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Host Routing Tutorials
Host Routing Tutorials

These tutorials describe various routing techniques in many host applications. Blue Cat Audio plug-ins offer multiple ways of connecting them together (MIDI, automation...). These tutorials explain how to do these connections in many applications.

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Tutorial - Automation Envelopes Generation in MOTU's Digital Performer 7

Read Tutorial - Automation Envelopes Generation in MOTU's Digital Performer 7 - Create Advanced Custom Side Chain Effects

This tutorial shows how to reuse the envelopes generated by our plugins with output parameters in MOTU's Digital Performer 7 host software. As of today Digital Performer does not receive MIDI events f... Read More 


Tutorial - Connecting Plug-ins with Groups in Cakewalk Sonar

Read Tutorial - Connecting Plug-ins with Groups in Cakewalk Sonar - Create Advanced Custom Side Chain Effects

This tutorial shows how to reuse the envelopes generated by our plugins with output parameters in Cakewalk Sonar using groups. Other techniques exist (using MIDI or Automation curves), but this one ha... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Sonar

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Sonar - Automated Audio to MIDI CC Generation for Audio Controlled Effects

This tutorial shows how to use the DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP) in Cakewalk Sonar, in order to modify the parameters of an effect on a track according to the envelope of an other track.... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Sonar (Live)

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Sonar (Live) - Real Time Control of VST and DirectX Plugins from Audio Signal

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP)'s real time capabilities in Cakewalk Sonar: use it to let any instrument influence the parameters on any effect for any other ... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Ableton Live

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Ableton Live - Audio to MIDI CC for Signal Dependant Effects

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP)'s real time capabilities in Ableton Live: use it to let any instrument influence the parameters of any effect for any other in... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Cubase (Live)

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Cubase (Live) - Real Time MIDI CC Generation for VST Plugins

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP)'s real time capabilities in Steinberg Cubase: use it to let any instrument influence the parameters on any effect for any othe... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro in Energy XT

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro in Energy XT - Audio Controlled Effects in a Modular Host

This tutorial shows how to use the DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP) in energyXT, in order to modify the parameters of an instrument or effect on a track according to the envelope of an other track. ... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro in Cakewalk Project5

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro in Cakewalk Project5 - Generating Automations Curves from Audio Signal (pdf)

This tutorial will teach you how to use the DP Meter Pro envelope generator in Cakewalk Project 5. Download the tutorial as a pdf file ... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Samplitude

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro In Samplitude - Automated Audio to MIDI Control Generation

This tutorial shows how to use the DP Meter Pro audio analysis plugin (DPMP) in MAGIX Samplitude, in order to modify the parameters of an effect on a track according to the envelope of an other track.... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro & Automation In Sonar

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro & Automation In Sonar - Automated Audio to Automation Generation

This tutorial shows how to use the DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP) in Cakewalk Sonar, in order to record the peak envelope of the audio signal as an automation curve.... Read More 


Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro in Sony Vegas

Read Tutorial - Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro in Sony Vegas - Automated Audio Controlled Video Effects (pdf)

This tutorial will teach you how to use the DP Meter Pro envelope generator in Sony Vegas. You will be able to reuse the envelope for audio or video effects. Download the tutorial as a pdf fi... Read More 


Tutorial - Using DXi plug-ins in Sony Vegas

Read Tutorial - Using DXi plug-ins in Sony Vegas - A Solution to the 'My Plugin Does not Show Up in Vegas' Issue

This tutorial will teach you how to use any DXi plug-in in Sony Vegas: Sony Vegas does not support MIDI automation, so if your plug-in supports the MIDI Dxi protocol, it is removed from the plug-ins l... Read More 


Tutorial - Using MIDI Connectivity in a Modular Host (Plogue Bidule)

Read Tutorial - Using MIDI Connectivity in a Modular Host (Plogue Bidule) - Custom Side Chain Effects

This tutorial shows you how to use the MIDI connectivity of our plugins in a modular host such as Plogue Bidule. We are using the Mac version of Bidule in this tutorial. The scenario here is very sim... Read More 


Tutorial - Using Blue Cat Audio plugins connectivity in Reaper

Read Tutorial - Using Blue Cat Audio plugins connectivity in Reaper - Side Chain Dynamics Processing

This tutorial shows how to use our plugins MIDI connectivity within Reaper. We use Blue Cat's Dynamics plugin as an example, but you can use any other audio plugin which provides output parameters, su... Read More 


Tutorial - Connecting plug-ins together in Logic for advanced side chain effects

Read Tutorial - Connecting plug-ins together in Logic for advanced side chain effects - Side Chain Filtering

This tutorial shows how to use the connectivity capabilities of our plugins within Logic. We use Blue Cat's DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP) as an example, but you can use any other audio plugin which provi... Read More 


Tutorial - Using Blue Cat Audio plug-ins connectivity in Pro Tools

Read Tutorial - Using Blue Cat Audio plug-ins connectivity in Pro Tools - Side Chain Filtering

This tutorial shows how to use the MIDI connectivity of our plugins within Pro Tools. We use Blue Cat's DP Meter Pro plugin as an example, but you can use any other audio plugin which provides output ... Read More 


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