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Blue Cat's Dynamics Tutorials
Blue Cat's Dynamics Tutorials

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Ridin’ the Dynamic Range

Ridin’ the Dynamic Range

Dynamics processing is one of the most important techniques in the audio engineer’s bag of tricks. Compressors, limiters, expanders and gates are examples of these tools and they come in …  Read More 

Distortion: Blue Cat’s Dynamics As a Waveshaper

Distortion: Blue Cat’s Dynamics As a Waveshaper

Did you know that Blue Cat’s Dynamics may not only be used as a compressor, gate, expander or limiter, but also as a waveshaper, and produce large amounts of distortion …  Read More 

VST3 Plug-In ID Changes on Mac

VST3 Plug-In ID Changes on Mac

Despite all our efforts, sometimes bugs are not caught before the software is released, and this one has an impact on VST3 users on Mac, so we’d like to share …  Read More 

MIDI Connectivity and Side Chaining

MIDI Connectivity and Side Chaining

Did you know that all our plug-ins can be connected together via MIDI or automation? This tutorials demonstrates these capabilities to perform side chain compression on the lower part of the …  Read More 

Exploring Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4.0 for Compression

Exploring Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4.0 for Compression

New Free video tutorial! Spend 14 minutes with Jerry (In The DAW) in this free video tutorial, and explore compression techniques using the recently released Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4.0 plugin! Read More 

Upward and Downward Compression with Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4

Upward and Downward Compression with Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4

Our friends at Pro Tools Expert have just published an overview video of the new Blue Cat’s Dynamics 4.0 plug-in, demonstrating the upward and downward compression capabilities of the plug-in. …  Read More 

Bass Kick Side Chain EQ Tutorial

Bass Kick Side Chain EQ Tutorial

Today’s tutorial is a video by Dan-D from Music Marketing TV: he shows how to setup a side chain EQ for the bass kick, using Blue Cat’s Dynamics and Blue …  Read More 

Tutorial - Real Time (Side Chain) Dynamic Equalizing

Read Tutorial - Real Time (Side Chain) Dynamic Equalizing - Create Your Own Dynamic EQ DirectX or VST Plugin

This tutorial shows how to perform side chain dynamic equalizing with the Dynamics plugin product and the Stereo Parametr'EQ stereo equalizer plugin. The destination track can of course be the same ... Read More 


Tutorial - Dynamics Processing and Monitoring

Read Tutorial - Dynamics Processing and Monitoring - Vizualize, Check and Learn Compression with a Dynamics Processor DirectX or VST Plugin

You will learn how to monitor the dynamics processing of an audio track thanks to the automation output capabilities of the Dynamics plugin. The interest of monitoring the compression or gating appl... Read More 


Tutorial - Real Time Side Chain Dynamics Processing

Read Tutorial - Real Time Side Chain Dynamics Processing - Easy Methodology for Side Chain Compression with DirectX and VST Plugins

This tutorial shows how to perform side chain compression, ducking or gating with the Dynamics plugin and the Gain Suite free plugins. Side Chaining consists in using a track signal to control an ef... Read More 


Tutorial - Using MIDI Control in Sonar

Read Tutorial - Using MIDI Control in Sonar - Control Your DirectX And VST Plugins

This tutorial will help you understand how to use parameters MIDI control in Cakewalk Sonar. It is applicable to any DXi plug-in (MIDI enabled DirectX plug-in).... 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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