bad mix

Hi all,

We often discuss our favourite mixes, how they jump out of the speakers and make us pee our pants with delight, if not send us running to our studios in the vain hope we might match what we've heard.

Anyone got experience mixing/fixing bad vocals?

Hearing these modern punkbands live, it's like hey they can't sing. Okey some might... but it isn't very common. And when you're listening to a record, it's like day and night... Do they fix all this in the studio, or do they push the record button to the final take is on tape?

I'm intrested in purchasing one of these mixers really cheap, but i dont know if there any good? has anyone worked with one of these? does anyone know if the pres,eqs are any good?it says it contains 32 input modules, 12-buses, 24 tape backs and extensive Patchbay.ive never heard one and i just want some opinions!

I am just starting a full time carrer as a recording engineer, in my own studio, and for others in the area as well. Currently my market has been low level bands. A lot of the stuff is poorly arranged, chord voicings, one part stepping on another, etc.
I sometimes spend more time than I should to tweak stuff, just cuz I don't want crap with my name on it.

i'm curious as to what i can do to make my recordings not sound like crap when they go through the radio's compressors and limiters and whatnot. i want to keep my mixes dynamic, but what can i do to the whole thing to make it not sound like crap when it runs through those compressors? should i fight compression with compression? and if so how?

Dynaudio BM5: are they enough accurate for mixing? Thanks.