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Howdy. I'm a newbie to Logic and mixing in general, although I am reading a pretty good book on the subject. So I know asking about mixing advice is a deep subject, but I'm just looking for pointers a beginner can try.
The only trick I know so far is to roll off the lows on the vocal and guitar tracks to clear up space for the bass and drums. This has worked pretty well for some songs where I was using a clean guitar tone.
Now I've got a song with drums (Apple loops), bass (midi), vocals, and distorted guitars (lead and rhythm). The guitars have frequencies all over the place. Rolling off the low end makes them sound a little weak, and they share freq with the vocals, and the lead and rhythm also step on each other.
So what kinds of things can I try to better define each instrument in the mix?
Thanks!

Also try the tried and trusted method of cutting one track and boosting another at the same frequency to remove the conflict. Have you tried tracking up the guitars, eq'ing them slightly differently and spreading their panning to strengthen them? You could also double track the vocal line and have the 2nd track sitting just under the first so that it's barely audible but adds some weight.

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