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Originally Posted by Karloff70  I don't know about that. You will still get a "hugging" of the mix, variable by level to tape. How much this does for your music is of course arguable, and for the style of music mentioned I might personally not bother. However you do get a mix that will react completely differently to further treatment, i.e. mastering tweaks, as mentioned before. EQing something off tape is to me infinitely smoother than a digi mix. Takes the potential pain out of top boosts for one.  |
I did mention that it's all part of the saturation.
"Hugging" of the mix is a kind of saturation, or the onset of it.
Tape nearly always smears the top end to some extent.
Sometimes that's just the ticket!