CTW Publishers MusicTech Posted 8 hours ago CTW Publishers Share Posted 8 hours ago Hardware samplers of the mid-80s and 90s are utterly outclassed by modern software samplers, but there are still producers who use them religiously. Workflow is a factor, but this feeds into a more fundamental attraction: The sound. Limited bit depths, downsampling to save memory, comparatively crude processing algorithms and relatively unsophisticated analogue input and output electronics combine to give classic samplers a distinct — and often genre-defining — sonic character. Fundamentally, this is just a blended sauce of different distortion flavours... The post Production tips: Exploring digital distortion and mimicking retro samplers appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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