Heyo! M4M from my queue (thanks for the work on Night Sky).
Best of luck getting this into the Approved category!
[General]
- d = don & k = kat, Caps on either for a Finisher.
- Consider adding some kiai time.
- Apologies in advance for any nitpicks related to placing k in places; I tend to do it a lot.
[ Relics of the Vigenere cipher]
- 00:47:289 (4) - Could change to k, though it's honestly fine. My main reason for the suggestion is just because seeing dd twice in a row as the music is evidently rising in tone feels a little awkward. If you're ever worried that having two kd in a row is bad then you could always place the note at (2), which would be fine but probably less so as (2,3) overall is lower in tone than (4,5) and so would be less likely to include a k.
- 00:50:047 (15) - Essentially the same comment as above. Also a suggestion for 00:52:806 (26). And I only just noticed that this also applies to the section just after the break in the middle of the map.
- 01:20:737 (98) - Change to k, looking at your style and the sounds you've mapped to I'm surprised this ended up as d. Same applies to 01:22:116 (8) and all 1/6 kddd you have put down in this buildup of the song; but I think keeping a few as they are will be good for variety purposes.
- 01:25:564 (32) - Change to k, to match the point I made above and also because the following note sounds significantly lower in tone. Also applies to the next two dd doublets but again keep one or two the same is fine for variety purposes.
- 01:28:151 - 01:29:875 - Could easily fit a spinner in here if desired.
- 01:30:478 - Add d, there's a distinct low drum sound here and the contrasting sound should make the following k feel more lively.
- 01:48:161 - Could make this a 1/6 4-plet, as it's essentially the same sound as 01:49:530 only lower toned, and you have that point as a 1/6.
- 02:15:737 (86) - Change to d, sound is identical to the note before it which you have as d. Also applies to 02:21:254 (92) and 02:26:771 (98).
- 02:17:978 (87,88,89) - Okay so with the previous comment I thought keeping the first note as k was good because of the held-cymbal but for this set you don't have that so you have three identical sounds, so I'd recommend either ddd or kkk (both sound fine to me). Also applies to 02:23:495 (93,94,95).
- I'm pretty happy with everything else up to the break.
- 04:27:116 (34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46) - Pretty sinister pattern which I'm okay with, but there is no real reason why (34,35,36,37,38,39) should be any different to (40,41,42,43,44,45) since they're the same noise (albeit the latter is slightly higher pitch). Changing (36) to a d or (42) to a k would be recommended. Of course I could just say make it all 1/4 but, where's the fun in that?
- 04:30:909 (69,70) - Both could be k, mostly the latter to emphasis tone difference between (70) and (71). Also applies to 04:36:427 (5,6) and 04:42:461 (41).
- 04:35:564 (2) - Change to D as it sounds much deeper than (1).
- 04:38:064 - Could add a k here since there is a distinct sound higher than (13).
- 04:43:927 (51) - Change to k due to identical sound with (50) and significant tone difference between it and (52).
- 04:51:082 (9) - This is rather unintuitive and what I'd deem "a disgusting pattern". There's something similar to this in Raiden's Pavor Nocturnus and it's pretty gross to play since the player usually assumes the new colour begins on their preferred hand. I'd recommend changing this note in particular to a k so that the player isn't weirded out with this burst.
- 04:51:771 (18) - Consider moving this note a 1/4 tick to the right.
- 05:00:564 (86,87,88,89,90,91,92) - Could be improved to ddddkkk, though after some testing I found just ddddddk to sound the best because the "tang" noise really only happens at the end of the pattern. Of course this pattern is fine if you consider one of the background noises but it's pretty faint that I could barely tell it was there.
- 05:01:484 (96) - Change to k, sound is identical to that of (97) which you have as k.
Best of luck getting this into the Approved category!