I agree with Bruce re:both leveling and light compression in the mastering process. IMO, you're better off using a light touch in compressing individual tracks which gives you more flexibility in mastering and even then. I'm a big believer in as using as light a touch as possible in everything.
"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." -- Charles Mingus
If you're going to be doing a lot of it, I'd suggest trying to make plans to pick up a set of studio reference monitors -- almost all speakers (including home, computer, and car stereo speakers) and some sound cards/etc have inherent EQing to make them try to sound better in the environment they're intended for. The reference monitors are EQed flat and intended to let you hear the real effects of the mastering work you're doing.
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Date: 2008-08-01 17:38 (UTC)"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." -- Charles Mingus
If you're going to be doing a lot of it, I'd suggest trying to make plans to pick up a set of studio reference monitors -- almost all speakers (including home, computer, and car stereo speakers) and some sound cards/etc have inherent EQing to make them try to sound better in the environment they're intended for. The reference monitors are EQed flat and intended to let you hear the real effects of the mastering work you're doing.
- Jeho