Thank you Sam and @nigel !
Now that you mention it Sam, I think you're right ... might try rolling off the top somewhat here actually.
And already looking a bit into digging out that kick a little better.
It's so helpful with some extra ears when trying to improve everything at once. Really appreciate it guys! :D
Mmmm ... this is basically Ableton only stuff, right? Not so useful for Logic users? Too much to do these days, so need to plan my time accordingly for effect ...
Hah. Finally had the time for this. Gold as usual. Having the feeling I'm gonna 'need' that Infiltrator at some point :D
Thanks @manixdj ! Really appreciate the feedback.
Listened back to it now, and I agree with you. The guitars are kind of detached from the sonics of the track ... I did indeed try to get a lift during the second drop, and wanted some grit to it, but should revert to synths to make it blend in better.
Kicks seems so easy, but are so hard. Hopefully it will be easier with more practice. Still struggle with compression, especially low end ...
Finally finished some new music :D
This time a kind of progressive house track (I think), which I am overall quite pleased with actually.
However, I have been trying out a number of kicks on this, and still not sure I got it ... been trying to figure out drums in general a bit of late, as this is apparently a recurrent issue for me ... any input appreciated.
Also, I've included some guitar parts in second drop that are not particularly genre appropriate, so very interested to hear any thoughts on those.
https://soundcloud.com/petterjensen/shamed
(and no Sam, it's not me singing here either! 
Great livestream!
I really enjoy these challenges, fun to do and very cool to have Rob walk through all entries. Learn something every time!
Big congrats to @nigel and @manixdj for edging the top spots. Awesome tracks guys!
Still can't get over the level everyone was able to get with just the 8 sounds tbh. Real eyeopener.
Looking forward to the next one now :D
Great stuff from Jafunk. Very inspirational, and like the 8 track challenge, interesting to see how lush and full a song can be with just a few carefully chosen sounds and minimal processing.
I feel a disco track coming up!
Alright guys! This is really starting to look interesting 
Can't believe all these awesome tracks coming out of this particular challenge actually.
Strongest lineup since I joined, and still a few days left! Rob's gonna sweat choosing a winner for this I think ... 
Yeah, that's what you get when amateurs respond - something completely different 
I see what you mean, my suggestions are production related obviously, not to the mix ... apologies!
May I extrapolate a bit on that though? I think my instinct here was that something is a bit missing in the 1-3k area, and the clap and strings would sit nicely in that pocket. Perhaps you could look at some EQ moves on chords/lead to remedy that? I believe this is the 'presence' area of frequencies, so probably quite important to carry the song.
Also, might it be that you have overcooked the levels on the hats slightly to compensate?
As for compression, that's for more experienced ears than mine atm ...
Anyways, hope you get it sorted - sounds like a good tune that!
That's some groove you've got going there Sam! I like it a lot!
My humble opinion:
Definitely needs some high strings.
Probably some claps?
I would like some soft electric keys to bounce off and support that lovely lead too.
Perhaps a subtle lush pad might be good as well ... very very subtle.
Something like this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1No43P9wFu5w2iTRsuEiVYNiFL4ffLsGS/view?usp=sharing
(apologies if I didn't get the chords right - I used Bbm Eb Fm Ab - but hope you get what I mean)
