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SNs & LNs
The MX is really dragging the whole set down imo. With sliders without justification like these, this map doesn't stand a chance for rank I'm afraid.
1/2/3/4
SNs & LNs
General
- It might just be me, but the hit-finish sounds a little crude compared to the other additions. It doesn't really fit the piece.
NM
As a whole the diff is fine. LN use is justifiably appropriate, however I think some LNs should be toned back to provide a tad more contrast in some areas here or there.
- 00:13:931 (13931|1) - I think removing this note would be better for your structure, even if there is a sound here, because 00:10:502 - 00:17:360 - 00:20:788 - these spots are left vacant.
- 00:19:645 (19645|0,20074|3) - I think they'd be much better serviced as SNs. While the flute is playing legato, I think it would be a better choice to help contrast with 00:20:502 (20502|1) - this.
- 00:41:502 (41502|1,41502|3,41502|0) - It seems odd to have this as a triple when 00:56:931 - this isn't. In general I'm not really for these triples in the first place - you're already playing a pretty chill song on the easiest difficulty. I don't think it really suits the piece much.
- 00:42:645 (42645|2) - There isn't much reason to map this as an LN, it's so short it would work in your favor as an SN for contrast.
>Same goes for 00:47:931 (47931|0) - 00:49:502 (49502|1) - these two. - 00:58:931 (58931|0) - I'm pretty certain this ends 00:59:074 - here, giving you a reason to use them more like 01:05:360 (65360|2) - this in the kiai to contrast the previous section.
- 01:01:502 (61502|0) - This object should be the LN and 01:01:645 (61645|1) - this one the SN.
- 01:07:217 (67217|2) - This might be quite nice as an SN since it sounds fairly staccato. 01:08:931 (68931|0) - This one is similar.
- 01:19:217 (79217|3,79645|3,80074|3,80502|3) - While I'm fine with using the same lane here, I don't think this is clean enough to have it 4 times in a row. I'd separate 01:19:217 (79217|3,79217|2) - this double from the others since it's not really doing the same thing as said others.Something like thismay be better.
- 01:20:931 (80931|1,82645|3,84360|2) - These are so staccato, they're practically begging to become SNs
- 01:26:931 (86931|2) - is pretty much exactly the same as 01:26:074 (86074|0,86360|2,86502|3,86788|0) - the previous ones, why the change?
HD
Some of the stuff about LN contrast in the NM carries over here too, wherever appropriate, but I will continue to point out the worst offenders.
- Since all 00:05:502 (5502|0,5645|3,5788|1,5931|2,6074|3,6217|0) - these have become sliders, changing 00:06:360 (6360|2,6788|1) - these to SNs might be quite nice.
- 00:21:074 (21074|0,21217|3) - You could bring out the violin melody by making these two jacks. Something like this might bring about more interest.
- 00:24:788 (24788|2,24788|1,25217|2,25217|1,25645|2,25645|1) - Intentional or not, it's not a very good move since it's kinda boring.
- 00:28:074 (28074|3) - I recommend cutting this out. Having a 2-beat break here feels kinda refreshing.
- 00:28:074 (28074|3,28217|1,28360|3,28502|1) - 00:34:931 (34931|1,35074|2,35217|0,35360|3) - I'm not usually a stickler for patterning but I sense some inconsistencies.
- 00:50:502 (50502|3) - I strongly urge you to change this one to an SN.
- 01:20:931 (80931|3,81074|2,81217|1,81360|0) - All of your sliders in this section are like this apart from 01:27:788 (87788|1,87931|2,88074|0,88217|3) - this one for no apparent musical reason. It stands out too much.
- 01:33:788 (93788|0) - This should probably cut off 01:34:645 - here.
- 01:37:931 (97931|0,97931|3) - I prefer this as a single note.
MX
There seems to be a heavy abuse of sliders here. LN difficulties have to apply their LNs to the music in a meaningful way. You can't wish extended LNs into existence and leave with a rank-able mapset. 01:22:074 (82074|0,82217|2,82502|1) - 00:33:217 (33217|3,33360|2,33502|0,33645|3,33645|2,33645|0) - this stuff just doesn't work when the sounds they're portraying have clearly ended, and is completely unnecessary for accenting anything beyond the correct end-point.
- 00:00:788 (788|3,860|0,895|1,931|2) - I'm hearing a more consistant rhythmic interval between all of these. In an ideal world, these would be a 1/24th division, but we can't have notes off the timeline, so we're stuck with having to compromise. I think it might be more appropriate to just remove 00:00:895 (895|1) - this guy so that we have a more universal rhythmic basis to work from.
- 00:05:502 (5502|2,5502|3,5645|0,5788|1,5788|2,5931|0,6074|1,6074|3,6217|2) - This LN structure doesn't make any sense, you don't have any rhythm going like 00:05:502 (5502|3,5788|2,6074|1) - this.
- 00:26:324 (26324|2,26360|1,26395|0) - this is definitely rhythmically wrong.
>00:26:324 (26324|2) - goes 00:26:288 - here.
>00:26:395 (26395|0) - goes 00:26:431 - here. - 00:34:074 (34074|1) - This serves no purpose as an LN.
00:56:574 (56574|2,56717|3,56788|2,56860|1) - This doesn't hold any more rhythmical significance to the music than adding a note 00:56:645 - here would. By adding that note you're able to average out the stream. Adding the gap would show that you're closely following the rhythm of the stream, which isn't entirely possible. - 01:00:788 (60788|3) - There are so many sliders like this who have no function and are being held on when there is no sound in the music supporting them. 00:57:360 (57360|3) - , 01:04:217 (64217|3) - ,01:12:360 (72360|3) - etc...
- 01:21:360 (81360|3) - This should be an SN and 01:20:931 (80931|0,81074|1,81217|2) - these should end 01:21:360 - here.
- 01:33:645 (93645|3,93788|0) - is a poor representation of the four notes found 01:33:574 - 01:33:645 - 01:33:717 - 01:33:788 - here.
>Same goes for a missing note 01:34:574 - here. - 01:33:645 (93645|3) - 01:36:217 (96217|2,96217|1) - 01:34:502 (94502|1) - 01:37:645 (97645|2,97645|1) - All seem like nonsense LNs without any musical justification.
The MX is really dragging the whole set down imo. With sliders without justification like these, this map doesn't stand a chance for rank I'm afraid.