Spy wrote:
3rd day.
Oops. Kinda forgot about it for a second, get mad now.
Sorry if this mod is useless (it probably is), I did this really quick in about an hour so it's not as in-depth as I intended it to be. Oh well.
Columns:
|1|2|3|4|
Chords are represented with brackets around them. [12][34] would indicate a chord on 1st and 2nd column, followed by a chord on 3rd and 4th column. [123]1 is a chord on 1st, 2nd and 3rd columns, followed by a single note on 1. [1234] means a 4 note chord of those columns.
Please note that I'm NOT going to list every instance in the points I raise, otherwise the mod post would be 4x longer than it should be. This is a somewhat repetitive song, so I shouldn't have to reiterate a point where it repeats in the song.
[General]
- What are the 2 extra timing points for? The song doesn't become offsync, it's 175 BPM constant throughout the entire song. Remove the points, they're unnecessary
Edit: After reading Rumia-'s suggestion, all you really had to do was just snap to 1/24 from the F6 timing menu and all the 1ms unsnapped notes would be fixed. No extra unnecessary timing points.
- 33 offset seems closer than 35 to me
[Spy's 4K Extra]
00:00:635 (635|1) - The sound here is a hi-hat being closed, which mutes the hit. You could compare that do releasing an LN, so placing a note to that sound forces the opposite effect. In addition, in many other spots where this sequence is repeated, a note isn't placed in this spot like 00:02:006 - and 00:03:377 - . I'd remove this and in other places it repeats and a note is present for consistency.
00:02:177 - There is a 1/4 fill that plays until 00:02:606 - . Up to you whether to map it or not
00:03:035 - Add note to vocal sample which is mapped in other areas
00:08:263 - You could further differentiate this section from the previous one by making every 1/1 a double, which would also make the 1/2 and 1/4 snare hits have consistent layering. Up to you.
00:08:863 (8863|1) - Remove, as this is a hi-hat mute as with before
00:16:920 (16920|2,17006|2,17177|2,17263|2,17435|3,17520|3) - Right hand bias in this minijacks makes this transition a bit uncomfortable. Spread out the hands that each minijack hits on so that it flows smoothly. Move 00:17:263 (17263|2,17349|0,17435|2) - so that the arrangement is [14][23][14] like so
00:18:849 - There's a 1/8 snare hit here that you missed. Add a note here
00:19:235 - Since this is a new section of the song, you could put down a triple chord here to differentiate it (kick, bassline, crash)
00:19:320 - Add note here since you are mapping the synth in this section. The rhythm for this is actually a 1/4 note before the 1/1, and another after, so you're missing half of the sounds you are intending to map. A correct rhythm would look like this
00:29:092 (29092|1) - Remove this, the synth is on the 1/4 note before at 00:28:920 -
00:29:435 - Likewise, add a note here and at 00:29:606 - as the synth plays at this point.
00:30:120 (30120|1) - Moving this to 1 would be consistent with other parts of the map where this 1/4 kick is expressed with a minijack
00:30:206 - Any reason to reduce the layering to only singles on the 1/1? It feels a bit random considering the tone hasn't changed; in fact, it's actually stronger since the snares build up to 1/8 speed.
00:31:835 - Add a note here since you seem to be mapping the vocal samples again. Same at 00:34:577 -
00:38:606 (38606|1,38692|1,38863|0,38949|0,39120|0,39206|0) - Very heavy left hand bias. Spread the minijacks out. A pattern like this flows a lot better because the hand bias is reduced, and this creates a smooth transition into the 1/8 stream after.
00:40:192 (40192|1,40277|1,40320|2,40406|2,40620|1,40706|1,40749|2,40835|2,41049|1,41135|1) - Here is where all of the complaints about this map came from when this was qualified. You have many of 1/4 minijacks and one handed triplets here that face outwards in the stream, and all of them are focused on the middle two columns. Re-pattern ALL of the 1/8 streams to remove any instances of 1/4 minijacks inside them, and they become a lot more manageable. I VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU FIX THIS, it will 100% make the map a lot better. Example:
00:41:263 - Add a note here and on other places since it is part of the lead synth you're mapping.
00:41:435 (41435|1) - I hear what sound you're mapping this note to, but it's almost inaudible at 100% speed and only really noticeable after you slow it down. It'd be better to remove it so the note doesn't feel random.
00:47:606 (47606|1) - In other spots in this section until 00:47:606 (47606|1) - , you're not mapping the vocal samples, so why do it here? Add them all in, or remove instances where you mapped it to keep consistency.
01:00:377 - 01:01:749 - as before, spread out the 1/4 minijacks in the doubles, and remove any of them in the 1/8 streams
01:03:120 - Add the 1/4 lead synth here, it's missing
01:07:920 - You could map the 1/4 fill here if you want, but it's fine as it is now.
01:11:349 (71349|3) - The sound you map here is clear, but it'd be better to split it off and leave these added notes to the quieter sounds for the 2nd repeat of this section, leaving the louder ones in for the first half. Up to you.
01:11:863 (71863|2) - Remove this to keep it consistent, as you only place normal notes to the lead synth in this section
01:14:349 - here you could add the extra quieter notes if you want and in other repeats
01:17:092 - there's actually another quieter note that plays here that you should add
01:24:592 - add a note to the 1/8 snare here
01:25:063 - add a note on 1 since the crash plays, as well as this being a new section
01:25:063 (85063|3,86520|2,87892|1) - have you considered mirroring this (ctrl+h) so that it follows the pitch correctly? right now it's the reverse of the correct pitch of the bassline.
01:47:006 (107006|0) - make this a double to call more attention and differentiate this note from the others since there is a sustained clap
01:52:749 (112749|3) - this LN is a 1/2 late. move it to 01:52:577 - and shorten the LN on 01:49:835 (109835|0) - to release at the same point as well
01:55:749 (115749|3) - move this to 1 to follow pitch better
02:00:720 (120720|0,120892|3) - ctrl+h this for pitch as well
02:06:377 (126377|2) - move this note out of the way of the LN release
02:08:563 (128563|0) - remove this note, there is no snare hit here.
02:08:606 (128606|1) - move to either 3 or 4 to prevent unnecessary tension because of the 1/4 minijack
02:08:949 - add a note here since this is an intense point
02:20:092 - background sound here that you could add a note to
02:50:777 (170777|0,170777|2,170863|3,170863|1,170949|0,170949|2,171035|1,171035|3) - the 1/4 double gluts here would flow a lot better if you ctrl+h'd this
02:52:363 - another 1/8 snare you could add here
02:52:835 - I'm really not sure why you randomly omit notes in this entire section, but this should be an unbroken stream since the 1/4 melody is exactly the same as the section before. Consider layering in the higher synth melody as well.
03:14:777 - consider making the layering in this repeat heavier, as more piano notes are added. You don't have to follow those extra piano notes specifically, but it would be nice to see some progression in the map
03:50:863 (230863|3) - 03:52:235 (232235|2) - remove, there's no sound going to this
03:57:120 (237120|2,237120|0,237206|1,237206|3) - make these chords [12][34] and adjust the others accordingly. better transition this way. do this for others as well
03:58:835 - it'd be nice to have these piano notes follow pitch correctly, since you have the room of all 4 columns and no LNs here
04:28:404 - add note here
04:37:061 - adding all the missing 1/4 notes here would create a nice buildup to the last chorus
04:42:075 - add 1/8 here as well
04:42:547 - make this an unbroken stream as well to be consistent. having the ending climax follow the same structure as before, but with heavier layering would be nice to see, but is optional
05:04:488 (304488|1) - move to 3
05:26:433 - same as in the beginning of the map, add a 1/4 note after the 1/1 where the synth plays
05:27:204 - optionally, you could add a note to this hihat 1/4 rhythm also, to differentiate it from the same patterned section as before
05:37:317 (337317|1) - move to 1?
05:59:345 (359345|2) - i'd move this to 4 as this is a bit more comfortable
06:04:834 - you could add a double for every 1/2 to keep layering consistency
06:07:660 (367660|1,367831|2) - no double note chords here? add a note because you do that right after
06:10:233 (370233|2,370318|1) - remove these notes, they are echoes of the previous sounds
Good luck.