So... how well received are pad songs/packs on here?

[angelheadedhpst]

This is a trance/stream pack I've been feverishly toiling over for the past week or so. It consists of 10 songs of varying lengths (3-8 minutes). If you're familiar with Xynn's "Long Version Trance Song" stream pack you know what to expect. This is normally the part where I'd ask people to beta this for me before making an official release (I'm nearing completion... but then again, is a file every TRULY complete?), but several people have already generously volunteered to do so.

With that said, this is my first time trying to release a pack in a legitimate manner.

The song list and lengths are below. Note: *** denotes that joe#2 made the graphics for me out of the kindness of his heart.

4 AM (Adam K & Soha Remix) - Kaskade /// 5m 29s


A Fog Lit Street - Sp33fy M@n /// 4m 00s


Back to You (Aly and Fila Remix) - DJ Shah /// 8m 45s


Ligaya - Gouryella /// 3m 28s


Mansion (Original Mix) - Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge /// 6m 46s


Moments in Love (Agamemnon Project Remix) - Anjuna /// 6m 06s


Surreal (En-Motion Remix) - Free Radical /// 6m 03s


Surrender (Original Mix) - Tranquility Base /// 6m 32s


***The Sorrow of the Islands (Xacla Northern Lights Remix) - Xarva /// 5m 17s


***Time for Dust - void /// 4m 01s

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Original post (for those curious):

I know FFR is focused mostly on KB charts, but I've been working on a pad pack and was wondering if I should release it on here. That's about it.

Also: if the answer is "aye" I'll change the subject heading and content for said pad pack.

EDIT: Well, that's two "aye"s and one "maybe." I'll take that.

[alloyus]

I'm down for a pad pack

[mi40]

they won't be played too much

but there are definitely people who play pad files/packs here

releasing it wont hurt

[Arntonach]

We're up for collaborative packs more that single person packs, so if you have an idea don't be afraid to share it.

Also ib4 his packs consist of anime/touhou/vgm

[angelheadedhpst]

Originally Posted by Arntonach

We're up for collaborative packs more that single person packs, so if you have an idea don't be afraid to share it.

Also ib4 his packs consist of anime/touhou/vgm

Collaborative sounds so much nicer... so much more... communal. :> As much as I like stepping doujin music, I'm attempting something only slightly less exhausted.

Ideas abound, but I'm not too good at making strictly KB charts.

[Fission]

i'm kinda mad that you used bleeding cowboys for your banner's font

i'll pass this along to some people that i know play pad packs though.

[angelheadedhpst]

How come?

And thanks.

[Fission]

i just see the font get (over)used so much. it's like the second coming of comic sans to me now. just a pet peeve of mine, i suppose.

oh, and you're welcome

[Arntonach]

Bleeding Cowboys is the overused western font, much like papyrus is the overused eroded font.

Also work on your contrast a little, the text needs to stand out from the background.

[alloyus]

o, so the pack isn't done. Ok.

[Fission]

those banners don't look completely terrible. you just need some practice, that's all.

[Arkuski]

I like pad packs!

[angelheadedhpst]

I had no idea it was so popular! I just saw it on dafont and thought it looked "streamy."

But yeah, the contrast could be better in the first three banners. I've been trying to make better banners... you can tell how I improved with each one (e.g. "Mansion" was the first banner I made for this pack... "Ligaya" was the last). I'll fix 'em up in time. Thanks for the pointers and constructive crit, I'll take any of it.

[mi40]

Originally Posted by Arkuski

I like pad packs!

lies

[Arkuski]

Originally Posted by mi40

lies

I used to only play index. In fact, I downloaded one of IcyWorld's packs once and then deleted it because I thought jumpstream was a joke. Another time, I downloaded a mixed pack of ~60 songs and only kept the 4 that were possible on index.

[mi40]

! ! !

[DefTeaMachine]

Id be down for a pad pack idk i might contribute even though i cant play anything above a 9 on foot

[rCaliberGX]

do index charts count as pad charts if they have excessive jumpgluts and slide patterns?

[Mollocephalus]

I have like 15 unreleased pad files that i'm never satisfied with because i'm a nitpick

should i pack and release them????

[angelheadedhpst]

Originally Posted by DefTeaMachine

Id be down for a pad pack idk i might contribute even though i cant play anything above a 9 on foot

Next pack idea I have (I like to go by themes), I'd definitely like to take a collaborative approach to. As is, this current pack is being kept small (≤10 songs) on purpose and is like, 2-3 days away from being finished. ^^'

HOWEVER! It would be neat if someone/s wanted to make keyboard edits for each chart...! Does this resonate with anyone?

Originally Posted by rCaliberGX

do index charts count as pad charts if they have excessive jumpgluts and slide patterns?

Jumpgluts I'm assuming are consecutive jump patterns... they're probably viable as long as they aren't 16th streams of only jumps (and even then, there are probably some crazy people out there for whom that is "paddable" :P). I don't know what slide patterns are, though.

Originally Posted by Mollocephalus

I have like 15 unreleased pad files that i'm never satisfied with because i'm a nitpick

should i pack and release them????

Follow your heart! (but really, release them)