The FG 401 strip - which emulates a VCA-based SSL channel compressor, also has a "transformer on/off switch", as well as 2 selectable "circuit paths" one is punchy and hot, while the other is more transparent and "smoother". There is also an added processor that you can add to the track - Revival - which is an harmonic enhancer for upper air/silk, and a thickness control, which does the same with the lower frequencies. I've also downloaded a trial version of the VMR collection - which is the Virtual Mix Rack - which gives the EQ and Dynamics sections modeled after desks like the Neve 8048, the SSL 4000, a FET compressor similar to an 1176 and a tube based C/L, similar to an LA2.
( It also comes with a console 2-Bus processor for each of the consoles as well) and I'm happy with the sonics, the efficiency (it's not at all taxing on my CPU - which is an HP, AMD 3.2g Quad Core, 8 gig RAM, 2 TB HDD) and, perhaps most importantly after the sonics of course, is the seamless integration with Sam Pro X 64. I like the character that I can add to transparently recorded tracks, using various channel strip models from Neve, SSL, Trident, API and RCA Tube Consoles. I decided to give the VCC - which is Slate's Virtual Console Collection - a solid try, to see if it would be of any value to me. Like any other audio guy, I have also encountered various plugins that weren't effective, or didn't sound good, or, simply weren't worth the price. I know that many here are dubious as to claims made by manufacturers, and very often, rightfully so. I finally broke down and bought an iLok this past weekend - actually my girlfriend bought it for me for Christmas LOL, along with Slate's VCC processor, which I've had my eye (ear) on for awhile now.
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