{"title":"Steven Slate Audio","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"steven-slate-vsx-headphone-mixing-system-vsx-essential","title":"Steven Slate VSX - Essential","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVSX is a headphone mixing system that replaces a room full of studio monitors with one set of headphones and a plugin. Rather than just applying an EQ curve, it runs binaural studio monitor modeling — recreating the acoustic cues of sitting in front of real speakers in a real room, so mix decisions translate the way they would on that hardware. The Essential tier is the entry point into VSX: closed-back headphones paired with a smaller, fixed set of reference environments rather than the full catalogue the Platinum tier ships with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe closed-back design isolates you from the room you're actually sitting in, which matters because the whole premise of the modeling only works if outside reflections aren't fighting the simulated ones. On the software side, the VSX plugin sits in your DAW as an insert and also works as a general playback driver, so the same monitoring profile carries over to non-DAW audio. Essential ships with seven modeled listening references built in, covering a private mix room, a commercial studio, a club, and a car cabin, plus two flat reference curves and two consumer-headphone emulations for translation checks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosed-back headphones built for isolation in untreated rooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinaural modeling engine reproduces the listening cues of real monitors in real rooms, not just an EQ match\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Steven Slate's private mix room, Sonoma Studios, an LA club, and a Luxury SUV cabin as reference spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo HD-Linear flat-reference curves for neutral, room-independent monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e770- and Pod-style consumer headphone emulations for quick translation checks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVSX plugin runs both as a DAW insert and as a system-wide output driver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eiLok-based licensing, with dongle or machine activation (no dongle required)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpgrade path to the full Platinum room library later without replacing the headphones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steven Slate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375689269471,"sku":"SLT-0001","price":37582.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/6801\/4303\/files\/Steven-Slate-VSX-Headphone-Mixing-System-VSX-Essential-PIG-01.jpg?v=1789206378"},{"product_id":"steven-slate-vsx-headphone-mixing-system-vsx-platinum","title":"Steven Slate VSX - Platinum","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVSX Platinum is the fuller software tier of this headphone mixing system, built on the same closed-back hardware as the Essential edition but shipping with a much larger studio monitor modeling library instead of a trimmed starter set. Where Essential gives a handful of reference spaces, Platinum unlocks more than two dozen modeled environments, plus anything added to the catalogue afterward at no extra cost. It suits engineers who want to check a mix against several real mixing and mastering rooms rather than just one or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe extra rooms are acoustic captures of working studios and mastering suites, not presets, so switching between them changes more than tonal balance — it changes the sense of space and how a mix will likely translate on that room's real monitors. Platinum adds named studio spaces such as Archon, Zuma, NRG, and Howie Weinberg's mastering room, additional car cabins and nightclub environments, boombox and phone-speaker emulations for consumer-translation checks, and extra reference headphone models beyond what Essential includes. Because new spaces are added to the library on an ongoing basis, a Platinum license keeps expanding after purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame closed-back VSX headphone hardware as Essential, with the full software library unlocked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than two dozen modeled studios, mastering rooms, cars, clubs, and consumer devices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed studio profiles including Archon, Zuma, NRG, and Howie Weinberg's mastering room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional reference headphone emulations beyond the Essential set for translation checks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoombox and phone-speaker emulations for real-world consumer playback checks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree access to new room and studio profiles added to the library after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVSX plugin runs in-DAW and as a system output driver, licensed via iLok\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steven Slate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375689400543,"sku":"SLT-0002","price":52255.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/6801\/4303\/files\/Steven-Slate-VSX-Headphone-Mixing-System-VSX-Platinum-PIG-01.jpg?v=1789206395"},{"product_id":"steven-slate-vsx-headphone-mixing-system-vsx-immersion-one","title":"Steven Slate VSX - Immersion One","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmersion One takes Slate's studio monitor modeling to an open-back headphone, aimed at engineers doing immersive and Dolby Atmos-oriented monitoring as much as stereo mixing. Where the closed-back VSX headphones prioritize isolation, Immersion One trades some of that isolation for a more open, speaker-like soundstage, using planar magnetic drivers instead of the closed-back model's driver design — a deliberate choice, since convincing spatial and Atmos monitoring depends on a sense of depth and placement that closed-back designs find harder to deliver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach earcup uses a planar magnetic driver roughly 97 by 76mm with a one-micron diaphragm, covering a 20Hz–40kHz range at 32 ohms, thin enough to track fast transients closely — useful when you're trying to place objects accurately in an immersive mix. Immersion One ships with the full Platinum software tier already included, so every studio, room, car, and club profile in that library is unlocked from the start, on top of a set of dedicated immersive, Atmos-oriented room profiles that the closed-back editions don't carry. In the box: the headphones, a hand-wound dual-ear cable, and a carrying case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-back planar magnetic drivers (approx. 97 x 76mm, 1-micron diaphragm), 20Hz–40kHz, 32 ohms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips with the full VSX Platinum software library unlocked out of the box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdds dedicated Dolby Atmos-oriented immersive room profiles not available on the closed-back VSX editions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-back design built for spatial depth and placement accuracy over passive isolation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-wound dual-ear cable and carrying case included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinaural modeling reproduces real-room, real-speaker listening cues rather than a simple EQ curve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVSX plugin runs in-DAW and as a system output driver, licensed via iLok\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steven Slate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375689498847,"sku":"SLT-0003","price":135213.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/6801\/4303\/files\/Steven-Slate-VSX-Headphone-Mixing-System-VSX-Immersion-One-PIG-01.jpg?v=1789206394"},{"product_id":"steven-slate-vsx-headphone-mixing-system-vsx-immersion-one-headphone-only-upgrade","title":"Steven Slate VSX - Immersion One Headphone Only UPGRADE","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis SKU is the Immersion One headphones on their own, sold as a loyalty upgrade for engineers who already hold a working VSX license from an Essential, Platinum, or original VSX purchase. It exists because the Immersion One's real value on top of an existing setup is the open-back hardware plus a small unlock license for its specific features — buyers in this position already own the underlying VSX plugin and its studio monitor modeling library, so there's no reason to pay again for a second full software license alongside a second headphone mixing system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat's included is the same open-back planar magnetic hardware as the standalone Immersion One, with a hand-wound dual-ear cable and carrying case, plus a license that unlocks the Immersion One-specific features inside the VSX plugin you already run. It does not include a new base VSX license: the headphones activate against an account that already holds one, so this pair isn't meant to be resold to someone starting from zero. Anyone considering this SKU should already be registered with an active VSX license before buying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame open-back planar magnetic drivers as the full Immersion One (approx. 97 x 76mm, 1-micron diaphragm, 20Hz–40kHz, 32 ohms)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRequires an existing, active VSX base license (from Essential, Platinum, or original VSX) to function\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes only the Immersion One feature-unlock license, not a full base VSX plugin license\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-wound dual-ear cable and carrying case included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame immersive, Atmos-oriented room profiles as the full Immersion One package once unlocked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLower-cost route to open-back hardware for existing VSX owners instead of buying a second full system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLicense is tied to the existing account rather than independently transferable to a new user\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steven Slate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51375689597151,"sku":"SLT-0004","price":103949.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/6801\/4303\/files\/Steven-Slate-VSX-Headphone-Mixing-System-VSX-Immersion-One-Headphone-Only-UPGRADE-PIG-01.jpg?v=1789206378"}],"url":"https:\/\/proaudiogear.in\/collections\/steven-slate\/nav-dept-studio-and-recording.oembed","provider":"proaudiogear.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}