Slate Digital FG-X Virtual Mastering Processor - Manual (Page 21)

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Slate"Digital"FG-X"Virtual"Mastering"Console"
A"note"from"Fabrice"Gabriel":"
"Developing' the' FGZX' Dynamics' Rack' algorithms' was' a' big' challenge.' Every' step' of' making' this'
product' become' a' reality' has' been' a' very' long' process,' mixing' algorithm' innovations,' intense'
listening'sessions'and'a'constant'research'for'means'of'improvement.''
We' wanted' to' build' a' loudness' processor' which' delivers' the' best' sound' quality' with' the' most'
transparent' algorithm' processing,' while' giving' the' user' a' comprehensive' but' simple' set' of'
parameters'which'do'not'require'the'tedious'tasks'of'searching'for'the'right'settings'for'hours.'
I' still' exactly' remember' the' first' time' we' processed' a' mix' with' the' right' algorithm' adjustments' at'
Steven's'studio.'We'looked'at'each'other,'thinking'the'same'thing:'"WOW!'We'got'it!"'
I'm' also' very' proud' of' the' FG' Comp,' which' has' a' unique' character' and' behavior.' I' designed' this'
compressor' algorithm' with' a' mastering' and' transparency' goal' in' mind.' I' can't' believe' myself' how'
transparent'and'coherent'this'compressor'is,'even'with'high'compression'gain'reductions,'and'I'love'
the'intelligent'leveler'mode,'which'I'always'missed'in'every'compressor'I'tried.''
The'builtZin'metering'section'crystallizes'what'I'was'always'dreaming'about'with'regards'to'metering'
at'the'mastering'stage.'Last,'creating'the'look'and'feel'and'the'interface'to'ease'use'of'these'features'
was'a'major,'collaborative'effort.'''
Working'with'Steven'was'a'wonderful'challenge.'I'was'always'trying'to'fool'his'ears'by'giving'him'
some'blind'algorithm'tests,'with'some'fancy'option'names'to'scramble'the'things'even'more!''
Each' time,' he' was' able' to' pick' the' best' algorithm' settings,' in' both' technical' and' audio' quality'
standpoints.'That's'why'the'FGZX'is'far'more'than'just'a'processing'chain'of'algorithms:'it'has'been'
fineZtuned'by'Steven’s'masterful'ears."''
(Fabrice(Gabriel(
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Thanks"and"happy"mastering!"
The'Slate'Digital'Team'
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