Re:Lou Ottens, inventor of cassette tape, has died
by spaetzleesser on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @02:46PM
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Wouldn't you be able to get the same effect by applying some digital filter to the music? Same goes for warmer sound some people claim for analog amplifiers. I would think you should be able to tune your digital devices to produce the same sound.
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Re:Lou Ottens, inventor of cassette tape, has died
by hcarvalhoalves on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @03:18PM
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In theory you could compress and add some flutter. [1]
The problem is, you don't have access to the master - if you try to apply this filter on top of a final mix destined for CD/digital, it won't sound the same as tape, and will deteriorate the signal even more. That's why some bands still release on cassete, you actually need to mix w/ tape in mind.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS34GN4UHpQ&ab_channel=MrAud...
Re:Lou Ottens, inventor of cassette tape, has died
by ayyy on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:20PM
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That's how lo-fi gets produced.
This is one of the more popular tools for that job: https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_fx/effect/rc-20_...