TopMapper just launched. What's next? (Patreon)

I hope you all are creating and enjoying maps of your favorite songs with the current version of TopMapper, but I also hope that this is just the start of what TopMapper could be in the future.

I have a lot of ideas for the future of TopMapper, but I'll need a strong foundation to build them upon. Because of this. I'd like to start by enhancing the models musical understanding- make it better at understanding how many notes to place and when to place them.

The current system can have very good results, but will often randomly struggle with songs that have a clear and defined beat. Specifically, my goal is to consistently generate maps where ArcViewers "tick" sound is on time with the beat in the song, not just to generate maps that just "feel on beat".

Earlier versions of TopMapper (and likely the public version too) will also sometimes be possessed by a certain note pattern and attempt to use it throughout the entire rest of the song. In extreme cases, it even maps over silence with the pattern. While some of this has been solved without retraining the model, I'd like to not have to rely on workarounds to achieve passable performance.

Finally, I'm sure everyone subscribing wants to know what their money will be used for. To keep it vague and simple, TopMapper's hosting is... dubious. It works (or so I hope), but I'd love to host TopMapper "the correct way".

Thanks for taking a look at the Patreon. I'm looking forward to working on this more, so be sure to check back here and on topmapper.net for updates!