As you can see later 02:51:213 - , I mapped it like this to emphasize the 01:29:054 (1) - clap right after. I think it follows the vocal just fine + adding a circle at 01:28:884 - would remove the emphasis.
It doesn't seem that abrupt to me, I think it would be more sudden if I added kick sliders to represent the increasing sound. I'll keep it as it is for now. Thanks
I am mainly following the vocals in this part so replacing the 00:21:725 (1) - slider with two 1/2 sliders would break the consistency. Also I like the emphasis the 00:22:066 (2) - kickslider provides so I will keep this part as it is.
Thanks for the find , you are right the rhythm was incorrect here. It sounds way better now. I might change the placement in the future though since I am not sure if it plays nicely at the current state!
The logic of the rhythm during the map is to follow the vocals whenever it's possible and the instruments when vocals aren't strong enough (or there is silence). So in this part there is a long and strong vocal and to be consistent with the other choices (in which I also skipped downbeats to follow vocals) I mapped it this way. As long as there is no serious issue with this version I'd rather keep the rhythm as it is. Thanks though, your suggestion is valid in a way nonetheless.
In my opinion, the sound in 04:22:265 - is not strong enough to be clickable and throughout the map I aim to follow vocals. Since 04:22:078 (5) - is a long vocal I'd rather it to be a hold. Thank you for the feedback though!