kismet78

Custom color Whetstone, oh my. http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-COLOR-Blackout-Effectors-Whetstone-Analog-Phaser_W0QQitemZ320403505807QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item4a9989828f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|293%3A1|294%3A50

Yes, if you hit analog tape with enough level, then the tape saturates and you get what is commonly referred to as "tape compression". It's really not that dissimilar from amp compression in some ways - the medium can't handle any further increase in level, so the waveform peaks start getting rounded off... The funny thing is, nearly every time I'm in LA in one of the big studio complexes, all the control rooms that are booked have Pro Tools systems in use, and the hallways outside are lined with unused Ampex and Studer tape decks... It's harder to use those pitch correction plugins on tape.

I was refering to a comp pedal at the beginning. I don't know we did some offal nice recordings in the 80's that were recorded dry and then redone with different effects. I will try to find something to throw up.Thats kind of a bad choice of words. Ah, I see what you mean. I post-process too, mostly.

Whatever happened to the days of recording the tracks dry?We just did some stuff and they had my guitar sound absolutely junked on the original tracks. Completely dry is just as bad as over-processed.

heh, I get as much bubblewrap as I want for free in work! My day job also provides plentiful, but random packing supplies.

Also, you should add a "This End Up" sticker, and a "FRAGILE" sticker, and a sticker with an umbrella, so it won't get wet... Or does the post office do that? You may as well put a "Kick Me" sticker on there.