Critique?

[Slater]

like 3rd track I've made in ableton. it's not mastered yet but any critique would be awesome!

[Lambox]

Not bad. A little housey for my taste, but it's nicely done.

If you're looking for critique (as your title suggests), I would definitely turn down your whole drum rack a little bit. Your hats seem especially loud. But that's just me.

Have you produced anything before, or is Ableton your first dive into production?

[Slater]

thanks! yea i'll kill those hats a little and i think i need to up the treble on the lower bass. when i listen to it through my laptop speakers, the low end is completely gone

[Sanderbongertman]

This being only your 3rd production I find your mixdown exceptionally good. The bass-line could be a bit more prominent. Don't bring up the higher frequencies there, that will cause clashing. Just bring up the level a little bit.

Other than that I think the percussion could use a lot more variation. Try playing around with different closed and open hi-hats and variate the patterns also. Especially with closed hi-hats you can get a lot more groove into a track if you place them off the standard grid. Makes it sounds a lot more human and groovy.

[Slater]

Awesome thanks! Yea I have problems with off-grid production in Ableton, especially swing and long triplets. Perc seems to be my main problem, so I'll definitely start working on it

[Sanderbongertman]

Awesome thanks! Yea I have problems with off-grid production in Ableton, especially swing and long triplets. Perc seems to be my main problem, so I'll definitely start working on it

Even without swing patterns you can do it. Just slide the notes back and forth until you get the groove you are aiming for