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October 19, 2023
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In the not-too-distant past, music was mixed down to 1/2” tape in the studio.
When we recorded mixes onto 1/2” tape, the tape itself would subtly change the sound of the mix – adding a bit of warmth, tape compression and cohesion, and making the mix sound even more pleasing.
These days there are tape emulation plugins that will have this same effect on your podcast episode mixes and some people really love this effect.
It’s certainly not 100% necessary to use tape emulation in your podcast production, but in conjunction with many other professional tactics, the compounded effect can make a huge difference in your sound.
Two emulation plugins that I have used and liked are Fabfilter’s Saturn plugin, and iZotope Ozone 9’s Vintage Tape module.
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Do you mean ¼ inch tape?
No, mixing down to 1/2″ tape was the industry standard for many years. Although before that they mixed down to 1/4″ tape.