Lifts

Lifts are the opposite of regular tap notes. They originated in SM4 and were originally going to be used in PIU Pro but were then scrapped. They appear as gray X's in SM4 and a pulsing gray arrow in SM5 (pulsing gray down arrow in other noteskins if no tap lift graphic is specified).

They are like hold notes without a hold start or hold body. To get credit for these notes, the player has to hold down the panel, then lift their foot off the panel once it hits the receptor, hence the name lift.

Lifts have been criticized by many simfile makers due to how they work and how they are played. It's better to just use mines instead, or a hold with a mine after it, which works the same as a lift, but lets you know when to step and hold first.

In older versions of StepMania, press Ctrl and a number to add a lift to that column. In SM5, use M and N to switch between note types and press a number to add a lift once you have lifts selected.