I don’t usually listen to such music, but I would say it is definitely catchy and it sounds fine to me. Other guys here who produce similar tunes can probably give more ideas
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What levels sound off to you? What are the issues? This is exactly what I was looking for, I have some experience composing but little producing. Thanks!
The bass sound that comes in at about 10 seconds is squashed in the mix too much so when it comes up for the higher notes of the arpeggio, it becomes painfully loud. You also want to make sure, especially when using chiptune samples, that you are carving out the active frequency ranges from the rest of the mid. For example, the B, Eb, D at 10 seconds in has too much low end to it, which crushes the frequencies of the drums and bass.
Your kick drum needs a lot of work. For the genre you’re working with, you need to have the kick come out more. You can aid this by cutting the kick frequencies from the bass sound. Your drums in general sound very verbed-out. They also need some sparkle, the snare especially needs a bit of crackle.
Personally, the chip synths sound a bit too raw, which by itself isn’t a big deal, but when combined with the drums you have, it sounds really out of place.
You basically have very dusty and distant sounding drums combined with this very in-your-face electronic sound, and it sounds like two different tracks are playing at the same time.
Personally, I think the dub break sounds pretty okay, because the dub sound goes well with that dusty break that you chose. But for the breakcore parts, I would go for a sound that’s brighter and goes with the chip samples a little more.