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вЂњTo be frank, IвЂ™d listened to what was available currently, and I was really unimpressed, because it didnвЂ™t sound like exactly like what I felt IвЂ™d been hearing from tape itselfвЂ¦then we did some testing and confirmed that although they were modeling some things, they werenвЂ™t capturing 100% of what existed in the hardware.вЂќ But to hear it from Slate, the competition may be what ultimately drove him to develop this product in the first place. Given Slate and GabrielвЂ™s focus on perfection, and a marketplace rife with competitors, creating another plug-in tape emulator seems like a big undertaking. There are some really stellar offerings coming in the near futureвЂ¦only a few of which can be discussed here, unfortunately! Slate seemed most excited to discuss his latest plug-in, the Virtual Tape Machine (VTM), which will launch into beta testing later this week. When I sat down with Slate, he opened up quite a bit about where the company is headed. Slate's new Virtual Tape Machine plugin is scheduled to launch in June. In SlateвЂ™s own words: вЂњWe model 100%, if we do 98% I think weвЂ™ve failed.вЂќ

What sets these models apart from other plug-ins is Slate and GabrielвЂ™s commitment to accurately modelling every aspect of the original gear вЂ“ especially the imperfections and non-linearities that affect audio in such desirable fashions. Specifically, Slate DigitalвЂ™s VCC (Virtual Console Collection) console emulation plugin represents one of the best attempts at modeling some of the worldвЂ™s classic recording consoles.

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Maybe the biggest news for DAW users, however, has been SlateвЂ™s foray into the world of digitally modeled analog hardware.ДЄlong with his partner, algorithm designer and programmer Fabrice Gabriel, вЂњ Slate DigitalвЂќ has become a force to be reckoned with in the pro audio plug-in market. To date, Slate Pro Audio has released two products that distinguish themselves in their ability to capture many sounds from one box вЂ“ The вЂњ FoxвЂќ, a mic preamplifier, and the вЂњ DragonвЂќ, an 1176 style compressor with some very unique modifications. Slate launched Steven Slate Drums 4.0 early this year and says itвЂ™s been the most successful release yet.ДЄlong with Steven Slate Drums, 2006 also brought about the founding of Slate Pro Audio, a business dedicated to the design and manufacture of hardware devices.

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Initially used by mixers looking to supplement drum kits in need of a little sonic bolstering, the samples and the software accompanying them have grown into a full-fledged virtual instrument.

But, their pre-mixed drum kits are just a lot further from the sound I want out of drums than Steven Slate out of the box, for whatever reason, so I've pretty much had to cobble together my own custom kits.SlateвЂ™s business began here in 2006, when he began selling his much-lauded drum samples. On the flip side, Superior Drummer 3's UI is much more user friendly, and it's much more intuitive to tweak drum sounds to match your preferences, and the cymbal samples are much more convincing.

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Also, FWIW, I find SSD's cymbal samples to be lacking - they don't sound as lush or full as a professionally recorded drum track should sound, especially not the hi-hats. It's so bad that, at least for me, it kinda canceled out the quality of the drum kits, which are 'pre-mixed' to more or less sound like a finished, professionally produced drum track right out of the box. IMO, Steven Slate Drums has one of the most maddeningly unusable UIs I have ever experienced in music software. I have Steven Slate Drums 5 and Superior Drummer 3, but primarily use Superior Drummer 3 (Trigger is something completely different - that's for replacing a previously recorded drum track with samples, rather than programming a drum track from scratch).

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