Sound Voltex Resources

It is undenyable that the SOUND VOLTEX series has grown in popularity throughout the years. As such, many players, maintainers, and other users have been making many contributious to the community, such as guides, messaging platforms, and even their own games simulating the SOUND VOLTEX gameplay experience along with custom charts. Through the years, many resources have accumulated in various places. As such, this webpage is an accumulation of those resources created by the community, official resources, and a parts list for controllers. This web page contains everything SOUND VOLTEX.

This webpage may not always be up to date with the newest resources available. An effort is made to update it somewhat regularly, however. The author is open to suggestions for inclusions.

The #faq-guides channel in the SDVX Community Discord Server contains resources and useful information as well, such as guides on setting up SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ, a Buyers guide for controllers, Useful links, and other recommendations. It is therefore advised to read this as well since it can not be hot-linked from this webpage. However, an effort was made to collect publically available resources mentioned there.

Table of Contents

• Sound Voltex コナステ Games
  • Main Pages
  • Community Guides
    • Game Setup
    • Other
  • Community Resources
    • Songlists
    • Input & Controls
• Sound Voltex Arcade Games
  • Main Pages
  • Community Guides
    • Gameplay Guides
    • Resource Guides
    • Tips & Tricks
    • Unlock Guides
    • Shipping Guides
    • Other
  • Community Resources
    • Chart & Music Information
    • Score Trackers
    • Difficulty Tables
    • Cabinet Information
    • Other
• Community Games
  • K-Shoot Mania
    • Main Pages
    • Community Resources
  • Unnamed SDVX Clone
    • Main Pages
    • Community Resources
  • Community Guides
• Custom Charts
  • Custom Chart Repositories & Packs
  • Community Guides & Resources
• Controllers
  • Vendors
  • Community Guides
  • Community Resources
• Parts
  • Arcade Spec Parts Japanese & American Cabinets
    • Buttons, Microswitches & Springs
    • Knob Assembly
  • Arcade Spec Parts Korean Cabinets
  • Controller Parts
    • Buttons
    • Microswitches
    • Springs
    • Encoders & Potentiometers
    • LEDS
    • Other
  • Community Guides
  • Community Resources
    • Other Parts Lists
    • Reference
    • DIY Controller Resources
    • DIY Controller Code
    • Pocket Voltex
• Other
  • Generally Useful Rhythm-Game Resources
  • Useful Discord Servers & Communities
    • Discord Servers
    • Other

Sound Voltex コナステ Games

Since the SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ, or EAC (E-Amusement Cloud) for short, has been inmensely popular recently, many community resources have been created for this game specifically. Therefore, this section only contains resources related to this game specifically.

Main Pages

The main web page contains news feeds, quickstart guides and player data options, all in Japanese of course. It may be useful to install a web page translation plugin for your web browser. The GRAVITY WARS release is included here if someone happens to need it. always check that the URL is correct and corresponds to p.eagate.573.jp for E-Amusement services and paseli.konami.net for PASELI related services.

• SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ.
• SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS コナステ.
• SOUND VOLTEX / Music pack Purchase Department.
• E-Amusement Dashboard.
• Basic Course Subscription Department.
• PASELI Charge Site.

Community Guides

Game Setup

• How to set up SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ (PC) by SV Kitten.
  
• (outdated) how to set up sound voltex exceed gear pc version by SV Kitten. Outdated.
  
• Setting Up SOUND VOLTEX Konasute EXCEED GEAR by Voltexes.
  Also contains translations for the configuration menu.
• How to: Japanese KONAMI ID registration & e-amusement pass management by Paul Hartling.
  It’s an old guide but the principles in the account creation remain roughly the same.
• e-amusement How to: Charging PASELI and Basic Course Subscription by Paul Richardson.
  Note that the PASELI website has recently updated.
• How to bind your knobs for SDVX EACloud to work on SVSE5/RE9 by SV Kitten.
  Note that newer controllers usually have a dedicated EAC mode. Please use that instead. Use this method only when using an old controller.

Other

• Getting e-amusement Cards from Konasute Song Pack Campaigns by Voltexes.

Community Resources

Songlists

• Sound Voltex Exceed Gear コナステ Charts by Amy.
  A sortable list of the charts included in the game, with links to respective sdvx.in pages and song pack playlists.
• SDVX Song List.
  Song list which includes PC availability. Browsing for packs and chart levels is a bit easier with this list.
• arcade-songs - sdvx by @zetaraku.
  Complete list of music in popular rhythm games.
• konasute songlist.
  This list only contains charts of level 18 and beyond.

Input & Controls

• Sound Voltex Controls by Amy.
  This page details the available controls for both the EXCEED GEAR コナステ and VIVID WAVE entries in the series.
• GlovePIE script for SDVX cloud by Drewol.
  This script allows one to use old controllers with EAC. This is to be avoided if not necessary.

More useful resources can be found in Sound Voltex Arcade Games 🡪 Community Guides & Community Resources.

Sound Voltex Arcade Games

Any resources generally related to the SOUND VOLTEX series can be found in this section.

Main Pages

The main web page contains news feeds, quickstart guides and player data options, all in Japanese of course. It may be useful to install a web page translation plugin for your web browser.

• SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR.
• SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE.
• SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN.
• SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS.
• SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-.

• SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.

• SOUND VOLTEX Characters.

• @SOUNDVOLTEX573 Twitter.

Community Guides

Gameplay Guides

• [Arcade Quick Start] Your First SOUND VOLTEX Credit by Voltexes.
• EXCEED GEAR Play Options Guide by Voltexes.
• MEGAMIX BATTLE by Voltexes.
• HEXA DIVER by Voltexes.
• BLASTER PASS (EG ver.) by Voltexes.
• ARENA BATTLE by Voltexes.
• Effect Radar by Voltexes.

Resource Guides

• How to use nearnoah.net and myamya by Voltexes.
• How to use Vaddict by Voltexes.

Tips & Tricks

• Tips on playing level 16: Going to the other side by JiminP.
• Tips on playing: Few essential knowledge on turning knobs by JiminP.
• The Big List of Jack Charts by Voltexes.
• The Big List of Booths of Fighters Practice Charts by Voltexes.
• The Big List of Cross-hand Knob Charts by Voltexes.
• The Big List of Verse IV Practice Charts (One-handed FX trills) by Voltexes.
• The Big List of One-Handed Vertical Trill Charts by Voltexes.

Unlock Guides

• SDVX Unlock Guide. Outdated.
• Hexa Diver Guide Image.

Shipping Guides

• Proxy Shopping Services by Voltexes.
• Entering a Japanese Address into My KONAMI by Voltexes.

Other

• Voltexes Guides List.
  Compilation of guides by Voltexes and other resources.
• BPL S2 Part 1: Tournament Flow, First Stage and Player Drafts.
  Explanation on how the BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 2- works.

Community Resources

Chart & Music Information

• sdvx.in.
  One of the oldest, and most useful, resources available for the series. This website contains detailed overviews of the majority of charts for players to study and practice with.
• SDVX Song List.
  Song list which includes PC availability.
• SDVX song info by ゆきみそ.
• Anzu Info.
  Chart information website in Korean. It also features a score tracker and difficulty tables, among other things.

Score Trackers

• nearnoah.net.
  Score tracker specifically for SOUND VOLTEX arcade scores. See Voltexes’s guide on how to use it.
• SDVX Task Song Generator.
  Receive chart recommendations based on nearnoah.net profile. See Voltexes’s guide on how to use it.
• Vaddict.
  Somewhat of a score tracker. It is useful for generating infographics from your SOUND VOLTEX arcade scores. See Voltexes’s guide on how to use it.

• SDVX-EST.
  Tool for tracking EX-score.

• SDVX VI Ranking spreadsheet by NAIX. Volforce ranking for public profiles.

Difficulty Tables

• Maya2.
  Difficulty tables generated from Vaddict data. Users can mark charts within tables for their own purposes.
• SDVX Clear Difficulty Table.
  Community-made difficulty table cataloguing most charts of level 16 and above into various clear difficulty tiers. See legend here.

• Anzu Info Clear Sequence Table.
  Korean clear table for various levels. Can also be used to find chart info.

• Twitter Difftables: 16 PUC by @M2MR_SDVX, 16 PUC by @sdvx_16puc, 17 PUC by @sdvx_17puc, 18 PUC by @PUC_level, 17S, 18S by @patchesarna, 17S by @hyacinth_95, SDVXDiffTable by @SDVXDiffTable.
  SDVXDiffTable is no longer updated.

Cabinet Information

• GameRepair.info SOUND VOLTEX.
  Information about SOUND VOLTEX arcade cabinets.
• GameRepair.info Sound Voltex Volume Assembly.
  Information about the knob brackets.

Other

• Volforce spreadsheet.
  Diagram of volforce given for a score calculated for level and lamp.
• Gauge Drain Values Image. Possibly outdated.
• VIVID WAVE Folder Translations Image.
• Unofficial SDVX English Info Twitter.
  Translates announcements from the official SOUND VOLTEX Twitter accounts.
• VM locations.
  Spreadsheet of VM locations mentioned in the pinned tweet.
• Voltexes Useful Links List.
  Other compilation of resources by Voltexes.

Community Games

K-Shoot Mania

K-Shoot Mania, or KSM for short. is a game made by Masaka, based on the gameplay of the SOUND VOLTEX series, which has been around for years.

Main Pages

• K-Shoot Mania by Masaka.
• K-Shoot Mania English Page by Masaka.
• kshootmania-v1-hsp Repo by Masaka.
• K-Shoot Mania Internet Ranking System.

Community Resources

• A Beginner’s guide to K-Shoot Mania by grumpybutter & Ted_the_Red.
  Do not get the convert charts as listed there. If you are ademant about getting converts, you should be able to find the ones most players are using.
• r/kshootmania Skins.
• rdtoi1_K-Shoot skin by rdtoi1.

Unnamed SDVX Clone

Unnamed SDVX Clone, or USC for short, is a game distributed by Drewol, but developed by many more contributors. It seeks to clone the gameplay of the SOUND VOLTEX series.

Main Pages

• Unnamed SDVX Clone by USC Dev.

Community Resources

• Bokutachi by Bokutachi Dev.
  Internet ranking for USC and BMS.
• Crash Dump Submission by USC Dev.
• Skins.
• USC Tools by Itszn.
• Unnamed SDVX Clone Event Client by Itszn.
• usc-ir-server by Drewol.

Community Guides

• Tips on playing with a keyboard: Key bindings by JiminP.
• SDVX Keyboard Playstyle Guide.

Custom Charts

Custom Chart Repositories & Packs

• Nautica by Puddi.
  This chart repository is among the most popular for singular custom charts.
• KSM os/us Difficulty tables.
  os/us Difficulty tables for custom charts mainly from the Japanese K-Shoot Mania community. The rightmost tab can be used to find chart packs. Packs such as the Shooters Festival, a charting competition similar to BMS of Fighters, can be found here.
• Input Gate Pack.
  The Input Gate was a chart repository included with K-Shoot Mania.
• ksh chart vault.
  Collection of various charts published in Niconico. A bunch of charts linked on this page were catalogued here by Rebcart.
• pulsevar.KSM.
  Chart packs from prominant charters Nitro, Jelly, XHERES, Silverhawke, Kurorak, & Terminus.
• Pack Vault V2.
  Old drive containing charts from various well known charters.
• Taes Fun Pack.

Community Guides & Resources

The editor shipped with K-Shoot Mania is commonly used within the community to create charts. Therefore, a reference to K-Shoot Mania will be made here.

• kson-editor by Drewol.
• KSM EDITOR GUIDE by Ted_the_red.
• How to create a user-defined effect by Masaka.
  This is entirely in Japanese.

Controllers

Before buying a controller, please do your research. Some buyer-guides are included below. Make an educated decision by reading and/or watching reviews, or inquire community members and/or the vendors about the controller models available. In case one might want to create a controller of their own, a few guides have been included below. The parts list presented further below might be of use.

Vendors

Arcade Style Controllers:

• GAMO2.
  Rhythm game controller vendor.
• YuanCon.
  Rhythm game controller vendor. Often sold in batches. Stay up to date by joining their Discord server.
• ISTMALL.
  Korean arcade & joystick game store.
• SOUND VOLTEX CONSOLE -NEMSYS- Entry Model.
  This is Konami’s official sound voltex controller. The community has not been recommending this model, however.

Virgoo Turbochargers are not supported anymore.

Other:

• Speedy Labs.
  Pocket-SDVX can be bought here.

Community Guides

• Controller Help.
• ORDERING A CONTROLLER FOR SDVX/KSM/USC GAMEPLAY OUTDATED.
  This is a buyers guide to buying a Sound Voltex controller. While it does not list the newest controllers, it remains useful in providing an understanding in the various parts involved when buying a controller.
• Cons&Stuff by consandstuff.
  Compilation blog of controllers they made a few years ago. Their pages detail their build processes. Their Discord server has proven to be very useful for exchanging tips and tricks for DIY controller building.
• $70 SDVX Controller by mon.
  Controller building article. While it is old, there is still useful wisdom to be obtained from this article.
• LEONARDOjoy by ???.
  Controller building article. While it is old, there is still useful wisdom to be obtained from this article.
• A DIY SDVX/K-Shoot Mania Controller Guide by ???.
  Controller building article. While it is old, there is still useful wisdom to be obtained from this article.
• Rhythm Cons Wiki: Sound Voltex.
  Compilation of concise information related to controllers.

Community Resources

• Rhythm.Market.
  Newly established second-hand marketplace for exchanging parts, controllers, and more.

Parts

Arcade Spec Parts Japanese & American Cabinets

The control parts used by the arcade cabinets in Japan and America are listed below. Other regions (may) use other configurations. This is only really useful for cabinet owners, users who want to create an exact replica controller, or for use as a reference. See section Controller Parts for general home arcade style controller parts.

Buttons, Microswitches & Springs

The Sanwa buttons listed below come with an Sanwa OBSA-SP 100g spring, an Sanwa OBSA-LHS1F-LN integrated lamp & switch holder housing a V-11-3D4-SD 100g microswitch, and a Sanwa SWA-LED-#-12V LED [1, 2, 3, 10, 12]. The LEDs operate at 12V in the arcade cabinets [Citation Needed]. The switch can not be replaced with these lamp holders.

See This table for a description of the button product codes [1, 2, 3].

Figure 1: Button schematics from Tops Game [1, 2, 3].

• Sanwa OBSA-60UK-W-1F-LED-B-12V.
  Rakuten, Tops Game.
  (60 x 60)mm square button.
• Sanwa OBSA-45UK-K/W-1F-LED-R-12V.
  Rakuten, Tops Game.
  (50 x 33)mm rectangle FX button.

• Sanwa OBSA-30UK-B-1F-LED-B-12V.
  Rakuten, Tops Game.
  (33 x 33)mm Square start button.

• Sanwa OBSA-LHS1F-LN.
  Rakuten, Tops Game, Blue Spring Express.
  100g microswitch & lamp holder housing an OMRON V-11-3D4-SD [4, 10].
• Sanwa SWA-LED-#.
  Tops Game.
  Leds for use with OBSA-LHS1F-LN. # denotes the colour code.

• Sanwa LHS-H.
  Rakuten, Tops Game.
  Cable harness for use with OBSA-LHS1F-LN.

• Sanwa OBSA-SP-20.
  Rakuten, Tops Game.
  20g spring for the button. This is what the Valkyrie model cabinet uses [Citation Needed].

Knob Assembly

See Sound Voltex Volume Assembly on gamerepair.info for a detailed breakdown of the volume assembly, and maintenance tips. Information below is taken from this webpage. Epi recorded footage of the knob reassembly, which can be found here.

Figure 2: Knob assembly schematic from Gamerepair.info [5].

• 2: Oiles 80F-0803.
  YubiParts, Misumi.
  Bottom bushing [5]. (Information Page)
• 4: TOK TLE1-618-5W.
  YubiParts, Misumi.
  Torque limiter used in the Nemsys model cabinets [6].
• 7: Sensatec ELV-24Y36A-K.
  Metro Electric.
  Infinite pot meter for knobs [5].
• 9: Oiles 80F-0603.
  YubiParts, Misumi.
  Top bushing [5].

• 10: MISUMI WSJW10-6-2.
  YubiParts, Misumi.
  Resin Washer [5].

• a: HPB-1.6X12.
  Misumi.
  
• b: FNTS-SUS-M4 [Citation Needed].
  Misumi.
  
• c: SSHDP-ST-M4-5.
  Misumi.
  
• d: SSHDP-ST-M4-4.
  Misumi.
  

Arcade Spec Parts Korean Cabinets

In Korea, Uniana is responsible for launching SOUND VOLTEX cabinets [13, 14]. A different button configuration is used in cabinets in Korea [Citation Needed].

W.I.P.

Controller Parts

The parts as listed below could be used with most (diy) controllers.

Buttons

The Sanwa buttons listed below are analogous to arcade spec. These buttons ship with the old lamp holder type. This is more convenient for home use since the microswitch can be replaced easily, and the Sanwa OBSA-LHS1F-LN switch wiring is less convenient for home controller use. They can ship with an Sanwa OBSA-SP 100g spring, an MS-O-3 (Omron V-10-1A4) 100g microswitch, and either a LED, or a Wedge Bulb Lamp (See Rakuten & Tops Game product pages). One can choose to buy the button only, without a switch or lamp as well.

Of course, the Sanwa OBSA-LHS1F-LN switch could still be used with Sanwa buttons if wired properly. This listing on Blue Spring Express includes wires such that the switches can be used with Gamo2 and Yuancon controllers. It goes without saying that this switch is only compatible with Sanwa buttons.

See This table for a description of the button product codes [1, 2, 3].

The list below also includes other buttons, as Sanwa buttons can be rather expensive to obtain.

• Sanwa OBSA-60UK; With 5V, 12V or 24V LED.
  Rakuten.
  (60 x 60)mm Square button.
•     ↪ With 14V Wedge Bulb Lamp.
          Rakuten, Tops Game.
  
•     ↪ Without Lamp.
          Rakuten, IST MALL.
  

•     ↪ Without Lamp & Switch.
          Rakuten, Blue Spring Express.
  

• Sanwa OBSA-45UK; With 12V LED.
  Rakuten.
  (50 x 33)mm Square button.
•     ↪ With 14V Wedge Bulb Lamp.
          Tops Game.
  
•     ↪ Without Lamp.
          Rakuten, IST MALL.
  

•     ↪ Without Lamp & Switch.
          Rakuten, Blue Spring Express.
  

• Sanwa OBSA-30UK; With 5V, 12V or 24V LED.
  Rakuten.
  (33 x 33)mm Square button.
•     ↪ With 14V Wedge Bulb Lamp.
          Rakuten, Tops Game.
  
•     ↪ Without Lamp.
          Rakuten, IST MALL.
  

Other buttons:

• IST 60UK.
  IST MALL.
  (60 x 60)mm square button. Comes with a 45g microswitch & a 60g spring. [7]

• Samducksa CWB 405.
  IST MALL.
  (50 x 33)mm rectangle FX button. Comes with a 45g microswitch & a 20g spring [8]. Does not include LED.

• Samducksa CWB 406.
  IST MALL.
  (33 x 33)mm square start button. Comes with a ???g microswitch & a ???g spring. Does not include LED.

• DJDAO PT-01-01-02.
  Gamo2.
  (50 x 33)mm rectangle FX button. Does not include microswitch. Comes with 40g spring.
• DJDAO PT-01-01-03.
  Gamo2.
  (33 x 33)mm square button. Does not include microswitch. Comes with 40g spring.

W.I.P.

Microswitches

Always check the datasheets if supplied for the details and operating forces. Some switches have different terminal types which may be useful to some users. Certain users have documented their experiences with, and opinions about, some of these switches, which can be found here. It may be useful to consult this article when choosing a switch. There are more stores which sell these switches which may not be listed here. As such it is recommended to perform research.

The Sanwa OBSA-LHS1F-LN switch used in Valkyrie cabinets could still be used with Sanwa buttons if wired properly. This listing on Blue Spring Express includes wires such that the switches can be used with Gamo2 and Yuancon controllers. It goes without saying that this switch is only compatible with Sanwa buttons.

• OMRON D2MV-01-1C1.
  Rakuten.
  10g microswitch [16].
• OMRON D2MV-01-1C2.
  Rakuten, IST MALL, Tops Game, Akishop, Digikey, Mouser, Blue Spring Express.
  25g microswitch [16].

• OMRON D2MV-01-1C3.
  Rakuten, IST MALL, Tops Game, Akishop, Digikey, Mouser, Blue Spring Express.
  50g microswitch [16].

• OMRON V-10-1A4.
  Rakuten, IST MALL, Tops Game, Akishop, Digikey, Mouser, Blue Spring Express.
  100g microswitch [17]. Listed by Sanwa as MS-O-3.

• OMRON V-10-1A5.
  Rakuten.
  200g microswitch [17].

• OMRON VX-01-1A2.
  Mouser, Digikey.
  25g microswitch [15].

• OMRON VX-01-1A3.
  Mouser. Digikey
  50g microswitch [15].

• OMRON VX-5-1A2.
  Mouser, Digikey.
  25g microswitch [15].

• OMRON VX-5-1A3.
  Mouser. Digikey
  50g microswitch [15].

• Sanwa OBSA-LHS1F-LN.
  Blue Spring Express.
  100g microswitch & lamp holder housing an OMRON V-11-3D4-SD [4, 10] This listing is meant for use with Gamo2 and Yuancon controllers.

• OMRON D3V-011-1A3-K.
  Digikey.
  50g microswitch [18].

• Gersung/Geosung GSM-V0303A06.
  IST MALL.
  Estimated as 75g [9].

• Cherry D45X
  arcadexpress.
  100g switch [11].

Springs

• Sanwa OBSA-SP (20g).
  Rakuten, IST MALL, Gamo2, Tops Game, Blue Spring Express.
  For use with Sanwa buttons listed above.
• Sanwa OBSA-SP (40g).
  Rakuten, IST MALL, Tops Game, Blue Spring Express.
  For use with Sanwa buttons listed above.
• Sanwa OBSA-SP (50g).
  Rakuten, Tops Game, Blue Spring Express.
  For use with Sanwa buttons listed above.
• Sanwa OBSA-SP-K (60g).
  Rakuten, IST MALL, Gamo2, Tops Game, Blue Spring Express.
  For use with Sanwa buttons listed above.

• Sanwa OBSA-SP (100).
  Rakuten, IST MALL, Gamo2, Tops Game, Blue Spring Express, Akishop.
  For use with Sanwa buttons listed above.

• IST MALL Springs.
  IST MALL.
  30g, 60g, 100g, and 200g options.

Encoders & Potentiometers

• Sensatec ELV-24Y36A-K.
  Metro Electric.
  Infinite pot meter for knobs [5].
• Nidec Copal RES20D-50-201-1.
  Digikey, Mouser.
  Can also be bought with SVSE5 bracket from GAMO2. See Octopart for other stores.
• Alps EC12E2420801.
  mouser.
  This used to be the SVSE5 default. It is considered not that great and it is listed here for reference for those who have an older SVSE5 version.

LEDS

• ISTMALL LED lamp.
  IST MALL.
• GAMO2 LED light for button.
  Gamo2.

Other

• Yubiparts Aluminum Arcade Knob Head Shaft.
  Yubiparts.
  Aftermarket knob. For use with encoders used in arcade cabinets. Not compatible with Copal encoders.

Community Guides

• Chanwa button mod
  This guide details a major difference between Sanwa and other buttons, and how to mod your buttons to achieve a somewhat similar feel.
• SDVX controller dismantle guide : Change chinese button to Sanwa by Tokaku.
  

Community Resources

Other Parts Lists

• Buttons List.
  Comprehensive collection of different buttons with their prices.
• Microswitch List.
  Comprehensive collection of different microswitches with their prices.
• Springs List.
  Comprehensive collection of different springs with their prices.

Reference

• GameRepair.info SOUND VOLTEX.
  Information about SOUND VOLTEX arcade cabinets.
• GameRepair.info Sound Voltex Volume Assembly.
  Information about the knob brackets.
• SDVX AC-Style Knob Disassembly and Reassembly by Epi.
  
• Photo reference of VM parts by @ADXkasugai.

DIY Controller Resources

• sdvx-repo by veroxzik.
  Contains part files for knobs and PCB designs.
• SDVX-Controller-Project by eliasrenman.
  
• LeonardoSDVX-Shield by Stormpegy.
  Open source IO shield for DIY SDVX controllers.
• SDVX Controller References & Blueprints.
  
• Subjective Thoughts on Switch Choices for Controllers.

DIY Controller Code

• arduino-konami-spoof by veroxzik.
  Arduino library which aims to replicate IIDX and SDVX controllers.
• RhythmCodes by knuckleslee.
  Arduino Leonardo code for various rhythm game controllers.
• SoundVoltexIO by CrazyRedMachine.
  Arduino Leonardo firmware for the SOUND VOLTEX arcade panel. EAC compatible.
• Pico-Game-Controller by speedypotato.
  Code for the Raspberry Pi.

Pocket Voltex

• Pocket Voltex by Mon.
  
• pocketvtx by camprevail.
  
• Pocket-SDVX by speedypotato.
  

Other

Generally Useful Rhythm-Game Resources

• Remywiki.
  One of the most useful resources in the community. This wiki documents information on the Bemani series of rhythm games.
• BEMANIWiki.
  Similar to the above, but it is published in Japanese.
• namu.wiki.
  Similar to the above, but it is published in Korean.
• Zenius -I- vanisher > Arcades.
  Community-maintained map containing information on where arcade cabinets from various series’ can be found.
• arcade-songs by @zetaraku.
  Complete list of music in popular rhythm games.
• Bemanistyle.
  English rhythm game blog.

Useful Discord Servers & Communities

Discord Servers

• SDVX Community.
  English Community Server. Previously known as K-Shoot MANIA Community. The #faq-guides channel contains useful guides as well. Make sure to check it out.
• Kalesy’s Hub.
  English rhythm game Server.
• Bokutachi.
  USC & BMS Internet Ranking Server.
• Unnamed SDVX Clone.
  Official USC Server.
• Cons&Stuff.
  For anything DIY for controllers.
• YuanCon.
  Official YuanCon Server.

Other

• r/kshootmania.
  This subreddit is generally used for community driven SOUND VOLTEX-like gameplay. USC discussion is also included here.
• K-Shoot MANIA (International).
  The OG KSM / SDVX community, along with the subreddit. This group was established early 2015. It’s most prominent members at the time can still be found in the various communities listed above. It is not active anymore and listing it here merely serves as a homage to what it once was. This also counts for the forum which was founded by some of the members of the Facebook group. It is suffice to say that this forum is now inactive as well.