22-time GRAMMY winning Engineer and Producer Al Schmitt joins Dave and Herb on the 117th episode of Pensado's Place!

"Stump The VK Guy" Question:

"When people say "tape compression" or "saturation" what exactly is the process that produces these effects, and why should I care?"

Jacob Schneider's Answer:

"Tape compression and saturation are both effects of using a tape machine. These processes can very depending on the tape machines electronics, the tape that is used, the calibration of the machine as well as as how the source is driven into the machine.

I guess technically there is no tape compression you are driving the tape and electronics so they are saturating and distorting raising the noise floor.

Kind of a crazy question not sure if there is any easy way to explain that. Why should you care? Well it is an effect like it or not."

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