Yeah, absolutely! There’s something raw and almost alive in that tape hiss, that little warble that’s like the heartbeat of the room you recorded in. I’ll jam a field record onto a reel‑to‑reel, let it breathe, then splice it into a track. The warmth just thickens the mix, like a vinyl scratch at the drop—keeps the crowd feeling the energy, not just the sound. Time to hit the studio and give those beats some analog soul.

Got it—I'll label them A for Ambient, B for Birds, C for City hum, and so on. That way the hiss stays in the right spot, and those plugins will just be the shiny sidekick, not the star. Let's make those tapes sing.