Anyone else find the Slate Digital stuff over-packaged and confusing?

Slates products went through (and may still go through) an evolution.
 
Before VMR (and all of it's modules) there was VBC, VCC, VTM and FG-X. Many of us FG-X owners are *still* waiting on FG-X V2 .
 
So yeah, some VMR components and some stand alone VSTs can be confusing. But for those of us who grew up with the stuff as it evolved, it all makes "sense".
 
 
 

And, FG-X V2 is supposed to be in VMR too.

I doan getz strezzed out over teh FG-Strezzer

bapu
As of today there's only three things in the Everything Bundle I don't own outright. One of them I'll probably never have a real need for.
 
1. FG-116 Blue FET waiting for the $99 or $79 sale)
2. Eiosis Air & Earth Modules (I do own the De-Esser and the big brother Air EQ though)
3. Virtual Preamp Collection (meh, doubtful I'll ever buy or use it)
 
I'll give the FG-Stressor a try when it comes out but that isn't what drives me to carry on.

I thought the Air & Earth modules are free if you own Air EQ.

I remember buying their entry-level drum sampler (Platinum EX? I think it was called). never got it to work properly in Sonar. There goes $49 I think it was.
 
Then I recieve 10,000 emails about other products. These get me to watch a dozen videos of Slate touting the latest and greatest. I will say, the Slate Hype Machine at full operation is an impressive thing to watch. 
 
So I bought Virtual Bus Compressor years ago, only to find it couldn't be used on mono tracks.  They must have overlooked that trivial little detail, and I must have overlooked the fine print, if there was any. If we are being fair, that's like overlooking someone trying to hand you a dixie cup full of water while they are simultaneously bathing you in a firehose of hype.
 
I know, it's a "Bus" compressor so silly me for thinking I could use it everywhere. Still, they promise a mono compatibility update, which nearly everyone is demanding for some reason. Like three years later, there it comes. 
 
Meanwhile, I receive 10,000 more emails for every new product they are shouting about, and there are plenty. Each is touted as revolutionary.
 
Let me wrap this up! I hardly ever use the VBC although it can provide satisfactory results. I think it's use interface is too cluttered for me, which another user might appreciate, but I just never got into the flow of it. And I have found other tools that suit me better.
 
I never bought the rack, the trigger thing, the SSD, nor that magical "put this on every channel and it will mix it for you!" thing . . . and I consider their track record more promise than deliver. And I'm not a "hype" person so I'm a little turned off by their incessant promotion howitzer.
 
Of course, others will swear by Slate, and "collect the whole set" . . . so it's whatever floats your bloat.  :)
 
cheers,
-Tom
 
 
 
 

My experience is similar to Tom's - I chased that mono bus issue for weeks without resolution and was so frustrated.
 
The promise of a v2 for FGx...
 
Moving everything into their virtual rack...
 
Over hyping everything and dissing competitors by name like UAD...
 
I don't doubt they have some good plugins, but I probably won't buy another Slate product...

Eddie TX
And I still love their virtual drum software. Some of my favorite drum samples are in those expansion packs like CLA and Blackbird. 
 

+Ya

I'm a Slate fan starting with Slate Digital Trigger. It's intuitive, works great and the samples are awesome. I also Like the FGX, VCC and the VBC. I never experienced the mono issue because I've always used it on a buss. Then the Virtual Mix Rack came a long, I like it and it's nice that they made the vcc compatible. They lost me when they went with the subscription. I still use the stuff I've purchase though.
 
Rocky

strange that FGX v2 hasn't arrived yet. Perhaps I'm wrong about this but wasn't it just a couple of weeks away about 3-4 years ago!