I'm talking about VMR, VCC, VBC, VPC, FG-X, Custom series, etc....  I was browsing through these looking for a Waves SSL alternative, and it struck me just how arbitrary the module components seem to be.
 
First, let me start by saying that I'm actually pretty impressed by the Slate Digital line and have heard great things about the analogue "warmth and grit" they can add to a mix....
 
What I don't understand is why Slate didn't just call it VMR (Virtual Mix Rack) and offer all the rest as rack modules.  Once you get past the marketing, isn't that how they actually function?  Or am I missing some obvious reason why they have to be promoted separately?
 
I suspect they're marketed this way to make sure we get how "special" each package is -- how much work went into the R&D of each one.  But to a prospective buyer like me, it's all rather confusing, and makes me appreciate Waves' approach to the SSL 4000 that much more.
 
Or, I could just throw my hands in the air and accept that if I want to cover all the bases from Slate, I'll need to go for the Everything Bundle.  $200 a year for all the Slate FX seems reasonable -- and is still cheaper than buying the Waves SSL.
 
I guess I just answered my own question.  Well played, Steven Slate.  Well played.

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".
 
 
 

Some of the older ones, like VCC, can be used in the VMR rack, but some probably never will, mostly for reason of latency (VTM, I'm looking at you). Then again, some of the new ones also remain out of the rack, like VerbSuite.

Fleer
Some of the older ones, like VCC, can be used in the VMR rack, but some probably never will, mostly for reason of latency (VTM, I'm looking at you). Then again, some of the new ones also remain out of the rack, like VerbSuite.

KeyWrecked.

Fleer
Some of the older ones, like VCC, can be used in the VMR rack

Hence my ""evolution" comment.

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

And here comes ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FG-STRESS !!!

I doan getz strezzed out over teh FG-Strezzer

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.

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.