Products

Blue Cat's Chorus

Description

The Chorus effect was originally designed to simulate several voices: just as if several persons were playing together the same notes but with a variable delay between them. This is the effect you get with Blue Cat's Chorus when setting the rate parameter to a small value. But this plug-in also enables you to drastically change your sound and produce strange pitch modulation or crazy 'bubbles' effects. Just check the factory presets to get convinced by the quality and versatility of Blue Cat's Chorus.

From a light ensemble effect to a deep destructive modulation effect, Blue Cat's Chorus just can do anything... For free!

The built-in Blue Cat's skinning engine enables you to skin this plug-in: adapt the user interface to your needs and customize the look of your Blue Cat's plugin! 3 skins are included in the install package. This web sites offers you to download more skins or learn how to create new ones. It's all free!

This version is a mono effect, which means that you will get the same effect on left and right sides of your audio signal. You may also want to check the Stereo Chorus audio effect.

Price: Freeware

Download: Mac AAX / Mac AU / Mac RTAS / Mac VST / Win DX / Win RTAS / Win VST / Win x64 DX / Win x64 VST / Skins

Included in Bundle: Free Pack

Features

Single voice chorus effect.

Blue Cat Audio Standards:

Available as: Mac-AAX, Mac-AU, Mac-RTAS, Mac-VST, Win-DX, Win-RTAS, Win-VST, Win x64-DX, Win x64-VST.
Native DSP code for optimal performance.
Skinnable user interface.
Smooth Update: silent, zipper-free parameters update.
Full automation support.
No CPU load on idle: when the plug-in is fed with silence, the processing smoothly shuts down, to optimize the CPU usage of your Digital Audio Workstation.
Real time MIDI control with advanced settings and MIDI learn.
Smooth Bypass: activate/deactivate the plug-in with absolutely no noise.
Undo/Redo.
Import/Export presets in a host independent format.
Any sample rate supported.

Screenshots

Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

You can find more skins for this product here.

User Comments & Reviews

The generous offering of a full range of time based modulators consists of very basic but powerful and versatile effects. The Blue Cat Chorus for example, is ALWAYS the first one I try for super rich detuning and haywire coloured effects, but at the same time, I find it can throw just the right wisp of mist into a warm string pad. - Max Debutante

"Looking very much as if it were inspired by Eventide Clockworks' 1970s effects, this terrific freebie comes in a wide variety of plug-in formats and provides a terrific-sounding chorus with a reserved but flexible smattering of controls. A random mode generates presets if you're not inclined to set them up yourself, and both mono and stereo versions are included." - Computer Music Specials [excerpt on musicradar.com]

[More comments]

To add your own comment about this product, please contact us.

System Requirements

Windows

SSE2-enabled processor (Pentium 4 or later).
Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
Any DirectX / VST / RTAS / AAX compatible host software (32 or 64 bit).

Mac OS X

An Intel or PowerPC processor.
Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) or Snow Leopard (10.6).
Any VST / Audio Unit (32/64-bit) / RTAS / AAX compatible application.

For more information about supported platforms, see our FAQ.

Versions History >subscribe to our newsletter

V3.63 (2011/02/10)

Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.
64-bit Mac VST support.

V3.62 (2010/03/19)

This update only concerns the RTAS version of the plug-in:

RTAS plug-in bug fix: when using both the mono and stereo versions in the same session, the controls of the instances were linked together.

V3.61 (2010/02/25)

Space bar does not trigger plug-in buttons anymore (avoids conflict with transport control in most applications).
Win x64: fixed issue with some hosts not opening the plugins.
Win x64: fixed issue with settings window that was not displayed properly in some hosts.
Mac: fixed keyboard/mouse focus issues in some hosts.
Mac: fixed multiple screens issue.

V3.6 (2010/01/30)

RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools (Mac and Windows).
64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64.
Mac AU 64-bit format support (compatible with 64-bit Logic 9.1 on Snow Leopard)
Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts under Snow Leopard.
Fixed MIDI learn issues.

V3.5 (2009/11/20)

Factory presets are now available from the plugin menu.
RTAS plugin format support (final beta stage - currently available with the Free Pack only)
Mac: fixed keyboard/mouse focus issues in some hosts.
Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts, when used with particular display settings.
Mac-AU: fixed user interface resizing issue when changing skin in some hosts (Logic).
Mac-AU: fixed settings lost issue when doing offline rendering in some applications.

V3.4 (2009/09/21)

New Windows Installer (much faster install, improved upgrades).
Bug Fix (PC): Cubase freezes when loading a preset using a different skin while the plugin window is open.
Blue Cat's Skinning Language 1.6.1 support.

V3.31 (2009/05/05)

Mac VST update: fixed incompatibility issues with Cubase 5 on Mac.

V3.3 (2009/02/03)

Mac Audio Unit Support.

V3.3 (2008/11/21)

First Mac version.
New skins with enhanced usability and new look and feel.
New toolbar to access main features.
Undo/Redo.
Import/Export presets in a host and platform independent format.
Smooth Bypass: activate/deactivate the plugin with absolutely no noise.
Improved parameters display in host application and settings window.
Performance improvements.

V3.2 (2006/11/29)

Now supports Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.2.4.
Parameters can be fine tuned when the shift key is down.
CPU efficiency improvement: no processing occurs when input is silent.
Settings window now loads faster.
(Bug fix): in some plug-in adapters (like fxPansion's VST to RTAS adapter) the GUI did not display properly when first loaded.
(Bug fix): when reinstalling the software in another directory, the "skin not found" message was displayed.

V3.1 (2006/09/27)

Minor UI enhancement for hosts not supporting Windows XP Theme.
(Bug fix): presets load/save did not always work properly in Sonar 5 for some european versions of Windows XP.

V3.0 (2006/08/30)

Advanced MIDI control with customizable parameters curve response and MIDI learn.
Blue Cat's Skinning language V1.2.1 support.
Now supports one skin per preset and a global default skin: customize each instance of the plug-in in the same session.
All parameters can now be fine tuned thanks to a text-edit popup window that appears when double clicking on user interface widgets.
Warning: because it now supports MIDI events, the DirectX plug-in may appear in the "Synth" or "DXi" category instead of "effects" in some hosts (such as Cakewalk Sonar). If it does not appear in you host, you might want to use our DXi Manager to de-activate MIDI features.
Warning: this new version breaks the presets compatibility, and is thus installed as a new plug-in. If you have a previous version installed and do not want to keep it, just uninstall it manually.

V2.0 (2006/02/26)

Brand new skinnable Graphic User Interface using Blue Cat's skinning language.
Precision of the gain control enhanced.
User Manual accessible from plug-in UI.
DX version: the factory presets are now available from the host standard presets view (for hosts that support static presets)