Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
So it sounds to me, from what you all have said, that you’d use saturation (sparingly) on individual tracks, and specifically those tracks that historically would have used analog gear, like vocals, guitars, to bring some warmth to the track sound?
Andrew
No.

I recommend finding another word. "Warmth" actually has a meaning in audio and implies a larger bottom end or added bass response (but not reduced treble), qualities noticeably lacking on early CDs which is where the term, "analog warmth" came from.

What saturation can bring to the table is enhanced harmonic content — the right added harmonics can be quite pleasing. Be careful because too much sounds like distortion—because that's what it is.


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