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Originally Posted by Table Of Tone  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! |
To my ears the gentle compression I'm thinking of as hugging takes hold long before any percieved saturation. Have not heard a plug to date that can do this. Smear? Hmmm, maybe if you push it on there hard. Other than that I'd say you might actually get away with more perceived clarity because of being able to open up the top more without pain. YMMV of course.