Mixing vocals over beats - my approach

After producing over 200 beats on beatcorelab, I've learned a lot about how to make beats that sit well under vocals. Here are some tips: 1. Leave headroom in the mid frequencies (2-5kHz) for vocals 2. Side-chain your pads to the vocal bus 3. Keep your master between -3 to -6dB to give the mixing engineer room 4. Use reference tracks The artists who buy beats on beatcorelab often tell me they appreciate beats that are "vocal-ready." It's made a huge difference in my sales and repeat customers. What are your mixing tips for vocal-ready beats?