Quote Originally Posted by Jimfish
try keeping it minimal, often less is more..
asa an excercise try making some tracks with only say 8 sounds so you learn to keep it concise and to the point
Good advice mate. Its always better to have fewer sounds creating an overall full sound, then lots of different elements contributing to it. This way you will find that you will get better "hooks" from your sounds, and stop the mix sounding cluttered.