BB4 sez: excellent on drums, and for certain vocal scenarios. It also has some helpful extra features you won’t find on the physical unit, like a mix knob to facilitate parallel compression, and two circuit buttons to change the character (Circuit One is a little more grimey than Circuit Two). The FG-116 is very punchy, and even if it’s dialed way up doesn’t sound like its overcompressed. We’ve got our own hardware 1176, but the Slate VMR version has the sound of a different edition. They include:įG 116 - They can’t say it, but we can - this is an 1176 limiting amplifier inside your DAW. Within the VMR, BB4 Chief Engineer Kiara Mudd has a few fave raves. Even better is the A/B function, which allows you to clone a signal chain, modify to taste, and then compare to the original. Onscreen you see a 500 series-style rack with modules including vintage EQs, compressors, enhancers, filters and more, all of which can be dragged/dropped to reorder (and quickly recalled).
The Slate VMR qualifies first with its workflow: Like all things Slate, it’s extremely well thought-out. Our philosophy on new plugin purchases mirrors our MO on hardware - it’s got to do something different than what we’ve already got on hand. One of our newest faves? The Slate VMR (Virtual Mix Rack), which makes us that much more jacked to mix. Knobs, levers, switches, analog outputs - what’s not to love about that?īut we heart going ITB as much as the next engineer, and we’ve got an ever-growing plethora of plugins to accomplish just that. Look around the BB4 Website, and you’ll see plenty of affection for outboard gear.