Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines & VCC Tutorial | Plugins Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- #virtualtapemachines #musicproduction #slatedigital
Join Steven Slate as he shows you how he approaches using the VTM (Virtual Tape Machine) and VCC (Virtual console collection) plugins on a mix, and how these plugins can breathe new analog life into your DAW by recreating the nonlinearities of real analog consoles and tape machines.
Experience the warmth and richness of analog tape with Slate Digital's Virtual Tape Machines. In this video, we dive into the features and benefits of this exceptional plugin, designed to bring the classic sound of tape to your digital recordings.
Key features highlighted:
✅ Authentic tape emulation for digital audio
✅ Multiple tape machine models and tape formulations
✅ Adjustable tape speed for versatile sound shaping
✅ Easy-to-use interface with detailed controls
✅ Enhances warmth, depth, and cohesion in mixes
Transform your recordings with the Virtual Tape Machines plugin, perfect for adding that vintage analog warmth to your tracks. Watch the video for an in-depth look at how this powerful tool can elevate your sound.
For more information about the Virtual Console Collection and Virtual Tape Machines, visit:
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That guitar tone is gorgeous. All these plug-ins are cool but the biggest thing I've learned in my mixing journey is that well-recorded tracks are the most important part of getting a solid production. Makes this mixing so much easier!
These plugins will change your whole mixing experience. Best plugins on the market.
It's Here to stay for a while
they good.. but uad is the best in my opinion
laboratorio 713 negative
the vtm is for mixing not to be used for live sound right? I been playing live drums with plugins for better sound cause my cpu is able to handle with no lag but vtm is not used this way right?
Getting a slate subscription was one of the best choices I've ever made as a producer. They took my productions to a whole new level and I also learned so much from the slate academy. Their plugins are just absolutely phenomenal I use them on every single one of my tracks.
I've been using the VCC for about a year now. Fantastic results. Saying that, now Slate has included SSL plug-ins in the Complete Access Pass. It's really all you need in the world of plug-ins, except for some specialty ones, oh..and the ones we buy because someone we look up to, in the world of mixing uses it..
Steven Slate for President
trump is better
4 months later and on the verge of being impeached
4 months later and found out It was lies devised by the democrats and he never really did anything with Russia but Hillary actually did with a fake Russian dossier she paid millions for on lies about Trump. And the economy and jobs hit an all time high, all time high for black and Spanish employment as well.
4 years later.. OMG!!
nothing can beat vmr+vcc+vbc... i remember the first time i heard them, i was stoked! impressed! a incredible jaw dropping vintage's sound, full of harmonics and dynamics, now i can't start a mix without slam these beauties on. i can't wait to try the fg-stress! as usual awesome work Steven!
I love Slate Digital Plugins. They've changed my mixing experience tramendously. Thanks for the tutorials, with out them I wouldn't know how to wield the tools. Thanks Steven Slate!!!
Cheers for the tutorial, I bought the plugins mentioned, but still need direction like this to get the most out of subtle moves, but man it sounds bigger and better.. More tutorials and insight please...
Great job Steven, really amazing. I have a little suggestion with regards to the A/B comparison: when they are spaced out from each other and separated by a long comment I lose the instant effect of hearing the difference, maybe it would be better to make the comment before or after the comparison ? Just an idea :)
This!
At the end of the video I do an uninterrupted A/B! Check it out! - Steven
skip to 10:42 if you just want to hear the magic
sounds great, also got me having some nostalgia for the old school blackline tunes steven!
Slate pays himself GENEROUS usage royalties. He told me himself.
April Fools...no wait..
This song has appeared on several Slate Digital videos over the past 2 years or so? It now qualifies as a golden oldie.
Steven, this track really does benefit from the plugs, truly brings your voice forward in a better way than a volume knob. Kudos to your musical partners as well.
I love the Slate Digital videos, great job with the presentation - it's given me some new idea's for mixing with both of these. I have the VTM, VCC, FG-X, Blue Compressors, VBC, Eiosis, the list goes on ... my only criticism would be most of your videos you're working with this sort of music, when you've included some electronic stuff it's been with EDM. I've no problem with this, but I write house & techno, which sonically sounds very different to a typical EDM mix. All the early house & techno music - Frankie Knuckles, Ce Ce Rogers, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, etc, was cut to tape and recorded through analog desks, and people always strive for this type of 'vibe' with their productions. It'd be great to see more videos whit this type of music.
this song got me hooked...... dear Steven where can i listen to the full song?
that "do not hurt anyone " was fun :-). I must say slate plugs rocks. really good plugins
Amazing, since I use these plugins my mixes are better, thank you Steven.
All your plugins are one of the Best in the industry. Steve when are you going to release your song? A very nice song and imagine watching it on MTV 😄👍
vcc is a must have plugin no joke. it does the things that you hope eq and compression will magically also do (i.e. glue the mix together) but really dont get all the way there by themselves. It really fattens up the bottom end but in a smooth way which i love.
Great song, mate! Nice old-school vibe!
Hey Slate, your plugins are awesome and I gotta say, I would love to hear them being used in a context of a film/game score. Lots of friends use your plugins on their music (me included), so what about a tutorial on these type of music from the creator itself? ;)
Steve slate you are awesome!!!! I love the vitual mix rack!!!!!!!!
These Slate plugins are really superb! I'm a little biased though coming from a tape background in the 1980s and 1990s. Rock and Metal genres always benefit from tape and analogue equipment methods.
That tune is class!!
I really dig that song, awesome mix as always. Well done you"re a star dude ahah!
Great plugins, great tutorial and great song!
Awesome video and products!!
You have a great teaching style. Thanks very much.
Proud user of slate digital gears !!! thanks for the good job guys ;)
Now I need the VTM Virtual Talent Machine plug in
"Magic Processor". Awesome. And yeah this track is killer.
Do they ever run out of tape?
Seriously, great job with those plugs.
That was funny!
Steven, I love your song! Where can I buy it?
Yeah I agree :)
Still not available to this day...
@@lisagarland2646 Still not available in 2019 :(
I loved this song too.
Imagine all the songs around the world that are amazing that no one can listen too.
I mean that
But I also make music no one listens to.
Not professional but its very honest and emotional to me
Thanks for all the great information to go along with your great products.
I was not a fan when VCC1 hit the world but a few weeks ago I gave VCC2 a try and I was positive surprised. I bought the 14.99 subscription. To my surprise all the other plug ins own a vibe as well. What I like about them its most often subtle, like with real gear. I love the idea to have the VMR. I hope that VMR gets some changes in the workflow. It needs to be more intuitive. I still have to read too much. But its a big plus versus tons of clicking to open plug in windows. I hope that VMR gets us closer to a more instinct based mixing-process, - like with real gear.
Amazing........music & vocal
OUTSTANDING GAME CHANGING PLUG IN!
Awesome. Soundwise and artistically as well. :)
Hope the Raven haired one did not get away. Very nice demo!
Personally, I crank the hell out of them. They sound incredible!
didn't you experience latency on the VTM? how do you fix that?
@@joseeduardoparra2812 Generally, I don't. Or at least not a noticeable difference. You may care if you have like DI vs real amp or some phase related tracks (like drums). And if so, you can fix it easily using a time delay plugin
@@AMB666 thanks bro
Yes now add a preamp in the beginning of every chain and you can bring e mix just so much forword before even starting to mix. Its amazing honestly. Saturation noise and tape compression are so overlooked as a general mixing startingpoint. Its always just eq and compression. Combine that with you typical china condesor and you are set up for failure!
Very great video and vst overall. I've always had a thing for Tape Emulation/analog sound. Did you sing the vocals on this song?
yeah, would be nice to get this song. Im listen to techno, but for some reason I really like this vocal.
Hey "don't hurt anyone" happy mixing
great tutorial - thank you steven!
JESUS, That sounds GREAT...!
Great video, thanks 👍🏼
These plugins are my game changer
That is a really good song. Is there anywhere we can listen to the full version?
Um. People say plugins wont help you are full of shit. Stock plugins suck. Mixed on stock plugs for 5 years!!!! I just got my first plugins... slate all access... and my GOD. Life changing
Thank you Steven!!!
Yep the plugs do add dimension to the mix.
This is very informative Ricky ...
Whats the name of this song? Great vibe!
There used to be a Slate video where this song was played in its entirety. I can't find it anymore. Does anyone know which video it was and if it still exists? This is a cool song.
I use these plugs and they are indispensable!
I don't think Steve really knows how good of a singing voice he has and how unique it is. No one sounds like him. To me, he's got the voice of a famous singer...that never got famous because he didn't have a singing career!
Nice vibe in the song!
This song is vibey!
"Raven Haired Girl" is a number one hit buddy. Lets have it.
Hey Steven- awesome video! Quick question on the VTM. I see that you generally put the VTM on each track, usually set quite similarly. Is there a benefit to doing it this way vs. creating an insert with the VTM and just sending each track to it?
Holy shit. This is absolutely crazy
Is this song released? It's so freaking nice! Please let me know guys.
I've tried to find this track since one of your last tutorials. I know it's you Steven, so let us have access to it!
I thought it was him as well. Something in the shape of the voice. I agree Steven let's get a release on that tune. I've been complaining that nothing new sounds exciting and fresh and as I was listening to the tune I really thought I'd like to hear more from this band. No smoke just honesty.
+Kevin Gregoire gonna master the tune and post a link, check next week! Thanks! - Steven
I know yer super busy Steven but I'm not gonna stop bugging you for this song : )
Gonna master it first thing tomorrow and post! Sorry for delay!! - Steven
Coool. No rush just a friendly poke. : ) Will it be on UA-cam ? Or through iTunes ??
Nyc one man, great tutorial. I wanted to ask if you can use VCC then Virtual tape on an already bounced audio track just incase you didn't use them on individual channels?
It would be better if the bypass volume was the same as the plugin engaged volume for a fair comparison. Of course everything sounds better when it’s louder.
no VTM on vocals ??
I love this song! Who is the band?
THIS SONG IS AMAZING IM CRYING
can anyone link me to the song?
I have to talk about the song man.... It's so good. Name of the song??
Could you also explain, how to work with this GROUPS settings please ?
Hey Steven, thanks for the tutorial. I see that you are using a different setting on all the instances of the tape machine. If I remember correctly, the user manual suggests to group instruments to share a setting and have a glued feeling. Care to explain the advantages? Thanks
I base it mostly on the tone of the two different machines, mostly as I say in the video, the differences in the tape speeds. 30ips is gonna be flatter but will still have a head bump in the 100-200Hz area, 15ips will be slightly bigger in the 60Hz-90Hz area, and 15ips will also have a rounder top end.
Thanks for sharing this Steven. It's awesome and I love your plugins! Just one question. the Verse Vocal and Chorus Vocal sounds totally different. 09:45 Like singer suddenly run to your face. Did you do this on purpose ?
ohhhhh. I love the song. Where do I get it?? :(
What's the name of the tune you're mixing Steven ?
Great info 😊👌🔥
Love this song!
Steven. Do more tape machines and tapes and give more options to tweak them. P.s. Make sure awrything 192 and 384 Khz sample rate friendly. Also would be intresting to add some features which did not exist on real things. Like run tape at 60ins or 120. Make an option to add more dynamic range and frequency response.
Steven has said that he's shooting for REALISM on the tape machines, and wasn't going to add extra features or "bells and whistles" that never existed, just for people who have no experience with how tape sounds.
No tape machine in existence EVER ran at 60ips, never mind 120.
These tape machines are modeled on two of the finest multi-track and 2 track machines in the world, with the highest possible frequency response allowable with tape/tape machines.
What you are asking for isn't characteristic of tape, and those who are familiar and have worked with tape wouldn't want features that never existed in the first place.
We like the VTM because it sounds like tape should sound.
...So I wouldn't hold my breath on that.
The problem with the current two from VTM is that they cut low and high frequncies. Also dynamic range is not perfect.
I heared that in last days of tape machines there were made tape machines with huge dynamic range and frequency response. Maybe it will be super hard to find them because they are in very low quanity sold or and exist as prototypes but that is very Interesting to hear them.
I don't know how else to explain this to you...You keep missing the whole point of this VTM plug, but I'll give it one more try: The Slate VTM was meant to FAITHFULLY emulate a Studer tape machine and analog tape, (such as 456 or GP9). Tape inherently had a different bandwidth than digital does, as well as a higher noise floor, which affected the Dynamic Range. What you are asking for isn't the TRUE sound of tape, and there NEVER was a tape machine that ran at the ridiculous speeds you mentioned (60ips? 120ips?). Perhaps you should be looking at a saturation plug instead, or maybe some kind of transient modeler? This VTM plug was designed for those of us who remember working with tape and pro machines, and want to impart "that" sound and vibe to our mixes... and what you are asking for are things that were NEVER characteristic of real tape, or the real multi-track tape machines that Slate has modeled...
MrDonnyAir You do not understand my request. 1/2 which is in VTM does not have 30 speed in real life. So now you point is false.
My request is to faithfully recreate something which might not existed in real world but was possible to do in real life. Like example the tape machine which in VTM called 1/2 does not have speed of 30 in real life, but only 15. But Slate did it and i believe they tried to faithfully recread it if it was there. So my request is to try with 60 and may be120 speeds. And more dynamic and frequancy ranges. To faithfully recreate all that if it were in real life. Maybe to get the best result they even will need to create analog prototypes first and them model them after.
You're misinformed. Many real tape machines ran at 30 ips.
Could you tell us what the vocals and instruments are tracked with?
Is this track where you got the name for the Raven console?
thnx its awesome ..
Respect....that was some voodoo magic🔮
Awesome!
do you recommend putting the VCC first or last in each channel (and master bus)? thanks
Putting the Virtual Channel the last module with the Virtual Mix Buss the first on your Mix Buss will emulate the analog summing style but putting the Virtual Channel at first just gives the feeling and sound of the mixing console you choose.
@@phobik7226 can you please explain? Where do you put the vcc channel in each channel and where do you put the vcc on the mix bus?
@@nickhyder9141 There are 2 techniques, the first one is known as the analog summing which is taking all tracks of your DAW and send them to a hardware analog device then bringing them back to the DAW as a final Stereo Mix. This is known to add warmth, tonality etc...
To digitally achieve this, put the Virtual Mix Channel at the end of the chain of each track of your Drum Buss for example (kick, snare, drums, ...) and put the Virtual Mix Buss the 1st on the Drum Buss chain. The second technique is to get the feel and tone of a real mixing console (as if you're mixing on an SSL or Neve for example) and that is by placing the Virtual Mix Channel the 1st on your VMR chain while the Virtual Mix Buss can be put anywhere on the Mix Buss. I hope that helped.
@SlateTV What song is this? I've heard it in a couple videos, and I super dig it!
I don't like straight digital but I truly don't like what the plugins do either. I've auditioned the plugins many times now and I can't put my finger on why but it just kills the energy for me, even though the plugins are supposed to be bringing energy. Would be nice to hear them used on a different mix, too.
I noticed when you started tweaking the input/outputs on the VCC and the VCC Mix Buss that you increased the input on the Mix Buss but you decreased the input on the VCC's using the US-A model. Is there any reasoning behind this? I can't seem to notice much a difference whether you increase or decrease input or output if they're both linked. Are my ears just bad...?
THANKS FOR DITCHING THE DONGLE!
A loyal customer,
Ryan
I LOVE the song! Is it available to buy on a digital platform?
Thanks Sam, that's music from our Marketing Director, Sean Halley. He has talked about finishing an EP of that stuff in the future, so we hope so!
Hey Slate! What would be the difference if I put the tape machine after the virtual console? I saw you did put the tape machine in the first slot. Thanks a lot!
UAD user here about to take the Slate plunge.
WHAT song is this!? Its amazing!! Anyone know? Is that YOU on vocals, Mr. Slate?
Hi, it' my song called "RAVEN HAIRED GIRL" and was performed by me (Steven) on vocals and guitars, Nicolas Aliberti our sales director on bass, and our COO Matt Dodge on drums. Thanks!!
Thank you kindly for your quick reply. You know you have the best job in the world when the sales department and the leadership rocks out making sweet rock n' roll, AND you get to mix it with the best plugins out there at also got your name on it. Keep on rockin' Mr. Slate. Oh, and thanks! just in general ;)
Hey Steven. I missed the posting of the mastered version of Raven Haired Girl. Where should I go to get it : )
Its here perhaps: watch?v=CXUDoP2K754
the difference at the end is quite impressive - is this really level matched? also it sounds like the stereo field expands out, how does it do this?
Of course it's not level-matched. It sounds louder and it is...just look at the ol' master fader.
nice vocal, whoever sang it :-)
slate himself
Q ilinati You sure bout that? Doesn’t sound like him at all.
Could anyone explain to me the difference between increasing the drive on vcc, and doing what Steven does by increasing input and decreasing output? He says he likes to keep drive on 6 and push up the input but I can't understand why. Not even sure why vcc needs both of these controls.
Drive will increase some of the harmonic content, but not really influence the saturation that much. The input/ouput will also increase harmonic content but also will drive the amplifiers into saturation.
SlateTV when do you actually pull the input down (output up) and when do you pull the input up (output down) ? Its probably a silly question but i really dont get it
You push the input up if you want to feel more saturation (and drive), and you pull it down if you want less
Where to find this song???? .... I love this song .....
Whats the Song called?
Love it!!
Do you leave the VTM off when it comes to the mastering stage? Or do you mixdown to tape and master to tape?
Does the input/output linked like that eliminate the need for the trimmer?
just great!
When adding on so many channels the Tape tool I get a lot of build up noise on my Master channel. Especially if i insert the Tape also on the Master Fader channel. I dont know the algorithm behind it but to my ears is just added white noise with an EQ wich smooths out High mids from 2 - 7 k calling that analogue Tape emulation. I love everything in that bundle but the Tape plug in makes me very sceptical