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The Virtual Console Collection Black Friday deal from Slate Digital comes to $49.50, 50% off, until Nov 15, 2026.
The collection turns your DAW mixer into one of six analog mixing consoles. The maker says it improves imaging and depth and helps instruments sit better in the frequency spectrum.
Two plugins make up the set:
The two-plugin split is there because a real console does two jobs. The maker says each channel contributes something different from the summing busses, and the number of channels in use changes the overall sound of the desk.
The six emulations cover classic inline recording consoles, including what the maker calls the most sought-after models from Britain and the US. Slate Digital describes them as sonically indistinguishable from the original desks.
The maker says the collection adds analog-style depth, imaging and harmonic character, while modelling both channel behavior and how the summing bus interacts with it.
You can also push the DAW faders up to find each console's "sweet spot". The idea is that a mix comes together faster, feels more even and takes less work to balance.
If you mix in the box and want the gain staging of a large-format desk without leaving your session, that is the job this set is built for.
You can create up to eight control groups in a session. Any module assigned to a group lets you adjust every channel in that group at once.
That makes auditioning quick. Swap console emulations across several tracks in one move, then bypass all group members to A/B against the dry signal.
The feature list in short:
Yes. Virtual Console Collection by Slate Digital is 50% off for Black Friday, bringing it to $49.50. The deal ends Nov 15, 2026. The price covers both plugins, Virtual Channel and Virtual Mixbuss, with all six console emulations.
Two plugins: Virtual Channel for individual mixing channels and Virtual Mixbuss for the master fader. Both let you choose from six analog console emulations, covering classic inline recording consoles from Britain and the US.
Virtual Channel goes on individual tracks. Virtual Mixbuss is meant for the first insert of the master fader. Using both lets the collection model channel behavior and the summing bus, as a real console does.
Yes. Up to eight control groups can be created in a session, and any module in a group controls the others. You can audition different console models across several tracks and bypass all group members to A/B.
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