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Originally Posted by kats  Mike, not to be argumentative, but it really depends on what you consider the desirable qualities of tape to be. Most people who still use tape do so because they feel they're getting a higher fidelity recording by remaining in the analog realm throughout the whole process. I doubt they go through all the trouble because they can use tape artifacts like compression as a creative tool. |
I do and I know of other people who do as well. It's been a great help in fixing problem tracks that people have brought me.
It's also possible to get tape tone without hitting the tape so hard that it compresses.