M4M
New-ish modder and mapper, so please give me reasons when rejecting ideas, as I want to get better
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00:29:201 - remove a note, since there's only a single piano note being played - not a chord
00:30:201 - as with above
00:31:201 - you've dropped a piano note. I'd keep it for consistency or keep the pattern you had in the previous bars
00:32:201 - as with above
00:36:451 - you dropped a drum note here. I'd add it, to keep it consistent with the chords on the 2nd/4th beat of every other bar mapped this way
00:38:451 - as with above
00:40:701 - you haven't mapped the piano anywhere else in the next two bars, would delete for consistency
00:44:701 (44701|2,44826|3) - I'd remove these and notes and place a LN from 00:44:701 - to 00:44:951 -. This is because there are three different notes in this part and playing two feels out of place. Adding the third note on the 1/4 snap might make it a bit difficult so I think a LN is a better solution
If you feel like it, you might want to add an SN to 00:48:701 -, 00:49:201 -, 00:49:701 - and 00:50:201 -, to map the piano. It's perfectly fine without it, though
00:57:951 (57951|0,57951|1) - with this chord, I think it would suit the music better if it was placed at 00:57:826, to follow the flute part. Also, remove an SN because there is no piano there
00:58:201 (58201|1) - the flute doesn't play here, so delete this note. Instead, it plays at 00:58:076 -. I'd map this with a LN that ends at 00:58:326 -.
00:58:576 (58576|0) - there's no flute here, so delete the SN.
If these notes were mapping the drums you would be dropping a layer, the flutes. For that section you were mapping the flutes and to drop them before they had reached the end of their melodic line would be unnatural, especially right before they finished.
01:00:201 - there's only a single piano note here, not a chord. Delete a note
01:02:201 - as with above
01:02:451 - as with above
01:10:701 - there is a chord here, so add an SN
01:12:201 - no chord, delete a note
01:21:951 - I know this is mapping the drums, which you have added from 01:22:201 to 01:22:576, but I'd delete it. Even though it makes it consistent with the other drums in the bar, I think that the drums between 01:22:201 and 01:22:576 are really just a final flourish of the section (also, I found it weird to play)
01:24:201 (84201|1,84451|2) - there's no need for a jack, the pitch is not repeated - it's rising
01:31:576 (91576|2,91826|3) - I'm pretty sure the pitch is lowered, instead of staying the same
01:35:826 - I don't know why, I but I feel this should be mapped by a LN that ends at 01:36:201 -
01:44:576 (104576|0) - I'm not sure what this is mapping. The vocals have stopped
01:45:826 - only the drums play at this point, unlike at 01:44:701, 01:45:076, 01:45:451 and 01:45:701 which have a chord playing at the same time. I'd remove a note
01:46:326 (106326|2) - I'm pretty sure this belongs at 01:46:388 -
The pitch falls between 01:49:701 (109701|3,109951|3) - and 01:50:201 (110201|1,110451|1) -. The repeated pitch is between 01:49:951 (109951|3,110201|1) -. Therefore, remove the jacks between 01:49:701 (109701|3,109951|3) - and 01:50:201 (110201|1,110451|1) .
Potentially add a jack between 01:49:951 (109951|3,110201|1) - and both 01:49:701 (109701|3) - and 01:50:201 (110201|1) - can be turned into LNs, to show the use of melisma.
The last two points aren't very important, so don't worry too much about them
I feel that 01:52:076 (112076|0,112451|2) - can be turned into LNs, as the vocals are joined like 01:51:701 (111701|3) -
01:52:701 (112701|1,112951|0) - I'm pretty sure the pitch falls here, remove the jack
Between 02:01:701 - and 02:02:617 - are drums which occur on every 1/3 snap. If I were you, I'd add in 1/3 snapped drums or 1/1 snapped drums, not 1/2, as this is disorientating
02:06:451 - add a note here, to match the fact that you're using chords on the 2nd/4th beats of the bars in this section
02:09:451 - as above. The section hasn't ended quite yet, nor has the music changed enough before 02:09:701 - to justify the dropping of the drum
02:14:451 - as with 02:06:451 -
02:16:451 - as with 02:09:451 -
02:17:951 - as with 02:09:451 -. Also, there's an additional cymbal sound so I definitely would add in another SN, especially if you're mapping the music from 02:16:451 - to 02:17:701 - as chords
Between 02:18:201 - and 02:18:701 - is another set of 1/3 snapped notes. I'd change it to 1/3 or 1/1 snaps, not 1/2 snaps
Mapping the vocals is fine, but you've dropped at layer at 02:21:201 - and 02:21:701 -, add in an SN at each point to fix this. What I've done:
02:23:701 - add another note, to avoid dropping a layer
02:25:201 - as with above
02:25:701 - as with above
02:26:201 - as with above
02:28:701 (148701|0,148763|3) - like before, there are three flute notes being played here. Only having two SNs doesn't really feel right and three SNs might be too difficult - so replace this with a LN from 02:28:701 - to 02:29:076 -
02:30:701 (150701|2,151076|0) - the pitch of these notes are the same. You can add a jack for these. I've also just realised that I haven't checked anywhere else for places where you might want to add in a jack, sorry
02:31:451 (151451|2,151701|3) - as above
02:32:451 (152451|1,152701|0) - the pitch falls here, instead of staying the same
02:36:826 (156826|2) - I'm pretty sure this is played at 02:36:763 -, not 02:36:826 -. Also, instead of using the 1/4 snap, you could replace 02:36:701 (156701|3) - with an LN at ends at 02:36:951 -
I think an SN at 02:39:451 - would make the section flow better. I know it's a bit quiet but it feels off without the SN there
02:41:951 (161951|3,161951|2) - I would move this to 02:41:951 - and delete a note. The melodic line plays at 02:41:951 - and there's no piano chord there, so one SN is fine.
I would add a note at 02:42:076 - because the flute plays there. I would also make it a LN which ends at 02:42:326 -
I would delete 02:42:201 (162201|0) - and 02:42:576 (162576|3) - since the melody isn't playing there
02:43:701 - the piano plays here. Add a note
02:44:201 - the piano also plays here, but it's a single note and not a chord. Delete a note
02:45:701 (165701|1,166201|2,166451|0) - as with above
02:47:701 (167701|0) - as with above
02:54:701 - there's a chord here, add a note
02:55:701 - there is only a single note here, delete an SN
02:56:201 - as with above
03:04:701 (184701|1,185076|1) - the pitch goes down here. I would make 03:04:701 (184701|1) - a LN to show the use of melisma
03:15:576 (195576|3,195826|2) - as above
03:24:201 (204201|1,204451|0) - the pitch goes down here but there is no melisma - so no LN
03:24:701 (204701|1,205076|2,205451|3) - as with above, except that the pitch rises, instead of falling
03:29:826 - remove a note from here. This is because at the other places, such as at 03:29:451 - and 03:29:701 -, there are chords and drums. At 03:29:826 -, only the drums play
The vocals don't sound at 03:30:326 -. They sound at 03:30:388 -
03:31:701 (211701|2,211951|2) - the pitch falls here, remove the jack
From 03:38:701 - to 03:44:701 -, you've placed doubles on the 1st/3rd beat. I would change this so that the doubles are on the 2nd/4th beat. This is to keep consistent with the rest of the sections which are musically similar (and were also mapped in a similar way) and also because the drums are quite audible on the 2nd and 4th beats - so it makes sense to show these accents with more notes
Between 03:45:701 - and 03:46:701 - is another section where there are drums on the 1/3 snaps. As before, I add in SNs in the 1/3 snaps or the 1/1 snaps but not the 1/2 snaps, as you have done - as this clashes with the music
As with , between 03:46:701 - and 03:50:451 - you have placed doubles on the 1st/3rd beats. Move the doubles to the 2nd/4th beats.
Don't forget a second note at 03:50:451 -
Again, you have accented the 1st and 3rd beats between 03:57:701 - and 04:00:451 -, so move the accents to 2nd/4th. Don't forget a second note at 03:58:451 -.
However, I think the chord at 04:00:701 - is fine. There are cymbals so the music is relatively strong there
Between 04:00:951 - and 04:01:701 -, I'd make the notes go in a step-wise pattern, {0,1,2,3,0...} or {3,2,1,0,3...}. The difficulty spike will probably be too big otherwise and there is nothing musically that suggests the notes not being placed in a step-wise fashion
There is another bar of 1/3 snapped drums between 04:01:701 - and 04:02:701 -. Unlike the other sections, though, the piano is playing there - you can map this by putting chords at 04:01:701 -, 04:02:076 - and 04:02:701 -
Between 04:02:701 - and 04:10:451 -, you are mapping the piano. However, at the start of each bar, there's a piano chord (plus extra percussion). Add another note to the first beat of each of these bars
The section between 04:18:701 - and 04:26:701 - has the highest note density in the song. I would make the patterns step-wise, to avoid making multiple people fail at the end
I would also change the pattern every bar, to represent the music a little bit better. For example:
I found that 04:28:451 (268451|0) - looked a bit weird. I'd change it to a LN, that ends at 04:28:701 -, which looks better to me
04:30:326 (270326|3) - is snapped to the wrong beat. It's supposed to go on the 1/3 snap
04:30:451 (270451|0) - this is also on the wrong beat - it goes on the 2/3 snap
There's an extra vocal sound at 04:32:013 -. I'm not sure if you want to add it in though, as it's a bit fast (1/4 snap)
I'm not sure why there's a chord at 04:34:201 -, I can't here anything out of the ordinary
Maybe add a LN at 04:34:451 - to map the piano arpeggio. It should be fine without it, though
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Also, when I did the modding, I applied all of my changes to a temporary file. When I checked, the star rating is 2.10, so you might have to delete some of the notes to lower the rating
New-ish modder and mapper, so please give me reasons when rejecting ideas, as I want to get better
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00:29:201 - remove a note, since there's only a single piano note being played - not a chord
00:30:201 - as with above
00:31:201 - you've dropped a piano note. I'd keep it for consistency or keep the pattern you had in the previous bars
00:32:201 - as with above
00:36:451 - you dropped a drum note here. I'd add it, to keep it consistent with the chords on the 2nd/4th beat of every other bar mapped this way
00:38:451 - as with above
00:40:701 - you haven't mapped the piano anywhere else in the next two bars, would delete for consistency
00:44:701 (44701|2,44826|3) - I'd remove these and notes and place a LN from 00:44:701 - to 00:44:951 -. This is because there are three different notes in this part and playing two feels out of place. Adding the third note on the 1/4 snap might make it a bit difficult so I think a LN is a better solution
If you feel like it, you might want to add an SN to 00:48:701 -, 00:49:201 -, 00:49:701 - and 00:50:201 -, to map the piano. It's perfectly fine without it, though
00:57:951 (57951|0,57951|1) - with this chord, I think it would suit the music better if it was placed at 00:57:826, to follow the flute part. Also, remove an SN because there is no piano there
00:58:201 (58201|1) - the flute doesn't play here, so delete this note. Instead, it plays at 00:58:076 -. I'd map this with a LN that ends at 00:58:326 -.
00:58:576 (58576|0) - there's no flute here, so delete the SN.
If these notes were mapping the drums you would be dropping a layer, the flutes. For that section you were mapping the flutes and to drop them before they had reached the end of their melodic line would be unnatural, especially right before they finished.
01:00:201 - there's only a single piano note here, not a chord. Delete a note
01:02:201 - as with above
01:02:451 - as with above
01:10:701 - there is a chord here, so add an SN
01:12:201 - no chord, delete a note
01:21:951 - I know this is mapping the drums, which you have added from 01:22:201 to 01:22:576, but I'd delete it. Even though it makes it consistent with the other drums in the bar, I think that the drums between 01:22:201 and 01:22:576 are really just a final flourish of the section (also, I found it weird to play)
01:24:201 (84201|1,84451|2) - there's no need for a jack, the pitch is not repeated - it's rising
01:31:576 (91576|2,91826|3) - I'm pretty sure the pitch is lowered, instead of staying the same
01:35:826 - I don't know why, I but I feel this should be mapped by a LN that ends at 01:36:201 -
01:44:576 (104576|0) - I'm not sure what this is mapping. The vocals have stopped
01:45:826 - only the drums play at this point, unlike at 01:44:701, 01:45:076, 01:45:451 and 01:45:701 which have a chord playing at the same time. I'd remove a note
01:46:326 (106326|2) - I'm pretty sure this belongs at 01:46:388 -
The pitch falls between 01:49:701 (109701|3,109951|3) - and 01:50:201 (110201|1,110451|1) -. The repeated pitch is between 01:49:951 (109951|3,110201|1) -. Therefore, remove the jacks between 01:49:701 (109701|3,109951|3) - and 01:50:201 (110201|1,110451|1) .
Potentially add a jack between 01:49:951 (109951|3,110201|1) - and both 01:49:701 (109701|3) - and 01:50:201 (110201|1) - can be turned into LNs, to show the use of melisma.
The last two points aren't very important, so don't worry too much about them
I feel that 01:52:076 (112076|0,112451|2) - can be turned into LNs, as the vocals are joined like 01:51:701 (111701|3) -
01:52:701 (112701|1,112951|0) - I'm pretty sure the pitch falls here, remove the jack
Between 02:01:701 - and 02:02:617 - are drums which occur on every 1/3 snap. If I were you, I'd add in 1/3 snapped drums or 1/1 snapped drums, not 1/2, as this is disorientating
02:06:451 - add a note here, to match the fact that you're using chords on the 2nd/4th beats of the bars in this section
02:09:451 - as above. The section hasn't ended quite yet, nor has the music changed enough before 02:09:701 - to justify the dropping of the drum
02:14:451 - as with 02:06:451 -
02:16:451 - as with 02:09:451 -
02:17:951 - as with 02:09:451 -. Also, there's an additional cymbal sound so I definitely would add in another SN, especially if you're mapping the music from 02:16:451 - to 02:17:701 - as chords
Between 02:18:201 - and 02:18:701 - is another set of 1/3 snapped notes. I'd change it to 1/3 or 1/1 snaps, not 1/2 snaps
Mapping the vocals is fine, but you've dropped at layer at 02:21:201 - and 02:21:701 -, add in an SN at each point to fix this. What I've done:
02:23:701 - add another note, to avoid dropping a layer
02:25:201 - as with above
02:25:701 - as with above
02:26:201 - as with above
02:28:701 (148701|0,148763|3) - like before, there are three flute notes being played here. Only having two SNs doesn't really feel right and three SNs might be too difficult - so replace this with a LN from 02:28:701 - to 02:29:076 -
02:30:701 (150701|2,151076|0) - the pitch of these notes are the same. You can add a jack for these. I've also just realised that I haven't checked anywhere else for places where you might want to add in a jack, sorry
02:31:451 (151451|2,151701|3) - as above
02:32:451 (152451|1,152701|0) - the pitch falls here, instead of staying the same
02:36:826 (156826|2) - I'm pretty sure this is played at 02:36:763 -, not 02:36:826 -. Also, instead of using the 1/4 snap, you could replace 02:36:701 (156701|3) - with an LN at ends at 02:36:951 -
I think an SN at 02:39:451 - would make the section flow better. I know it's a bit quiet but it feels off without the SN there
02:41:951 (161951|3,161951|2) - I would move this to 02:41:951 - and delete a note. The melodic line plays at 02:41:951 - and there's no piano chord there, so one SN is fine.
I would add a note at 02:42:076 - because the flute plays there. I would also make it a LN which ends at 02:42:326 -
I would delete 02:42:201 (162201|0) - and 02:42:576 (162576|3) - since the melody isn't playing there
02:43:701 - the piano plays here. Add a note
02:44:201 - the piano also plays here, but it's a single note and not a chord. Delete a note
02:45:701 (165701|1,166201|2,166451|0) - as with above
02:47:701 (167701|0) - as with above
02:54:701 - there's a chord here, add a note
02:55:701 - there is only a single note here, delete an SN
02:56:201 - as with above
03:04:701 (184701|1,185076|1) - the pitch goes down here. I would make 03:04:701 (184701|1) - a LN to show the use of melisma
03:15:576 (195576|3,195826|2) - as above
03:24:201 (204201|1,204451|0) - the pitch goes down here but there is no melisma - so no LN
03:24:701 (204701|1,205076|2,205451|3) - as with above, except that the pitch rises, instead of falling
03:29:826 - remove a note from here. This is because at the other places, such as at 03:29:451 - and 03:29:701 -, there are chords and drums. At 03:29:826 -, only the drums play
The vocals don't sound at 03:30:326 -. They sound at 03:30:388 -
03:31:701 (211701|2,211951|2) - the pitch falls here, remove the jack
From 03:38:701 - to 03:44:701 -, you've placed doubles on the 1st/3rd beat. I would change this so that the doubles are on the 2nd/4th beat. This is to keep consistent with the rest of the sections which are musically similar (and were also mapped in a similar way) and also because the drums are quite audible on the 2nd and 4th beats - so it makes sense to show these accents with more notes
Between 03:45:701 - and 03:46:701 - is another section where there are drums on the 1/3 snaps. As before, I add in SNs in the 1/3 snaps or the 1/1 snaps but not the 1/2 snaps, as you have done - as this clashes with the music
As with , between 03:46:701 - and 03:50:451 - you have placed doubles on the 1st/3rd beats. Move the doubles to the 2nd/4th beats.
Don't forget a second note at 03:50:451 -
Again, you have accented the 1st and 3rd beats between 03:57:701 - and 04:00:451 -, so move the accents to 2nd/4th. Don't forget a second note at 03:58:451 -.
However, I think the chord at 04:00:701 - is fine. There are cymbals so the music is relatively strong there
Between 04:00:951 - and 04:01:701 -, I'd make the notes go in a step-wise pattern, {0,1,2,3,0...} or {3,2,1,0,3...}. The difficulty spike will probably be too big otherwise and there is nothing musically that suggests the notes not being placed in a step-wise fashion
There is another bar of 1/3 snapped drums between 04:01:701 - and 04:02:701 -. Unlike the other sections, though, the piano is playing there - you can map this by putting chords at 04:01:701 -, 04:02:076 - and 04:02:701 -
Between 04:02:701 - and 04:10:451 -, you are mapping the piano. However, at the start of each bar, there's a piano chord (plus extra percussion). Add another note to the first beat of each of these bars
The section between 04:18:701 - and 04:26:701 - has the highest note density in the song. I would make the patterns step-wise, to avoid making multiple people fail at the end
I would also change the pattern every bar, to represent the music a little bit better. For example:
I found that 04:28:451 (268451|0) - looked a bit weird. I'd change it to a LN, that ends at 04:28:701 -, which looks better to me
04:30:326 (270326|3) - is snapped to the wrong beat. It's supposed to go on the 1/3 snap
04:30:451 (270451|0) - this is also on the wrong beat - it goes on the 2/3 snap
There's an extra vocal sound at 04:32:013 -. I'm not sure if you want to add it in though, as it's a bit fast (1/4 snap)
I'm not sure why there's a chord at 04:34:201 -, I can't here anything out of the ordinary
Maybe add a LN at 04:34:451 - to map the piano arpeggio. It should be fine without it, though
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Also, when I did the modding, I applied all of my changes to a temporary file. When I checked, the star rating is 2.10, so you might have to delete some of the notes to lower the rating
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Sorry about that