You can’t hit circles you can’t hear. The default audio settings are often "muddy," making it hard to distinguish beats.

If you’ve just started playing osu!, or if you’ve been stuck at the same rank for months, the problem might not be your aim or your finger speed. It might be your settings.

: Set this to 90% or 100% . A dark background makes the brightly colored hit circles pop, allowing your eyes to track them much faster.