Remix nearly done...

I bet that makes some BANGERZ!

Clipping? Oh Distortion. I mean that is what distortion is. Saturation, and pumping a compressor usually gives me a good thickening. Hell! Even having the master clip and exporting as MP3 does Limiting for you. Not saying it works in every case or should be used all the time. Thats how some mashup are made and almost sound sonically identical to the tracks used in it. Like any limiter, saturator or distortion can be overloaded. Same with exporting to mp3.

I mean what program are you using?

those beyerdynamics have been my go to for a couple years. With any headphones be sure to understand how they work. Meaning understanding the response of the frequencies. Not all speakers react the same, same as headphones.

most used plugin of all time? I would have to say my go to is the plug in for the computer. Other than that I would say a spectrum analyzer, I always use one to know where instruments lay.

I will use phaser, chorus, delay, reverb and distortion. Not in that order and not always all of those plugins. Eq out the bottom. Phaser or chorus on higher freq to add the sparkle. I will say this I usually have my distortion last in the chain of process. example: Eq, phaser, Delay ---Then A small amount of distortion as like a glue. Just enough to make the rest of the plugins punch. Side note!! thats just to make it more present. If done correctly the vocals will sit nicely and small amounts of eq and or compression/side chain after will really gel in into the mix.

If you do use a kick make sure to use the ADSR envelope to make it where only the transient is passing through the signal. Also I have used clap, snares, vocals and synths as a side chain signal.

I found layering helps maybe it can help with you. Layer those leads, those claps, those snares, hi hates. Layer what i mean is get a left side a right side and a middle. Like make two or three instances of so "stereo track' do some panning. Buss them and then process. This literally gives you an actual stereo image that you fully control. In the buss be subtle with Eq, chorus, delay and distortion. Im pretty sure most Daws come with some sort of stereo widening. No need to run and buy a lexicon......yet. Also you can make an "Izotope ozone stereo Imager". Its just a mulitband imager, just splits the frequencies. Eq does the same thing.

Even with the bass the low frequencies can be cut off, pan one to the left one to the right. THEN put a mono sub bass for support. You have a complete thick baseline that is mono and stereo.

Hey but this is opposite day so remember to do the opposite of that.