A new age piano arrangement.  Any feedback on improving the mix welcome.
Thank you.
http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=12166490

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.

Thank you for the feedback, James G.

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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There are several tracks on this tune that could use some judicious high-pass filtering. Lots of mud in the low mids cluttering thing up.
 
I'd suggest narrowing the stereo field of the piano to give it more focus and use the delay much more sparingly, like to emphasize several notes at a time.
 
Regards,
Dan

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

Thanks for all the comments, everyone.
Have a lot of things to think about -- and clearly some major work ahead of me.
-john

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

Nice tune...  Mellow yet has a strong feel to it. 
 
I agree with the above comments in regards to the string/pad being a bit overwhelming at times, leaving the main ingredient (piano) struggling to be heard.   I didn't mind the drums myself, though they could really use some variation/fills throughout.  I can also also imagine the bass playing a little more "with" the drums, or vice versa, syncing together through those variations.
 
 
PS... the timing at around the 3:10 mark gets a little "loose"...