well I don't work, or know these guys, all though it would be great to work with them one day

They happen to be listed on a lot of albums that I own, blah, blah, blah...
Just with music, you can learn by listening and playing along...this whole idea about "Oh yeah, the cal. 5 regulator" that's the ticket!!! jon lovitz SNL. They're many paths to to a slammin' mix.
I'd say forget everything(including my post) that's said here and mix with clean ears and a clean mind...
A wise engineer/producer once walked into a control room, took a look at the corperate credenza as most engineers would and said...
"there's enough outboard gear in here to make a crappy sounding record"
stike