"where was the "tape saturation" in there? tape saturation is tape saturation, not 5 completely other steps (which is a lot more work btw, lol)"
The tape saturation could be the type of distortion used in point 4.
The thread question asks about making Timberland/Danja style drums. It does not ask about tape saturation.
What I described it how Timberland does it. Sometimes more than two kicks are layered.
"(which is a lot more work btw, lol)"
Not quite sure what you mean here. Want to eloborate?
Not sure what the "lol" at the end is about either.
Is it that you are laughing at what I said like saying I don't know what I'm talking about?
I'm laughing too because the first line of my post said that tape saturation is distortion and then I said to add distortion in step four.
Then you asked, "where is the tape saturation in all that". lol
Tape saturation rounds off the top of the waveform causing it to DISTORT. Tape does this in a softer, thicker more forgiving way than if you clip in digital.
Using a distortion plug or driving a compressor (with a soft knee) and then rolling off some top end is a good way of emulating tape saturation or just use a tape saturation emulating plugin.
Hope this clears the confusion about my earlier post.