
+*Main Page: [Play Styles](/wiki/Play_Styles)*
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+*Not to be confused with [Alternating](/wiki/Play_Styles/Alternating
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+**Double tapping** is a tapping style for [osu!standard](/wiki/Game_Modes/osu!) in which players click circles, slide sliders, and spin spinners by pressing down on both of their set keys on their keyboard (`Z` and `X` by default). This style is most often used as a temporary substitute tapping style for extremely fast [stacks](/wiki/Mapping_Techniques/Stack) and [streams](/wiki/Beatmaps/Pattern/Stream) that are otherwise too difficult for some players. This style is known to be the least accurate.
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+Double tapping is typically substituted in-place of a player's primary tapping style due to it's easy-to-execute form and increased "speed" (even though the player isn't actually tapping any faster). This increase in speed is achieved by taking advantage of the overlapping hit windows that occur most frequently in stacks and streams. So once one key's input is registered as hitting one circle in  a stack, the next circle will also be registered as hit due to their hit windows being so close together that they overlap. But as a result of this, it's almost impossible to control the timing of these hits which can take a toll on the player's [accuracy](/wiki/Accuracy). 
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+Arguments in-favor of double tapping typically reference that it is a quick way to allow the player to learn the movements of the beatmap that come afer the troubling pattern, while players against touble tapping argue that it's a cheap way to get past a difficult section that should be learned. 
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+*Notice: even though players will argue, there is no one tapping style that is better than the other: it's all down to personal preference.*

wiki/Play_Styles/Hybrid/en.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - keyboard
+  - tap
+  - hybrid
+  - play style
+---
+
+<!-- This article is a stub -->
+
+# Hybrid
+
+**Hybrid** is a tapping style for [osu!standard](/wiki/Game_Modes/osu!) in which players click circles, slide sliders, and spin spinners by using a combination of [single-tapping](/wiki/Play_Styles/Single-tapping) and/or [alternating](/wiki/Play_Styles/Alternating). This style can be found from players of all skill-levels and the skill required to execute it can vary from beatmap to beatmap and variation to variation.
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+Hybrid can be performed in many different ways:
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+- Some hybrid players tap [hit objects](/wiki/Hit_Objects) by switching between which key they single-tap with (`Z` and `X` by default) at regular intervals throughout a beatmap. While also alternating on [stacks](/wiki/Mapping_Techniques/Stack) whenever possible.
+- Some hybrid players use a combination of alternating and single-tapping depending on the speed of the beatmap: some speeds are easier to single-tap with as apposed to alternating and many hybrid players accomodate for that. The speeds at which this occurs vary from player to player.
+- Other hybrid players use a combination of [double tapping](/wiki/Play_Styles/Double_Tapping), single-tapping, and alternating seemingly at whim. This is, of course, all just personal preference.
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+Arguments in-favor of the hybrid tapping style typically reference the fact that hybrid can take advantage of both single-tapping and alternating at any time and thus have the advantages of both styles.
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+On the contrary, many players argue that learning more "advanced" hybrid techniques can be very difficult and can require more effort be put into to planning which key to press next instead of clicking the circles to the beat. Both arguments, of course, are truly down to personal opinion. 
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+*Notice: even though players will argue, there is no one tapping style that is better than the other: it's all down to personal preference.*

wiki/Play_Styles/Singletapping/en.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - keyboard
+  - tap
+  - single tap
+  - play style
+---
+
+<!-- This article is a stub -->
+
+# Single-tap
+
+**Single-tapping** is a tapping style for [osu!standard](/wiki/Game_Modes/osu!) in which players click circles, slide sliders, and spin spinners using only one key on their keyboard (`Z` or `X` by default). This style is common amongst players of all skill levels and is the easiest to adapt to. 
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+Despite the name, single-tap players do not always tap with one key. Most prefer to single-tap most everything except for fast [streams](/wiki/Beatmaps/Pattern/Stream), [stacks](/wiki/Mapping_Techniques/Stack), and burst streams. In which case they will often opt to [alternate](/wiki/Play_Styles/Alternating) and/or [double-tap](/wiki/Play_Styles/Double_Tapping). 
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+Arguments in-favor of single-tapping typically mention that it is easier to keep consistent because there is—for all intents and purposes—no second finger to keep track of. And typically this is the reason (conscious or not) many newer players opt for this method.
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+By the same token, many players argue that single-tapping is slower because there is a neccessary delay that is needed before you can press down that same finger, while others argue that using only one finger can cause the user to get fatigued much more quickly.
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+*Notice: even though players will argue, there is no one tapping style that is better than the other: it's all down to personal preference.*

wiki/Play_Styles/Tapx/en.md

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+---
+tags:
+  - tablet tap
+  - tap
+  - tablet
+  - play style
+---
+
+<!-- This article is a stub -->
+
+# Tapx
+
+*Notice: this play style requires the use of a [graphics tablet](/wiki/Glossary#tablet) (digitizer).*
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+**Tapx** is a tapping style for [tablet-only](/wiki/Play_Styles#tablet-tap-(or-tablet-only)) players in [osu!standard](/wiki/Game_Modes/osu!) in which players click circles, slide sliders, and spin spinners by tapping a tablet pen onto a tablet, along with a secondary keyboard and/or tablet key to assist with [streams](/wiki/Beatmaps/Pattern/Stream) and [stacks](/wiki/Mapping_Techniques/Stack). This method is fairly difficult for most players and is not very popular amongst most tablet players.
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+Streaming via tapx is performed by alternating between tapping a pen onto a tablet and pressing one other assigned secondary key (`Z` and `X` by default) rapidly. Some players may find comfort in alternating between a tablet tap and the secondary key between every [hit object](/wiki/Hit_Objects) similar to the way players who [alternate](/wiki/Play_Styles/Alternating) determine key presses between each hit object.
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+*Note: the input overlay will show all tablet taps as `M1`
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+Tapx is less of a personal preference/advantageous tapping style, and more of a necessity to tablet-only players as it is widely recognized that streaming using only tablet taps is practically impossible.
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+*Notice: even though players will argue, there is no one tapping style that is better than the other: it's all down to personal preference.*