Hi, Spwee,
I'll number these. It's easier!
1. MasterLink's DSP occurs in a set order...I'll have to check on what that is, since I am writing this at home...
2. You can use all DSP together if needed. If the file is 24/96, you probably can use three at once, since 24/96 takes up a lot of bandwidth.
3. You should always Normalize LAST, since the Normalize calculation takes the other DSP settings into account.
4. Like any digital recorder, there is no headroom beyond 0 dBfs, so do not go into the red.
5. NOTE: The meters are calibrated for the 32 bit processing in MasterLink. If you are going right up to 0dBfs, then burn a Redbook (16bit / 44.1KHz) CD, then play it back, you can occasionally see "Overs" on the meters. Do not fear, this is only the display. You are not clipping. Do not adjust your set(tings).
6. The Rendered Image is in fact saved until you render again. This way you can make multiple CDs from a Rendered Image without having to render everytime.
7. Anything software less than version 2.00 will need a reformat of the hard drive when installing 2.02. This is because the file system was altered in 2.00.
Hope this was helpful,
Mike