Santa Fe (New Age/Piano)

Nice piece. The piano gets swamped by that huge string sound occasionally, maybe use that a little more sparingly.
IMO the drums do nothing for the track, some treated percussion might add to the atmosphere a little better. Through headphones there's a huge build up in a certain frequency which makes for uncomfortable listening, but my ears aren't good enough to tell you where to cut that.

I didn't read the other comments...
 
This piece is very well-arranged.  My only crits are that a)  does it really need the drumbeats throughout?; b) sometimes the "string" sounds are a little overwhelming to the rest of the track -- it makes the other parts a strain to be heard;  c)  around the 4:00 min. mark you bring in those "voice" ahhs for the pads -- damn, I hate that sound as it makes the piece sound cliched.  Just my preference but maybe something to think about; and d)  Also, is the volume on the mix clipping a bit?   Good work, though.  :)
 
Allan
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It's very pleasant. So, that's good!
 
You might consider putting an eq on all other instruments except the bass, and maybe the piano, and putting an eq point around 200 hz. to the left of that point, roll everything off so it cuts the mud and lets everything shine more.
 
Drums are a personal choice, and I don't mind what you've got here, but if you listen to the cymbals/hi hi hats, they seem to flange somewhat.
 
Overall, more piano, less atmospheric wash, zap some unneeded lows with the eq, and bob's yer uncle.
 
cheers,
-Tom

I really like the arpeggio/melody starting at 0:50 which I think needs to be developed some more.
Didn't care so much for that wind sound at the beginning. The drums don't seem to change much.
I think I'd tone down the pads/strings throughout since they're too dominant in places.
With the title being Santa Fe I was expecting more of a native American kind of a sound. Probably just me.
Bjorn