Keyboard Ultimix Released!

[SulferDragon]

Well, after 5 months of work I'm happy to present to you Keyboard Ultimix! It was a long road, during the middle of the project I almost thought we would have to drop this, but interest picked up. It still wasn't as much as I wanted, but I'm pleased with this final product. I thank every person who submitted to this, and anyone who made graphics for the files.

Important: This is not an elitist pack. I am not an elitist, nor do I have a desire to be one. I'm just a guy who has a lot of free time. Therefore, do not go downloading this pack with really high expectations. This is not ODI. Now, I'm not saying this pack is crap! Many many people will enjoy this, I guarantee. In fact, there are some pretty good files in here that elites might even enjoy. This was more a friendly pack to give everyone an opportunity. If you're not that great of a player, or want a pack with simpler, enjoyable sims with good graphics then this is your pack. There are some harder, technical files in here too though, so there's pretty much some of everything!

Now, I could go on a rant, but I think you want to download this, so w/e.



Here's the songlist:

Originally Posted by This simfile pack

Sepia - behanjc
Rottel-da-Station - Corbinek
Title Screen - DAshoe
Toy Stage - DAshoe
Wizard Stage - DAshoe
Go Beyond!! - Detach
6 - eastsideman09
Monolith ~Rennaissance~ - eastsideman09
Pump me Amadeus - eastsideman09
True Love - eastsideman09
Children's Sketchbook - jimerax
5.1.1. (Hyper Euro Prozac Mix) - Kairon
Dark Demon's Song - Kairon
Level 1-1 - Kairon
Aurora - Kommisar
Drop - Kommisar
Ergonomic - Kommisar
Horobita Star - Kommisar
Konamized v2 - Kommisar
Moonlight - Kommisar
Rapid Stream - Kommisar
Rocket Flight - Kommisar
U Inside My Dim Memory - Kommisar
Un Deux Trois - Kommisar
Procrastination on a Paper - moches
Fall - moches + SulferDragon
STOP! & Go - Professor Raine
DarkMoon Rave - Ramengan
{Losing Touch} - stargroup
Analogyst - stargroup
Field of Dreams (Vocals Mix) - stargroup
Parade of the Wooden Soliers - stargroup
BBLLAASSTT!! - SulferDragon
Dry Matini - SulferDragon
Fireworks - SulferDragon
Heart of the Rainbow - SulferDragon
Junkman Stage - SulferDragon
Last Boss Battle Theme #2 - SulferDragon
Return to the Road We Came - SulferDragon
Revontulet - SulferDragon
Set the World on Fire - SulferDragon
Starwolf - SulferDragon + Kommisar
Insaner (L.E.D.'s Punishment Mix) - Wyde
Chaos - ~Zero~
Donkey Punch - ~Zero~
In The Ruins - ~Zero~
Mad Mechanism - ~Zero~
Something Terrible - ~Zero~
Swallowing an Avalanche - ~Zero~
Titan (The Superjail Mix) - ~Zero~

And Kommi wins with ten and a half files, which technically breaks the 10 file cap, but it was a collab, so who cares?



Judges:

Ben Speirs
Kommisar
SulferDragon



Graphics:

Dashoe (did some cdtitles)
Professor Raine
SulferDragon



Lastly, if you're just going to be negative dicks, keep it to yourself, and don't post in here. Nobody wants to hear it. If you read the paragraph at the top you'll have no reason to. We'll gladly take constructive criticism, in fact, we'd love to get feedback on our work. I'd just prefer to keep this thread from becoming like the CRP thread -_-

Thanks,

Enjoy.



VVVVVV Click links to make downloads appear VVVVVV
http://files.filefront.com/KBUrar/;1.../fileinfo.html (This is the .rar)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AWHEZKZH (this is the .zip)

[kommisar[os]]

very noice. dling soon

I'd just prefer to keep this thread from becoming like the CRP thread

this also. but constructive can mean pointing out bad things in files. doesn't need to be like "rofl ya file suck ya dad" etc.

[Professor Raine]

YAY! I got a sim in.

brb downloading...done

[ninjaKIWI]

Negative dick.


btw Downloading.

[eastsideman09]

so far so good :].... i freakin loved Rottle....

will play more tomorrow...

[SulferDragon]

btw, if anyone wants to post this somewhere else, go ahead, but I'm not posting it anywhere other then BMS. Oh, but don't leave all of my statements if you do.

[Professor Raine]

Originally Posted by eastsideman09

so far so good :].... i freakin loved Rottle....

will play more tomorrow...

Meanie. I'm making a v2 for it next. XP

[stargroup100]

Before I start, let me just say that my numerical grading system is really strict, so don't be depressed if you don't get 9 or 10 out of 10. From me, even a 6 or 7 is great. Also since this isn't an "elitist" pack I'm not going to be too strict or evil. hehe

Okay I'm sorry these reviews aren't exactly balanced but I'm not going through 50 of them to rebalance them

EDIT: Just so that no one asks me what each number means, I'll give a general breakdown.
0-2 The file is a disgrace to mankind. You'd have to really f*ck up to get this.
2.5-3.5 The file is kinda dumpy.
4-5.5 File is decent, nothing special.
6-7.5 File is cool, maybe play again.
8-8.5 File is awesome, will play again.
9-9.5 Amazing file, one of the best I've ever played.
10 Goddamn mindblowing.

5.1.1. (Hyper Euro Prozac Mix) (Kairon) - Eh, decent. The short freezes were really weird though. 3.5/10

6 (eastsideman09) - Pretty generic, but I guess it's not horrible. Faster part in the Challenge could use more hands. 3.5/10

Analogyst (stargroup) - Very cool, but a bit easy. My file/10

Aurora (Kommisar) - Nice steps. Can't see how to make a better chart for this song. 5.5/10

BBLLAASSTT!! (SulferDragon) - I saw Pop'n Music and got excited, but was a bit disappointed in the music. Steps were pretty cool, and the bpm tricks and mines make even more so. 5.5/10

Chaos (~Zero~) - Some patterns could be better, but the bpm tricks make up for that. 5.5/10

Children's Sketchbook (jimerax) - What the hell is that bg. Anyways, some weird stuff but generally very cool. 7.5/10

Dark Demon's Song - (Kairon) - Okay, dude, you need to remove unnecessary bpm markings. File was decent, but a lot of minor stuff was annoying, especially freeze usage. 4.5/10

DarkMoon Rave (Ramengan) - Repetitive. I dunno, it just didn't click for me. 3/10

Donkey Punch (~Zero~) - Beginning and ending are cool, rest of the file is meh. 4/10

Drop (Kommisar) - Well crafted, I only remember one place that didn't flow. The rest is pretty good. 5/10

Dry Martini (SulferDragon) - Aside from the minor errors this is really fun. Nice job. 7/10

Ergonomic (Kommisar) - Quit out. I guess it's okay, but I don't see anything too fun. 4.5/10

Fall (moches + SulferDragon) - The only thing that REALLY pissed me off were the tons of pitch relevance errors that made it feel awkward. 5/10

Field of Dreams (Vocals Mix) (stargroup) - This is a REALLY old file of mine. I guess it's good, but the music makes me never want to play it. I don't even remember why I stepped it, but I believe it was a request. My file/10

Fireworks (SulferDragon) - YOU DIDN'T STEP PAST THE MODULATION D: Not the best Oster file, decent but boring. 4.5/10

Go Beyond!! (Detach) - I'm sorry, I just can't rate this file. I've already played an awesome chart, so my review will be biased no matter what. N/A

Heart of the Rainbow (SulferDragon) - Quit out. Again, decent. 4.5/10

Horobita Star (Kommisar) - Beginning of Edit is cool. Soon quit out when it got easy. Sorry, I can't seem to give a rating for this one. N/A

In The Ruins (~Zero~) - Consistency issues. Despite a few errors and the generic vocal following, it's sorta fun. Hard parts are cool though. This chart is begging for hands and quads. 5.5/10

Insaner (L.E.D.'s Punishment Mix) (Wyde) - Nothing special. Freezes are TOO long. I don't mind if they're 24ths or even 16ths, but 8th freezes is pushing it. 3/10

Junkman Stage (SulferDragon) - Kinda fun, but some parts are annoying. 5/10

Konamized v2!!!! (Kommisar) - MINIFREEZES!! Cool file. 6/10

Last Boss Battle Theme #2 (SulferDragon) - MORE MINIFREEZES!! Edit is fun. 6/10

Level 1-1 (Kairon) - ...okay, I think I like this? N/A

Mad Mechanism (~Zero~) - Pretty fun except for awkward patterns. Like most of the other files, more pitch relevancy would've been better. -_- 6/10

Monolith ~Rennaissance~ (eastsideman09) - Well, I don't blame you for the slightly generic steps considering the song choice. Sometimes mine usage was good, other times it just sucked (quad mines?). Also, more pitch relevancy would've been more fun. Otherwise, it was relatively enjoyable. 6/10

Moonlight (Kommisar) - Last freeze was too long. ;P Jacks made the file fun. Except for freeze usage, not bad at all. 6/10

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (stargroup) - The gfx suck. It's all dark and gloomy while the song is supposed to be about children and toys. Not a bad file, but nothing special. I made it quickly anyways. My file/10

Procrastination on a Paper (moches) - Consistency and jump placement issues. Focus on following the music before trying to make the patterns you want fit. 5/10

Pump me Amadeus (eastsideman09) - One of your better files. You actually have an idea of where you want your melody to go in this one. Still, nothing amazing. 5/10

Rapid Stream (Kommisar) - Really sweet. One of your best. 7/10

Return to the Road We Came (SulferDragon) - Quit out. Pretty dumpy and lack of pitch relevancy. Not all too fun. 3.5/10

Revontulet (SulferDragon) - Again, can't review this because it'll be biased. N/A

Rocket Flight (Kommisar) - Fun. the layering is pretty unique. 6/10

Rottel-da-Station (Corbinek) - Not bad at all, you have potential. File had some minor errors, but it was really fun. 6/10

Sepia (behanjc) - Fun. 6.5/10

Set the World on Fire (SulferDragon) - Wow. This really surprised me. 7/10

Something Terrible (~Zero~) - Not bad. Jacks are fun but make difficulty inconsistent. 4.5/10

Starwolf (SulferDragon + Kommisar) - Inconsistent freeze use and minifreeze abuse. 4/10

STOP! & Go (Professor Raine) - Some consistency issues. Some bpm trick are ver glitchcraft. Otherwise, it's okay. 5/10

Swallowing an Avalanche (~Zero~) - Patterns are dumb and repetitive. Quit out really early. 3/10

Titan (The Superjail Mix) (~Zero~) - Again, quit out. It just wasn't very interesting. 3/10

Title Screen (DAshoe) - You weren't even consistent in your own layering. Not horrible I guess. 4/10

Toy Stage (DAshoe) - Pretty fun, despite suffering from copy/mirror syndrome. 5.5/10

True Love (eastsideman09) - Freeze problems as usual. Most of the mines were used quite effectively in this one. 5.5/10

U Inside My Dim Memory (Kommisar) - Yow. Minifreezes. The mines near the beginning were really evil. 4/10

Un Deux Trois (Kommisar) - A bit inconsistent and not all that great. Only reason I'm giving it a higher score is because you used a lot of triples and stuff. 5.5/10

Wizard Stage (DAshoe) - Pretty dumb. I remember one measure of streams being really fun but otherwise everything else sucked. 3.5/10

{Losing Touch} (stargroup) - REALLY old, dumpy, horrible file I made by request. Never released until now. My file/10

Okay, so far, I've found that most files that are sub-par are that way because of:
- Freeze usage
- Song choice
- Pitch relevancy

Best files in this pack are (not including ones I haven't played of course):
- Children's Sketchbook
- Analogyst
- Dry Martini
- Set the World on Fire (too long, otherwise cool)

[moches]

YEAH!

Also 2 files in

Also, stargroup, what does 4.5 mean on your rating system?

EDIT: Oh, and Sulfer, Fall's graphics were made by x0_000. Go thank him later, they're pretty damn good.

[Professor Raine]

Originally Posted by moches

YEAH!

Also 2 files in

Also, stargroup, what does 4.5 mean on your rating system?

EDIT: Oh, and Sulfer, Fall's graphics were made by x0_000. Go thank him later, they're pretty damn good.

Think... a 9/10 is an A, 8/10 is a B and a 6/10 is a D. anything worse than a 6 is an F (thanks to high School :3)

[stargroup100]

if you were to use that for my ranking system then this pack is massive fail

yeah I don't work that way

[Professor Raine]

Oh, thank god. ^^

P.S. Play STOP! & Go

[BEN.(SPEIRS) 7.5]

WIN! Thanks for uploading Sulfer!

For anyone who cares I'll write a readme up later today =D

[DJRiDDeR]

alot are like pad files rofl

[stargroup100]

Originally Posted by DJRiDDeR

alot are like pad files rofl

yah I was about to say that most of these people should make pad files instead of keyboard XD

[DJRiDDeR]

The only one I could like, have fun on is Go Beyond, that's a nice chart. I could probably like 90+% it. if I learn the stops more, prob like above 94.

[kommisar[os]]

HAHA i just realized you put my banner in there <3


i'll post a review when i get home or something

ps horobita star and 70% of the files in there that are mine are 1-2 years old lol



most fun file i played so far is rottel. Best file in terms of technicality my top 3 would be analogyst, children's sketchbook and rapid stream. PLAY ROTTEL XMOD or else all the fun is taken out of it

[Alioth]

will review later, and if any of the songs are spectacular by stepartists i never heard of before, i'll let them know that they have skill & possibly let them collab with me to get more knowledge =O.

[jimerax]

Nice release.

added to the pack list.

[Kairon]

Finally! Downloading now.