What is your favourite plugin for 'analog' style saturation?

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I prefer the ampex 102 from UAD... Not original but really strong emulation.

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I made slursh to not mimic any analog saturation but I made it collapse the way I want my sounds to when I hit them hard. I like it and think it's pretty fun. It can also be pretty dynamic.

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"Analog style saturation" doesn't mean much to me (tape, old tape, tube, solid state are all quite different imho).
But despite that, my favorite has been GoodHertz Tupe. I made a preset that just fattens up everything I need in one click.
Fattens up: Soften transients, focus more on harsher/upper mid transients, saturates the low => higher perceived volume, soften the high-end a touch (can be changed if needed), raises up RMS, compresses a little bit, keeps the dry signal in a bit.

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ShuffleDrummer wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 8:25 am I prefer the ampex 102 from UAD... Not original but really strong emulation.
Which ips speed, tape formula, and emphasis standard do you typically use?
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For Tape Saturation:
UAD Studer A800 Tape
For Tube Saturation:
Plugin Alliance Black Box HG-2MS it is for me
For general saturation with a bit less CPU strain:
RC-20 Retro Color
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