Widening Triple EQ

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Blue Cat's Widening Triple EQ

"The easy shapeable widener/narrower"

Description

Blue Cat's Widening Triple EQ - Mid-Side Semi-Parametric Stereo Widening Equalizer/Filter DirectX and VST Plugin

Blue Cat's Widening Triple EQ is the "Widening" (Mid/Side) version of the Triple EQ shapeable filter / equalizer: it is a three bands real time semi-parametric mid/side equalizer. It lets you control the low, medium and high gains of the mid (mono) and side (stereo) components of your audio signal independently, with a custom filter shape. It enables you to manage the wideness of a stereo signal for any frequency. With the ability to control the center of the M-S matrix, it is possible to adjust the spectrum of a sound anywhere in the stereo field.

The plugin provides instant visual feedback of your settings thanks to the included graph. The overlayed controls lets you shape the filter easily. The mid and side channels responses can be linked together in multiple ways (with a mirroring capability) for easier balance of frequencies.

For more information about the core technology of the filters, please read Blue Cat's Triple EQ plugin's description. Additional information about stereo widening and narrowing with mid/side processing can be found in this mid-side processing paper.

Price: 39 EUR or $59
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Supported Platforms: Windows-VST / Windows-DirectX

Download: DirectX demo / VST demo / Skins

Included in Bundles: All Plugins Pack / Triple EQ Pack

Main Features

True WYSIWYG 3 bands Mid/side semi-parametric equalizer / shapeable filter.
+-40 dB range for each band with customizable effective range.
Automatic gain compensation.
No latency.
Real time display of the frequency response with precise measurement and zooming capabilities.
On-graph filter shape control.
Window Opacity Control: make the plugin window transparent.
Smooth Bypass: activate/deactivate the plugin with absolutely no noise.
Undo/Redo.
Import/Export presets and share them between the directX and VST versions.

Blue Cat Audio Standards:

Native DSP code for optimal performance.
Skinnable user interface.
DirectX and VST plug-in formats support.
Smooth Update: silent (zipper-free) parameters update.
Full automation support (all parameters can be automated, with smooth and continuous update)
No CPU load on idle: when the plugin 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 (MIDI channel and CC numbers, with complete response curve control) and MIDI learn.
Any sample rate supported.

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System Requirements

Microsoft Windows XP or Vista.
Any DirectX or VST compatible host software (you can easily find one on www.kvraudio.com)
Note to Sony software users (Sony Vegas, Soundforge...): please follow this Sony DXi tutorial in order to be able to use the DirectX version.

Demo Limitations

One single instance of the plug-in per session.
The plugin is regularly bypassed for a few seconds.

Versions History >subscribe to our newsletter

2008/05/06	V3.1
	Fixed a crash when changing the skin from the toolbar menu.
2008/04/14	V3.0
	New GUI design and Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.4.2 support: Streamlined user interface with simplified controls for optimal workflow. Zooming: adjust the dB range of the EQ and the response curve graph. Frequency response measurement: new mouse coordinates display. Window Opacity Management: make the plugin window transparent. New toolbar to access the main functionalities. Smooth bypass: activate/deactivate the plugin with absolutely no noise. Undo/Redo. Import/Export presets in a host independant format: you can now share presets between the directX and VST versions Enlarged the filters frequency range. Performance improvements: Faster skin loading. Reduced memory consumption when several instances are loaded.
2006/11/29	V2.1
	Now supports Blue Cat's Skinnning language 1.2.4. Curves are now antialised. Parameters can be fine tuned when the shift key is down, which offers a .1 dB gain resolution. CPU efficiency improvement: no processing occurs when input is silent. Settings window now loads faster. (Bug fix): in some plug-in adapters (such as 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.
2006/09/27	V2.0
	Advanced MIDI control with customizable parameters curve response and MIDI learn. Blue Cat's Skinning language V1.2.2 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. (Bug fix): when changing the center parameter, the output could be 3dB louder than expected. 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.
2006/06/06	V1.0
	First release.