[Professor]

undarrenworld: there isn't any real magic software for mastering. i have the waves bundle plugs--multiband compression, really good eq, maximizer etc. a good multiband compressor is key. lots of people swear by a maximizer--it will get your sound nice and loud, but it's your ears that really need to be spot on. a maximizer alone, without knowing what to listen for, can really just boost everything--even the shit that shouldn't be there. harmonics and phase are really tricky to me. apparantly reason has added some way of mastering--i have my tracks mastered by someone who knows what they are doing. it makes a difference.