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How do Fontaines D.C. achieve tape-style saturation?

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Fontaines D.C. use the Strymon Deco Tape Saturation & Doubletracker for tape-style saturation, adding warmth, gentle compression and grit to their guitar sound.

The gear guide identifies the Strymon Deco, also named as the Strymon Deco Tape Saturation & Doubletracker, as their tool for this texture. Those names refer to the same pedal family, rather than necessarily two separate effects.

Tape-style saturation recreates the soft compression and harmonic grit associated with pushing recording tape. It can round off sharp peaks and give guitars a thicker, slightly roughened edge. The supplied guide doesn’t specify their settings.

There’s also a Strymon Deco Plugin for software-based processing, but the supplied material doesn’t establish that the band use it.

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This answer is based on MyGear's own catalogue, price and list data on these pages:

  1. Strymon Strymon Deco Plugin — prices and offers
  2. Gearpedia: Fontaines D.C.'s gear: the instruments behind their career
  3. Gearpedia: Strymon Deco Plugin

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