Trying to up my production game. Curious what people think of the mix balance. When processing something like this, there's always a good probability to over compress and/or brighten the mix. Not to mention introduce unwanted distortion. Personally I think this mix is ok but to me still sounds a little too compressed. I REALLY hate that no music is allowed to have substantial dynamics thanks to the loudness war. A war that in spite of streaming services normalizing playback, is still a thing. Has to do with perceived loudness. I am quite picky about the possible negative effects of limiting on delicate song elements. I'd like to know what anyone else thinks. Is it an improvement?

https://midnightsocean.bandcamp.com/track/learning-from-the-spirit-fox