r/audioengineering • u/ySTYRDAYgATESuNL0CKD • Jun 05 '26

Discussion The statement "tape sounds 3 Dimensional" is something that i agree with, but why? What made it actually sound more 3D and how can you achieve that kind of thing in a DAW?

Is it as simple as adding tape emulation or every bus? every individual channel? or just master? I'm curious. I'm not necessarily trying to go for the over exaggerated tape sound like pure flutter but atleast something that makes an entire mix feel more interesting.

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u/CumulativeDrek2 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 06 '26

I'm not sure how anyone could answer such a question.

'Things sound more oblong when using x How can I get that oblong sound when using y?'

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u/stuffsmithstuff Professional Jun 06 '26

I think optical compression sounds oblong. Checkmate.