Something cool I discovered a month or so ago and have been abusing regularly. Using the "snapshot" function in iZotope's EQ you can take a picture of your mix before and after and see the results real-time. The white was the mix I am working on now, and the purple is after the "mastering" has been done (EQ, Multiband Dynamics (comp), stereo imaging, and limiting)
Although there is only two small boosts of 1.0 and 1.5 db, comparing the lines you can see how the purple mix has become more even. The low end has come down just a tad because its presence has decreased (at least in a perceived way). Learning more and more that the mix is everything and the mastering is the icing on the headphones (?).
I've also come to a rule of thumb for myself, if anything has to be boosted or cut by more than 2.5db, the mix must be redone. I thought years ago it wouldnt matter, but the drastic reduction led to an ungainly clash of frequencies. After a week of experimenting with just mixing, something I usually dont do that long, I have learned a lot. And although It takes me a day or two as opposed to a few hours to mix a song, the end result, which I will post before and afters, is quite excellent
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