Hi there. Saw your map via modreqs. m4m if possible?
Note that whatever I say is my own opinion so you do not have to follow everything I say.
GeneralTry and find a 192kbps mp3 if possible. The current one does not sound good in terms of quality.
Insane1) 00:53:933 (5,6,7,8) - Perhaps neaten up the placements so it looks a bit nicer.
https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/48522772) 00:54:962 (1,2,3,4,5) - Try this in terms of the rhythm pattern. I feel that it plays better.
- 00:55:476 (1) - I split this into 2 notes, because 00:55:648 is a strong beat, and I feel that you should make that a clickable beat.
In terms of placement, try this -
https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/48522993) 00:54:962 (1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,1,2,3,4,5,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) - Notice during this time the music is building up?
I was thinking that for every new combo, you increase the spacing of the notes by a little bit to reflect the buildup in music.
01:05:933 (1) - I did get tripped up here when I first played it, because I thought it would be only a slider with 1 repeat, instead of 2.
5) 01:22:733 (2,3,4) - I was thinking about making the distance between these notes a little bit bigger to make it clear to players:
https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/48523176) 01:45:705 (1) and onward: Perhaps add some whistles and claps to spice up the stream; as of now it sounds bland.
7) 02:06:276 (1) - The end volume of the spinner should be 5% as the music dies down, instead of rising in volume. From 02:07:648 onwards the music lowers in volume, so you should add timing points, each with lower volume than the last to change the spinner volume, and that reflects the music fading out.
Pretty nice difficulty.
Normal1) 00:48:448 (3,4,1) - I assume you are using 0.8x distance snap. From 4 to 1 the distance between them is around 0.7x compared with 3 to 4, which is around 0.8x. Try and keep a constant distance between the notes please.
2) 01:06:962 (1) - I think you can add a note here. Since this is a normal difficulty, the rest time after the spinner is around 2 downbeats (large white ticks).
If you do add a note here, then may I suggest placing it like this?
https://osu.ppy.sh/ss/48523753) 01:21:019 (3) - I feel that the rhythm would be a lot nicer if you shortened it to 01:22:048 and add a note at 01:22:391.
That said I like the slider art you did, but you can refine it a bit more imo.
4) 02:06:276 (1) - Again try and silence the spinner please.
The rhythm is pretty solid.
Final ThoughtsI think so far the diffset is pretty good. I think the first priority is to find a better mp3 if possible.
Good luck,
RVMathew.
You have some room in the song to do it