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NTRODUCTION Thank
you
for
purchasing
the
Slate
Digital
FG-‐X
Virtual
Mastering
Console
Dynamics
Rack.
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compressor
a llows
t hem
t o
u se
L ESS
p eak
l imiting.
H owever,
a s
y ou
w ill
s oon
h ear
w ith
the
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IV.2.2. G A IN The
GAIN
knob
controls
how
much
gain
is
added
to
the
mix.
As
peaks
approach
the
ceiling,
they
are
processed
via
ITP
as
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IV.2.5. C O N STA N T A IN O N ITO R IN G The
Constant
Gain
Monitoring
button
will
decrease
the
output
of
the
processor
by
the
same
amount
as
you
add
via
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IV.2.7. I It
is
suggested
that
when
first
using
the
FG
Level,
you
push
the
Constant
Gain
Monitoring
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ETERING ECTION The
F G-‐X
m eters
a llow
y ou
t o
v iew
t he
m ix
p eak
a nd
R MS
l evels
i n
r eal
t ime.
The
bargraph
displays
the
Peak
and
RMS
output
levels,
and
the
VU
meters
display
the
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The
g lobal
m etering
o ptions
l et
y ou
a djust:
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o Absolute:
u se
t his
m ode
t o
r ead
t he
a bsolute
l evel
o n
t he
m eter
s cale.
o Relative:
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When
we
say
-‐11
dB
RMS,
this
refers
to
the
loudest
passage
of
the
song
(typically
the
chorus).
F or
i nstance,
a
t ypical
p op
r ock
s ong
c an
s tart
o ut
a t
-‐ 12
d B
R MS
f or
t he
v erse,
get
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VII. RESET OOLBAR By
h itting
t he
t oolbar
a t
t he
t op
m enu
o f
t he
F G-‐X,
y ou
c an
s et
u p
y our
o wn
u ser
b anks
with
saved
FG-‐X
settings.
We
recommend
naming
the
bank
after
the
album,
artist,
or
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T he
preset
tools
allow
you
to
create,
rename,
delete
Banks
and
Presets,
and
to
import
and
e xport
B anks.
Y ou
c an
a lso
a ccess
t hese
t ools
b y
r ight
c licking
o n
t he
B ank
o r
P reset
fields.
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"Redeem
License
Code".
Enter
the
iLok
code,
and
then
download
the
license
on
y our
i Lok
d ongle.
VIII.1.2. I FG-X N STA LLIN G TH E Click
on
the
INSTALL
icon.
Choose
your
designated
VST,
AU,
or
RTAS
folder
(usually
the
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IX. 3RD PARTY ILOK LICENSE TRANSFER FEE When
reselling
any
Slate
software
product,
there
will
be
a
$30
License
Transfer
Fee
in
order
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And
b oth
F abrice
a nd
I
c ould
n ot
b e
m ore
p roud.
Finally,
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