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Blue Cat's Gain Suite Tutorials
Blue Cat's Gain Suite Tutorials

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Free Plug-Ins for Commercial Use?

Free Plug-Ins for Commercial Use?

We are often asked this question: “May I use your free plug-ins for my commercial audio project?”. So we thought it was worth clarifying: the answer is YES, do use …  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 

Free Gain Compensation for Saturation & Compression Plug-Ins

Free Gain Compensation for Saturation & Compression Plug-Ins

In this video tutorial, David Mood (Produce Like a Pro) shows you an interesting method to manage saturation plug-ins effectively thanks to Blue Cat’s Gain Suite‘s unique linking capabilities, and …  Read More 

Automatic Gain Compensation with Blue Cat’s Gain Suite

Automatic Gain Compensation with Blue Cat’s Gain Suite

Our friend at ModernMixing.com has published a nice (free) tutorial that explains how to use the free Blue Cat’s Gain Suite multi instances capability to operate as a gain compensation plug-in …  Read More 

Blue Cat’s Freeware Pack for PowerPC (PPC) Still Available

Blue Cat’s Freeware Pack for PowerPC (PPC) Still Available

Did you know that the older Freeware Pack 1.x is still available for download? Why? We are often asked about older versions of our free plug-ins that would work with …  Read More 

Connecting Plug-Ins With Groups In Cakewalk Sonar: Ducking Example

Connecting Plug-Ins With Groups In Cakewalk Sonar: Ducking Example

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 has …  Read More 

Tutorial - Real Time Ducking: the DPMP as a Voice Over Tool.

Read Tutorial - Real Time Ducking: the DPMP as a Voice Over Tool. - Using MIDI CC for Side Chain Effects

This tutorial shows how to perform real time ducking in your favorite host, using the DP Meter Pro plugin (DPMP). The following example is a typical "Voice Over" situation where you want to add a vo... 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 - 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 - Monitoring an effect chain with the 'Multi' Series

Read Tutorial - Monitoring an effect chain with the 'Multi' Series - Example with a stereo widening effect measurement

The 'Multi' analysis plugins series offer the ability to compare the measurements made by several instances within an audio project. In this tutorial you will learn how to use this capability to mon... Read More 


Tutorial - Mid Side Processing

Read Tutorial - Mid Side Processing - An Explanation to Advanced Widening and Narrowing Audio Effects (pdf)

Mid / Side processing explained. Download this tutorial as a pdf file ... 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 - Remote Monitoring and Control with Blue Cat's Remote Control

Read Tutorial - Remote Monitoring and Control with Blue Cat's Remote Control - All Your DAW Parameters in a Customized User Interface

This tutorial shows how to use the Remote Control MIDI control surface and DP Meter Pro audio analysis plugin (DPMP) to monitor and control several tracks in a same screen. Before you read this tutori... 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 - Using Grouping Capabilities of Blue Cat's Gain Suite Plugins

Read Tutorial - Using Grouping Capabilities of Blue Cat's Gain Suite Plugins - Change the gain of several tracks with a single slider

The Blue Cat's Gain Suite free volume control plugins offer the ability to link several instances of the same plugin to control them with a single slider. This tutorial shows how to use this capabil... 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 


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