Regarding the CrocellKit:
I don’t see it in the screenshot, but just keep sure to do those “basic” things first always:
phase invert “Snare bottom” and “OH right” (otherwise the Snare loses some punch)
trim down “OH right” by -4dB (compared to “OH left”)
Then the stage is set for the basic/static mix.
Regarding your song:
In my opinion the guitars are a bit too loud and therefore they push back the vocals.
deEss: doesn’t need much, I think, because I heard only few words where the ‘s’ sound was jumping out a little bit too much.
normalizing tracks: you “normally” don’t need to “normalize” tracks (word play, heh )
recordings should have a peak level far below 0dB. They should always have enough headroom to definitely never clip during the recording and later during plugin processing.
If such a track seems too quiet in the mix, then other tracks might just be too loud. Use the gain knob on the top right side of each mixer strip to trim them down
Try to aim the basic mix in a way to stay around the green area in the Master level meter. Then there’s even more than enough headroom for mastering.
Hey, good job.
I also think that guitars are little bit to much upfront, and maybe ( imho) a little bit too « strong in the high mids », (don’t know if it is around 500hz or 800? Or maybe elsewhere).
I think we all make the same kind of recipe, we hide the voice behind the instruments, and when we put instruments down, often, one hides the voice with reverb.
Anyway it grooves and it made me happy to listen to your tune.
Bravo et merci
I feel like the track is too compressed overall. It could use a bit more dynamics in between verse vs. chorus. It might be because of your compressor on the guitar bus ? I can feel them going up at the end of the chorus, so they really tend to bury the voice and by contrast they don’t stand up in the chorus.
Also the voice could be a bit more energetic during the chorus. It feels like you can’t really push it where you’re recording (thin walls ?), or maybe you don’t feel confident enough to push it a bit more (i don’t have any vocal training at all, no judgement here!).
The drums need a more human touch, a bit of randomizing on the velocity of the snare, cymbals and shuffle ?
I feel it’s more energetic when going to the chorus ! I guess you can extract more juice from the guitars for the chorus and better blend the voice. The new voice makes a great difference, good job ! Also the cymbals sound weird on the chorus (1 and 2 min marks), they’re really washed out. Are these the crash cymbals ? Are they compressed by the kick or something ?
) and AirWindows Cabs plugin 
I wonder if I should add deEss to voice (the voice tracks are not normalized, and maybe that should be useful…)
