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Old 09-17-2014, 04:39 PM   #749
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Default Re: Keyboardsmash Phase I: Legacy Submissions Open

I whizzed through everything new last night

Bleeding in the Brain
· What's the deal with the massive gap of empty space in the Light/Easy chart?
· Nice skittles guitar solo. Flashback to NTM/Baq12 days.
· Solid, nothing worth noting.
Yes


Double Monk
· Consider mine placements for the empty gaps between measures 38 to 42.
· I'm not sure I quite grasp what the 2 mine placements are even for. They seem practically random.
· All the long holds can be trimmed in length for better aesthetic and smoother pattern transitions.
· Very rigid and tough to score on, but it definitely gives this chart a sort of charm. Nothing worth noting otherwise.
Yes


Enfoire une fois, enfoires duex fois
· Measures 9 to 10, you should consider mine placements to layer the sounds you ignored.
· Beat 58, the single [1] feels better layered as a jump with a long length hold/
· The selective layering is fine, but I would've liked to see a much more thoroughly layered harder difficulty to layer in all the bass jumps during the 24th streams and even throwing in hand usage. As a straight-forward rather easy file, it's fine but lacks the certain oomph factor the song gives. You have a lot to work with so why not go all out?
· Make a harder difficulty and rework the pre-existing chart and I'd reconsider this.
No


Gaijin Shawty
· All the holds can be trimmed in length for better aesthetic and smoother pattern transitions.
· Frankly, why don't you just thoroughly the jumps to all of the 4ths rather than layering it sometimes and then randomly ignoring them other times. The layering is difficult to follow as you have it now.
· The selective layering at measures 10, 14, 18, and 22 completely breaks the flow of the chart. Layer in the bass jumps you intentionally ignored.
· Mine placements could've offered another option in terms of layering variation but you didn't bother using any.
· Overall, the chart isn't very memorable and the song is too repetitive and doesn't offer interesting things to work with.
No


Ham Jam.
· Most of the longer holds can be trimmed in length a tad bit, just for aesthetics.
· You went a tad little overboard with hold usages, but otherwise the chart is solid with nothing worth noting. Probably your best submission to the pack thus far.
Yes


Hideout
· I would definitely shift the 32nd trill pattern around to avoid the 32nd jacks. They're tough to hit them as intended.
· Easier difficulty is solid but could be a tad more simplified I find.
· Repetitive, but it's short and sweet. I'm willing to pass this off after fixing the 32nd jacks.
Maybe


Pelican Moondance
· Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have our signature "no one is going to AAA this" file.
Yes


Ra'am
· 222BPM hand-jacks might be a bit overkill but the overall file is supposed to be difficult anyways.
· Brutal file but definitely scoring bait. Nothing worth noting otherwise.
· Good call on the easier difficulty. That chart's solid as well.
Yes


Seventeen
· Straightforward chart, but the jacks add a scoring factor and charm to the file so that it isn't too uninteresting.
· It's definitely incredibly repetitive and as such becomes lackluster to sit through. I'd recommend just cutting both the song and chart by half it's length to keep some players interested. When you've got multiple repetitions to little to no variation in layering, it gets boring after two or three repeats of the song and same patterns.
· Because the pack's looking for more outstanding, and/or interesting files, I'm going to have to say...
No


Shapeless Flower
· Once the vocals and bass kick in, the piano chord holds are completely drowned out. Personally, I don't like piano chords to be represented by holds to begin with so I'd recommend just scrapping them all together.
· In addition, once you start layering holds to the strings or what not, now there becomes a disconnected overlap as to which holds are going to what. In short, the piano chord holds serve even less of a purpose.
· For the 4th hand placements that fall at the beginning of measures, you should consider shifting the 8th notes that come after in a position where it forms a jack with said hand. It'd feel better given that you're trying to overemphasize the strings.
· It's a solid chart, but the song doesn't offer much to work with and it isn't all that interesting TBH. I'd normally accept this for a pack I'd run but for this one, my decision is torn. I'm leaning more towards a...
No


Space Travel
· I prefer the version without the 24th trills.
· Consider layering in the piano chord jumps in the beginning measures.
· Measure 71+, same deal about layering in the piano chord jumps.
· This is probably my favourite submission from you by far next to Magic. Digging this overall, although it's a bit on the repetitive side.
· Consider making a simplified easier difficulty that also converts your long 16th jacks into trills. That'd be a nice addition.
Yes


Super Hey Ya
· Some more thorough hand usage would've been excellent for this chart.
· Measure 66+, there are some 8th jumps you can layer in to connect the 4th bass jumps once the melody shifts in certain sections.
· Repetitive mindless jumpstream but it's fun to play and has scoring elements with the 24th/32nds you threw in. I'm actually willing to pass this off purely for your ridiculous song choice, lmfao. I don't know if Rebirth will like this but I'll say yes to this.
Yes


Truthful Legend [Paeonia suffruticosa] ~Yaeno Magenta
· I'm not sure whether or not I'm digging your selective layering choices in this chart. I feel once the piano solo comes in, there doesn't seem to be a decent enough contrast between the piano and the rest of the instruments going on in the background. Idk, personally I'd've liked to see you keep the jump layering consistent throughout—I understand simplifying for guitar solos, but with piano solos it doesn't seem to sit well with me.
· Solid chart otherwise with nothing major worth noting. I'm willing to pass this off as is, regardless of my issues with your selective layering choices.
Yes


WE LUV LAMA
· Most certainly not the pack this file belongs in. Better suited for a pack looking for difficult files as opposed to this one where it's concentrated on interesting ones.
No
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