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oh yeah one more thing,...some may suggest recording all digital and then dumping the mix of the song from digital onto tape and then back to digital....
IMHO that really doesn't do very much to your sounds, about maybe 10% (analog advantage) compared to recording first onto analog tape and
then dumping individual tracks into computer.
Because if you dump a whole mix, the sounds of your mix which will benefit the most will be those which are mixed loudest and even those will not achieve the same saturation and additional harmonic content tape can provide because no sounds in your mix can be as loud as one sound by itself,..(hope I explained that reasonably clearly...?)
And tape colouration is achieved and maximized by hitting the signal to tape as hard and loud as you can.
you can do this with individual tracks/instruments, but not as well with a whole mix, since everything in the mix will be quieter than it would be by itself/soloed.
Although there are probably some who would dispute the degree of advantage....that's my humble opinion from my experience.
~ mike
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