Cool to see more Frank Zappa customs! From what I’ve seen in your preview video, the drums seem pretty awkward to play, but it’s also due to the song and the way the drums are played in it. Some rolls seem faster that they should be played, though: try charting them as triplets (1/16) and see if it looks better.

During some parts, the note placement seem weird, especially on keys and drums (can’t remember the exact time, it’s a 9-min song!).

Keep in mind that if the notes seem off-beat when you author them where they should be (at strong times), the tempo map is most probably at fault, rather than the note placement. So if the notes seem off to you, don’t try to shift them a bit to where it sounds, but correct the tempo map instead. I did that when I started authoring, and as a result it appeared badly on-screen and was weird to play.

There are also several kick pedal notes missing on .4.75 (one note when it should be double notes). ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif” />

I’ll try to play the keys part later this week and see how it goes. ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif” />

In hindsight, I probably should have picked a much easier and shorter song, but it has been a great learning experience.

That’s the frustrating thing about authoring: when you first start, you want to work on your favorite songs first, but if you like prog or anything with odd time signatures and drum beats, you’re gonna need a lot of time to get good results.

Anyways, thanks to you, I added a Frank Zappa song to my to-do list, and another in my game setlist! ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_cheeky.001.gif” />