(At the risk of stating the obvious since you say you're new to digital.)
Also, please remember, when you reach 0 dB on your master fader, that's a hard clip, not saturation. Digital is very unforgiving in that way. Most DAWs meter peak power with an option of showing average. If you want to hear what it does, import something you're very familiar with and then force it up (like inserting a clean sounding compressor plugin on the mix bus and crank the makeup gain.) If you've got good ears and good monitors, you should be able to hear the effects for yourself.
As for the mix, I agree with what was said above. I found the acoustic guiter too prominent and some of the vocal changes got lost. It is, however, much better than I did on my first pass (that one didn't get posted) so I can't complain all that much.
Also, please remember, when you reach 0 dB on your master fader, that's a hard clip, not saturation. Digital is very unforgiving in that way. Most DAWs meter peak power with an option of showing average. If you want to hear what it does, import something you're very familiar with and then force it up (like inserting a clean sounding compressor plugin on the mix bus and crank the makeup gain.) If you've got good ears and good monitors, you should be able to hear the effects for yourself.
As for the mix, I agree with what was said above. I found the acoustic guiter too prominent and some of the vocal changes got lost. It is, however, much better than I did on my first pass (that one didn't get posted) so I can't complain all that much.
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