Saturation & Harmonics: What They Are & How To Use In A Mix!

In this video we're discussing what saturation and harmonics are and how to use them for BIGGER, FATTER, and THICKER mixes! You'll learn what tape, tube, and transistor saturation is, what type of harmonics they produce, what type of effect they have on the audio signal, and common use cases for each. We finish things up with some real world examples of how I utilize saturation in my mixes.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:28 - What is Saturation & Harmonics?
01:28 - Tape Saturation
02:18 - Tube Saturation
03:05 - Transistor Saturation
03:55 - Visualizing Harmonics
05:21 - Audio Assault XCTR (Tube & Transistor)
06:20 - FabFilter Saturn (Tube & Tape)
07:20 - Black Box Analog Design HG-2MS
08:48 - SSL Native Bus Compressor
10:02 - Lindell 50 Channel Strip
10:54 - Audio Assault FreakQ
12:08 - AMEK EQ 200
13:14 - Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machine
14:34 - Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack
16:51 - Slate Digital Virtual Bus Compressors
17:56 - Shadow Hills Class A Mastering Compressor
18:34 - bx_limiter True Peak
19:52 - Real World Examples
20:12 - Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machine
21:32 - VTM Audio Example A/B
21:49 - Black Box HG-2MS
22:57 - HG-2MS Audio Sample
23:41 - Audio Assault XCTR
24:37 - XCTR Audio Sample

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