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My first attempt of mixing

Hello all!)I'm guitar player and actually I'm new in recording and mixing field. But this is my first attempt to make whole song - I wrote, record and mixed this song. But, as I've said, mixing is hard for me and I'm asking for help from guru of mixing) Please, point most obvious mixing mistakes in my mix(mistakes in the arrangement also accepted:)

Setting Levels Correctly, Recording & Mixing?

Hey everyone,
So this might seem a bit stupid, but I feel like I don't know as much as I should know about setting levels.
For reference, I am using a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP, with Logic 9, on a quad core 15" Macbook Pro. And my monitors are Yamaha HS5.
Let's start out with recording levels:

OTB Mixing ZED R16 Issue

First off, I LOVE this desk. Just got it a few days ago, and it is GREAT to get my hands on faders and really nice external EQ again. I can get a better mix in half the time. However, I am having one pesky problem that's driving me crazy and I'm hoping for some help. I am working in Logic Pro 9.1.8 with a ZED R16 (Allen & Heath).