Review of Slate Digital VCC

Review of Slate Digital VCC by Steve at Emeraz
http://www.emeraz.com/
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Full version of the song fully mastered here: http://www.emeraz.com/songInfoPublic.php?song_id=423&menu_id=5

You can download the full track mixed with each console and one in bypass in 44.1kHz 24 bit here http://www.emeraz.com/sketchesInfoPublic.php?sketch_id=319&menu_id=34

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• Review
• Slate
• Digital
• VCC
• emeraz
• tutorial
• virtual
• console
• collection

[Googlegnome]

I listened to the 720p version...what kinda friggin' bitrate do they encode audio to in those? Either Youtube don't give a rats ass about the audio, or it must have been compressed before upload. It sounds like evil, utter shit and I have really no idea whether the plugs does good or bad...

[EmerazTV]

@Googlegnome Tell me about it!!!! That's why I uploaded the full 44.1kHz 24 bit audio files to Emeraz. The link is in the description. Download them and import them into your DAW and you'll hear the more subtle effects of these plug-ins ;) 

[joeyxl3456]

youre from ireland :) great video

[EmerazTV]

@joeyxl3456 :) Thanks Joey

[Audiopriest]

Good Demo and great Plugin. I just bought it yesterday. My problem ist that the VU meter is constant peaking. What calibration settings do you make?

Thanks for a response.

[EmerazTV]

@Audiopriest Sounds like you are running all your channels a little to hot. Back them off a little so that the mix bus has some head room. Saying that, if it sounds good already then I wouldn't fret to much

[andreasoberholz]

Why not just using a console? More easy IMHOP....

[wasupthere]

great tut . THANKS/

could you tell me what the INPUT knob would be used for...have u used it ? what does it do?

[tempest63132]

I like the idea of this. When mixing, do you add these plug ins and THEN add eq, compression, etc? I am thinking of upgrading to a new iMac with these Steven Slate Console plug ins along with the stock logic plugins.

[FunnyVideoCollector]

Slate Virtual Tape machine comes out Q1 2012 hope its as good as VCC.

[BeanyBeanyBeanster]

@BeanyBeanyBeanster Oops, I meant Brit N not 4K (although that's good too)

[BeanyBeanyBeanster]

@Audiopriest - Ok just checked your page and seen you're doing dance music so I wouldn't worry too much. Analogue gain-staging is more for recorded material such as guitar and live drums etc. where you don't want to colour the material too much, but I also do some dance stuff and love what the Brit 4K does to synth bass and machine drums and the API does to synth leads when pushed. If it sounds good, it IS good.

[BeanyBeanyBeanster]

@Audiopriest The default is -18dB mainly for people following 'analogue-style gain-staging' so if it sounds good I wouldn't worry too much. The idea is to keep your individual tracks peaking at -18db, group busses at -12db so your final Mix bus is peaking under -6db which leaves enough headroom for mastering without having compromised the audio quality at any stage. The Input & Drive knobs are then used to simulate running a hot signal (above -18dB) which you're doing anyway :)

[BeanyBeanyBeanster]

@BeanyBeanyBeanster but it does require an iLok2 USB dongle, sold separately.

[BeanyBeanyBeanster]

@rappinp try Audio Deluxe dot com - they do some great deals...

[rappinp]

I would go with either API or Trident. Where can I buy this plug-in?