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[Olli H]

Here's some tips to check the mid-range.
First of all, use always and only hi-class reference cds that are suitatble for chosen genre. Bring reference to your DAW, so that you can apply same settings, adjust levels etc
And main thing is to listen. After that you can also use these tricks that I use quite often.

TEST 1: LISTEN ONLY MIDRANGE
Add eq to your master bus with hi-pass around 200 hz (24 db) and low-pass around 8000 hz (24 db). When that eq is on, it should sound like music coming from a small one-speaker radio.

With mid-range only audible compare your mix to top class reference.
Do you still hear bass and kick?
Do they participate to the groove in a correct way?

TEST 2: eq off, eq on, eq off, eq on
Listen how top class mixes doesn’t change their essential nature or groove when mid-range eq alter the bypass state of your eq. If your sound alters essential character, then there’s probably something wrong in low-end.

TEST 3: Listen with very low level and compare to the references with same loudnes. Listen if you still hear the essential groove.

TEST 4
Use frequency meters and analyze the spectrum of high quality mixes from the same genre.

I’m sure others will have more and better ideas. THose are just some ideas from one hobbyist whose one weak area happens to be low-end … Hopefully others will join