if my track has no snares how should i mix the vocals if there is no snare to match the vocals to it

Hey, y'all. Solid State Logic's Bus Compressor is on sale for $19 until like the 12th or something. https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/8-Compressor/8651-SSL-Native-Bus-Compressor-2?a_aid=6927a6cc156a0&utm_source=audiodealfinder.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=audio-deals-october-2-2026&_bhlid=e1c7ec30abde3f62e5780ad07c4f22ec885570bc

Hello all you good earthlings! My first ever release is here - the song I worked on during the RRS Intensive this summer no less. This is an instrumental electronic track inspired by the sounds and synthesizer greats of the 80’s - hopefully with a modern twist. Hope you all enjoy it! https://synkromia.com Many thanks to mastering.com and all the mentors helping me reach a level where I’m now overcoming my shadow imposter :) Special shout out to @Chris Georgiou and @Dane Holmes who provided invaluable advice and feedback to help me get this track off the ground. And everyone in the RRS course for their support!

Hey, y'all. So I mixed my first beat on Reason and honestly, it'll be a minute before I go back to Pro Tools. The only thing is my beat is clipping and I cannot find out why. None of my meters are getting to the red. My peak meter gets yellow buy never reaches 0 db, even after I've added the master compressor. I even turned down the master fader to stay in the green WITH the master compressor off and it's still clipping. Initially, my bass synth was too flat. Then I thickened it up with parallel compression AND distortion which made it too thick. The clipping had to have started around that time, because when I deleted the parallel compression, that's when I noticed the clipping. And everything is clipping except my low end instruments. Even my keys are clipping and everything is well below 0 db. The mix is awesome except for that. I'm thinking it's the way I have some of the cables hooked up with this being the first time messing with flipping the rack around... but why wasn't I hearing it when the bass synth was flat? And why is EVERYTHING clipping except that synth and the kick? I used parallel channels on every track for my delays and style reverbs and at first, everything was fine except for the flat synth. I did do reverb sends for depth and dimension (which sounds amazing compared to what I was getting on Pro Tools). And that's another thing. I tried turning the sends down. Still clipping. I turned them all the way off. Still clipping. I know this is a long shot since you can't see the mix, but could simeone possibly help me out? I've reached out to support, but they take a minute sometimes. The other thing I was thinking is that maybe the file is corrupted. One time, I accidentally saved it while it was playing. It made the session crash, but it did save and I didn't notice anything at the time.

This is my first mixing track so it would be great if someone tell me if the volume balance is alright or not.Its only volume balance and gain staging