Definitely in my book. Mighty sweet on vocals, guitars, synths and drums.
Man, that top end ...
http://slatedigital.com/fg-a/

That $179 a year plan don't look bad. I spend that easy over a few months.
 
 
 
 
[edit] Now I remember why I haven't gone in that direction.

Fleer did ya got it , i stopped anything slate in vmr ...waiting for singles ...

Yay, Zo, it’s so smooth. API to the fullest. The definitive 550A with bells on. Sweeheet.
By the way, Slate wrote @GearSlutz that those singles are coming soonish.

Better than the sly fi from Greg ? I really like this one ...

Doesn't matter. I have NEVER been able to get the iLok dongle to work reliably (2 PCs, 1 laptop; Win7 or Win10). The software app works great, but Slate never responded to my multiple requests asking why they won't also support soft authorization via the iLok app.
 
So, I had to uninstall all the Slate stuff I purchased...for the third (and FINAL) time.
 
I really dislike that arrogant SOB. I don't care how good the plugins are. I can't use them.

Be at the ready for iLok Cloud, ™.

Fleer
By the way, Slate wrote @GearSlutz that those singles are coming soonish.

And so is FG-X v2 (for about five years now)
And so is SSD v5 (for about three years now)

Soon-ish 
Though in the meantime we did get that incredible FG-Stress and lots of other goodies 
Also soonish, Slate goes iLok Cloud. Nice.
 

I've got some of the VMR stuff and it just doesn't do it for me. I prefer the Waves stuff, and if I need more air, I just add AirEQ on top, but that's pretty rare. Slate talks a good game, but there are plenty of issues with his software that I just don't have the time to deal with.
 
Dan