KingCanyon
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Wow thanks! I think this is really going to help me in the future.Audio edges are hard for me too - I have just started using them instead of using images for both corners and edges. Here are some things that make them usable for me:
1. Use a rhythm for the edge sounds - I got this idea from Noah Arthurs's tips. It helps if you are familiar with different poetic feet, i.e. iamb, trochee, dactyl. Using feet that fit the syllables makes them much easier to remember. If I know that a particular memo is dactylic or trochaic, for example, it makes it easier to recall the later syllables.
2. Use distinct sounds for the different letters. I use "ch" for C so that it doesn't sound like K or S, for example. I still get mixed up between V and B though.
3. Don't review corner memo after edges - go right into the solve. I review corner memo once right after doing it, then memo audio edges, then do the solve without reviewing corners. Audio edges are designed for speed, not accuracy. WCA regs take the best of 3 times, so top cubers use methods like audio edges that are fast but inaccurate - you can have a DNF 2/3 of the time and it doesn't matter for your competition results. Graham Siggins mentions this in his 3BLD walkthrough. So, sometimes you will forget corners or mess up edges when using audio edges. If you want 100% accuracy, use MBLD memo techniques.
4. Audio edges need fast memo, so you can't really use them until you are very familiar with your lettering scheme. Having to pause during the memo to find pieces or think about lettering will make you forget the audio memo. You need to be able to deal with cycle breaks and other memo problems seamlessly. If you're still working through memo basics, stick to images for edges and corners.
As for my method, I use intuitive 3 style. It's super easy to learn. I am going to make a guide for learning intuitive 3 style, since there aren't really any resources available. You can start by learning the different insertions that go with a particular interchange layer: you need 4 edge insertions and 4 corner insertions for each interchange. If you start with only one interchange, you will be able to solve all cases with 1- or 2-move conjugates.
This is my first blind method - I never learned other methods because I prefer intuitive solving to algorithms.