cool stuff man

Really dig the vibe... looking forward to hearing more (+ new follow)

I like the main melody

Main melody is nice but the drums feel out of place

I agree with Arre. Specifically the snare. I feel like you can replace it with a better sample. Also, I noticed there are really large peaks that happen every 5 seconds or so. Not sure what is but I'd use a clipper, compress it, or honestly maybe just a 2-3db reduction to make it fit more. You can also try putting a limiter on your master chain, but don't crank it. The parts are nice, but I think they all need some evolution throughout the track. Like experiment with automation as the track progresses. Flangers, chorus, tremolo, and phasers to keep things interesting

I haven't seen any feedback on this so far, but I reckon the kick could be quieter in the mix, and the snare a bit louder. Just my opinion though. Really like the vibe/sound of the track otherwise. Curious to see what it sounds like with more development!

I agree with the rest of the commenters. The snare needs to be louder and snappier, and the kick needs to either go down or the rest of the track needs to come up.

the snare is more louder in the first half of the track than the second. it's a bit crispy...in my opinion there too much high frequencies

Hey Rachel! You're cool that you're sharing your mix and ask for others opinion! That's the best way to grow up in making music.
So I think that apart from too high snare I would rebalance the rest of the drums - snare and hats are too quite comparing to the kick and the rest of intruments:)

Hi Rachel :) I like the intro, simple but effective. My humble opinion: you should work on the drums and make them more interesting. The kick is too loud and the snare too thin. Try to bring some life into the hihats too. Be careful because I hear too much bass from some synths on the side notes (they come and go), cut them.
The melody has its own appeal; you could try playing with the chords more in the choruses. Happy music, see you soon!

Sorry for my poor English :(

Hi Rachel, congratulations on your first track! This a great first track, and you'll learn so much along the way. I have found getting feedback from others to be such a great way to learn! I think you've done a really nice job with the melodic and harmonic elements in terms of creating a mood.

I agree with others about the drums. I think the kick is loud and boomy, and that by and large they don't quite feel right in the track. It's very cool to do things differently, but I would say that since you are just getting started, it might be really helpful to just use some really standard beats. Depending how I'm counting, the snare is either landing on the one every two bars, or it's landing on the three. A typical drum beat will have the snare either on the two and four, or on the three if you are in half time, but this track isn't in half time.

Looking at the waveform, something is peaking way higher than the rest of the track--I can't tell what it is, but whatever it is is eating up a lot of headroom in your mix, so this would be an issue with gain staging. You probably don't need to worry about this too much at this time, but as you progress, it'll be worth learning more about that!

Lastly, I think there is a lot going on in the low frequency range, so it may help you to high pass some elements. Some people high bass everything that's not the kick or bass. Sometimes this is a good choice, and sometimes it's not. In this case, I think it would be worth it to try that out. Just high pass everything that isn't a kick or bass and you will notice that your track has more clarity, and that the low end instruments have more of their own space. Over time, you'll know when it's a good idea to do this, and when it isn't. For the time being, I think it can be helpful just as a listening exercise.

Thanks so much for sharing your track, it was cool to listen to, and I'm excited to hear your progress as you keep moving forward!

hi everyone :)) thank you all so much for your generous feedback. ive taken into account a lot of feedback about the drums and i tend to struggle with them because im using the presets given to me in logic, and theres so many of them that im not really sure what im looking for in drums. i also have no experience with drums, since i primarily play piano, guitar, violin and bass as well as vocals, so its hard for me to pick out which type of drum makes the right sound for my track. are there any pointers you guys could give me? or if theres any sample packs that you think are worth investing in that would be amazing too :))

Hi Rachel, this is such a big one. I'm sure logic has lots of great samples already, but finding more is one of the joys and curses of producing music. Same goes for choosing the right sounds.

It just so happens that lots of companies are giving away free sample packs for the upcoming holidays, so try a google search for free sample packs and see what you find. I wouldn't recommend spending any money on it just yet.

The answer to making better beats is to make lots of beats, so I'd suggest just making a ton of them, seeing what you like, and what you don't. It's also worth checking out some youtube tutorials about it to help get the basics down. You can probably be really specific in terms of choosing a genre, or even an artist that inspires you. Same with sound selection, it just helps to set up a basic beat and spend some time scrolling through your samples and see what sounds cool and what doesn't.

Another great thing to do is to copy beats by ear from tracks that you like. Logic has a stem splitter, so you can put a track in that you like, isolate the drums and then copy them.

Also, while it is totally unnecessary to learn how to synthesize drums, I do think that it can really help to train your ear, so I'd recommend looking into some of those tutorials as well. And, who knows, maybe you'll really enjoy it! It might be smart to download vital if you don't have it already. It's a free synth that is way more user friendly than the ones that come native on Logic, and you'll be able to find lots of drum synthesis tutorials for it.

Good luck, and happy producing!