Slate Digital FG-X Virtual Mastering Processor - Manual (Page 4)

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I. I
NTRODUCTION
Thank" you" for" purchasing" the" Slate" Digital" FG-X" Virtual" Mastering" Console" Dynamics"
Rack."
This"FG-X"line"of"mastering"processors"was"created"to"provide"you"with"the"most"precise"
tools" for" the" mastering" stage." " These" processors" use" Slate" Digital’s" “Advanced"
Algorithms”." " This" term" describes" a" unique" and" complex" communication" system"
between" the" DSP" algorithms" that" make" it" possible" to" achieve" new" heights" in" signal"
processing."""
This"manual"will"help"you"understand"the"FG-X"Dynamics"Rack,"and"give"you"some"tips"
on"how"to"use"the"processors"in"the"mastering"stage."
II. L
OUDNESS VS
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ECESSITY
As" you" are" about" to" witness," the" FG-X" Dynamics" Rack" will" give" you" the" capability" of"
making" mixes" very" loud" without" the" degrading" artifacts" that" a" mastering" engineer"
commonly"deals"with"when"using"peak"limiting."""
Therefore" you" hold" in" your" grasp" a" great" power," and" we" ask" that" you" use" it" wisely.""
Regardless"of"the"processor"used,"a"record"at"-7dB"RMS"(more"on"RMS:" VI.1"RMS"Level ,"
p.15)"will"never"sound"as"good"as"one"at"-10dB"RMS.""Luckily,"the"general"music"buying"
population"has"now"even"become"wise"to"the"loudness"wars"and"is"demanding"that"it"
stops.""We"hope"that"you"can"use"the"FG-X"processor"sensibly,"and"not"as"a"tool"to"show"
clients"how"loud"you"can"now"go"without"turning"the"mix"into"squash.""If"we"all"aim"for"
an"RMS"goal"of"-10dB"to"-9dB,"music"will"sound"better,"and"maybe"instead"of"“loudness"
wars”"we"can"have"“loudness"parties”.""
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