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Mastering Chain

Stereo mix through EQ, compression, limiter, dither to final master.

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Mix[Stereo mix\n24-bit] --> EQ["Mastering EQ<br/>(linear-phase)"]
EQ --> Comp["Bus compression<br/>(2:1, slow)"]
Comp --> MB[Multi-band\ndynamics]
MB --> Sat[Tape / tube saturation]
Sat --> Stereo[Stereo width / M-S]
Stereo --> Lim["Brickwall limiter<br/>(target LUFS)"]
Lim --> Dith[Dither + truncation\nto 16-bit]
Dith --> Out[Final master]