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Originally Posted by
Dr.Gunjah
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What strikes me most is that this plugin is supposed to be subtle, it's even it the opening post: "Engineers loved it for its ability to enhance without altering".
But it's not subtle at all, the frequency response seems to be all over the place, especially in the low end.
Since you did a lot of tests and measurements, have you found settings for a rather flat frequency response?
It is measurably the most colored "tape" plugin I've ever tested...I don't even consider it tape, it's a dynamic EQ with a tape skin. Tape sort of acts like a dynamic EQ, but nothing like p821. Honestly I thought it was an April fools joke.
The shelves/bias can take the smiley curve down, but I don't think it can ever really get flat. I didn't spend too much time with those features, so I don't have any figures to share. The best bet (imo) is to keep peak level <= -20 dbfs +/- if you want to avoid the exaggerated EQ curve.