THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS NOT TO USE (ABUSE) DYNAMIC TOOLS IN THE MASTER SECTION, EXCITERS OR MULTIBAND COMPRESSORS... OR IF YOU HAVE TO USE THEM, ONLY A LITTLE TOUCH !!
ABOUT THE BITRATE.... 48kHz (OR MULTIPLES, 96kHz, 192kHz...) IS THE BEST RATE... WHY? SIMPLE, THERE IS NO DECIMALS... EXACT NUMBERS !! THAT IS THE REASON I WORK WITH 48Hz AT 24bits! MORE DEEP RESOLUTION !
WHEN YOU WORK AT 44.1kHz YOU FORCE YOUR COMPUTER TO DO MORE OPERATIONS AND THAT MEANS MORE POSIBILITIES OF FAILURES IN THE END !! ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH MANY TRACKS, PLUGINS, EFFECTS, ETC !!
ALL THE PEOPLE HAVE A BUTTON CALLED VOLUME IF ITS NOT LOUD ENOUGH.
MARV !!