Usually? Hmmm.... Upsampling with Saracon to 96K. Then quite often the Algorithmix Red or Blue EQ at the front end in the [g=17]DAW[/g].
Rarely: Some corrective de-essing or compression or expansion with the Sequoia or Waves plugs. Sometimes some sweetening with an active equalizer (Magix). But mostly wait for external.
Then it may go into a Weiss DS-1 Mk2 for some de-essing, high frequency sweetening or softening, [g=23]distortion[/g] softening, [g=118]bass[/g] expansion or compression, whatever may need to come first.
Then it frequently goes into a TC Electronic MD4 in parallel mode, which can do anything from nothing to very light or some heavy lifting.
Then it may go into my K-Stereo Processor or the K-stereo process in the Weiss DNA-1, if it needs some help with dimensionality, depth, space or ambience that the forthcoming analog chain does not bring out.
Then it may go into another Weiss DS-1 possibly doing some narrow band downward compression, or some narrow or wideband expansion, or just to adust the level at the end of the digital chain
Then it may go into a HEDD inserting an analog chain, with or without the Hedd [g=3]DSP[/g] engaged (usually without).
The analog chain may consist of an OCL-2 which can do some very nice warming or tightening up of the sound. Or, on overdrive, sweetening of heavy digital [g=23]distortion[/g] (I have an overdrive modification to my OCL-2).
Then it may go into an APi 5500 for some further EQ post compression.
Then it may go into an API 2500, usually just to tweak the analog level into the following A/D, but on occasion it may add some additional compression, depending on the type of music.
Then after the HEDD A/D it usually lands in the TC brickwall, which if there is demand for a competitive level, helps to bring it up to that level with the least damage (usually no more than 1 dB [g=357]peak[/g] limiting at that stage).
Then it hits a Weiss SRC downsampled to 44.1 and enters a SADiE system where it is recorded at 24 [g=395]bit[/g] 44.1 while I am simultaneously monitoring and choosing the choice of dither to be used when reduced to 16 [g=395]bit[/g] later. So the whole chain and monitoring is integrated and bearing on the final result.
That's it in a nutshell, subject to change without notice.