I like the track, though I can hear what you mean with the mix: overall it seems pretty quiet...but I'm going to guess that there's some frequency somewhere (probably in the low bass) that's eating up your available headroom.  If you slap a spectrum analyzer on your stereo master bus, I'll bet you'll see it.

To get some punch, have you tried sidechaining the percussion? Here's a brief tutorial that explains it.  Good luck!

I like the track, though I can hear what you mean with the mix: overall it seems pretty quiet...but I'm going to guess that there's some frequency somewhere (probably in the low bass) that's eating up your available headroom. If you slap a spectrum analyzer on your stereo master bus, I'll bet you'll see it. To get some punch, have you tried sidechaining the percussion? [url=http://samplesfrommars.com/blogs/tips-tricks/18999227-how-to-use-sidechain-compression-to-make-kicks-cut-through-the-mix]Here's a brief tutorial that explains it.[/url] Good luck!