General:Checked metadata, looks good.
Overall volume felt quite loud to me, consider lowering it at some spots.
I choose my volume settings based on same music-effect volume in the map. If you equalize both, it hears perfect for me.OD and HP settings look fine too.
Reminder: Make sure to overlook similar points from my suggestions yourself, I might've missed some points.
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00:25:246 (50) - don? the pitch of the guitar is noticeably lower than 00:25:083 (48,49) - and 00:25:408 (52) -, but both versions sound and play fine.
Changed, but due to readability and flow.00:29:543 (95) - consider changing this to don, so you have a nice effect with the 2 previous kkd's and the kdd after that, showing descending guitar pitch. plus, it'd be consistent with 00:34:975 (151,152,153) -.
Edited the whole section.00:30:516 (105) - I'd move this note to 00:30:354 - to keep the way of emphasis of the lead guitar consistent.
^First kiai looks crisp :eyes:
01:18:435 (618) - kat maybe, as the crash is quite high-pitched and the stream flows nicely into it? or do you prefer don here to keep the buildup consistent?
Second one.01:39:759 (817) - even if the snare exists here, it's quite faint and for the player it's hardly audible. due to that, I'd prefer a don instead, as it looks, plays (imo) and sounds better.
I don't see why not, changed.01:50:381 (930,931,932,933) - I wish this wasn't the case, but even at 25% speed and without hitsound volume, I fail to hear any clear 1/6 sound played in the song, only the drummer being a bit off. If these really don't exist, can you give an explanation of why this is mapped as such?
Ehh, you are right. 25% hitsound volume does show me that there are 2 kicks here, so changed to ddk 1/4.01:59:300 (1006,1007) - there's no 1/8 drum played here either, but I guess this is for consistency?
Even if it doesn't exist, the reverb effect supports the 1/8, and yes, I'll keep it for consistency.2nd chorus looks good too :eyes:
It's good that you like the kiai :^)02:45:354 (1423) - kat? the guitar pitch is quite high, leaving that out considering your overall emphasis is a bit weird.
Actually the guitar sound is changing on 1/3 snap, but I already tried to put it and it felt pretty off. So, I chose to follow the drums instead.02:55:732 (1488) - same thing as above.
Same. Further explanation: I used kat on 02:56:056 (1487) - this note in order to emphasize the last sound of the guitar.03:21:678 (1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1696,1697,1698,1699,1700,1701,1702,1703,1704,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709) - assuming you're following the drums,
it should look like this:
Changed the stream, but not the same as yours. Instead of kkddkddd, I put kkkdkkdd.03:48:687 (4,9) - I'd delete these two notes; even if the 1/4 are clearly audible, having 5-plets doesn't feel very appropiate for the calmest part of the song. additionally, in my opinion, a 1/2 gap gives the kats a cute impact.
Following the sounds are the most important thing for me. And the hi-hat sound is as prominent as the others, so I'm gonna keep it.03:58:262 (45) - since you're mapping kats as snares in this stream, consider changing this to don. the only other drum sounds (idk how they're called lol) you mapped as kats are 04:00:005 (66,67,68) - these, while you mapped them as dons elsewhere in the stream, idk why.
First one is changed,
but I'll keep the 2nd one in order to emphasize the drum sounds that are different from kick sounds.04:09:592 (179) - why are you skipping the quite clear guitar here? I think this could be mapped as kat to express that.
That part of the kiai streams are varied in each other, so I want to keep this.04:17:214 (271,272,273,274,275,276,277,278,279,280,281) - I have no clue what this pattern is mapped to, honestly, as doesn't emphasize skips guitar, drums and / or vocals in its best way. If you want to emphasize the vocalist, then 04:17:701 (277) - sounds better as kat.
I thought it was consistent in the song, but the vocals are on the red spot, so 04:17:701 (277) - changed this one to kat.04:33:106 (463) - due to the high guitar pitch, kat works well here.
04:35:701 (495) - this one too, although I'd suggest this one stronger because the guitar sounds more intense.
The changes on both sides overemphasize the guitar sound in my opinion, keeping them as dons will work better.[]
In summary, I like the way you appoached the song, it's consistent in its patterning and emphasis for the most part, more intense sections are set apart from others with SV that is done quite smoothly, and the patterns play quite well (even if I can't play the solo cuz 1/6 orz). I hope this bit was helpful.