cheers for the comments. actually mixed it on alesis m1 mk2s. but at the moment i share a studio space and i'm stuck in a corner so i'd say thats affecting my perception of bass. i have plugged the subs in the corner but then theres a big bloody window to deal with too! anyway i'll have the studio all to myself soon so i'll be doing some serious revamping.

as to the synths sounding prominent... a lot of the time i hear great percussive techno and i also like making percussive techno but sometimes i think synths play second to the beat, so i wanted to make a track that the synths stood out on.

i should bloody hope the top is sounding good... i nicked the rides from you!!!

anyway thanx for comments and advice. maybe i should push the bass till i think its a little too much and that'll probably sound just right.