I like the general vibe of your piece, combined with the cover art I'm feeling "adventures in the depth".
While your track is cool, I'm kinda lacking the connection to cakes and cooking (might be a mini game about a submarine chef surprising the crew?) - a little more info on your game idea, that this OST is for, would have been helpful.
For a ragtime feeling, you'll want your bassline to have a straight rhythm and your melody to appear syncopated between the bass notes. One of the fundamental examples would be Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" where the effect is largely generated by the longer melody notes always (or almost always) starting between the left-hand notes.
Regardless, you delivered an enjoyable piece of music. Nice.
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Thank you. To be honest, I probably should have created a more cheerful song for this theme, but I decided to try something a bit different, sort of as an experiment, because… back then, I felt like I was submerged in the ocean. Sorry it’s off-theme, but thanks for enjoying it.
I’m still a beginner, so I’ll do my best, taking your helpful feedback.
I am basing my feedback on my understanding of musical tropes - but music is also self expression and a jam is a pretty low-stakes environment (unless you are participating in a professional capacity and you have clients following along... so probably low-stakes ;) ) so do what feels right and if a piece about the deep wants to be made, make a piece about the deep.
You call yourself a beginner - if you want help, further feedback between jams or some tips and tricks, feel free to participate in the Discord. People from the absolute top of the results page have been quite active there so far, so there is a ton of knowledge and experience available there.