| All things being equal before hitting recording medium...
Yes, tape has a warmer sound.
Tape will give you added harmonic content and tape compression, which provides the warmth and bigger sound.
Yes drums and bass will have that added extra punch using analog tape.
"more control over bass..." <--- not sure what you mean by that.
All that said, some great sounds can also be achieved with Hardware recording, but make sure you are using the best possible audio to digital converters.
Regardless, just go make a great album with great performances.
~ mike |