::BK's book is just another book about audio, that's all and it will never teach u mastering! Experience, state-of-the-art monitoring and a accurate greatly treated room is what makes a ME and gives him the edge, not the gear used in his chain. the stuff u are sayin' is bogus to me and to thousands of others who have taken part in those heated debates all over the web about ITB vs. OTB mastering ( or any hardware based mastering chains)...I am NOT starting one up on this talk page.