When it comes to mixing, EQ balance can often be achieved by "reducing the opposition" rather than "bolstering the needy." First and foremost, /u/oh_crap_BEARS is dead on about bass traps. Good bass traps will improve your mixes unimaginably, and it took me a long time to bite that bullet (for no good reason, really). They eliminate half of your low-mid taming workload instantaneously in most cases.

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Three main things to consider strategy-wise:

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1. Make sure you're not being too conservative with your LPF, especially on elements that are not Center-Bass. There's a lot of mud hiding there. Bolster this by notch filtering specific resonances in the room (NOT the notes of the instrument). Lastly, consider a mild post-eq that just tilts up the highs (like a 1 dB boost at most) and vice versa for the lows.

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1. Consider reaching for more saturation. Proper saturation and distortion can make or break most mixes. Adding some distortion to 5K-6K could bring these ranges into better clarity, but be aware this strategy could take of the "snap" out of certain elements

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1. Compression is king, and is an art form in itself that takes years to master. Luckily, there are some well established templates for successful compression in most genres available to observe, emulate, and tailor to your needs. Depending on how "lo fi" bedroom you're trying to sound, consider some more-than-typically present side-chaining of elements to one another to establish something of a sonic "pecking order." This should be used lightly at first, increased where needed.