Having trouble getting your drums to punch through? Some parallel compression with the FG-116 will remedy that. And it adds it in a way that I have only heard analog gear do thus far. If there is one thing that I have noticed with this plugin over any other plugin I have ever used, is that this is the first time I have ever heard a plugin add “depth” to the mix. I plan to get more scientific about it but that’s for another time. Let me say right off the bat, when it comes to the sound and feel of those pieces of analog gear, VMR is king.

I am pretty familiar with the hardware the first 3 modules are emulating, and even more familiar with the dozen or so plugins out there that are trying to emulate them. And you should totally go get it right now. Thickness adds warmth, punch, body, and fatness.” Oh, and I should mention it’s FREE. Shimmer adds depth, clarity, space, width, and air like you’ve never heard. I think Slate explains it best: “Revival borrows aspects of tubes, tape, transformers, and world class analog filters to create two processes. The 5th module, called Revival, is a little different from the rest. The 4th module is the FG-401, which is not based off any one particular piece of gear – it’s more like a Frankenstein plugin compressor with different parts of it modeled off different pieces of gear. The FG-N is based off a Neve 1073 EQ, FG-S is based off a SSL 4000 console EQ, and the FG-116 is an FET compressor based off the Universal Audio 1176. The plugin comes with 5 modules, 3 of which are based off well-known pieces of gear. Anyone familiar with the 500 series lunchbox will find that VMR looks strikingly similar. It’s called “VMR” which stands for Virtual Mix Rack. They are known for making plugins that are faithful to the analog gear they are emulating, and recently released a new plugin emulating some more of that sweet analog goodness.

Slate Digital has been around for a while now.

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