Hi! From my forum NM/M4M taiko queue.
I am pretty thorough, so don't be annoyed if I point out a lot of issues. A lot of times they are just my opinions, so feel free to object to them. :3
I look at mainly composing: how you map the music. Not just the drums; the vocals, background synth, the symphonic backing, the pauses; everything. But especially vocals.
I also look at pattern repetition and consistency, and how you fit in your 1/4 runs.
(Note: If I tell you your Oni isn’t hard enough, that’s just my masochist side speaking, you can most definitely ignore if you wish. ^.^ )
d = don
k = katsu
D = big don
K = big katsu
[General]
Uh, why so many difficulties? XD
Just gonna mod the Onis first. I might edit in mods of other difficulties later.
[Oni]
00:09:176 (48,49,50) - I would prefer this as dkd, which would match melody pitch as well as bass kick
00:18:433 (102,103) - change to d k, would match melody better
00:20:833 (116,117,118,119,120,121,122) - I prefer this as kkddkkd instead, to match melody better as well as bass kick on every beat
00:23:918 (138,139) - see 00:18:433
01:14:319 (395,396) - change to dk, match synth pitch (and you also mapped bass drum kick as k here at 01:14:833)
[IMT's Oni]
00:11:233 (64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73) - swap these two 5plets, 00:11:233 (64,65) would match melody high note, and 00:11:405 (66,69,73) would match bass drum kick better.
00:17:748 (110) - change to D, match loud kick as well as following patterns
00:24:948 (158,159,160) - I think ddd could better emphasize high note at 00:25:291 (161)
00:34:548 (226) - change to k, match groups of 3
00:42:434 (264,265) - change to k d, match drum pattern as well as melody pitch
00:49:119 (294,295,296) - change to kkd, match bass drum kick at 00:49:291 (296) as well as melody pitch
01:14:491 (457,458,459,460) - suggestion: I prefer this one as ddkk to match melody
01:22:205 (519,520,521) - change to kdd, match melody
01:22:548 (522) - changing this run to this would match drums as well as synth better:
01:44:491 (685,686,687) - change to ddk, match melody sequence (or change 01:44:833 (688,689,690) to kkd to match drum kick)
01:39:005 (646,647,648,649,650,651,652,653,654,655) - see 00:11:233
[Cdh's Oni]
00:03:519 (14) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
00:15:691 (5) - ^
00:22:548 (31,32,33) - personally I would rather this be dkd like the previous triplet, mirroring sounds weird to me for some reason
00:28:891 (33) - change to D
00:36:262 (16) - change to d, match synth pitch
00:39:176 (33) - change to K
00:46:548 (53) - change to d, match bass drum kick
01:01:805 (123) - change to D
01:19:462 (48,49,50) - I prefer this as dkd, k would match synth pitch increase, d would match kick
01:30:605 (139) - change to d, match bass drum kick for onbeat
01:43:462 (5) - see 00:15:691
[Sync's Oni]
00:03:520 (17) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
00:32:148 (141,142,143) - change to ddk?
00:36:434 (178) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
00:55:892 (291) - change to k sounds better to me, your preference
01:12:092 (396) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
01:15:692 (427,428,429) - change to kdk, match 01:16:206 (431,432,433) since the synth sounds exactly the same for these two locations
01:21:349 (473,477) - change to k would match the synth pitch better, and also provide a contrast to 01:22:206 (479,480,481) wherein the synth has different notes
01:27:177 (30,31,32) - change to dkd, see 01:15:692
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And also, after looking through my mod, would you mind taking the time to check out my taiko set? <3
There you go! Hope you find this mod helpful, and good luck beatmapping!
I am pretty thorough, so don't be annoyed if I point out a lot of issues. A lot of times they are just my opinions, so feel free to object to them. :3
I look at mainly composing: how you map the music. Not just the drums; the vocals, background synth, the symphonic backing, the pauses; everything. But especially vocals.
I also look at pattern repetition and consistency, and how you fit in your 1/4 runs.
(Note: If I tell you your Oni isn’t hard enough, that’s just my masochist side speaking, you can most definitely ignore if you wish. ^.^ )
d = don
k = katsu
D = big don
K = big katsu
[General]
Uh, why so many difficulties? XD
Just gonna mod the Onis first. I might edit in mods of other difficulties later.
[Oni]
00:09:176 (48,49,50) - I would prefer this as dkd, which would match melody pitch as well as bass kick
00:18:433 (102,103) - change to d k, would match melody better
00:20:833 (116,117,118,119,120,121,122) - I prefer this as kkddkkd instead, to match melody better as well as bass kick on every beat
00:23:918 (138,139) - see 00:18:433
01:14:319 (395,396) - change to dk, match synth pitch (and you also mapped bass drum kick as k here at 01:14:833)
[IMT's Oni]
00:11:233 (64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73) - swap these two 5plets, 00:11:233 (64,65) would match melody high note, and 00:11:405 (66,69,73) would match bass drum kick better.
00:17:748 (110) - change to D, match loud kick as well as following patterns
00:24:948 (158,159,160) - I think ddd could better emphasize high note at 00:25:291 (161)
00:34:548 (226) - change to k, match groups of 3
00:42:434 (264,265) - change to k d, match drum pattern as well as melody pitch
00:49:119 (294,295,296) - change to kkd, match bass drum kick at 00:49:291 (296) as well as melody pitch
01:14:491 (457,458,459,460) - suggestion: I prefer this one as ddkk to match melody
01:22:205 (519,520,521) - change to kdd, match melody
01:22:548 (522) - changing this run to this would match drums as well as synth better:
01:44:491 (685,686,687) - change to ddk, match melody sequence (or change 01:44:833 (688,689,690) to kkd to match drum kick)
01:39:005 (646,647,648,649,650,651,652,653,654,655) - see 00:11:233
[Cdh's Oni]
00:03:519 (14) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
00:15:691 (5) - ^
00:22:548 (31,32,33) - personally I would rather this be dkd like the previous triplet, mirroring sounds weird to me for some reason
00:28:891 (33) - change to D
00:36:262 (16) - change to d, match synth pitch
00:39:176 (33) - change to K
00:46:548 (53) - change to d, match bass drum kick
01:01:805 (123) - change to D
01:19:462 (48,49,50) - I prefer this as dkd, k would match synth pitch increase, d would match kick
01:30:605 (139) - change to d, match bass drum kick for onbeat
01:43:462 (5) - see 00:15:691
[Sync's Oni]
00:03:520 (17) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
00:32:148 (141,142,143) - change to ddk?
00:36:434 (178) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
00:55:892 (291) - change to k sounds better to me, your preference
01:12:092 (396) - change to d, match loud bass drum kick
01:15:692 (427,428,429) - change to kdk, match 01:16:206 (431,432,433) since the synth sounds exactly the same for these two locations
01:21:349 (473,477) - change to k would match the synth pitch better, and also provide a contrast to 01:22:206 (479,480,481) wherein the synth has different notes
01:27:177 (30,31,32) - change to dkd, see 01:15:692
[]
And also, after looking through my mod, would you mind taking the time to check out my taiko set? <3
There you go! Hope you find this mod helpful, and good luck beatmapping!