The album is available for download in a variety of formats, including MP3, lossless FLAC and high-quality WAV files. When playing the MP3 files in an MP3 player a different piece of artwork is displayed for each song, as was the case with ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]''.
The Slip sounds quite lighter then anything Nine Inch Nails has ever released before, and surpasses Year Zero on raw noise. The album is very dance-friendly.