Slate VCC users/ RC-Tube console added

I use it...but haven't really mixed with it yet.  I have a VCC on every channel and buss and the mix buss on the master.  But as of now I haven't mixed anything off yet.

Yup...we even get a new Ilok soon to put it on...all gratis.  Ol Steve Slate knows how to treat a customer.

So how is it?  I have been curious about this.

I tried the very first beta and that **** was buggy as hell (at least that was my experience when I tested it in SONAR 8.5.3 x64).  I'm sure they've fixed most of the bugs by now, but it was totally unusable for me at the time.  I even deinstalled it from my system before the trial was over.  Wasn't very impressed :-)   

To be honest, I found Decapitator by SoundToys to be much better than VCC.  However, all the SoundToys plugins are buggy as well, so I'm just waiting until they release the next update that's supposed to fix all the bugs...or so they say...before I buy them all.  I'm also waiting for Juice to be released, which I'm sure will sound amazing!

That's one thing you can say about SoundToys, they're buggy but they ALL sound amazing!!!  They're the most analog sounding and original plugins I've ever tried.  Let me tell ya, I'm not easily impressed with plugins (I don't even like the VCC that much, remember? :-P), but SoundToys and FabFilter are a few of the companies I am really impressed with.  They create plugins that are ahead of the pack.  If only FabFilter would make a MultiBand Compressor...yum!

Sorry, I went rampage on this post.  Just got back from a gig, and it's late as hell.

Carry on! :-)

OlPal,

I'm sure the VCC has improved a lot since the time I used it.  Back then it was crashing SONAR everytime I wanted to use the link function on all the tracks.  Sometimes, merely inserting several instances would cause problems for me, so it was very unstable then.  From what you're saying though, it sounds like they've taken care of the most critical bugs.  Still, I personally wasn't blown away with the sound of the VCC.  Don't get me wrong, it sounds good, but it just didn't blow my mind like Decapitator did.  I almost bought the SoundToys Native bundle and was willing to deal with all of the graphical glitches, Bitbridge instabilities and bouncing issues they have in SONAR x64 because that's how good all their plugs sound to me.  But I decided to wait until Juice is out to buy the whole bundle, especially because I get a 50% student/teacher discount (gotta take advantage of that ;-).

By the way, when was the SoundToys update released?  I've been looking at their website from time to time and haven't seen any news of it (perhaps I missed it).  And what have they fixed?  Which bugs are still there?

Thanks in advance!

Ah, nice to hear that OldPal.  I'm still waiting for Juice to come out before I buy though.  I want to get the whole bundle.

They became 'must haves' for me ever since I tried them.  I was just waiting for them to fix the issues in x64.

Thanks for letting me know they work better now :-)

Take care!

Using it more the public release has some great new features over the betas. 
Took me a while to figure out how to get my previous x64 2.5 beta projects to open using the x86 dlls but now it works fine.

yorolpal


Hey carl, ol pal.  Do we get more than the 4 consoles??  Do we get all six "original" consoles??

No, just the 4.  As I remember reading a while back those original 2 that were first included will be a seperate add on pack type of purchase.
BUT whoever bought the betas like us will get it free when it's available.

That's the poop anyway!

bapu


Hey myolpal,

Do you lose your VCC settings after you save, close and reopen a project?

Not yorolpal but the betas do save them, V1 doesn't. It's a bug, there's a few issues.
Slate says to expect a tues/ wed. update, don't hold your breath though.

carl

yorolpal


Hey carl, ol pal.  Do we get more than the 4 consoles??  Do we get all six "original" consoles??

No, just the 4.  As I remember reading a while back those original 2 that were first included will be a seperate add on pack type of purchase.
BUT whoever bought the betas like us will get it free when it's available.

That's the poop anyway!

Well, somebody's bound to get their ass in a crack for sending out the promo flyer with the original six consoles pictured. 

yorolpal


Hey carl, ol pal.  Do we get more than the 4 consoles??  Do we get all six "original" consoles??

Just found this.
It seems like an ad for some sort of expansion consoles you can add to the VCC.


http://www.frontendaudio.com/Slate-Digital-VCC-EXP-p/9999-08095.htm

musicman100


UPDATE DUE TOMORROW !!!

Link?

Maybe it's all just too subtle for me to hear. As you as MMMV.

BTW, I don't hear any added hiss. Maybe the diff between Beat and Release?

And I say this wrt my DAW and my laptop, with speakers and headphones. The only thing I hear is a level change, drive make no never mind nor does changing the console (even with full level and drive and faders at >=0db).

Still like the FG-X though.

The update is now online.

yorolpal


Hey Baps, I just sent you via YouSendIt a couple of drum files.  They are with the VCC on the 4K console with input and drive at 3 on both channel and mix buss...and without.  It's a no brainer to just hear the volume difference.  But there is a (subtle...admittedly) difference also in the "gluey" factor of the two.  Or I am nekkid as a jaybird.  Pick em, Hortense.  But, really, It's fairly evident and gooey.  And I like it. YMMV.

OK, I'm hearing the subtle yet effective difference in your sample. I'm not sure I've been getting that. Or I'm not listening to my own stuff as critical.