====== Long-note patterns ======

A long note begins at its head and lasts until its end. The teal bars show hold durations; short purple bars show separate taps.

^ Availability | Native Mania 4K and 7K style selection |
^ Documentation status | Current heuristic; illustration is schematic |
^ Behavior reference | v6.7.13 · reviewed 2026-10-04 |

===== Read the example =====
{{:images:patterns:long_notes_4k.png?640|Two overlapping holds mixed with taps and a later hold. Earliest events are at the top; time increases downward.}}

Open the diagram to view the full-size image. These are original timelines, not screenshots of a real map. Column numbers are not keyboard bindings. The example is illustrative rather than a test of the entire-chart classifier.

===== What the analyzer measures =====
The analyzer measures how many objects are holds, how much column-time they occupy, and the maximum simultaneous holds. The release time matters as well as the start time.

===== Choose this preference =====
<code>
.style ln
.ln
</code>
Use either form as an active player. The shared room’s future selections use the preference; already visible queue entries stay in place. Use ''.style'' or ''.map'' to inspect the current Mania chart and ''.pool'' for active filters.

===== Limitations =====
An LN-focused chart can contain taps and several overlapping holds. The tag does not describe every release rhythm or guarantee that a given player will find the chart easier.

When strict fresh choices run out, [[wiki:style_fallback|style fallback]] can broaden the selection while keeping the active eligibility boundaries. Common spelling aliases remain supported; see [[commands:style|style syntax]].

===== Related articles =====
See [[wiki:pattern_atlas|the visual pattern atlas]], [[commands:ln|the command reference]], [[guides:mania_style_examples|practical style examples]], and [[wiki:mania_styles|style selection]].

===== Whole-chart qualification =====
The illustration explains the pattern, not an automatic admission test. Current native catalogs require a style score plus sustained/prominent feature evidence; a short passage or isolated event need not qualify the whole chart. See [[wiki:mania_styles|style selection]] and [[wiki:style_fallback|fallback]] for combinations and fresh-map tiers.

===== Noodle and reduced Variety weight =====
[[commands:noodle|Noodle]] is a separate hold-dominant composition preference, narrower than LN; it can fall back to native LN once fresh strict/relaxed hold-heavy choices run out. From v6.7.12, LN- or Noodle-tagged charts have 0.1× their previous relative weight only in ordinary Variety. Explicit LN/Noodle and combinations are unchanged; this is not a fixed 10% share.