Sander Verstraten Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 https://www.musicradar.com/news/slate-digital-sold-to-ssl-owner 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Wow!! What's with all these acquisitions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) This acquisition, and similar recent acquisitions in the industry, reflect that investors see growth in the market. Steven did a great job building a very high quality plugin brand and I suspect that this will result in his legacy continuing, with more resources being allocated to the growth of his former product lines. Consequently, I think this is good news for all of us who use DAWs. Edited October 3, 2022 by PavlovsCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Walton Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 uh oh.... and from a business perspective their success in building a strong subscription model adds another bow in how we grow in the audio creation market. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, Brian Walton said: uh oh.... and from a business perspective their success in building a strong subscription model adds another bow in how we grow in the audio creation market. Uh oh indeed. Still, Slate and SSL make for a fine combine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I'm on the slate subscription, maybe it means more tools for that I may not own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 It's no surprise that any CEO or investor is impressed with Slate or any software company succeeding with the subscription model. It provides what every software company wants, a reliable, steady stream of income month after month. But I wouldn't be overly concerned about the impact of that related to this acquisition, as Slate was already using the subscription model and I doubt this means that Audiotonix is going to suddenly move everything to a subscription model. My instincts are that, for a lot of companies in this industry, we're more likely to see a mixed model. Personally, I don't like or use software subscriptions for music related software. However, when it comes to my business, we have a number of software subscriptions. If I was doing music for a living or owned a commercial studio, I would be fine with subscriptions. As a hobbyist, I avoid subscriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 49 minutes ago, Bapu said: I'm on the slate subscription, maybe it means more tools for that I may not own. You mean there are unreleased things that you don't already own? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hidden Symmetry Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Bapu said: I'm on the slate subscription, maybe it means more tools for that I may not own. I'm still waiting on the FG-X update? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 7 hours ago, Hidden Symmetry said: I'm still waiting on the FG-X update? I know, roight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicMan Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 If they offered cloud and machine activations for iLok for their perpetual licenses, they would likely sell a heap more plugins, so maybe this could help give that a push in the right direction. I can't imagine any changes in the near future however, so at best it would still take a while. But with Steven running things, there was little to no chance anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Brian Walton said: uh oh.... and from a business perspective their success in building a strong subscription model adds another bow in how we grow in the audio creation market. which is great for me since I wont be buying too much DAW stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-cue Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Grem said: Wow!! What's with all these acquisitions?? Edited October 4, 2022 by e-cue 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) 19 hours ago, PavlovsCat said: I think this is good news for all of us who use DAWs. <humor> almost as good as when Henry acquired Cakewalk? </humor>t btw, did a year with Slate, realized I could live, was living without it. The FG-X can get a track loud, fast. Too bad it’s abandonware… Edited October 4, 2022 by DeeringAmps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satya Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 So Slate Digital now will be part of PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I hope the new owners will finally add iLok soft (computer) authorization support. I bought a bunch of Slate's VMR plugins over 5 years ago, but have never been able to use them. I never could get the physical dongle to work reliably. They're not even installed on my new DAW laptop. Also, I hope the new owners are more responsive. Back when I was trying to get the dongle to work, I contacted SD numerous times through every channel I could find. Never got a single response, not even an automated "we received your message." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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