Corrective EQ before the compressor, tonal EQ after it, limiting last of all. Every position in a mastering chain is chosen because of what the stage before it did, and knowing the reasons is what lets you break the order on purpose.
A mastering chain has a conventional order, and the order is not a ritual. Every stage sits where it does because of something the stage before it did, and the reasons are specific enough to be worth learning — mostly so you can depart from them deliberately rather than by accident.
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