Just read a great summary of how signal flow works while recording and mixing with DAWs. It can be a bit complex to comprehend at times with all the unseen parts of a digital workflow, and this article by iZotope breaks it down in a very digestible manner. Check it out:
I really enjoy iZotope’s mixing and master plugins Neutron 2 and Ozone 8. I’ve also been using their Vocal Synt plugin for a while and the latest version produces some fantastic sounding vocoder and harmonizing effects. I’ll be writing reviews and tutorials about them in the near future.