Jon, I'm surprised you are still
'experimenting' as this by now should be a far more honed/polished affair, with a well trodden path in execution for PP. I appreciate that Olympus files are not the greatest and after what two years you should be nailing them, but as I said moons ago, fiddling is not the answer... honing a well constructed WF, updating with the advancements avoids a huge amount of rabbit warrens/distractions. Even with ACR masking, PS is still your best option for specific adjustments, as it can lead to unwanted artifacts.
What was it that you wanted to achieve, is this the best adjustment, or is there something better perhaps to achieve your goal??? If you wish to experiment then adjust one slider to the full throttle left/right only then will you see the cause & effect and so you are then empowered to make the correct/educated adjustment. All this two points, one point means diddly squat, but the over arching message is all of this are different forms of
Contrast sharpening, Clarity, Levels, Contrast, Curves.... etc etc
Jon before moving to Olympus you really had a far better grasp in your PP, yes the new files take a bit of getting used too, well at least they aren't Fuji, but I think you need to grab the Bull now and start to form a plan.
Your love & passion for capturing the image is what excites you, but PP works hand in glove and so you can take the most amazing image, but like a deck of cards it all comes crashing down if the PP isn't also embraced, Simplicity Master Jon, Simplicity...
If you were happy using DXO fine, but just hone things with PS and if the colour isn't quite right try Colour balance for example, but you might not need to adjust all three.
Just being honest Jon, but don't fall into the bear trap and do everything in ACR or Lr, you simply can't.
