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This 8-channel audio interface combines the company’s familiar Ultra Linear microphone preamps with custom converter and CPU chips to deliver an industry-leading 124 dB of dynamic range across all eight inputs and an astonishingly low latency, whether using Thunderbolt (Mac) or PCIe (Mac\/PC) connectivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the same transparent VMS-One preamps from Slate’s award-winning Virtual Microphone System, which means you can run any of the company’s microphone and preamp modeling software in real time. Slate’s new LLN (Low Latency Native) technology uses a hardwired custom chipset to enable a round-trip latency at 96 kHz of just 0.7 milliseconds, the same as Pro Tools | HDX and the lowest of any native solution. This enables you to monitor through Slate’s mic and preamp emulations while tracking or to change your mind and choose different models during your mix process. Unlike other interfaces, you control your preamp gains on the front of the Slate Digital VRS-8, not through a software menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, there are two separate monitor mixes with discrete custom headphone amplifier circuitry, speaker switching capabilities, native — not USB — MIDI IO and satellite-grade clocking technology and this virtual recording studio in a 1RU box gives you the same experience as you would have with a rack full of pro audio tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSlate Digital has removed the CPU overhead and latency issues of USB connectivity, integrating PCIe and Thunderbolt options, which offer identical performance. You can link up to six Slate Digital VRS-8VRS-8s over Thunderbolt to achieve 48 inputs and outputs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs Slate Digital says, it’s the studio of your dreams at a price you can afford.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eML-2\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking to build an impressive mic locker, the \u003cstrong\u003eSlate Digital ML-2\u003c\/strong\u003e small diaphragm microphone is an ideal place to start. This microphone brings the tone and characteristics of an entire mic collection to your studio, thanks to a plug-in suite that emulates 18 separate studio classics, including dynamics (57, 421), cardioids (121), small diaphragms (451, 222) and even large diaphragms (414, 67).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second model released by Slate Digital in its award-winning Virtual Microphone System line, the sonically transparent ML-2 features an ultra linear performance and wide frequency response just like its big brother, the large diaphragm ML-1. The neutral response of the microphone provides the perfect platform for Slate’s modeling software, which faithfully recreates the response, coloration, saturation and phase characteristics of each mic in the plug-in suite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the ML-2’s design process, Slate discovered that even expensive small diaphragm mics saturate when capturing loud, transient-rich drum sounds, especially up close. The ML-2 features a Dynamic switch that pads the output and repolarizes the capsule so that it can be used to close-mic high-SPL sources such as drums, guitar cabinets and brass instruments without overloading or saturating. What’s more, the ML-2 is so compact that you can position it where other mics won’t fit, while the Dynamic switch enables you to change the response characteristics without physically changing the mic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ML-2 achieves its full potential when paired with Slate Digital’s new VRS-8 Virtual Recording Studio, which offers the lowest latency of any native audio interface and features eight VMS-One Ultra Linear microphone preamps. But combining Slate’s ML-2 with another Thunderbolt or fast USB audio interface while recording at 96 kHz and with the lowest possible buffer size will also bring out the best in this mic, and allow you to track through the software while monitoring in real time with no latency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMinimum System Requirements:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuad Core i5 Processor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4GB of RAM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMac OS X 10.7 or Later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 7 \u0026amp; Above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eiLok2 Required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRecommended System Requirements:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuad Core i7 Processor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8GB of RAM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMac OS X 10.9 or Later\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 7 \u0026amp; Above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eiLok2 Required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSupported Plug-in Formats:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntel Mac 32- \u0026amp; 64-bit: VST2, VST3, AU, AAX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows 32- \u0026amp; 64-bit: VST2, VST3, AAX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e","brand":"Slate Digital","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248287924361,"sku":"79147","price":1899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/8706\/5737\/files\/slate-vr8-5-ml2_79147_1_8f8fe20c-0fb0-4eb0-840d-270ce0eebe37.jpg?v=1784047453","url":"https:\/\/vintage-king-staging.myshopify.com\/products\/slate-digital-vrs8-ml-2-small-diaphragm-modeling-mic","provider":"Vintage King Staging","version":"1.0","type":"link"}