Sound Voltex Controls

The Sound Voltex games have a moderate list of controls and macros. The in-game tutorial should introduce the player to the basic gameplay controls of the game well enough. However, the game does not convey some of the other useful controls very well. Therefore, this page does not outline the basic gameplay controls, but instead catalogues a comprehensive list of controls which can be used to navigate through Sound Voltex, change settings, and activate certain features.

This list was first written for the SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE arcade games. Some features are locked behind the Premium Time mode, while others are accessable through standard play. This page was revisited in light of the recent release of SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ (Konaste) for the E-Amusement Cloud (EAC) home service. Most controls are similar, and thus this list has been updated to document both games. However, the Premium Time exclusive controls are enabled by default; it is as if the Premium Time mode is the default mode for this game.

Hopefully this catalogue proves to be helpful to both new, and veteran players, who like to know about some slightly hidden features of the game.

Table of Contents

• Glossary
• Controls List
  • Song Wheel
  • Options Menu
  • Waiting Lobby
  • During Play
  • Result Screen

Glossary

Term	Abbreviation	Meaning
Vivid Wave	VW
Exceed Gear	EG
コナステ	EAC	Konaste (cloud) version of the game.
Premium Time	[p]	10 minutes of safe gameplay with extra features (enabled in SDVX EG コナステ).
Hexa Diver	[h]	Mode where tracks can be unlocked by damaging bosses.
Numpad key	num-#	Button on the numpad. # could be a number.
Song wheel		The chart select screen.
Beats Per Minute	BPM	Measure of pulse for a piece of music.
xmod		Lane speed as kept as multiplier of the BPM.
mmod		Lane speed as kept as constant number.
Not Available	N.A.	Function not in the game.

Controls List

Song Wheel

Function	Vivid Wave	Exceed Gear コナステ	Extra Description
Select option/folder/chart	Start	Start
Leave folder	FX-L	FX-L
Change Sort	FX-R	FX-R	EG has more options than VW.
Select chart	Knob-R	Knob-R
Fast scroll	FX-L + knob-R	FX-L + knob-R	Scrolls by catagories depending on sort.
Select difficulty	Knob-L	Knob-L	Change difficulty on the selected chart.
Toggle Rival leaderboards	num-8	N.A.
Toggle favourite chart	num-0	num-0
Random Chart	num-3	num-3	Chooses random chart from within the selected folder.
[p] Leave premium time	Hold BT-A, BT-B, BT-C, BT-D	N.A.	Yes/no prompt. Yes = end session.
[h] Leave Hexa Diver	FX-L	N.A.	Returns to songwheel.

Options Menu

Function	Vivid Wave	Exceed Gear コナステ	Extra Description
Toggle options menu	FX-L + FX-R	FX-L + FX-R	Toggle from songwheel.
Navigate options menu	FX-L, FX-R	Knob-L
Change option	Knob-#*	Knob-R
Save mmod speed	N.A.	num-6	Changes red number when hovering over the Hi-speed options.

*According to what is shown in-game.

Waiting Lobby

There is no waiting lobby when using Premium Time. These controls should also function during gameplay. Note that Exceed Gear コナステ uses mmod by default.

Function	Vivid Wave	Exceed Gear コナステ	Description
Change xmod lane speed	Hold Start + knob	N.A.	Changes green multiplier with BPM.
Change mmod lane speed	Tap then hold start + knob	Hold Start + knob	Changes red number.
Force constant modspeed	Start + num-6	N.A.	Red number bottom left.
Visual offset	Start + num-9, num-3	Start + num-9, num-3	Blue number. + if early, - if late.
Audio offset w.r.t judgement	Start + num-8, num-2	Start + num-8, num-2	Yellow number. + if hitting early, - if hitting late.
Headphone volume	Start + num-7, num-1	N.A.	Bottom right gauge.
Skip lobby to play	FX-L + FX-R	N.A.

During Play

Function	Vivid Wave	Exceed Gear コナステ	Description
[p] Force track crash	FX-L + FX-R + start	FX-L + FX-R + start	Also works to skip tutorial.
[p] Force retry	Hold (FX-L + FX-R + start)	Hold (FX-L + FX-R + start)
[p] Auto retry	00	num-.

Result Screen

Function	Vivid Wave	Exceed Gear コナステ	Description
Show/hide detailed results	FX-L + FX-R	FX-L + FX-R
[p] Retry chart	Hold start	Hold Start