lepidopodus wrote:

Taiko mod, cause somebody want me to do.

Ozzy's TaiK-On!!
- Well, this map seems a bit overmapped especially in go-go times. To be honest I don't think this song is good to have this many notes. It's not like heavy metal or something... Cute girls are singing cute song, right? But the patterns are kinda heavy to me. Lowering note density a bit might be better.
00:59:528 (1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3) - This pattern is exactly same with 00:54:957 ~ 00:55:957. It's ok, but trying more change won't hurt your map. (Some beats like... 'O---o-o-ooo-o-o'?)
01:08:671 (1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,1,2,3) - Try some big notes here, instead of putting similar patterns again?
01:12:100 (1,2,3,1,2,1,2,3,1,2) - Same with 00:53:814.
01:39:957 (1) - Same with 00:13:099 (1).
02:00:099 ~ 02:18:099 - Usual method to make something different with previous similar part in this long map is adding more notes, but since you added too many notes in 00:33:242 ~ 00:51:242. Also, since patterns and pattern compositions became similar because of adding more notes, it might be better to try something else.
03:35:028 (2,3) - Since there's long kkkks right after this, how about put there a small gap by deleting those?
03:36:100 ~ 03:54:385 - Similar problem with 02:18:385 ~ 02:54:671.
03:58:957 ~ 04:17:242 - Patterns are too similar with other go-go times. Also it has really high note density comparing with similar part in the beginning.
04:28:528 (1) - Hmm, I think ticks in this drum roll doesn't that fit with drum sounds in the music. Removing this and extend 04:26:100 (1) to 04:28:671 might be better.

Overal compositions are ok, but since you added too many notes in the first part and you put more notes when similar part appears, the map ends with really dense patterns, which can feel overmapped to me. Also, too many repetitions of similar pattern compositions can be a bit boring. Otherwise the map seems ok.

Note to MATs: Peronally I'm fine with HS x2 in this map, both 03:13:242 and 04:25:242. (Though 04:25:242 can be a bit tricky to deal since players must be really exhausted when he played until here, lol.)

Download: HO-KAGO TEA TIME - U&I (Raging Bull) [Ozzy's TaiK-On!!].osu

Odaril wrote:

Rechecking...

General

• 03:54:385 - Make the last kiai end here ? It's a better place imo (mainly because it's on a big white tick =P) Oh dear. Inconsistency in kiai time. Thanks for finding that!

Easy

1. 00:30:385 (3) - I found it quite confusing for this note to be on the white tick and not on the previous red one, because the vocals go for a 3/2 rhythm here, and the rhythm you are using sounds a bit weird because of that. I had a really hard time chagning this because it sounds alright on the white tick. In the end, I changed 2 to a slider and ended on the red tick.
2. 01:18:957 (1,2) - Add claps on the end of these two sliders ? It would be more consistent with the hitsounding right after imo, and that way the claps will feel less sudden. Added.
3. 01:43:528 - Adding a note here would be better imo for consistency with the following pattern, and because the blank feels unnecessary.Done

Normal

1. 00:13:242 (3) - I think it'd be better to change this to a single circle: it will keep the 2/1 pattern you were using (red combo) and make the yellow notes stand out more due to their 1/1 rhythm. No thanks. I like to think of that last slider preparing them for 1/1 combo.
2. 00:56:671 (1) - For consistency with your comboing in Easy (as you told me in your reply to my previous mod), remove this new combo.Removed.
3. 01:28:099 (5) - Add a new combo here to mark the change of instrument ? Added.
4. 01:57:814 (3) - Because of the timing section that switches the sampleset to soft, the end of slider has no sliderwhistle hearable and it sounds weird. Move said section right on top of the sliderend to fix ? It would be hard to notice, but I changed it anyways.
5. 02:54:957 (5) - Add a new combo here to mark the change of instrument ? NC'd on 4 instead. Hope that's fine.

Hard

1. 00:57:242 (5) - Missing whistle ? Arg. I keep missing these. Sigh. Thanks for checking it. Added.
2. 01:15:528 (5) - Missing whistle ? Added.
3. 02:04:671 (2) - It's not much, but it'd look better to orientate this slider in a different way to avoid the partial overlap with 02:03:528 (3) - Moved the slider end somewhere else.
4. 02:50:099 (1,2,3,4) - Stack their ends perfectly ? (to do that, reverse them all, snap them to the same point, then re-reverse) OHhhhhhhhhhh! That's how you do it! Thanks!
5. 02:54:957 (4) - Add a new combo to mark the change of instrument ? Nah. I rather have that 1,2,3,4 + cymbal sound have the same combo.
6. 03:54:385 (4) - Same ? ^

Insane

1. All other standard diffs have OD lower than AR, so I think it'd be better to use OD 7. I prefer to keep it at OD8. I want the map to be slightly harder by increasing the accuracy and not HP drain.
2. 00:06:671 (3) - Draw this closer to (2) to keep the spacing consistent. It makes 3 closer to 2 and looks ugly ;_; I kinda wanted 2 to slightly blanket 3.
3. 00:07:814 (7) - Draw this closer to (7) to keep the spacing consistent. Uhhhh. Draw it closer to itself?
4. 00:08:957 (3) - Draw this closer to (2) to keep the spacing consistent. Yeah. Kinda same comment about the blanket.
5. 01:28:099 (4) - Add a new combo to mark the change of instrument ? Nah keeping it with the 1,2,3,4 + cymbal sound.
6. 02:54:957 (5) - Same ? ^
7. 03:35:242 (1,2,3) - I find this to be confusing. You've been using anti-jumps all along so far for that kind of situation, which makes them look like 1/2 beats. I suggest to keep using the same anti-jumps (and maybe make these a repeat slider ?)While experimenting anti jumps here, I notice I can't seem to get the same effect because of the keyboard playing. It was originally anti jump, but 1/4 were spaced almost as close as 1/2 which tricked people. So sorry. I'm leaving it this way with 1/2 spaced out.
8. 03:54:385 (5) - Add a new combo to mark the change of instrument ? Nope. But I extended slider instead and replaced 1 to keep it consistent with other spinners.

Ozzy's TaiK-On!!

• I'm being very nazi, but shouldn't the n be capitalized in the diff name to match the anime name ? He agreed.

1. The speedup at the end is way too surprising and isn't even consistent with the rest of the map...

KayeSara wrote:

As your mod4mod on my queue~
Time for modding~All of them just a suggestion.
[General]

1. Delete the useless osb file You don't really need to unless you have 2 osb.

Easy

1. 02:36:671 (2) - Distance snap Oh! Thanks.
2. 02:37:814 (4) - Add finish? Noo. There's a hitsound combo with finish I did.
3. 02:42:957 - add a slider from 02:42:957 to 02:43:242, Just feel a little out of place if you spare it. I've reconsidered and yeah. I think I'll add a slider for this one.
4. 02:52:671 (5) - finishe? No thanks
5. 02:54:957 - Remove the finish No. Keeping it.
6. 03:38:385 (3) - Distance snap(I don't konw why you keep many notes in different DS, it's not a big problem, but keep them in same makes it better~) It seems correct to me. No change.
   
   Everything is fine~

Normal

1. 00:34:100 - add note Hmm okay.
   
   Nothing~It all seems nice.

Hard

1. 00:50:957 (1) - I'd like to say it's right for the rhythm, but not suit for your own style. That means it doesn't suit for the rhythm in whole music. Just make a slider from 00:50:957 to 00:51:242. I think it's okay
2. 01:09:242 (1) - ^ ^
3. 02:27:385 - Add note No. Don't want hard to have anymore higher score ;_;
   ~That's all

Ozzy's TaiK-On!!
Believe me, Ozzy's Taiko is bloody good

Insane
All fine~

Good Luck~

1. 03:58:957 - If you ask me, this is the most important part of the song, and should have kiai. Up to you if you wanna change, but I highly recommend this. If you decide to do this, end it at 04:17:242.
2. I just feel like pointing this out: the taiko background is using the pic you used before (the one with silly aspect ratio), so look at them widefaces! Oh well not a big deal, who cares anyway.
3. Sounds: You have 3 custom hitsound files - normal-hitwhistle2.wav (which is completely unnecessary because it's the same as the normal-hitwhistle on default set), normal-hitclap and normal-hitclap2 (which is also unnecessary since you only need one because you don't need the 2nd sound set for the whistle at all). From our talk in game you told me that you are using a separate skin with different sounds, but unless you plan on including that skin into the map, you probably shouldn't be doing this.

1. General hitsounds: Don't use claps/custom clap throughout the whole map, this make it sound like just another default sound and doesn't add spice to the map at all. Use it on kiai only imo.
2. 00:10:385 (1) - Finish at the start.
3. 00:19:242 (8) - Remove this finish, doesn't fit that good. What could fit better is that you make a slider out of this note and the note at 00:19:528 and then place a soft whistle on top of the slider (but not start and end). Else just don't follow that sound, the finish on a circle gives impact, while I don't feel the one in the music gives such an impact at all. Seeing how the next note is a slider, this might mean some modifying the note structure, or just dropping the sound. This may be hard to pull off cause you would have to shift the timing section by like 3ms forward so it doesn't change the sound of the starting point but affects the slider still. Maybe 1ms could work, but I'm not sure.
4. 00:25:528 (7,8,9,10,11) - I told you ingame about these. They are just too confusing, atleast to me. If you are keen on keeping this pattern, new combo on 7, because of the spacing. Every time I got to 7 - 8,9,10 and 11 were 100s cause I just don't expect them that fast (and yes I don't watch approach circles while playing, maybe I should ;x;). Also, idk if you noticed, but the star aint perfect! D:
5. 00:28:671 (1) - Finish at the start.
6. 00:46:671 (1) - Use a soft whistle on the slider, but not the start and the end. More timing sections yay! Don't need to if you don't wanna bother it's not of that great impact.
7. 01:00:100 (9) - Remove the finish.
8. 01:02:385 (7) - ^
9. 01:17:528 (3) - Whistle at the end of the slider to complete the vocal.
10. 01:18:385 (5) - Move this finish to 01:18:957 (2) instead.
11. 01:42:671 (3,4,5,6,7) - Probably intended but to me the spacing doesn't look that nice. If you made all this just so you can blanket one of the upcoming sliders over a note (which is no longer visible by the time you get to the slider) then whatever, but you should probably fix the spacing if you can.
12. 01:50:528 (6) - Remove whistle from the end.
13. 02:53:814 (1,2,3,4,5) - These are perfectly fine, but have you considered mapping the drumline here? Could add some variety. Up to you really.
14. 03:35:242 (1,2,3) - Every time I get here, I'm like "oh ffs it's a 1/4". The antijumps to this point make you believe these are antijumps as well. I suggest you stack the triplet, much easier to read and doesn't really make anything harder or easier (unless you count confusion as difficulty!). If you care about consistency at all, and if you decide to do this change, maybe consider changing the triplet you start the song as well, making it a stacked triplet.
15. 03:58:957 (1) - Finish at the start.
16. 04:03:528 (1) - ^
17. 04:08:100 (1) - ^
18. 04:12:671 (1) - ^
19. 04:17:242 (1) - ^ (although maybe a soft one for consistency)

1. Hitsounds: In general I felt the whistle was just too random. You should probably use it like in insane, to emphasize certain instruments or parts of the song, instead of making a beat pattern. Since the note density @timeline is almost completely the same like in Insane, maybe take a look there how you placed them and just do the same here. Also about the claps/custom claps, the same apply to this diff as well, what I wrote @Insane.
2. 00:23:671 (4) - Extra whistle at the end, remove it.
3. 00:46:671 (1) - This finish feels off. It's in the music, sure, but almost every white tick you have a percussion sound. Move it to the slider end instead, it's also in the music and feels much much better.
4. 01:00:100 (5) - Move this finish to the end of the slider 01:00:385 (1) instead, sounds much better.
5. 01:18:385 (5) - ^ (01:18:671 (1))
6. 01:22:957 (5) - Remove the finish.
7. 01:41:814 (1) - Finish at the start.
8. 01:50:528 (4) - Remove whistle from the end, it's an extra one.
9. 02:00:385 (1) - Remove this new combo, it doesn't fit the music plus it's same distance snap.
10. 02:09:242 (3) - Finish.
11. 02:09:528 (1) - Remove new combo, same reason. Also, remove the finish from the start.
12. 02:13:814 + 02:14:957 + 02:17:242 - Consider placing soft finishes on these, they would fit. There is a spot I missed though, which is at 02:16:385 but a slider is going over that spot so... This is only a suggestion and you may discard this completely if you don't feel like doing it. (you might wanna check the other diffs for this as well, and apply it there if you do this here)
13. 02:45:814 (3) - Finish here, remove finish from 02:46:099 (4) as well.
14. 02:49:528 (4) - Remove finish.
15. 03:27:814 (4) - I don't like the whistle on the end because with it, it sounds like you're emphasizing the spot where the voice disappears, instead of emphasizing the spot where the voice is the strongest. If you were trying to emphasize the piano, okay, but I still don't agree because technically you didn't map it and this whistle feels a little out of place to me. If you choose to follow my advice, put the whistle on the start of the slider instead.
16. 03:30:100 (5) - ^
17. 03:48:385 (6) - Remove this finish at the end, doesn't sound that nice.
18. 03:58:957 (1) - Finish at the start.
19. 04:03:528 (1) - ^
20. 04:08:100 (1) - ^
21. 04:12:671 (1) - ^
22. 04:17:242 (1) - ^ (although maybe a soft one for consistency)

1. Makes very little sense to me that you have less breaks in normal and easy compared to hard and insane. You should probably map the same stuff in hard and insane as well.
2. Hitsounds: Even though you don't follow the drumline accurately with your claps, they do sound nice like they are now. Whistles on the other hand still felt too random, and might take a look at hard/insane where you mapped them and try to do the same here. Just use it to emphasize certain stuff instead of creating beats.
3. 00:18:385 (3,4,5) - This might a bit awkward for a normal diff. I can see the reason behind it though, but there could be a better way how to handle this. First of all, you didn't follow the voice accurately here (if you wanted to do that, you should end the slider 00:17:242 (1) at 00:17:671 and make it a repeater, and then map a slider from 00:18:385 to 00:18:814), second, while the position is distance snapped it doesn't mean it can't be confusing. They would look much better when stacked. Also, I really hate the note 4 (the one which is supposedly following the drum) because you didn't map a note at 00:19:242 which would actually be kinda hard for a normal. Best way I see here is to do what I wrote in those brackets I think, but it's up to you.
4. 00:41:814 (1) - Remove the clap, you start to follow the voice here, it sounds wrong.
5. 00:59:528 (5) - Remove this finish, you didn't use it on other diffs here. Actually, move this finish to the start of 01:00:671 (1) where it would sound good.
6. 01:18:957 (2) - Finish at the start. Also consider putting a clap on the arrow as well, the claps were kinda too sudden and it felt like there was a missing one.
7. 01:23:242 (1) - Remove this finish. If you really want one, make it on the slider end (and add it to all other diffs at that spot then).
8. 02:00:099 (2) - Finish at the start.
9. 02:13:814 (1) - ^
10. 02:20:671 (3) - Border of the slider path is off screen.
11. 02:27:528 (2) - Finish at the start.
12. 03:17:242 (1) - Put the whistle at the end instead of the start.
13. 03:18:385 (3) - ^
14. 03:54:385 (2) - Finish at the start.
15. 03:58:957 (1) - ^
16. 04:03:528 (1) - ^
17. 04:08:100 (1) - ^
18. 04:12:671 (1) - ^
19. 04:14:385 (4) - Remove the finish.
20. 04:16:671 (4) - ^
21. 04:17:242 (1) - Finish at the start (soft finish imo).
22. 04:21:814 (1) - Change this to soft finish (you used soft in hard and insane at this point).

1. Seeing your response to Odaril about od8 @insane, you should lower your hpdrain in this diff. It's slightly harsh for an easy in a drain-lenient difficulty. HPD-1.
2. 00:13:814 (3,4,1) - This doesn't look nice. Dunno maybe the spacing might be considered confusing by some, can't tell really. You used 1.1x snap here when you used 0.8x everywhere else. Won't nazi the spacing but consider changing this pattern cause it's kinda ugly.
3. 00:23:528 (6) - Move this finish to 00:24:099 (1) instead.
4. 02:00:100 (4) - This should be a new combo instead of 02:01:242 (1).
5. 02:16:100 (3) - Consider placing a whistle on the whole slider (minus the slider end) as well.
6. 03:54:385 (1,2,3) - Ohoho, what kind of spacing is this. D: (the slowing timing section messes up distance snap always, so remove it, apply correct distance, then apply it again)

lolcubes wrote:

Okay, here you go.

Sandpig wrote:

of course you can use the custom hitsound in DJPop's map

some adjustment for yours: http://puu.sh/4Kx3

lolcubes wrote:

Lets do this!
Fix the red at all costs, unrankable issues! Green is just some minor suggestion or nazi you may not care about.

[General]:

1. 03:58:957 - If you ask me, this is the most important part of the song, and should have kiai. Up to you if you wanna change, but I highly recommend this. If you decide to do this, end it at 04:17:242. Fine fine fine. I'll add it in.
2. I just feel like pointing this out: the taiko background is using the pic you used before (the one with silly aspect ratio), so look at them widefaces! Oh well not a big deal, who cares anyway. ;_; How dare you *slap cubes* Okay then.
3. Sounds: You have 3 custom hitsound files - normal-hitwhistle2.wav (which is completely unnecessary because it's the same as the normal-hitwhistle on default set), normal-hitclap and normal-hitclap2 (which is also unnecessary since you only need one because you don't need the 2nd sound set for the whistle at all). From our talk in game you told me that you are using a separate skin with different sounds, but unless you plan on including that skin into the map, you probably shouldn't be doing this.I was testing hitsounds so uh...im leaving it as is for now. Plus I don't see why I can't use sounds from my own skin. It's not a big change but ehh we'll see.

[Insane]:

1. General hitsounds: Don't use claps/custom clap throughout the whole map, this make it sound like just another default sound and doesn't add spice to the map at all. Use it on kiai only imo. B-b-but my map sounds boring! D: But okay I'll add snare in kiai, at the beginning, and at the end.
2. 00:10:385 (1) - Finish at the start.
3. 00:19:242 (8) - Remove this finish, doesn't fit that good. What could fit better is that you make a slider out of this note and the note at 00:19:528 and then place a soft whistle on top of the slider (but not start and end). Else just don't follow that sound, the finish on a circle gives impact, while I don't feel the one in the music gives such an impact at all. Seeing how the next note is a slider, this might mean some modifying the note structure, or just dropping the sound. This may be hard to pull off cause you would have to shift the timing section by like 3ms forward so it doesn't change the sound of the starting point but affects the slider still. Maybe 1ms could work, but I'm not sure. I'm sorry but what? ;_; I get the make 8 into a slider and add soft whistle on slider start but not afterwards.
4. 00:25:528 (7,8,9,10,11) - I told you ingame about these. They are just too confusing, atleast to me. If you are keen on keeping this pattern, new combo on 7, because of the spacing. Every time I got to 7 - 8,9,10 and 11 were 100s cause I just don't expect them that fast (and yes I don't watch approach circles while playing, maybe I should ;x;). NC'dAlso, idk if you noticed, but the star aint perfect! D: Pretty sure it is....
5. 00:28:671 (1) - Finish at the start. Done
6. 00:46:671 (1) - Use a soft whistle on the slider, but not the start and the end. More timing sections yay! Don't need to if you don't wanna bother it's not of that great impact. Yeah.. I dont think I need it.
7. 01:00:100 (9) - Remove the finish. Keeping this
8. 01:02:385 (7) - ^ And I'll remove this
9. 01:17:528 (3) - Whistle at the end of the slider to complete the vocal. Okay
10. 01:18:385 (5) - Move this finish to 01:18:957 (2) instead. K
11. 01:42:671 (3,4,5,6,7) - Probably intended but to me the spacing doesn't look that nice. If you made all this just so you can blanket one of the upcoming sliders over a note (which is no longer visible by the time you get to the slider) then whatever, but you should probably fix the spacing if you can. It was for symmetry, not blanket D: Though it was nice that it did landed there hehe. Though I did spaced it a bit more so it should be good.
12. 01:50:528 (6) - Remove whistle from the end. Actually I thought it sounded nice which is why I added that. But since it was originally your idea to add these hitsounds I'll remove it.
13. 02:53:814 (1,2,3,4,5) - These are perfectly fine, but have you considered mapping the drumline here? Could add some variety. Up to you really. Nah its okay.
14. 03:35:242 (1,2,3) - Every time I get here, I'm like "oh ffs it's a 1/4". The antijumps to this point make you believe these are antijumps as well. I suggest you stack the triplet, much easier to read and doesn't really make anything harder or easier (unless you count confusion as difficulty!). If you care about consistency at all, and if you decide to do this change, maybe consider changing the triplet you start the song as well, making it a stacked triplet.Gah! Stacking it looks ugly. But I guess I really have no choice. (The antijumps look good to be since it builds up the chorus :3) Although I won't make these into anti jumps because of the keyboard.
15. 03:58:957 (1) - Finish at the start.
16. 04:03:528 (1) - ^
17. 04:08:100 (1) - ^
18. 04:12:671 (1) - ^
19. 04:17:242 (1) - ^ (although maybe a soft one for consistency) Yes to these finishes.

[Hard]:

1. Hitsounds: In general I felt the whistle was just too random. You should probably use it like in insane, to emphasize certain instruments or parts of the song, instead of making a beat pattern. Since the note density @timeline is almost completely the same like in Insane, maybe take a look there how you placed them and just do the same here. Also about the claps/custom claps, the same apply to this diff as well, what I wrote @Insane.
2. 00:23:671 (4) - Extra whistle at the end, remove it. Done
3. 00:46:671 (1) - This finish feels off. It's in the music, sure, but almost every white tick you have a percussion sound. Move it to the slider end instead, it's also in the music and feels much much better. Yep yep done.
4. 01:00:100 (5) - Move this finish to the end of the slider 01:00:385 (1) instead, sounds much better. Redid these section. Added finish on white tick instead of 3rd tick.
5. 01:18:385 (5) - ^ (01:18:671 (1))
6. 01:22:957 (5) - Remove the finish.
7. 01:41:814 (1) - Finish at the start.
8. 01:50:528 (4) - Remove whistle from the end, it's an extra one. still think whistle sounds better ;_;
9. 02:00:385 (1) - Remove this new combo, it doesn't fit the music plus it's same distance snap. Removed.
10. 02:09:242 (3) - Finish. Way ahead of you
11. 02:09:528 (1) - Remove new combo, same reason. Also, remove the finish from the start. Done and done
12. 02:13:814 + 02:14:957 + 02:17:242 - Consider placing soft finishes on these, they would fit. There is a spot I missed though, which is at 02:16:385 but a slider is going over that spot so... This is only a suggestion and you may discard this completely if you don't feel like doing it. (you might wanna check the other diffs for this as well, and apply it there if you do this here) Alrigghty.
13. 02:45:814 (3) - Finish here, remove finish from 02:46:099 (4) as well. Yep ahead of you still >D
14. 02:49:528 (4) - Remove finish. Mmhmm
15. 03:27:814 (4) - I don't like the whistle on the end because with it, it sounds like you're emphasizing the spot where the voice disappears, instead of emphasizing the spot where the voice is the strongest. If you were trying to emphasize the piano, okay, but I still don't agree because technically you didn't map it and this whistle feels a little out of place to me. If you choose to follow my advice, put the whistle on the start of the slider instead. Done
16. 03:30:100 (5) - ^ And done
17. 03:48:385 (6) - Remove this finish at the end, doesn't sound that nice. Again already ahead of you
18. 03:58:957 (1) - Finish at the start.
19. 04:03:528 (1) - ^
20. 04:08:100 (1) - ^
21. 04:12:671 (1) - ^
22. 04:17:242 (1) - ^ (although maybe a soft one for consistency)Already added when I saw that on insane.

[Normal]:

1. Makes very little sense to me that you have less breaks in normal and easy compared to hard and insane. You should probably map the same stuff in hard and insane as well. FFFFF- if one more says this, I'll just make a slider ;_;
2. Hitsounds: Even though you don't follow the drumline accurately with your claps, they do sound nice like they are now. Whistles on the other hand still felt too random, and might take a look at hard/insane where you mapped them and try to do the same here. Just use it to emphasize certain stuff instead of creating beats. Yay hitsound mod okay thanks. I'll check out whistles I suppose.
3. 00:18:385 (3,4,5) - This might a bit awkward for a normal diff. I can see the reason behind it though, but there could be a better way how to handle this. First of all, you didn't follow the voice accurately here (if you wanted to do that, you should end the slider 00:17:242 (1) at 00:17:671 and make it a repeater, and then map a slider from 00:18:385 to 00:18:814), second, while the position is distance snapped it doesn't mean it can't be confusing. They would look much better when stacked. Also, I really hate the note 4 (the one which is supposedly following the drum) because you didn't map a note at 00:19:242 which would actually be kinda hard for a normal. Best way I see here is to do what I wrote in those brackets I think, but it's up to you. Done as you requested.
4. 00:41:814 (1) - Remove the clap, you start to follow the voice here, it sounds wrong. Alright
5. 00:59:528 (5) - Remove this finish, you didn't use it on other diffs here. Actually, move this finish to the start of 01:00:671 (1) where it would sound good. Both sounded good to me but I'll use the one you suggested.
6. 01:18:957 (2) - Finish at the start. Also consider putting a clap on the arrow as well, the claps were kinda too sudden and it felt like there was a missing one. K
7. 01:23:242 (1) - Remove this finish. If you really want one, make it on the slider end (and add it to all other diffs at that spot then). Already did hehe.
8. 02:00:099 (2) - Finish at the start.
9. 02:13:814 (1) - ^
10. 02:20:671 (3) - Border of the slider path is off screen. I hope you enjoy my smiley face.
    SPOILER

    
11. 02:27:528 (2) - Finish at the start. Done
12. 03:17:242 (1) - Put the whistle at the end instead of the start. Done
13. 03:18:385 (3) - ^ Done
14. 03:54:385 (2) - Finish at the start. Yeah done this whole part.
15. 03:58:957 (1) - ^
16. 04:03:528 (1) - ^
17. 04:08:100 (1) - ^
18. 04:12:671 (1) - ^
19. 04:14:385 (4) - Remove the finish.
20. 04:16:671 (4) - ^
21. 04:17:242 (1) - Finish at the start (soft finish imo).
22. 04:21:814 (1) - Change this to soft finish (you used soft in hard and insane at this point).

[Easy]:

1. Seeing your response to Odaril about od8 @insane, you should lower your hpdrain in this diff. It's slightly harsh for an easy in a drain-lenient difficulty. HPD-1. ;_; okay.
2. 00:13:814 (3,4,1) - This doesn't look nice. Dunno maybe the spacing might be considered confusing by some, can't tell really. You used 1.1x snap here when you used 0.8x everywhere else. Won't nazi the spacing but consider changing this pattern cause it's kinda ugly. I did this intentional cause it was just too ugly when it was spaced so close together.
3. 00:23:528 (6) - Move this finish to 00:24:099 (1) instead. Done
4. 02:00:100 (4) - This should be a new combo instead of 02:01:242 (1). Okay changed.
5. 02:16:100 (3) - Consider placing a whistle on the whole slider (minus the slider end) as well. Added.
6. 03:54:385 (1,2,3) - Ohoho, what kind of spacing is this. D: (the slowing timing section messes up distance snap always, so remove it, apply correct distance, then apply it again) I did this on purpose. If I were to space it correctly, they would hit it earlier because they won't know the SV changed. Would you not click earlier if you been seeing this 1/1 distance compared to this one?

That's it I guess. The hitsounds in easy felt really good actually, even if they don't really follow the instruments in the song that well (but then again you can't follow them cause you didn't map notes there). I suggest you drop your current custom hitsounds unless you find a really nice drum you were looking for. Personally I think claps sound okay.

I'll try to fetch you a better mp3 later.

Sandpig wrote:

of course you can use the custom hitsound in DJPop's map

some adjustment for yours: http://puu.sh/4Kx3

Raging Bull wrote:

lolcubes wrote:

1. 03:54:385 (1,2,3) - Ohoho, what kind of spacing is this. D: (the slowing timing section messes up distance snap always, so remove it, apply correct distance, then apply it again) I did this on purpose. If I were to space it correctly, they would hit it earlier because they won't know the SV changed. Would you not click earlier if you been seeing this 1/1 distance compared to this one?

lolcubes wrote:

[Insane]:
00:19:242 (8) - Remove this finish, doesn't fit that good. What could fit better is that you make a slider out of this note and the note at 00:19:528 and then place a soft whistle on top of the slider (but not start and end). Else just don't follow that sound, the finish on a circle gives impact, while I don't feel the one in the music gives such an impact at all. Seeing how the next note is a slider, this might mean some modifying the note structure, or just dropping the sound. This may be hard to pull off cause you would have to shift the timing section by like 3ms forward so it doesn't change the sound of the starting point but affects the slider still. Maybe 1ms could work, but I'm not sure. I'm sorry but what? ;_; I get the make 8 into a slider and add soft whistle on slider start but not afterwards.

Behonkiss wrote:

Easy:
00:14:957 (1 through 5): Could use a hitsound or two, your choice. Not sure what hitsound would be ideal.
00:58:385 (2): Add a whistle? Sure.
01:41:814 (1 through 4): Again, a sound would spice up this combo. Added some claps.

Normal:
00:26:957 (1 through 3): Hitsounds? Not sure too ;_;
02:20:671 (3): Maybe move this a bit so the bottom doesn't dip off the screen? Yeah it was changed.

Hard & Insane:
The first 20 seconds have next to no sounds, but I'm going to presume you intended that. The snare drums are kinda hard to hear.

This is very solid, as you can tell by the fact that I had only one suggestion not related to hitsounds.

lolcubes wrote:

01:50:528 (6) - Remove whistle from the end. After reconsidering I am totally adding that whistle in on all these parts as I realllyyy think it sounds nice ;_; don't hate me cubes.

Nakagawa-Kanon wrote:

[Easy]

fine.

[Normal]
00:22:811 (2,3,4,5) - omg streng spacing if even jump, It's not good FFFF notes keep moving! I fixed it.

[Hard]
03:32:235 (3) - how about make like this? : http://osu.ppy.sh/ss/137791 Done

[Insane]
00:09:668 (5) - add new combo , It's confusing me My bad. Really bad spacing error. Thanks for checking.
00:53:382 (6,7,8) - strenge spacing Wasn't a big thing but still changed.
00:56:239 (4) - add new combo Nah, I'll keep it.
01:08:239 (2,3,4) - I illusion this object must stream Removed 3,4.
02:36:525 (1) - 1 grid down Done
03:39:096 (7) - strenge spacing Small but also changed.
04:14:239 (5,6) - confusing me Actually I think its easy to see this.

1. Offset -50ms (that is -4 from yours) sounds better to me. You're free to change it or not~ If you do remember to resnap all notes and all kiai sections.

1. Whistles
   I use them to emphasize high-pitched notes in the melody, or for soft-whistles as replacement for claps in softer parts of the song. They can be good to make your own rhythms too, or highlight beats you want to highlight.
2. Finishes
   I don't really use them to finish, actually. I use them more to start combos, or on notes that are really emphasized in the song. I sometimes use them to highlight notes more than whistles do.
3. Claps
   I exclusively use them to mark the rhythm. I usually go for a clap every second tick (the standard clap thing). There are more complicated clap patterns, but it depends on the song.
4. Soft and Normal samplesets
   This really depends on the mapper and the song. I usually go for the soft sampleset as default, and switch to Normal sampleset when the song becomes really louder, or when I want to match drums for instance. Keep in mind that the normal sampleset is a lot louder than the soft one (I mean really louder).

1. Breaks: 03:54:239 - I don't understand why did you put a break here in [Hard]&[Insane] but you didn't in [Easy]&[Normal], that doesn't make much sense. Since you made all the diffs, I strongly suggest to keep the breaks consistent. You should either remove the break for all the diffs or add it to [Easy]&[Normal] too.

1. I'm a bit worried about some kick-sliders which, due to the current BPM, might be too hard for rookies.
   
   1. 01:40:525 (1) - This one, I think that you could make this slider way more intuitive by removing 1 repeat, it would make this pattern easier to follow. Oh, don't worry about the background-rhythms, you are supposed to skip some beats when you're mapping the easiest diffs.
   2. 01:49:668 (3) - Same about this one, I don't tend to worry about 1/1 apart kick-sliders but the current BPM is really high so I feel the need to mention them.
   3. 03:53:096 (1) - ^
   4. 04:20:525 (1) - ^

1. 04:25:382 (2,3,4) - Definitely not a good idea, I would suggest to avoid stacking things under slider-ends for Easy diffs, it's a bit hard to rookies.

1. Some patterns felt a bit weird while playing because the sliders/circles were not placed correctly imo. Like 01:13:668 (1,2,3,4) and 03:39:954 (1,2,3,4). Something like this: 02:35:953 (1,2,3,4) - sounds and plays way better, so if you'd like to improve those patterns try doing that.
2. I don't see major problems here.

1. 01:50:382 (4) - I find this spacing rather confusing and unintuitive, it feels like you forced it to fit the shape of the pattern. Try this, it fixes the weird spacing problem and it also improves the spacing with the next object.
2. 04:26:239 (1) - I don't think that using 5% is really necessary, you can clearly hear a beat at the end of the spinner. 20% should be enough, try that.

1. Kiai is half-beat late. (And unsnapped)
2. UPDATE: Kiai is 1ms off. Kiai affects score so snapping it is important.

1. 00:11:525 (4,5,6,7,8) - I find these jumps quite unintuitive, there isn't any musical change here to back-up the spacing change. The musical change happens on 00:10:239 - but you kept the same spacing there. You should either increase the spacing for 00:10:239 too or add a NC on (4) to re-mark the drastic spacing change.
2. 00:21:096 (9) - It was a bit hard to see the approach-circle here due to the previous hitburst. Thus, this looked like a jump at first glance, would you mind moving it away? Something like this would work perfectly fine and it would also improve the flow of the pattern.
3. 02:13:382 (1) - This stack doesn't flow very well imo. You should improve the flow of the whole pattern by reversing all the sliders.
4. 04:14:668 (6) - What, why? I don't encourage using this kind of "mapping technique?". It's not intuitive at all, it feels forced and it completely kills the flow (Notice that it creates a really weird and forced movement). I strongly suggest to move this circle somewhere else.
5. 04:26:239 (1) - I don't think that using 5% is really necessary, you can clearly hear a beat at the end of the spinner. 20% should be enough, try that.

Gonzvlo wrote:

I'm really late, sorry. Modding before this gets bubbled again!

[General]

1. Breaks: 03:54:239 - I don't understand why did you put a break here in [Hard]&[Insane] but you didn't in [Easy]&[Normal], that doesn't make much sense. Since you made all the diffs, I strongly suggest to keep the breaks consistent. You should either remove the break for all the diffs or add it to [Easy]&[Normal] too. Lol okay. As I mentioned if one more mentions this then I'll change it :3

[Easy]

1. I'm a bit worried about some kick-sliders which, due to the current BPM, might be too hard for rookies.
   
   1. 01:40:525 (1) - This one, I think that you could make this slider way more intuitive by removing 1 repeat, it would make this pattern easier to follow. Oh, don't worry about the background-rhythms, you are supposed to skip some beats when you're mapping the easiest diffs.
   2. 01:49:668 (3) - Same about this one, I don't tend to worry about 1/1 apart kick-sliders but the current BPM is really high so I feel the need to mention them.
   3. 03:53:096 (1) - ^
   4. 04:20:525 (1) - ^ Sorry no changes to these. I believe most would end up getting used to the 4 beats on the second half or second try.

1. 04:25:382 (2,3,4) - Definitely not a good idea, I would suggest to avoid stacking things under slider-ends for Easy diffs, it's a bit hard to rookies.I was aiming for a easy beginning, gradually harder kind of easy. But since I don't think I stacked anything at all this would catch them off guard so changed.

[Normal]

1. Some patterns felt a bit weird while playing because the sliders/circles were not placed correctly imo. Like 01:13:668 (1,2,3,4) and 03:39:954 (1,2,3,4). Something like this: 02:35:953 (1,2,3,4) - sounds and plays way better, so if you'd like to improve those patterns try doing that. Alright then. I changed them up. I think the flow should be better.
2. I don't see major problems here.

[Hard]

1. 01:50:382 (4) - I find this spacing rather confusing and unintuitive, it feels like you forced it to fit the shape of the pattern. Try this, it fixes the weird spacing problem and it also improves the spacing with the next object.
2. 04:26:239 (1) - I don't think that using 5% is really necessary, you can clearly hear a beat at the end of the spinner. 20% should be enough, try that.

[Ozzy's TaiK-ON!!]

1. Kiai is half-beat late. (And unsnapped)
2. UPDATE: Kiai is 1ms off. Kiai affects score so snapping it is important.Rechecked and snapped all.

[Insane]

1. 00:11:525 (4,5,6,7,8) - I find these jumps quite unintuitive, there isn't any musical change here to back-up the spacing change. The musical change happens on 00:10:239 - but you kept the same spacing there. You should either increase the spacing for 00:10:239 too or add a NC on (4) to re-mark the drastic spacing change.
2. 00:21:096 (9) - It was a bit hard to see the approach-circle here due to the previous hitburst. Thus, this looked like a jump at first glance, would you mind moving it away? Something like this would work perfectly fine and it would also improve the flow of the pattern.
3. 02:13:382 (1) - This stack doesn't flow very well imo. You should improve the flow of the whole pattern by reversing all the sliders.
4. 04:14:668 (6) - What, why? I don't encourage using this kind of "mapping technique?". It's not intuitive at all, it feels forced and it completely kills the flow (Notice that it creates a really weird and forced movement). I strongly suggest to move this circle somewhere else.
5. 04:26:239 (1) - I don't think that using 5% is really necessary, you can clearly hear a beat at the end of the spinner. 20% should be enough, try that.

Done!

Overall, this mapset is really good and definitely awesome for a first beatmap, keep it up!

James2250 wrote:

-The other ranked map of this has the title as U & I but it seems both are accepted

Normal:
-Odd to have stuff like 00:02:239 (2,1,2) and 00:06:811 (2,3,4) the same distance apart especially for a Normal. Move 00:03:382 (1,2), 00:07:954 (3,4) etc closer together Done both. Also forgot to NC
00:35:382 (5,1) - switch new combo to follow the music more Added.

Hard:
02:31:668 (1,2,3,4) - odd time for a spacing change I wanted to make it slightly challenging Completely changed that part. Should be awesome flow now .
04:11:382 (3,4) - anti jump really doesn't fit Oh thanks for finding that. That's really wrong.

Taiko:
-So many finishes at the end..but ok

Insane:
00:21:668 (1,2,3) - keep the spacing equal Good catch. Fixed.
00:32:525 (1,2,3,4,5) - would be nicer if the spacing on stuff like this could stay equal, it doesn't really fit with the song imo Personally I thought it was fine since it started a new verse so it gets intense there.
01:47:668 (5,6,7,8,9) - ^ + kind of unexpected.. (same for any others like this) And then I like this part because it goes to keyboard/held note.
01:52:239 (1,2,3,4,5) - I did remove this though. Changed it into a star if you don't mind giving it a look.
01:59:382 (1,2,3,4,5) - Keeping
02:25:668 (3,4,5,6,7) - keep the spacing equal on these K.
03:33:382 (6,7,8) - the spacing shouldn't really be the same for these Shouldn't or should? Anyways I changed it for more consistent spacing.
04:11:954 (5,6,7) - keep spacing equal Fixed

Everything else looks good, just go through Insane and clean a few things up and I should be able to rank Found some bad placed hitsound, changed some notes.