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First of all, mix down has nothing to do with your DAW. It has everything to do with training one's ear. I just posted some basic principles to mixing in someone else's thread but I'll post them here for knowledge.
As a start, clear the master channel of any effects. Drop everything so that it is lower than the kick. Make the kick the loudest thing in your mix, as dance music is focused on two things (kick and bass line), and be sure to leave at least 3db of headroom, if not more. Remember, sound can always be expanded, but if its too loud, its distorted which doesn't help you.
Second, realize that a mix down is very different than a mastered copy. I can get my remixes to -1.0dB but it still wont sound like a mastered copy because I'm no mastering engineer. Mastering isn't a plug in suite, its an art, and most artists are not a mastering expert. The typical "fat sound" comes from mastering, not a mix down. Sometime you can get an awesome result on a mix down though and just get some basic amplification or compression algorithm that will do the trick. I don't advice most people to try it though, especially budding producers.
Start with EQ work, or finding sample loops that are good to go from the beginning. Focus on making sure the sound you want to hear comes through. Filter out frequencies you don't need. Leads don't tend to need a lot of low end, so watch for muddy sounds as it leaks into a bass line.
A quick rule I learned in radio production is to use the following ordering of your effects: EQ -> Spatial -> Dynamic. As an example, though this chain wouldn't really be that great typically: EQ -> Reverb -> Compression. Remember that the Dynamic effects are what either quiet or make louder your sounds. Echos, delays, and reverb are what give it more voices and sources. You may use this kind of chain if you have soft percussion to spice it up in the mix, though you want to be sure it doesn't tail off too long and saturate or distort.
Understand that these are general rules. There is no simple way to make your song "fat." There is no quick way to mix down a track, but if you work it into your workflow and understand the process of going from A to Z then your tracks will come out swell. Spending money on a problem wont fix it until you identify the problem and get the right tools to fix it.
Overall, the biggest piece of advice: NEVER place effects on a master channel until AFTER you've completed your mix down. Never compress or limit the master channel. It does the artist no good. Leave that for a proper mastering engineer.
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