hi!
consider using hp 6? its a pretty streamy map so u have plenty of hp gain, and its 6.8 stars
[General]
some whistles at the start don't really feel like they're taking into account the songs melody. whistles such as 00:03:032 (2) - 00:04:290 (2) - 00:09:950 (1) - feel like they're placed just to have whistles on white ticks. i feel like it'd be better to give feedback on the most prominent sounds only, so i dont think the whistles are necessary. others include 00:13:226 (2) - 00:14:483 (1) - 00:15:741 (3) - 00:16:999 (2) - 00:18:294 (2) - 00:19:628 (2) - though you can do what works for you.
and if im not mistaken, isn't stuff like 01:11:017 - 01:13:530 - etc. missing a clap in every kiai?
02:15:571 - 03:59:801 - i didnt really like how you randomly started introducing claps here >< this is still a build up section, so having the claps kinda ruined it
[ONE DIMENSION]
00:29:443 - how come the hitsound volume jumps around so much here? it makes 00:30:400 - sound really loud compared to 00:31:016 . you should probably just stick to one volume
00:40:444 - ^ also just seems to get really quiet
01:08:975 (1,2) - rhythm seems quite awkward cause 01:09:367 (2) - doesn't actually exist. the melody starts from 01:09:446 - so it doesnt make much sense to prioritise 01:09:367 (2) - over 01:09:289 . could probably try a rhythm where 01:09:289 - is a clickable kickslider or something
01:14:629 (2,3,4) - should probably reduce the spacing between 01:14:786 (3,4) - for proper emphasis
01:15:414 (1,2,1,2,3) - the emphasis just seems so weird imo, it sounds like 01:15:571 (2,1,2) - is grouped together and 01:16:043 (3) - is accented in the music yet this is mapped to give priority to 01:15:571 (2) - instead. also the 1/4 on 01:16:200 (1,2,3,4,5) - kinda comes out of no where
01:17:928 (7) - 01:18:556 (3) - 01:19:341 (9) - there are so many sounds covered by this pattern that barely receive any recognition. stuff like 01:18:006 (8) - 01:19:341 (9) - is just stuck in the midsts of a stream, perhaps using kick slider jumps could give them nice emphasis. and the way that 01:18:242 (1,2,3) - is designed/comboed makes 01:18:556 (3) - seem like it belongs to 01:18:242 (1,2) - yet these are very different :c
01:25:938 (3) - clap should be on 01:26:095 (4) . listen closesly to the snares
01:27:037 (2,3,4) - with patterns like 01:25:781 (2,3,4) - you made 4 stand out a lot, yet in this pattern the sound is the loudest but doesn't really get any emphasis at all. why not make this a slider extending from 01:27:352 - to 01:27:587 - ? the sound at 01:27:509 (1) - is relatively weak and can be skipped
01:29:079 (1) - 01:29:708 (1) - dont think there are claps here
01:29:943 (4,1) - curve could look nicer with the shape of the stream
01:30:022 (1,1) - idk dont u find the spacing here too small to have a proper effect? 01:40:074 (1,1) - seems like a much better alternative
01:31:121 (5) - clap?
01:33:477 (4,1) - clap should be on 1
01:35:990 (3,4) - clap on 4. yea gonna stop pointing these out, see if u can double check hitsounds
01:50:441 (1,2) - would be nice to do something different here, since theres no sound on 01:50:755 - compared to the previous ones
01:59:236 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) - maybe a ctrl g'ed version of this would be more appropriate. after all, the pitch is lowering not rising
02:00:493 (1,1) - similar to points raised earlier, i reckon 02:00:493 (1) - could do with more spacing to stress it further and yea there isn't really anything on 02:00:807 (1) - so covering it with a slider end would express how the music momentarily stops
02:05:205 (1,2,3,4,5) - the fact that u previously had slider streams for the piano 02:03:320 (1,2,3,4) - makes 02:05:205 (1,2,3,4,5) - way too overemphasised. same for 02:06:462 (1,2,3)
02:05:676 (4,5) - also it'd be nice to differentiate this with 02:06:933 (4,5) - since with the latter one has the piano supporting it
02:07:718 (1,2,3) - 3 has piano but 1 and 2 dont. so i dont see the need for all of them to be kicksliders
02:19:655 (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4) - every 3rd note is emphasised here 02:19:891 (4) - 02:20:126 (3) - yet this is mapped like an ordinary stream in groups of 4. maybe you could reconsider the patterning/hitsounds
02:23:346 - pretty strong piano here, this would play better as a quintuplet
02:25:938 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) - think u could do a better job at mapping the change in piano here, this sounds nothing like 02:25:310 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) . the things to highlight here would be 02:25:938 - 02:26:095 - 02:26:409 .
02:36:618 - well, since this is really similar to the first kiai, the same points apply
03:00:336 (3) - could do a better job at emphasising this
03:05:362 (1,2) - what calls for this to be a kick + circle when the others are 1/2 sliders? would make more sense to represent each equally imo
03:08:032 (1,2,3,4,5,6,1) - im not really sure where these 1/4s are coming from. its pretty much the same as whats represented by 03:07:090 (3)
03:24:349 (1) - should end on red tick? sounds is much more dominant there
03:41:895 (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) - piano sounds like 1/3 here
04:03:884 - ye same as what was mentioned previously for this section
04:23:361 (1) - the sound this is clicked on is really weak, and the slider end is much more dominant. think u could do a better job at representing this
04:24:617 - other points mentioned about the kiai previously apply here
04:40:952 (1,1,1,1,1,1) - all the sounds are identical here, so having a finish only on 04:40:952 (1) - and a clap on 04:41:581 (1) - felt quite strange. why not use a whistle + finish for all of these?
04:42:209 (1,1) - clap is on 04:42:523 - not 04:42:209 . also 04:42:209 (1) - could do with some whistles on the reverses for the 1/4 sounds
going to pop the bubble for now, i feel some things could be improved and or discussed further generally regarding emphasis :3