3 May 2023
Vocaloid Mapping Contest
by -White

Vocaloid Mapping Contest

by -White

The premier mapping event for all vocal synth appreciators is here with the first iteration of the Vocaloid Mapping Contest!

The Vocaloid Mapping Contest (VMC) is all about finding and promoting VOCALOID, UTAU, and other vocal synth songs and artists that have fallen through the cracks. Our prototype contest last year was themed around Hatsune Miku for her 15th birthday, while this contest has expanded to a variety of fun VOCALOID songs!

Your goal for this contest: use one of the songs below to create the best VOCALOID beatmap possible (as determined by our judging panel).

And to make things more interesting, a special guest judge has joined us: legendary VOCALOID mapper tutuhaha!

Let's break everything down.

Schedule

Event Timestamp
Announcement 2023-05-03
Submission 2023-05-03 to 2023-06-02
Judging 2023-06-03 to 2023-06-26
Results 2023-07-03

Prizes

What kind of contest doesn't have prizes! We have to reward you for your hard work in some way, yeah?

Placing Prize(s)
1st place 6 months of osu!supporter, Elite Mapper contest points, VMC Winner profile badge, assistance in the ranking process
2nd place 2 months of osu!supporter, Elite Mapper contest points
3rd place 1 month of osu!supporter, Elite Mapper contest points

This contest is created by and for vocal synth fans to elevate the genre (and those who map it) to new heights. All mappers who participate will receive constructive feedback from some of the most well-known vocal synth mappers in the community, and that's a prize in itself!

Rules

Believe it or not, contests have rules to keep everything fair.

  • Submissions must be for the osu! ruleset only. Comparing beatmaps of different modes in a judging scenario is unfortunately not realistic.
  • Submissions must use one of the selected songs.
  • Submissions must be in .osz format.
  • Beatmaps should abide by the ranking criteria. While we can be forgiving for mistakes, submissions that could not be ranked without major changes will be disqualified.
  • Submissions must not be publicly revealed until after the results are announced.
  • Excluding metadata, submissions must not include anything that could reveal your identity. Metadata will be anonymised before submissions are relayed to judges.
  • Collaborations are not allowed. This is a solo contest.
  • Submissions must not include storyboards or videos.
  • Your submission must not have any edits to the .osu file that would not be possible through the editor. You are permitted to change any difficulty settings, backgrounds, green lines, SV, hitsounds, etc.
  • Your submission must have only one difficulty.

Songs

With 5 songs to choose from, we're confident that at least one will appeal to you!

MIMI - Moment (3:34 / 126 BPM)

Download the beatmap template here!

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Omoi - Ohne Herz (3:26 / 210 BPM)

Download the beatmap template here!

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MuryokuP - My Savior (2:49 / 190 BPM)

Download the beatmap template here!

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Yunosuke - Ziqqurat (3:52 / 163 BPM)

Download the beatmap template here!

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Rohi - Hitotsu no Chikai yo, Eien no Uta to Nare (3:39 / 225 BPM)

Download the beatmap template here!

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Submission

Once your beatmap is ready, head to the contest listing to submit your map! After the submission period closes, judging will begin. Find out more details about the judges and the judging criteria on the contest's wiki page.


And that should be everything you need to know to get started!

For the most up-to-date info about the contest, keep the Vocaloid Mapping Contest contest wiki page bookmarked. Feel free to also join the VAT (Vocaloid Appreciation Team) Discord server to receive immediate updates on the VMC (as well as future events), map feedback, info on collaborative VOCALOID mapping projects, and more!

We look forward to seeing your maps!

—-White

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ziqqurat sounds like ryuuseigun

hmmm only osu! mode?

-White Yana Feiya

Next contest will feature multiple modes!

thats pogging poggers

omg vocaloid

YES VOCALOID MAPPING CONTEST!
YES MIMI AND OMOI!
Oh it's osu! only = = got jealous again

yo fire

yo fire

actually its the 2nd :nerd_face:

I love competitions that I can't participate in

YESS VOCALOID I LOVE THISSS
THE BEST DAY EVER

THEY DOING THE VOCALOIDS
YAYYY
I LOVE VOCALOID

No Neuro-sama oof wtf

now this is a contest i can participate in, gonna map this while im sick

-White SubTheEevee

use it as an opportunity to learn and get feedback :)

"Submissions must not include storyboards or videos" - LETS GOOOOOOOO!

"must only have one difficulty"
Should drain time rules still be followed?

-White GS-BREAK

No, you're making one diff, not a full spread

I'm so sad ):

-White Ballistic

Join the VAT discord so you can join us in saying gm, that might cheer you up!

'Comparing beatmaps of different modes in a judging scenario is unfortunately not realistic.' : you guys are really afraid to getting blame from other mode's mappers. Since other mode's mapping contests got it all.

LETS GOOOO (i cant map at all but this will be fun)

I'm all on board with this, fun song lineup got me excited for the banger maps we'll get.

UwU

the judge line up looks so nostalgic

semaphoredeleted
advu_ semaphore

absolutely, the songs are good

cloud puppy semaphore

ironmouse doesn't deserve vocal cords

Time Freeze semaphore

Сёма хай че мапать будешь

omghggggggggggggggggggggggggg

YESS VOCALOID

great songs

noffy appreciation team

I think an UAT would be pretty cool, but I guess this is alright.

-White [- -]

U=UTAU? Cuz the VAT is just a group for all vocal synth appreciators, we just wanted an easy name that would be more recognizable than "vocal synth appreciation team" or w/e

[- -] -White

Ah, I understand. I just assumed (because it says) that the "V" meant "Vocaloid", so it was only for that demographic. That's pretty cool to know. Thanks!

vocaloids are cool

-White Farfocele

Indeed!

how isn't there SOOOO here

Visionary Mayuzumi Sayaka

soooo is not the only vocaloid artist if you can believe it

-White Mayuzumi Sayaka

cuz there are only 5 songs and like 15-20 vocaloid featured artists

cant wait!! Good luck guys o7

last song is so ''Snow Note'' able

oh god yes (mania when)

Cryolien juankristal

real

-White juankristal

Mayhaps next contest!

Oh I already mapped one of these... Can I just submit that one? LMAO

Tim123467 M i X

Submissions must not be publicly revealed until after the results are announced.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like you would be able to.

M i X Tim123467

ok I will delete my map then upload it only for contest :tf:

NOOOO NO AB-USE-KEN

Your submission must not have any edits to the .osu file that would not be possible through the editor.

So does that mean we can't change the slider tick rate to 0,5? :(

Visionary Bekko

can’t use more than 100 samplesets either 😢

-White Visionary

You shouldn't want to you lunatic

[ Retro ] Bekko

rip

[ Retro ] Bekko

rip

Usaha Bekko

[[[[[[ Usaha

the second part of the rule tho

time to win

ohm002 ohm002

joke

let's go

Lets go.

mania whemn

alright now THIS is hype

ITS OFFICIAL

Man it's osu only. We need more taiko contests

呃啊有utsup就好了

Average vocaloid enjoyer

Nice

SoLivaya [Hatsune Miku]

Do u want to be my wife PLS?

Kuroise [Hatsune Miku]

I can't see the end of the horizon... HATSUNE MIKU?!

Mithia [Hatsune Miku]

omg its hatsune :sob:

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omg its hatsune :sob: