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Old 06-19-2023, 08:03 PM   #41
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Swiggity swoody, look at all the new booty! 4 new charts! These were all really fun to work on, but I definitely had a lot of challenges in terms of decision making that I had to overcome this past month. I got really twitchy with a couple of these charts, so it took a lot longer than usual to get these finished up and released.

Away- Plini



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So out of all 4 of these new charts, this one I had the most problems with. A lot of the challenge from working on this was the background layering and how I should go about it, specifically in the bass and kick drum. So they are generally supposed to be playing a lot of the same rhythms throughout the song, but there are quite a few times where the kick drum varies from what the bass guitar is playing, which caused a lot of turmoil in terms of how I should layer the bass line. I decided to follow primarily the bass guitar since rhythmically it contains all of the line that I wanted to layer, and I think it helped create a natural progression in difficulty, especially in the later sections. While trying to maintain fluency in the chart,, especially in the development section, I made sure to do enough rhythmic layering over the running 16th runs to ensure that you should be able to feel the lopsided groove while hitting constant 16th streams. It's a really fun chart, and I am mostly pleased with how it turned out. I feel like I could make changes to this forever, so I'm releasing it how it is because I feel it is the most complete in this state.

DIAMOND JACKAL- Akira Complex



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This chart was fun to work on. I really like each and every drop in this song, as there was enough variety in each one to get a unique rhythmic groove. It was kind of tedious trying to hear everything in the song since it is pretty loud and on the heavier side, but I think I did a good job getting across what I wanted to convey in the chart. Some of my favorite elements are the polyrhythmic gestures that pop up here and there during the drops. They feel super fun to hit and add a lot of depth to the chart. I did mess around with different bpms, especially in the last section, but I didn't quite like how they looked when playing, so I went a little more reserved on the bpm changes, only doing the double time rather than a quadruple time. But overall, its a super fun chart that ventures outside of my comfort zone when it comes to song choice!

Impulse II- An Endless Sporadic



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So I will say right away that WV's chart of Impulse is still one of my favorite FFR charts ever. The song kicks ass and the chart kicks just as much ass. I wanted to chart the remaster of the song because I think it emphasizes different timbres that the first version of the song didn't have, specifically the inclusion of the orchestra. I had issues initially trying to find the best balance of not too much layering, but not so little where things feel barren. The tempo change was definitely the hardest part in terms of trying to decide how I wanted to layer everything, and I think what I came up with works pretty well. I did some slight bpm changes throughout so I could get some really cool color note changes that emphasized the wonkiness of the harmony in the faster section. I wasn't particularly strict with syncing in this song just because I feel like it would take away from the steady groove, minus one or two sections. But yeah, this version of Impulse is great, and the original version of the song is great. I need to play WV's version again. Hopefully you'll play this version too!

ruin of opals- Kaminose Tsukasa



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So this song is an absolute banger, and a nightmare to chart. the bpm changes were an absolute nightmare to map out, and in a few sections, it's not entirely perfect. It's by no means an x-mod chart, so playing it on c-mod will be the best way to enjoy this chart. Since this comes off like a virtuoso musical etude of sorts, especially in the beginning, I felt like sacrificing a little in the accuracy of the tempo mapping for a little bit of color note syncing adds a lot to the artistic liberty the song takes at the beginning. Once the groove kicks in, the challenge of how much is too much layering came into mind. I feel like what I did works really well, but as a whole, this song is fairly challenging to play. I had to convince myself that it's okay to have challenging charts that make you sweat a little. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, so enjoy!

I'll be out of town starting Saturday, but I do still plan on making some charts while I'm gone. More to come as always.

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Old 01-4-2026, 01:37 AM   #42
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Big ol' bump because I started charting again a few months ago and have finished some stuff to release!

ABC- Polyphia feat. Sophia Black



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My chart from the recent Stepcon. I made a few changes to it from the initial submission, fixing a couple of the errors that I missed when I submitted it, as well as adding some holds to emphasize the vocal line. I really like how this turned out. It's super fun and rhythmically interesting, as with a lot of Polyphia's music

Euphoric Lagoon- Bemani Sound Team "Tag"



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Groovy and rhythmically driving songs like this always draw me in. I've been trying to branch out from all the metal that I like to chart and challenge myself with something that I really haven't done before. It's pretty straightforward for the most part, with some color note usage in certain parts to emphasize a different voice and to add intrigue. Its really fun to play all throughout, and absolutely gives me more drive to go outside what I'm used to charting.

Japanese Hospitality- Warmen



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More Warmen! Funny how I talk about branching out and charting new stuff when I always go back to my early roots of charting. I actually charted this about 5-6 years ago and held onto it for awhile, intending to send it to a pack if anything came up, but decided to release it because I really like the song and I feel like this should be played. Syncing this wasn't too bad, with the drum solo getting the most treatment. the keyboard and guitar solos were super fun to chart and are really fun to play. I've definitely grown from when I started charting back in 2008 (if you've played some of my Warmen charts from the Xoon pack days you'll know how awkward they were since I had no understanding of syncing properly and it was just a color note palooza). Will there be more Warmen from me in the future? Well, you already know the answer to that...

Prismatic- 平茸



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This was an interesting challenge for me. There's a lot going on in the song with so many choices on what to chart and what not to chart. Trying to get something that made sense while not completely breaking the flow was definitely a challenge, and I made quite a few changes throughout the charting process. I thought about using color notes to emphasize certain voices in the song, such as the piano in the middle section, but I think short holds fit better (to methe hold releases kind of fit the song better personally). I really like how this turned out. For those like myself who have a hard time keeping a consistent swing, this is perfect to practice and perfect it.

Hope you enjoy! More to come soon. I have a ton of WIPs in my folder that are a few edits away from being released, including a re-step of my Beyond Abilities chart from Xoon 4 (17 years ago good lord). Stay tuned!
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Xoon 4 (17 years ago good lord)
uuugghhghhhh what how a fuc has it been 17 years
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Old 01-5-2026, 04:05 AM   #44
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Right??? Makes me feel old thinking about it


Good to see that you're still around. Glad I'm not the only one from the Xoon days lurking about
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definitely gonna give these a try, thanks
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