Everything you need to know about Saturation – Audio Engineering

In this video I discuss saturation and distortion. What is Saturation? What does it sound like? Where should you use it? I’ll cover the basics and show you a few examples of saturation in a mix.

Topics Covered/Time Stamps
0:00 – Intro
1:50 – Pure Sine Tone
2:05 – Even Harmonics (2nd order)
2:25 – Odd Harmonics (3rd Order)
2:45 – Even vs Odd
3:30 – Tube vs Tape – which type of saturation
4:30 – Non Linear Behaviour (Discussion)
5:25 – Non Linear Example
6:00 – Recap
6:30 – Ear Training Checklist (headphones, plugins, gain staging)
9:30 – Audio Example Drums with Saturation
10:38 – Warming Saturation
11:35 – Tape Saturation
11:55 – Marketing Myths. Don’t be fooled by Tubes!
14:00 – Guitar Example
15:07 – Final Discussion

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