bluage, your track sounds pretty good to me. I didn't hear much of a volume drop. And that vocal was wonderful! A video series I found on YouTube called "Produce Like A Pro" might be very helpful to you. I have found for my tracks that using a limiter in the master stereo track really helps increase volume without clipping the track. But it needs to be last in the chain of effects. But everyone has their own approach. Thanks, Torrey