I also posted on your video.
Dope beat. I agree with your rants. You REALLY don't need many plugins these days as daws are ULTRA capable and any VST is super feature packed. To me, they are just like gear and mostly for fun and not critical to making music. I tend to go towards stuff that offers totally unique workflows like obscurium by sugar bytes and etc... Or music theory plugins as I'm not a musician.
As far as your beat. Def feeling the vibe. It's actually very powerful in that sense of capturing that chill modern vibe without being cheap and commercial.
Critique:
I personally would bring the Bass up in the mix. The crackle is a nice vintage touch however it seems a little high in the mix. Other than that man, spot on.
I'm listening on: Sennheiser HD6 Mix Closed-back Isolating Mix/Studio Headphones
They aren't expensive or anything but they guide me pretty good I think.
Questions:
How are you going about mixing (and maybe mastering?). Beat sounds pretty good loudness wise.
Also:
Including the sample is a nice touch. Think I'll flip it tomorrow. Is it royalty free?
And how is beatstars treating you?