Now I'm thinking that this file sounds this way because I failed to carve out a specific dominant frequency for every sound in the mix.
Listening to the track above, does this sound like the problem?
Also, is there anything else you can hear in this track causing it to go wrong?

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Very nice work! I really like the vocals!

http://soundcloud.com/josherman454/nij-brothas-sistas

Not happy with the quality. I did try to quick master this just with a limiter that's reducing 2-3db.

Looking for advice on how to get cleaner, tighter, punchier mixdowns.

I am currently studying the "money shot thread".

Thank you for any ...

Very cool!

-Josh this is one of those moments where having a VU meter-- or at least some meter that shows you RMS and peak values-- is really handy. As long as you're not clipping, peak levels really don't matter that much. RMS, which is power/volume/impact/etc is far more important. the #'s of peak levels are ...