I do listen on flat EQ devices, I have some Linear Phase 8812's which are old but still gold. Very even and flat response from them even till this day. My headphones are Vu HPC-8000's, which I do know have a bit of a crispier sound due to a boost from 4k+ frequencies, BUT otherwise are very solid headphones for mixing. Wouldn't take alot to get a great mix using this equipment. I think its more preference, I do like my hihats loud because like I said previously, they hold the groove of this beat most of the time due to the lack of percussion. This was more of a personal choice, not a mixing mistake. However I am glad you loved the sub, lol. I really love giving my low end lots of power, ever since I was in middle school making dubstep sub frequencies always interested me the most. As for mastering, I don't put my all into it as the producer because I know some engineer that an artist is working with is gonna master the track with vocals anyways so I just throw on some gain reduction, EQ, multiband, and then some of that sweet sausage fattener, LOL. Thank you for the feedback, I will be trying to dial back those hats for the listeners ears in the future.

thank you!

Like I had said, its all preference. I personally like mine loud and present because it keeps the rhythm and I don't use a lot of percussion to keep the groove in this beat. My mixing mirrors a lot of Drake songs because that's the style I go for. Loud Hihats FTW! lol glad you enjoyed.

I understand and appreciate it, but the brighter highs are a preference thing for me. I don't like my mix sounding super flat because then when you lay a vocal over it occupies so much of the high end, ESPECIALLY with how modern vocals are mixed as I previously said to another comment. I'd rather give an engineer a sort of bright mix that can easily be pushed back by a basic eq then a mix that the engineer has to throw a multiband on and squash to get the high end to come out past the vocal. Thats all personal taste and my style. I encourage you to try it out for yourself. Glad you enjoyed the listen.

thanks man!

I assure you there is plenty of harmony in this mix. Lots of counter melodies and chord progressions all working together in this, the beat was mixed on flat monitor speakers AND headphones. Maybe its the device you listened on? Unsure but there's nothing I can do on my end to fix that issue. Thanks for the feedback though.

Glad you did!

Thanks man, the sub is my secret sauce.

Thanks, thats the plan.

Thank you. I started to gravitate to these low sub basses more as of recent simply because I can get away with both super simple one or 2 note basslines, OR super complex slidey ones like demonstrated in this particular instrumental. I appreciate it man, I go all out on EVERY beat, can't wait to showcase even more to the community. :)

You are hella dope fam. Thanks for the kind words brotha.

if you listen to most mainstream trap beats, the hihat often is piercing at times. This is because in contemporary hiphop, vocals are often given a good hunk of the high end of the frequency spectrum. This gives little room for our hihat to punch through, so I mix mine to be very present so when they lay those vocals down, you can still feel the groove of them very strongly. I suggest you do the same for you if you are interested in this style! Thank you.