Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
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- emulatorloo
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Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
I know James and others have been waiting for this. I am damn excited; I just discovered Slate Digital over the holidays through some great specials.
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
I'll have to check that out. Strange, he hasn't sent out an email about it yet. He usually tells us all that's going on.emulatorloo wrote:I know James and others have been waiting for this. I am damn excited; I just discovered Slate Digital over the holidays through some great specials.
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Well, if it's so, then I'm going to be very happy!
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
I just checked. There IS an email. Here is an important part of that email:
He assures us that the new version is coming later this year, and I look forward to it, but I'm glad I can use my old one again. (I'm no longer using any 32 to 64 bit conversion wrappers)
Shooshie
- Dear FG-X:
I'm pleased to announce that FG-X 1.4.0.4 is in your Slate Digital User Accounts.
This FG-X Update will provide 64bit support for AAX, AU, and VST. I want to be clear that this is NOT FG-X 2.0, but rather an updated version of your current FG-X plugin.
Important Q&A:
Q: Where is FG-X 2.0 and what is the difference between FG-X 2.0 and today's 1.4.0.4 release?
A: FG-X 2.0 is going to be a brand new, completely reworked plugin with new algorithms, created from the ground up in our new framework. It is being developed right now, and will be a free update later this year. The FG-X 1.4.0.4 in your user account is the same algorithms as your current FG-X, but with added support for the 64bit DAW formats.
He assures us that the new version is coming later this year, and I look forward to it, but I'm glad I can use my old one again. (I'm no longer using any 32 to 64 bit conversion wrappers)
Shooshie
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
I'm a registered user and I have no idea why I don't get these emails. Hmmm. Been so long since I was in my user area at Slate Digital I hope I can figure it out. Still... even it's not 2.0 it will be nice not to have to bridge it with 32 Lives. As for 2.0, I smell an upgrade fee, but hey.... Fabrice does so,e great work!
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
Unable to raise the patches on this new version .
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
Installed the FG X update but it does not show in my plug in list for DP or Logic.
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
Oddly enough, I started DP this morning, FG-X was scanned and it now is in the plugins list. I did a restart yesterday to no avail. Oh well it's there now.
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Are you having the same patches issue as corbo-billy? I haven't downloaded this yet. I may put it off if there are issues.RROY wrote:Oddly enough, I started DP this morning, FG-X was scanned and it now is in the plugins list. I did a restart yesterday to no avail. Oh well it's there now.
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
The patch list seems to be working for me.
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
Just installed it here on my system. Seems to be working okay. I can see the presets just fine. Well that's good news... nice to not be using 32 Lives for it now.
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
Me too: It's my mistake_ I forgot to click the preset name .James Steele wrote: I can see the presets just fine.
It's work fine _
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
FG-X is the final step of my mastering these days, and I have to go to BIAS Peak 7 to use it, so the 64-bit update is welcome (once I have time to decipher their very confusing email so I don't get into a pickle as with VCC2).
Now I can finally justify the time to learn how to use PreSonus StudioOne for mastering (the only reason I bought it). I've been having to use RX4 lately, which is a bummer since you can only apply one plug-in at a time (unless using VE Pro for the task), and not all of them support presets so it gets a bit dodgy if I revisit a piece and can't get 100% the precise settings as the previous time.
I think this means Slate is all 64-bit at this point.
Now I can finally justify the time to learn how to use PreSonus StudioOne for mastering (the only reason I bought it). I've been having to use RX4 lately, which is a bummer since you can only apply one plug-in at a time (unless using VE Pro for the task), and not all of them support presets so it gets a bit dodgy if I revisit a piece and can't get 100% the precise settings as the previous time.
I think this means Slate is all 64-bit at this point.
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- emulatorloo
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
Happily the email Shooshie quoted says 2.0 is gonna be FREEEEEEEEEE.James Steele wrote:As for 2.0, I smell an upgrade fee, but hey.... Fabrice does so,e great work!
As to Fabrice, yeah these plug-ins have really changed the way my rig sounds in a very very positive way.
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
I wish they wouldn't make the upgrade free. Charge a small fee; anything to help pay for their work. Companies that do free upgrades have trouble in the long run. Eventually, the new-user base each year shrinks, and you've got to ask your old users to pay for something, if you want to keep developing it, so I encourage Slate to charge SOMETHING.
Or at least, don't do that very often!
Shooshie
Or at least, don't do that very often!
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Re: Slate Digital FG-X 1.4.0.4 64bit Update now available
Good point. Slate FG-X is such a gem and if there is a lot of work done to improve the algorithms or add new ones and make it more processor efficient (it is admittedly a processor hog), some sort of nominal upgrade fee seems eminently fair.Shooshie wrote:I wish they wouldn't make the upgrade free. Charge a small fee; anything to help pay for their work. Companies that do free upgrades have trouble in the long run. Eventually, the new-user base each year shrinks, and you've got to ask your old users to pay for something, if you want to keep developing it, so I encourage Slate to charge SOMETHING.
Or at least, don't do that very often!
Shooshie
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