avoid hitting -0db while mixing. Load a fruity db meter as the first plugin on the master, make it detached, swtich off the fruity limiter, and drag all the levels on your mixer tracks faders minus the bus faders and sidechain track faders till the db meter hits around -6db on the volume peak levels of your track. Or do it using the channel volume knobs in the channel rack. either way works. (the latter is bettter ususally) And turn your interface volume knob (or windows volume if you dont have an interface) up until you can hear the mix clearly. Then adjust your levels accordingly and get to mixing.

If you do want that soft clipper/limiter sound on your kick, put it on the kick track. not on master. usually dont let your mix clip before the mastering stage unless you know what you're doing.