Slate Digital The Virtual Console Collection - Manual (Page 23)

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Slate
Digital
Virtual
Console
Collection
I
dragged
Fabrice
to
a
famous
Los
Angeles
recording
studio
so
he
could
do
some
complex
testing
on
their
vintage
desks.
He
reluctantly
obliged,
and
then
requested
that
I
get
him
the
schematics
of
the
desks
for
him
to
study.
Then
I
didn’t
hear
from
him
for
a
week.
I
was
beginning
to
wonder
what
was
happening,
but
then
got
a
call
sometime
in
the
middle
of
the
night.
“It
will
be
very,
very
difficult,
but
I
think
it
can
be
done”,
he
said.
And
thus
was
born
the
Virtual
Console
Collection.
Over
the
next
six
months,
I
would
travel
around
Los
Angeles
listening
to
dozens
of
classic
desks,
in
an
attempt
to
find
the
cream
of
the
crop.
Once
found,
Fabrice
would
come
in
and
do
a
series
of
custom
tests
using
specialized
techniques
that
he
developed
for
analog
modeling.
Fabrice’s
Los
Angeles
office
would
soon
become
a
fury
of
schematics,
console
components,
test
equipment,
and
dozens
of
papers
filled
with
hand
written
algorithms
and
French
words.
The
very
first
versions
of
what
would
become
the
Virtual
Console
Collection
were
already
very
impressive
to
me.
I
would
test
them
by
comparing
the
processed
digital
files
with
the
same
audio
files
that
went
through
the
actual
desks.
From
start
to
finish,
Fabrice
and
I
both
would
do
hundreds
of
listening
tests
to
ensure
that
we
were
replicating
the
exact
sound
of
the
analog
consoles,
dynamically.
Many
analog
desks
have
a
certain
“sweet
spot,”
a
point
of
gain
structuring
in
the
desk
where
the
console
would
exude
its
most
pleasing
character.
This
type
of
“sweet
spot”
would
have
to
be
duplicated
in
the
algorithm
in
order
to
properly
have
the
console
modeled.
The
goal
was
not
to
simply
claim
that
this
plugin
could
recreate
the
vibe
of
analog
mixing,
but
to
prove
it
by
showing
how
close
the
sound
of
a
digital
mix
that
had
been
processed
by
the
VCC
plugins
was
to
the
same
mix
summed
through
the
relative
analog
desk.
We
began
to
post
some
of
these
comparison
demos
on
the
web
in
the
spring,
and
luckily,
we
were
reassured
that
the
Virtual
Console
Collection
was
something
special!
Months
later,
we
are
proud
to
release
what
is
the
result
of
countless
months
of
hard
work
and
dedication.
I
must
give
credit
where
it’s
due.
This
project
has
been
spectacularly
executed
by
the
most
brilliant
and
revolutionary
algorithm
engineer
in
pro
audio,
Slate
Digital
co-­‐founder
Fabrice
Gabriel.
It
is
Fabrice’s
amazing
skill
and
expertise
that
has
allowed
this
remarkable
plugin
to
exist.
Fabrice
and
I
genuinely
hope
that
the
Virtual
Console
Collection
will
help
give
your
music
that
special
vibe
and
tone
that
is
reminiscent
of
mixing
on
a
classic
vintage
console.
Thanks
for
your
purchase,
and
we
look
forward
to
you
making
great
music
with
this,
and
other
Slate
Digital
plugins.
-­‐
Steven
Slate