This beatmap was submitted using in-game submission on Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 8:37:14 PM

Artist: Imogen Heap
Title: Headlock
Tags: Imogen Heap Headlock
BPM: 120
Filesize: 6207kb
Play Time: 03:06
Difficulties Available:

1. Free (4.31 stars, 347 notes)
2. Larto's Free (2.49 stars, 196 notes)
3. Larto's Locked (4.62 stars, 363 notes)
4. Locked (4.63 stars, 340 notes)

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock
Information: Scores/Beatmap Listing
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To celebrate the fact that I can actually submit stuff again, here's another piece of music that people may or may not have heard about. It's been sitting on my comp for a number of months, but yeah. Hopefully, there aren't too many issues with it.

Edit: Wow, it's been far too long since I've given the thread a look. Anyways, this time, I've updated the map with Larto's MP3 and his difficulty.
Edit 04/12/09: Updated with Larto's newer version.
Edit 05/08/09: BUMP! Just to keep it alive before I get to working on it again, I was distracted with finals.
Edit 05/11/09: Okay, I totally redid Free, so hopefully it's better now. Made a few edits to Locked, too.
Edit 06/01/09: Done with 0_o's suggestions, copied Larto's volume edits onto my versions.
Edit 08/04/09: Done with lazy break, hopefully I've fixed some of the hitsound issues and slider problems. Also posted Larto's latest updates.
Edit 08/11/09: Updated. And then updated again.
Edit 08/14/09: Again, updated. And updated again later.
Edit 08/15/09: Updated once again. And again.
Edit 08/16/09: Lowered the drain rate a tick in Locked.

Hard
00:45:71 (1) - too close to 2
01:20:20 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22) - lnog combo

Insane
01:20:20 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20) - long combo
01:28:46 (1) - too close to 20
02:19:95 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21) - long combo
03:01:74 (6) - too close to 7 move it a bit further away from 7
03:02:74 (9) - same

its an ok map i suppose

Thanks for the comment. I've tweaked the mentioned spots accordingly.

I didn't really mod this now buuut...
To be honest, the mp3 you use is so.. earrapy.
Take this one! It's the one I use for my headlock.

Download: Headlock - Imogen Heap.mp3

Of course, the Offset for this one differs from your earlier one. Use 17.518, that'll help.

Also: I suggest you call your difficulties "Free" and "Locked". Sounds awesome imho :3

Wait a moment... you know, having two maps of the same song ranked like, at once, would be dumb, right?...
Mind adding my difficulty? I'll also make an Easy difficulty which this map really needs. <3
Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Larto) [Locked].osu

Yes please <3

New post so you know that my Free is done.Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Free].osu

SUMUNE MOD THIS

This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.

☆
Larto's Free:

1. 01:36:01 (3) - align with 01:35:01 (1)
2. 02:01:01 (1,2,3) - rofl, what the fuck? Make this straight.

Larto's Locked:

1. More hitsounds please, like your Free difficulty.
2. 00:26:01 (2) - align with 00:25:51 (1)

Bleh, I can't finish this modding right now.
Sorry, I'll come back later.

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Free].osu

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Locked].osu

This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.

Don't let it dieeeeeeeeeeeeee ;_;

Sorry, I was distracted with finals. Back to working on it now!

Okay, I've totally resnapped Free to something different, so let me know if it's any better now.

Free
Take out the countdown, it really doesnt fit
Lower hitsounds at the quiet parts, it's pretty jarring the way it is now
01:02:76 (4,5,6,7,8) - Plays awkwardly

Locked
Same advice with countdown & hitsounds
00:32:51 (6,7,8) - Meh, this pattern feels weird
01:03:01 (6,7) - Again, doesn't play well when you've beat following the beat the whole time..
02:45:26 (1,2) - Minor cosmetics, looks kind of ugly underneather the slider.

Larto's Locked
02:19:01 (1) - This spinner gets 1000 on auto, maybe just add 2 more silent hitcircles instead?

I'm running out of creative ways to say here's a star

Aaaand done. Think I've gotten most of those suggestions made correctly.

Larto's Free
Normal, right? Increase Overall Difficulty.

00:29:51 (1,1) - No. One or the other.
01:02:51 (4,1) - Too close.

That's about it.

Larto's Locked
No real issues except the spinners, and you know how I feel about those.

01:15:76 (7,9) - Align please.
01:24:76 (9,10) - Make a slider like 01:21:76 (3) maybe?
01:28:51 (5,6) - Notes are touching the slider. Gay. Move them over and either align them with (1,2) or in between (1,2) and (2,3).
01:36:76 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) - Autostacking kills these. Reduce the leniency?
02:01:01 (x) - Slightly too loud.
02:17:01 (1,1,1) - Look at the timeline. Ugly.
02:21:01 (1) - Finish?
02:51:76 (4) - Pro.
03:06:76 (1,1) - Would be fine merged.

Locked
Your notes are generally constricted to the middle area of the screen horizontally. This makes the map kinda boring because there's only chance for vertical jumps and you don't use them.
For example, you could have the first combo in the song play on the left then the next play on the right.
Also, I generally disagree with you on your combo choices. The comments I've made here are for consistency and not personal style reasons.

00:32:51 (6,7,8) - Kinda confusing because it half-covers (3). Fully cover it with a single hit circle please.
00:33:26 (1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3) - Very creative. =] However, I believe the ends of the sliders should align.
00:39:01 (4) - New combo.
00:44:26 (4) - New combo.
01:13:26 (1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3) - Prime candidates for jumps.
01:17:01 (4) - New combo?
01:21:26 (1,2,3) - Curve like the next three combos.
01:25:01 (4) - New combo?
01:31:26 (5,6,7,8,9,10) - Align (5,6,7) with (4).
01:35:51 (2) - Make strait. It also doesn't look aligned to (1).
01:59:26 (7,8,9) - Move so (9) is under (4)?
02:11:26 (1) - Remove new combo.
02:32:26 (9) - This confused me when playing. I hate gay repeating sliders like this.
02:39:26 (8) - Move the left node right two then move the middle node up ever so slightly so the slider is timed properly.
02:41:01 (12) - New combo?
02:52:26 (3) - End with Finish.
02:59:01 (11) - New combo.

[Larto free]
lower your hitvolume (in all sections)
double your tick rate
03:06:76 (1,2) - kill the whistles


[Free]
00:20:26 (4,5) - finish is too loud
00:35:26 (1,2,3,1,2) - too much finish
rework your hitsounds, theyre disrupting the map rather than augmenting it
lower hitvolume in the loud sections


[Larto Locked]
lower hitvolume
also...kiai all diffs in the loud sections



[Locked]
00:35:26 (1,2,3,1,2) - that finish thing again...its disruptive
01:17:01 (4) - end on white
01:25:01 (4) - ^
01:29:76 (2) - end on red
just recheck your sliders plz...it looks like you changed velocity after mapping and forgot to recalc lengths

This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.

Enjoy~

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Locked].osu

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Free].osu

LARTO IS FREE

00:17:51 (1) - Goes on white tick
00:19:51 (1) - Ditto
00:25:01 (1) - Ditto
00:27:26 (1) - Goes on red tick
..it does that a lot. Could you get those out?
00:58:26 (2,2) - Return on 1/2 divisor
and oh god what this map's timing sucks but the patterns are fine

FREE

00:26:26 (5,1) - Lolspacing
02:51:76 (4) - Ugly

LARTO IS LOCKED

01:23:76 (7) - Unrankable much?

LOCKED

01:17:01 (4) - Ugly
02:56:76 (10,11) - Ugh-ly

star-di-har-har

remapped my free. enjoy

Also, I'm gonna do everything now so this map gets ranked.

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Free].osu

[Larto's Free]

00:32:514 (x) - Add a note here.
00:34:764 (x) - ^
01:17:764 (x) - Could add a slider here from 01:17:764 to 01:18:514 and let the end be silent.
01:25:764 (x) - ^ but from 01:25:764 to 01:26:514
01:35:51 (2) - Clap.
01:36:51 (4,5) - ^
02:41:764 (x) - Could add a slider here from 02:41:764 to 02:42:514 and let the end be silent.


[Free]

00:34:26 (1) - Remove new combo.
00:35:26 (1) - ^
00:42:26 (1) - ^
00:43:26 (1) - ^
00:44:26 (4) - New combo.
00:59:26 (6) - ^
01:07:26 (6) - ^
01:17:76 (14) - Clap.
01:18:26 (15) - ^
01:25:76 (14) - ^
01:26:26 (15) - ^
01:32:76 (10) - Clap on startpoint, on 01:33:764 and on 01:34:264.
01:40:76 (12) - Clap at 01:41:514 and at 01:41:764.
02:41:01 (11) - Clap at 02:41:514 and endpoint.


[Larto's Locked]

I love the speed-up parts, especially the chorus

01:02:764 (x) - Add a note here if y- Oh wait, that will ruin the smilie, nevermind D:
01:23:76 (7) - I'm not sure if this is rankable D:< idc though, just pointing out
02:09:01 (1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3) - I like this part
02:21:01 (4) - Those storyboarded notes like here and like in Die Another Day are cool ^^
02:21:01 (TIMING SECTION) - Let Kiai Time on It's cool here and at the chorus a bit later.


[Locked]

Small hitcircles ( I would like if u made them 1 size bigger.
Kiai Times at the chorusses please :O

02:03:26 (4) - New combo goes here.
02:05:26 (7) - ^


I love this map + song, great job! d(^_^)b (2 thumbs up )
Starred *

*Updates* 'Nuff said.

Symbolic wrote:

[Larto's Free]

00:32:514 (x) - Add a note here. Done
00:34:764 (x) - ^ Done
01:17:764 (x) - Could add a slider here from 01:17:764 to 01:18:514 and let the end be silent. Done, but the end isn't silent, it works like this, too ;p
01:25:764 (x) - ^ but from 01:25:764 to 01:26:514 Done, but the end isn't silent blah blah
01:35:51 (2) - Clap. Done
01:36:51 (4,5) - ^ Done, but only on 4.
02:41:764 (x) - Could add a slider here from 02:41:764 to 02:42:514 and let the end be silent. Done


[Larto's Locked]

I love the speed-up parts, especially the chorus Thanks =D

01:02:764 (x) - Add a note here if y- Oh wait, that will ruin the smilie, nevermind D: Hehe, not necessarily. Done.
01:23:76 (7) - I'm not sure if this is rankable D:< idc though, just pointing out Imho it's pretty readable.
02:09:01 (1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3) - I like this part ^_^
02:21:01 (4) - Those storyboarded notes like here and like in Die Another Day are cool ^^ ^_^
02:21:01 (TIMING SECTION) - Let Kiai Time on It's cool here and at the chorus a bit later. It was supposed to be left on, lol. I screwed up there, thanks for noticing.

Also, some modding from me, lol.

Offset: 17,500 exactly.
Also, add a Preview point. If you don't know what a Preview Point is:
A Preview point indicates at which point the song starts playing in the Beatmap Selection screen. You can select a Preview Point by going to the point in the song in the editor where you want the preview point to be and selecting "Timing -> Select Current Position as Preview" and then saving the map. You have to do that for every difficulty. I suggest placing the preview point always a BIT before the actual point, like 1/2 or 1/4, so it doesn't sound stupid when the point fades in.

Did all that make sense? Oh well. I'd suggest placing the preview point at the first chorus for the easy difficutlies and at the second chorus for the hard ones.

And finally the reason why I even posted.

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Locked].osu

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Free].osu

Hi, modding according to Larto's request in IRC. I mod by test playing them.

LARTO'S FREE
00:27:25 (2) - I was expecting the body of the slider to make the "whisper glide" sound like the one before it. XD Absence of whistle at the start of slider is fine, but body of the slider needs the "whisper glide" sound imo.
Good, easy and fun to play. I was surprised at here 02:19:01 (3) - . Well done.

FREE
03:05:00 (13) - This doesn't fit the whole pace (aka. the whole 1/2 pace of the song) of the song, plus, imo, the clap sound came out from nowhere.
01:10:00 (3,4,5) - ^
Otherwise, it's fun to play !

LARTO'S LOCKED
01:23:75 (7) - When playing, this is kinda hard to tell the direction for the first time, but I think it's ok.

LOCKED
02:42:75 (1) - Imo, this slider ruins the whole felling of the song. This song is supposed to be soft and smooth (aka smooth curve, lol )
02:56:75 (10,11) - ^

Overall Impression :
Song - A good selection of slow song, with a few chorus surprises that really shine this map out.
Map design - Fun too play, not repetitive, but I can see similarities between LOCKED and FREE, but it's ok, people won't notice it, lol

Star !

Wow, great song.

[Larto's Free]
02:17:00 (1,2,3) - Awesome.
02:59:01 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) - Hmm... Maybe too hard for new players. But up to you.

[Free]
I like your spacing.
00:39:00 (4) - New combo.
01:13:25 (1,2) - Spacing beetween this 01:13:25 (1,2) and this 01:13:50 (2,3) different, but since this pattern look nice it's nor problem for me.
01:27:75 (4) - Down+left for better looking.
01:55:25 (5,6) - Spacing.
01:56:00 (8,9) - ^

[Larto's Locked]
00:49:00 (4) - New combo?
01:23:75 (7) - Confusing. Maybe create SB for helping players? But it also nor problem. Players just can replay map.
01:50:25 (4,5,6,7) - Jumps here?
01:58:25 (4,5,6,7) - ^
02:07:75 (3,5) - Left a bit for equal spacing?

[Locked]
01:22:50 (2,3) - Spacing.
01:23:50 (2,3) - ^

Very solid map, star'd.

[Larto free]
02:36:76 (4) - Jump on Easy?

[Free]
02:13:25 (4), 02:14:25 (7) , 02:15:25 (10) - New combo please

[Larto locked]
01:13:75 (3) - Move up a bit please. It really bothers me.

Nice map!
Star
Edit: Kudosu stared cause Larto is supporting this map and it's an old map =)

Thanks for giving kudosu to minor post =)

Fixed my diffs with all the mods so far. Sorry, but the "burai slider" stays ;p

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Free].osu

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Locked].osu

Hey hey

Larto's Free
01:01:50 (1,2,3,4) - why is there a gay face here
02:19:01 (3) - this is nice but imo sliders with a different speed should be new combo

Free
00:18:50 (5,1) - spacing plox

Larto's Locked
Really nice difficulty
00:46:75 (1,1) - spacing is a little iffy
01:02:75 (1,2,3,4,5) - aaaaah it's the gay face again... except this time it looks even uglier with the mouth so low
01:23:75 (7) - fuck you, fuck you very very much
02:08:50 (6) - please move this back into the pattern
02:21:00 (4) - oh look, this annoying gimmick again.

Locked
02:34:75 (1) - spaaaaaacing
02:51:50 (2) - ^
02:59:00 (11) - new combo

Feels good~

Since really no one liked that burai slider. D:

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Locked].osu

This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.

This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.

Most of the things have been fixed, and Larto's new ones have been inserted.

It's really just hitsound things that are issues for me. I shall bubble when you fix these things. Otherwise, I freakin' love this map.

Larto's Free:

Free:

Larto's Locked:

Locked:

mhhghghfg

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Locked].osu

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Free].osu

This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.

This map has been deleted on the request of its creator. It is no longer available.

Updated once again. Also, Alace, I saw your suggestion, but it didn't really seem to fit in place at the time. The notes in question got changed later, anyways, though. Still, thanks for the look.

Fixed to rankable satisfaction IMO. Bubbled.

NOT YET

[Most Difficulty's]
Don't like the silent sections.

[Larto's Locked]
SB is messed up. Go into osu folder with notepad.
Copy+Paste this code to replace the lines of text between the lines.
//Storyboard Layer 3 (Foreground)
and
//Storyboard Sound Samples

PopPopPopPop

m980 is awesome

Download: Imogen Heap - Headlock (Ruduen) [Larto's Locked].osu

Edit: NM, was the old version. New one updated.

Can you has rebubble nao?

[Locked] seems to have a lot of long combos. This might be a bit bad for the HP Drain since there isn't any extra life bar bonuses at the end of the combo. Mind lowering it by one?

Fix that and I'll rank. ^^

Lowered the HP drain rate a tick.

Anticipation time!

Since SRK said he'd rank, I'll rebubble. Again.

:O