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I can definitely hear that the mix has issues but I'm not sure where exactly the problem lies, maybe just too much going on in the second half?

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jordanneke
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Man, there's a LOT going on from the start.

I think there's just too much, but probably just too much overdrive/ saturation on the drums. By 2.04 I'm just losing everything. Too much fighting for space and things start to sound a bit dissonant.

The delays of the stabs take up like 90% of the room, and the rest is really fighting. I don't know what I should be following.

I'd really pare it back to a couple of tracks, and make a focus for the listener.

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nice idea, but definitely too much individual tracks and too much delay.
keep it simple, if you cant, listen to some robert hood. and then find a mix in between and it will be fine :)

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Yeah it's just way too busy with sounds and on top of that the delay, judging by the sounds you used you'd assume it's going to be a laid back track, and it would be if you'd strip it down to a beat, that main synth and bass. It could work if you are able to give every sound its own space, but in the end it would probably turn out a bit weird since the sounds you used don't really seem to want to be in a high energy context.

The snare/ rhythm need some work too, it just doesn't seem to sit right together with that big kick. Maybe it has too much low end smack, or just a bit too much high end/tail combined with that kick. I think they could both do with some tweaking, and maybe it's just that the skippy beat doesn't really go with the rest of the sounds, a more constant groove would probably work better here.

Those sparkly arps and that full on hihat pattern together almost turn the high end into a constant stream of noise.

With a bit of work it could be quite listenable though.
how far do you want to go

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Post by victer »

Can't say much about the technicalities but I wanted to say that I really like the vibe of the track, definitely worth putting a bit more effort into it.
It kind of reminded me of 40 Cookies by Paul Mac, maybe you could try referencing to this.
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Post by dubdub »

Cheers guys, got it, just too much going on. I don't know, I'm just very scared of being too minimal :lol:


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