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Yes, thank you all very very much for all the great help and suggestions. It would be so easy to blame something on a piece of gear but ultimately it comes down to me and I'm still pretty new to this game.
I think the main thing that is going to help my mixes and the quality of my recordings is...TIME. The first time I recorded a full drum kit it was very intimidating and the results were mediocre at best. But after mic'ing different kits a few dozen times with the same gear, my results have improved. Not because I got "better" gear but because I got to know my gear WELL. I think the same goes for mixing. It just takes time, experimenting, and a whole lotta screwing up. Being crunched for time and having to work on multiple projects in a short amount of time forced me to use different approaches to mixing and in doing so I discovered new techniques to use.
I spent a lot of time thinking about what monitors to get to make my stuff sound better, but ultimately I decided it doesn't matter how good the monitors are, it's all up to how well I know them and how I can get them to translate. I think the same also applies to my room...
RainbowStorm, sorry I've heard the term mid-side recording, but I'm not all to sure what it is...
Thanks again everybody
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