Mod Bod
One nice thing is that we will be able to save the VMR as a FX Chain Preset and name it Slate VCC.  So when you look at it in the Insert Bin, you will know exactly what it is instead of having to open it and look to see what module(s) are active in it.

true the only aceptable workaround ...

I see sweetwater has the early version with with ilok2 for $99. Is that a good purchase price?

The Virtual Mix Rack ROCKS!!!

musicroom
I see sweetwater has the early version with with ilok2 for $99. Is that a good purchase price?

better jump on VBC , VTM or FGX if mastering duteies , the sonic impact , benefit and usage will be bigger 

Zo

musicroom
I see sweetwater has the early version with with ilok2 for $99. Is that a good purchase price?

better jump on VBC , VTM or FGX if mastering duteies , the sonic impact , benefit and usage will be bigger 

 
Thanks Zo - I usually purchase tools like these in segments. But I think I want all of them at some point. How would you rank them in terms of a purchase order?
 
BTW - I'm a collaborative songwriter - so most of my final products are demos or fall into the I just wanted to capture and preserve the idea category. 
 
From what I'm reading it looks like I would order the products like this versus what I use now:
1) VBC (Old Timer)
2) VCC (Cakewalk Console and IVGI)
3) VTM (Reelbuss)
4) FGX (nothing invested here other than Sonar's offerings)

musicroom

Zo

musicroom
I see sweetwater has the early version with with ilok2 for $99. Is that a good purchase price?

better jump on VBC , VTM or FGX if mastering duteies , the sonic impact , benefit and usage will be bigger 

 
Thanks Zo - I usually purchase tools like these in segments. But I think I want all of them at some point. How would you rank them in terms of a purchase order?
 
BTW - I'm a collaborative songwriter - so most of my final products are demos or fall into the I just wanted to capture and preserve the idea category. 
 
From what I'm reading it looks like I would order the products like this versus what I use now:
1) VBC (Old Timer)
2) VCC (Cakewalk Console and IVGI)
3) VTM (Reelbuss)
4) FGX (nothing invested here other than Sonar's offerings)

The FGX is amazing and I would put it at priority 1. The VBC is pretty awesome as well so I would give it priority 2. I don't have the VTM so by default I would put the VCC at 3 and the VTM last in the list. If you record live drums Trigger is incredible and gets #1 on my list of favorite Slate products. The new VMR is pretty cool and VCC 2 is going to run within it's shell.
 
Rocky

FGX is da bomb as a final "mastering" step on the master bus much like Ozone is. Especially for Rock, Pop or Metal.

Thanks Guys! I've been looking at the stripbus and few other offerings out there. But back to the Slate products,  I really like the price point vs quality from what I've read over the past couple of years from actual user's perspective since I'm still on the outside looking in. 

Can anyone suggest which would be better to use out of the FG-X transparent bus compressor or one of the modeled bus compressors. Is there ever a situation in any music mastering situation that justifies using two bus compressors (even if just a small bit of compression from each one), or would it be better to pick one or the other?

Try to watch my videos , one i done about VBC ....
 
VBC is an exellent purchase because those comp are really good and usuable anywhere (tracks , buses , mix , mastering ect ...)
 
FGX is a beast but you have to master it , buying it now will certainly allow you to get FGX 2 for free soon ....
you really gotta be carefull with it ....and if you just need compression be sure to bypass the limiter and dithering  ....
 
VCC is a cumulatif plugin witch mean you need a bunch to really appreciate what it does  expet if you drastically drive it or oevrdo it (specially on the neve and trident) ..the tube is great when i need natural limiting ...if you really need sat/drive/console emu as an FX , go with NLS , if it's a subtile color , VCC
 
VTM is exellent ...(watch the video on it too) ....and can be subtile to really obviuos and everything bewteen ...complete set of control but not too much (versus some other like J 37 or UHE) usable anywahere from prod to mastering...
 
so if you're not into mastering i will go VBC and VTM  , and then FGX (for master duties or quik premixes for clients) and last VCC