Slate Digital FG-X Virtual Mastering Processor - Manual (Page 20)

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ONCLUSION
We"hope"the"FG-X"Dynamics"Rack"helps"you"make"your"masters"even"better.""For"any"
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A"note"from"Steven"Slate:"
"It' all' started' when' Fabrice' Gabriel' and' I' sat' down' at' a' conference' table' in' early' 2008,' drinking'
coffee."The'coffee'in'the'US'isn't'quite'like'European'coffee",'he'said'to'me.'I'didn't'realize'how'right'
he'was'until'recently'visiting'the'Frankfurt'Music'MESSE'in'Germany.'European'coffee'is'just'amazing.'''
But' coffee' was' certainly' not' the' main' focus' of' our' conversation' that' day.' ' No,' Fabrice' and' I' were'
talking'about'music.'''
Both'he'and'I'had'played'music'from'an'early'age'and'we'had'shared'a'deep'passion'for'it.''Months'
later' we'd' be' in' my' studio' listening' to' classic' tracks' from' Michael' Jackson's' Thriller' and' Stevie'
Wonder's' Songs' in' the' Key' Of' Life.' But' on' that' day' I' brought' up' something' to' Fabrice' that' really'
struck'a'chord'in'him.'I'told'him'that'I'thought'peak'limiting'was'destroying'the'music'industry.'
His'eyes'lit'up'and'he'slammed'his'coffee'down'on'the'table'and'said'to'me'in'a'French'accent'"I'
know!'This'has'troubled'me'for'so'long!''There'has'to'be'a'better'way!"'
And'those'words'were'the'conception'of'the'FGZX.'Because'he'was'right,'there'had'to'be'a'better'way'
to'make'music'louder'in'the'mastering'stage'then'what'was'currently'offered.''And'to'be'honest,'the'
only'thing'currently'offered'was'this'barbaric'process'of'lookahead'peak'limiting'which'to'my'ears,'
was'a'one'way'ticket'to'making'any'mix'sound'WORSE.'
So' many' digital' plugin' companies' had' a' peak' limiter.' It' seemed' like' standard' procedure' for' every'
company'to'release'their'own.'We'tested'dozens'of'them'in'hopes'that'maybe'we'd'find'the'one'that'
would'sound'good'and'keep'the'audio'intact,'even'at'high'gain'additions.'We'failed'in'our'search.'
The'only'thing'left'to'do'was'to'build'an'entirely'new'mousetrap.'It'would'prove'to'be'one'of'the'most'
difficult' tasks' we' would' ever' undertake.' Starting' with' sketches' of' concepts' on' pieces' of' paper,'
leading'to'over'one'hundred'beta'prototypes,'with'thousands'of'listening'tests,'and'nearly'three'years'
of'constant'work,'the'FGZX'was'finally'born.'''
And'both'Fabrice'and'I'could'not'be'more'proud.'''
Finally,' a' tool' that' can' accomplish' something' that,' until' now,' has' never' been' accomplished.''
Congratulations'on'getting'the'FGZX.'We'have'found'a'better'way.."'
(Steven(Slate(