[psychoangel691]

Judge: TC_Halogen

Ani Mevushal (VisD) [8/10]
Artist: Infected Mushroom & Bliss -- Perms: OK (Label)

- offset changed to -7.408
- aha this opening, I love it
- 25.304: move to R (the effect produces three repeated notes here)
- 34.718/etc: listen a bit more carefully to what you’re following here; not all of your minijacks are correct
- 1:13.837: mmmm, not the cleanest of song cuts here; you may want to consider doing a crossfade cut to transition into this a bit more cleanly since you’re cutting from two very different spots (reach out if this is difficult and I might be able to help you make this work); your sync gets a tiny bit off after this cut as well (
- 1:39.906: I quite like this buildup, good choices on the layering shift and patterning
- 1:51.492: I don’t think all of these flams are correct - the snare is punchy and kinda gives it a feel like it’s disjointed on a lower rate, but it’s not as apparent when playing at 100%; the kicks on the 8ths are fine with the flams, though.
- 1:53.147: in general, pitch relevance in this last section can be improved a bit - for example, 1:53.871 should be a D since you started the sequence of repetition with a [R]-[D]-[L] and the difference in the first and second repetitions implies a [R]-[u]D-[L] - there are others as well
- this is a good file; it’s got the right energy and is pretty all-encompassing in what it tries to test the players

I Like It (gold stinger) [8/10]
Artist: Foxy Shazam -- Perms: OK

- 4.309: first instance has two well defined notes as [(LR)] and [(DU)], but these notes are different, so change these two jumps around
- 8.901: good structure change there
- 14.641: this 16th has a vocal note (you appear to follow them with the 12ths earlier)
- 23.126: this [(LU)] feels a bit out of place given that you intermittently follow vocals and it happens to share the same jump as something that just prominently existed (and doesn’t anymore)
- 29.707: should be a flam (a 32nd)
- 30.013 to 39.809: simple, but very effective section
- 41.646/etc: this is also a good repeating concept
- 44.707: triple feels a bit weird here
- 1:05.064: not quite correct; the grace notes in the piano come after the 24th and it’s quite tight - you might want to just grab the 24th and that’s it
- 1:16.544: there are other instances of vocal vibrato that you opt out of accenting; why is here special compared to others? (27.564?
- 1:50.524: if you’re focused on the giving the guitar this kind of attention, you should probably add some sort of attention at 1:48.381 as well
- 2:27.258: given that your structure gives a lot of attention to the big vocal repetition, I’d remove this triple and make the jump a bit more obstructive (something that is split)
- very nice combined layering structures at the end of the song there
- this is actually pretty good overall! There are some good structural motifs maintained throughout the file that I really am fond of (the jump/triple vocal accenting is really memorable, for example)
- your jump usage could use a bit more clarity, especially when the brass gets a bit more prominent at sections like 49.605 to 59.401 and sections like this

life flashes before weeb eyes (Psychotik) [5.5/10]
Artist: BilliumMoto -- Perms: OK

- 6.288: should be a triple according to earlier structure
- 6.816: also should be a triple according to earlier structure, but given there’s other stuff around it, a jump would suffice as well
- 6.948/7.213: sounds are pretty insignificant within your structure to merit a jump
- 11.508: if we’re going to catch this percussion here with an arrow, then you’re missing notes at 9.922, 12.036, 14.151, etc.
- 20.230: why is this vocal sample uncolored compared to the others?
- 21.321: ghost note; the synth doesn’t bend or have a grace note or anything, it’s actually simply cut off
- 22.014: should be 32nds
- 25.979: no need to color this note (the minijack is correct, though)
- 29.614: this makes a slightly abrasive mini-trill, might be better to break that pattern up a bit more
- 30.142: this synth plays four repeated notes, so two sets of mini-jacks would be appropriate here by making this a U
- 30.473: should be 32nds (you accent this at 22.014)
- 31.332: missing note
- 33.578/33.710: some more missing synth notes
- 34.834: second flam is correct, but this one is not appropriate because there’s nothing meriting that kind of disjoint
- 35.142: not quite sure about these 24ths here; also, the synth does have some 24th note speed modulation at 35.230 if you listen carefully
- 36.750: a bit early on the 32nds here, they start on the 8th at 36.816
- 37.161: missing note for vocal sample
- 38.204: same as 21.321; fix for all instances
- 40.715: a bit early here on the 32nds; should be on the 8ths and there’s no notes between the 4th and where the 32nds actually start
- 41.838/(etc): early on the 32nds again - check your rhythms
- 50.362: some little percussive clicks if you want to follow them here
- 51.486: triple? happened just a moment ago
- 55.318/55.583/(etc): why are these omitted?
- 1:07.741: not quite proper placement of the minijacks
- 1:10.517: minijacks don’t connect here
- 1:13.424/(etc): this is a five note blip, though it’s understandable if you want to reduce it to four due to being a less intense/slower section
- 1:21.221: seems like this should be a jump (1:20.975 has a jump with nothing but the kick as well)
- 1:24.790: this is a pretty brutal sequence compared to the rest of the chart
- 1:35.739: 24th minijack?
- 1:37.807: missing note
- 1:38.204: missing hi-hat
- 1:41.706: should be 48ths
- 1:43.139: grace notes for the piano are 32nds here, but 48ths are an acceptable accent due to the 48ths being correct at 1:43.292 (good continuity, etc)
- 1:46.728: mini-jack isn’t necessary here
- 1:47.587: for proper PR, the [D] and [R] should be switched
- 1:49.636: move off of [u] for more accuracy
- 1:50.296: missing note; at this point, I’m simply going to mention that you need to catch all the missing notes and stuff
- 1:56.772: should be 32nds
- 1:59.151: what are these 64ths for?
- 2:06.882: are these supposed to be for kicks? if not and these jumps are properly placed, then you’re missing one at 2:07.147 as well (though I feel these jumps are ill-advised because they’re for a pretty quiet sound)
- 2:23.799: ^, etc
- at a glance, this song has a structure that is workable -- however, there are a lot of minor issues scattered about that need to be addressed, even beyond the notes I’ve applied here


MIDI Beach (suicidaln00b) [7.5/10]
Artist: Dr. Toboggan -- Perms: OK

- 16.645: missing note for guitar
- 23.767: move this to [u] so that your 24ths get a bit more attention
- 26.070: synth portamento goes all the way to where you have the [(DU)] jump, so I think adding the missing 24th works here
- 59.055: ghost note (previous 16ths/48ths are fine)
- 1:00.242: in converse to 59.055, this works better because there’s a kick to support the space being filled
- 1:00.782: ghost note (same as 59.055)
- 1:03.695: there’s actually two blips here that are clearly separated, so two 32nd note mini-trills are more effective for this sequence
- 1:12.544: could use a bit better pitch relevance here
- 1:22.904: very tasteful color gimmick! nice job paying attention to the synth’s filter level here, this was wise; move the patterns around a bit more to get better pitch relevance on the 64th notes if possible
- a little draggy; certainly acceptable though

Whitey’s Ice (Deamerai) [6/10]
Artist: Duran Duran Duran -- Perms: OK

- this song is legitimately fucking awful to listen to and I say this as someone who has actively produced breakcore; the high-freq shit in this is absolutely earsplitting and feels like it lasts forever. no one should be exposed to this kind of shit.
- for the first time in nearly 10 years as a judge, I actually initially rejected this purely on song choice without looking at the chart. I can deal with a lot, but this falls outside of my limits. I however went back to actually give it notes. I’m not judging this shit again.
- in general, a lot of the notes placed in this chart are slightly off compared to the sounds that you’re trying to follow - they can pass at normal rate but once you slow things down a bit, they’re noticeably off
- in general, there are inconsistencies in representation of samples:
--- 45.886 versus 46.185
--- 57.386 has no note, but 57.306 is the same thing
--- 57.983 is a lower variant of 57.863 but has no note
--- 1:20.796: four note flam for whatever the fuck this is, versus 1:21.353 which is only represented as two notes
--- 1:31.088: should be a jump like 1:30.889
--- 1:31.327/(etc): multiple cymbal crashes, which are triples throughout

Some notes:
- 5.459: a bit late on these two accents
- 5.711ish: another note for the distorted whatever the fuck this is
- 12.542: jump here but not at 12.104? Both have two sounds (at least) in that spot
- 16.388: a little late
- 18.378ish: same as 5.711ish
- 20.818: these are all snares, just at varying pitches
- 24.055: triple for cymbal (you do this at 8.682, 13.179, etc)
- 25.169: rhythm isn’t quite right
- 26.442: noticeably late
- 28.617: missing note for kick
- 37.113: missing note for loud ass buzz
- 42.226: not really a need for this minijack
- 43.280: missing note for sound
- 55.860: wrong starting point (this is the second note of the series)
- 56.311: missing the snare here
- 1:00.290: more missing percussion
- 1:23.236: should be on D
- a lot of the same in terms of missing sounds that are pretty audible
- structure is inconsistent overall and the variance in difficulty is a bit wild with some of the transitions into a few 48th note bursts
- rhythms appear to be painstaking placed at times, but it’s not entirely correct in most cases
- i have a literal fucking headache after working on judging this chart
- yes, i’m legitimately angry