Using saturation and other analog-style effects effectively

One of the reoccurring negative comments made about the DAW method of recording…and mixing is that it doesn't have any de facto warmth or character, or that it…sounds lifeless and cold.…The truth is that with today's equipment and software, digital recording is…actually extremely accurate and transparent, allowing the engineer to capture…every detail that existed during the recording stage without any additional…distortion or saturation.…But sometimes, that extra saturation that was added by using less and…transparent analog gear is actually what we liked about a recording.…

How can we satisfy our craving for distortion in the pristine digital domain and…that's where saturation and analog simulated plug-ins come in.…But before I show you some of these plug-ins, I want to discuss why they can…help us make our mix sound better, and why we actually like the sound of the…distortion added by an analog component.…I think too many people rush into it thinking I just want to smear my whole mix…with tube and tape saturation, thinking it's going to sound good.…