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Man, buss compression is great, but its not the only road to a great sounding mix. Its a "sound," and, IMHO, isn't always appropriate. If I'm mixing rock, they yeah, I get a nice drum sub going, but a lot of times, more subtle compression as an insert can lead to a beautiful, open sounding mix.
I think the single most important thing you can do to "take your mixes to the next level" is just to approach each and every song with humility, but, to also do everything you can think of to make the song shine. Sometimes that means doing almost nothing, others it can be doing hundreds of crazy edits, or, maybe it means washing everything is lush effects.
Have fun with! Music is not a sport =p
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