Here are my thoughts: I think a tiny little less 2 k on the master with a medium q would be great, and even lesser less 600 xD Also i think you can push the track a little more in the limiter :) And did you master to -0.1db(id recommend) ? (btw please forgive me i downloaded it with 3rd party to analyze it in my DAW) Also i feel like you have not much going on in the background, but thats probably intended(but on cost of loudness) :)
In general your track is pretty cool i think, even it's not my genre. And very clean, still groovy. I like it.

Hey Arthur! Thank you for the quick feedback. Good point. I redid a new version of it with the true peak in mind. Now I have something like -0,5db. That should be safe for the peaks. Usually I do one mastered version for soundcloud and another for the other platforms like spotify ( a bit quieter). Thought I pushed almost too hard on this version (the transients were quite attacked by the limiter. But maybe thats not enough. Lets see what the others may say. Thank you so much again for taking the time! Really appreciated, Arthur!

wow Andreas... very good job man... well from my side not much to say... perhaps.. the attack of the pick up on the panned guitars are a liiiiiiittle bit sharp? I think something around 1.5K could be sticking out? and something about personal taste is the snare.. I would give it a little more body (pushing the fundamental a little bit)... but thats my taste... and taste on snares is something very particular... anyways, congrats... it sounds great.

Yes, great composition and arrangement, what's sticking out to me is actually around 6k-8k (just guessing, but def way above 2k). Making it too airy and very sibilant. Seems to be in the master since it's happening with the voice and also with the shaker/tambourine. Wish it was longer!!

Feel like the arrangement could definitely use a few more elements to get the forward motion going but that's super subjective.

Also another opinion, for the guitar solo since the arrangement is so sparse would it be possible to include more low-mids in the guitar?

Thank you @Ruud Reiher and @Andrei Matorin for answering so quick!! Yeah I'll try to get some more oomph to the snare .. thanks for the tip. @Andrei its funny that you mentioned the lowmids in the solo guitar.. i felt the same and pushed everything between 200-700hz.. but maybe i have to go even a step further with it.. My intend was in deed to go sparse on the production that it doesnt feel to overproduced.. but maybe youre right and I did a little too less. Thanks for the feedback!!

I quickly remixed a new version:
https://soundcloud.com/andik-music/only-one-master/s-Qa5HuXzUfSm?si=42ebb9aedee347248f72647e87b6f08a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Snare fundamental note is 2,5db louder. Vocals are dynamically diminished by -3Db in the sibilant highend (6-20khz) and rebalanced with an increase of 2,5db between 300-600hz. Also made the solo even warmer. Better than the old version now? Or did I made it worse ? :D

wicked track, It's the fist song of yours that is really helped by a radio edit type arrangement (maroon Fivey). Love the pre-chorus ' losing my grip on reality' part. I think the bass needs to sit lower in the speakers, and it should be just as important main feature- wise as the vocal. I'd love to hear some of your other track re-worked as ruthless radio edits, but that's just the commercial A&R capitalist side of me talking! Your stuff is excellent, definitely good enough to be an artist, Look forward to the next one. Keep em coming.

Andreas, I'm the admin for the tips & tricks space. Send me a direct message and lets talk!

Great tune! It definitely has a lot of sizzle in the frequencies but its working. Id try and work on the snare sound make it more beefy and not compete with the high hats and other upper frequencies... get a bit more thud from the whack :) Love the tune!

@Stephen Gibson : Thank you so much! Glad you like the song. I followed your advice and made the bass more present in the low-lows to give some further oomph. Here's the new version:
https://soundcloud.com/andik-music/only-one-master-final/s-bD7Re815Aio?si=4932564947da4e9cacbdc58e3f01795d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

@Sascha Bauml Thank you so much for your kind words and your input. Let me know if you think the new version is more balanced. Thanks!!

Hey Andreas, I'm not sure if I can say anything constructive here, but it's always a pleasure to hear your music and mixing. Keep on at it!

The new mix definitely has less sizzle and snare plays nicer with the hats, but maybe you could split the difference on what was lost on the top end, as it's now sounding a touch rolled off. All in all, if you're planning to get it mastered, you're definitely over-thinking it! (and if you're not, you're veeeery close)

I'm in agreement about not limiting too hot. Nobody likes intersample peaks on conversion.

Sounds improved to me :D

@J N thank you so much JN ! Means a lot to me. Yeah, you're right. maybe I should leave it now. ;)

Yep that's sounding miles better and more balanced on my little Quested s6Rs :)

For my taste the old version is better, because I like that the bass is more prominent in that one. As far as balanced mixes go, I'm not an expert yet.
Still both are sounding great!

@Stephen Gibson Cool! Are you actually working in the music business because you're mentioned A&R earlier. Didnt know that ;)
@Leon Van Eijk: thanks for your comment!! What do exactly you mean more prominent? You mean more present in general and less clouded? Because on cheap playback systems like mobiles, laptops it should sound just the same.. I inreased the low lows dynamically . Just the frequencies below 100hz changed.. everything else should have stayed the same and shouldnt be quieter and therefore also not less prominent.

THIS IS SEXAYYyYyyYy lovE IT! Both versions are so similiar, but the small differnces are lovely! great job.

@The Donovan Vernon thank you!!

Super cool track! Feel the dayglow and mj influence, no critiques besides the shakers, I like to hide them a little bit more but they work where there at too! look forward to hearing more of your stuff! Its nice to see artists mixing at this level, gives me something to look up to!

Servus Andreas, your track sounds awesome! I love the groove and how punchy the low-end stuff sits in the pocket. The organ throws every now and then are super catchy, only one is a really cool tune! How did you get the shakers and aux perc's to sit so tight? Is it a record and elastic/warp/flex time situation? Danke für's teilen, macht wirklich Spaß zu hören!

No notes - great track, well done!

This is very very good, but just from the first listen or two, a couple things I noticed. The technical elements of this song (recording, mixing, etc) are done with extreme proficiency. But considering the influences you listed, it feels like something is missing--elements that make the listener want to dance.

I think that comes down somewhat to the mix, and what the fore- and backgrounded elements are. Rocco's comment about the shaker is something I noticed, as well as the electric guitars. They both have very wide stereo images and are mixed very much to the front, moving the listener's attention away from the mono information.

Yes, I know this isn't techno, but if you're talking about Prince and Michael Jackson, I can't help but see the intended response of a significant number of their songs is that the audience (and the performer) will want to dance when they hear them.

The obscured elements are the bass and kick drum, and to some degree, the vocal. The effect is particularly prevalent on headphones (my Beyer DT880s which admittedly, are not a club system), but even on speakers (Focal Alpha65) the mono information feels somewhat lacking, because of how hot the guitars and aux percussion are.

You could experiment with image-shrinking techniques, like MS compression with no makeup gain, but you could also just turn down the guitars and shaker a bit, you could make them feel less balanced (like guitar more to one side and shaker more to the other), and maybe give your bass guitar a little extra thump in the 30-80Hz range.

Only picking these nits because of how good this mix is!

Damn, this sounds good!!! You deserve a million followers! I wouldn't change a thing. Don't overcook it, this sounds ready! The only thing I feel is that the electric guitar is a bit too loud, maybe 2-4dB. Cheers!

I agree with Tim, not only do I like this production I love it. However there is something missing that makes me want to move. While I don't have the answer for you I sure hope you find out what those elements are and introduce them in this mix. Big thumbs up from me otherwise.

Very clean, sounds like its missing some low midrange frequencies. Panning is great, the vocals are a little buried - I'd pop them out a little more guitars panned far L&R are louder & with higher freq are pulling focus from the vocals and the guitar solo (I think volume OR eq tweak). Sounds and the song itself are fantastic I dig it. (reminded me of Triptides)

@Tim Nordberg Hey man, thank you so much for your detailed feedback! Appreciate it a lot. There are some really good points that I will consider!!
@Joey Sabat Thats too kind of you!! Thank you so much. The electric guitar is by intention a bit too loud. Reason behind is that I want the track to work in mono too. If the stereo gets summed to mono theres a big decrease of volume from the sides.. Because the electric guitars are driving the track that would be a problem for mono. My philosophy is not to mix for mono but mono should work somehow.
@Rory Lane Thanks for your feedback! Yeah, hopefully I someday find the grail that makes people dance. Still learning and practicing :D
@Rocco Petitto : Thank you for your nice feedback. Glad you heard some influences that I admire. I heard your track neon and its fantastic. This is really really good stuff and you dont have to look to other peoples work, because you're skills are just amazing!

@Andreas Kaufmann, I meant more bass presence in the subby area. So technically speaking I meant more sub presence.

@Leon Van Eijk Ah okay! If you compare the old version with the new there is quite an increase of sub 0hz-100hz content. I have different headphones. One is a more bassy headphone, which is a reference to me if I overdone the bass. But maybe 1-2db more could even be better I dont know.. Thanks for the hint!

@Plasma Chasms thank you so much! I love Triptides.. awesome Band

Love this - super clean mix, reminds me of Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Only thing that stuck out to me was the high end perhaps 8-16KHz range of the shaker, was a bit digitally saturated around 0:35, could just be me being over sensitive and the fact steaming from soundcloud does some annoying noticeable compression. Otherwise such a solid tune, can't wait for its release!

Hey charlie! Cool, thank you for the kind feedback!! Yeah, maybe the presence of the shakers is a bit too much. I've listened a lot to UMO. Its not the first time this similiarity was mentioned. This is actually very interesting to me, because I never thought somebody thought of UMO with this song. Thought it would be to less Lofi.
Yeah, I'm still not sure what soundcloud excactly does to the higher frequency range.. weird algorithms ;D release will be 03. april. on spotify. ;)

I like the song, well balanced mix, nice glued. The thing is that I don't hear much difference between both versions maybe apart from the shakers in the old version, which I like more. I have listened few times: new, old, new, old, new, old... Is there anything else apart the shekers?

Thank you @Dariusz Osuch !! yes, theres a good amount more lowend in the area below 100hz