![]() ![]() Tall orders are nothing new for Slate, but as you’ll hear, the team has done very well in its attempt to bridge the divide. We were asked to imagine having a locker filled with dozens of the world’s “most classic” vintage and modern microphones and preamps, with the ability to instantly audition them to find the perfect match and “finalise the recording chain of our dreams.” He doesn’t undersell, that’s for sure.Īs I have it right in front of me, the Slate Digital VMS consists of a large diaphragm condenser microphone, single-channel microphone preamplifier and a software plug-in in the usual flavours of VST, AU, AAX and RTAS. ![]() As far back as NAMM 2014, Slate made an announcement that put everyone on the edge of their seat. ![]() However, of all the products Steven has released under all manner of banners, Slate Digital’s Virtual Microphone System (VMS) is undoubtedly his greatest calling card to the spotlight so far.Ī collection of vintage microphones and preamplifiers is the dream of most engineers, but there are two barriers to ownership the cost to buy and cost to maintain. Then there’s the Slate Pro Audio side, which developed a couple of hardware signal processors, before releasing Raven hardware touch screen surfaces and the underlying software tool, Batch Commander, which many have found to be extremely useful. After Steven Slate Drums, he teamed up with Fabrice Gabriel, of Eiosis, to form Slate Digital, and together they announced a string of hardware emulating plug-ins, eventually packaging them up into a monthly subscription bundle that’s continually expanding to include effects alongside its collection of EQs, dynamic processors, console sections and tape machines. He’s long worked to be in the lime-light, and since declaring Slate Trigger and Steven Slate Drums to be the best drum replacement solution on the market, hasn’t backed down one bit when it comes to flogging the superiority of his products with straight-faced braggadocio. Unlike other musicians who gravitate to a more behind-the-scenes role in engineering, Slate lives vicariously through the ‘wow factor’ of his products - championing them with a combination of salesman-like exuberance and frontman confidence that’s rare in the tech industry. ![]()
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