Videos Tutorials
Tip - From Amp Sim to Tone Wizard: Axiom V2’s Levels Of Details
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Unlock the Power of Axiom V2: Your Tone, Your Way! Axiom V2 isn’t just a multi-effects processor – it’s a versatile beast with layers of sonic potential. Dive in at … Read More |
Tip - How to Build a Guitar Tone from Scratch Using Axiom
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In this chronicle recorded with Pierre Journel from The Guitar Channel (theguitarchannel.biz) we walk you through each steps to build a guitar tone from scratch in Axiom (product page), our … Read More |
Tip - Famous Guitar Gear Recreated with Axiom, a Series by Julien Bitoun
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We asked the French musician Julien Bitoun (YouTube channel) to recreate famous guitar gear using only Axiom (product page). In this series of videos you will (re)discover how far you … Read More |
Tip - How To Navigate Presets in Axiom
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In this chronicle recorded with Pierre Journel from The Guitar Channel (theguitarchannel.biz) we show you the different methods to navigate presets in Axiom (product page), our amp & effects simulation … Read More |
Tip - Famous Guitar Tones Recreated with Axiom, a Series by Julien Bitoun
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We asked the French musician Julien Bitoun (YouTube channel) to recreate famous guitar tones using only Axiom (product page). In this series of videos you will (re)discover how far you … Read More |
Tip - Bring Back The 90s: The Chorus Effect!
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Axiom (product page), Patchwork (product page), Late Replies (product page) and MB-7 Mixer (product page) all have in common this excellent Chorus effect! From classic modulation or vibrato effects up … Read More |
Tip - Tanguy Kerleroux’s Dreamy Ambient Guitar Tone for Axiom
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Tanguy Kerleroux (tanguykerleroux.com) is a French musician, very active on social media. He records instrumental covers of hits and has millions of views on TikTok and Instagram. He used Axiom … Read More |
Tip - Building Guitar Rigs From Scratch with Jay Leonard Jay
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At Blue Cat Audio, we asked the amazing Jay Leonard Jay (YouTube channel) to play with Axiom (product page) our amp and effect simulation solution and create some sounds. It … Read More |
Tip - Compact Bass Guitar Rig Using Xtone Pro and Axiom
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As seen in a previous tutorial, it is possible to get awesome bass guitar tones using Axiom (product page). In this video we show you a stage rig built around … Read More |
Tip - How to Get Cool Bass Guitar Tones with Axiom
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Axiom (product page), our powerful and open multi effects processor and amp simulation software for guitar works also very well for bass. In fact, there are many presets built for … Read More |
Tip - Setup a MIDI Pedalboard to Drive Your Guitar Software on a Computer
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MIDI is often a scary subject for guitar players. It does not have to be this way! In this video recorded with The Guitar Channel (theguitarchannel.biz) we are showing you … Read More |
Tip - How to Setup an Audio Interface to Play Guitar on MacOS
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In this new video recorded in collaboration with The Guitar Channel (theguitarchannel.biz) about CAM (Computer Aided Music), we are showing you how to setup an audio interface on your Mac … Read More |
Tip - How to Setup an Audio Interface to Play Guitar on Windows
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As part of a collaboration with The Guitar Channel (theguitarchannel.biz) we have started to record some videos to show how to make the most of your computer to play your … Read More |
Tip - How to Create a Warm Jazz Guitar Tone With Axiom
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Toady’s tip is a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a warm Jazz tone in Blue Cat’s Axiom. Step 1: Open Axiom with it s default settings, and use the … Read More |
Tip - The Ultimate Guide To Modern Metal Guitar Tones with Axiom / Destructor
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What makes modern metal guitar tones so specific? How to find your way and dial such tones with Blue Cat’s Axiom or Destructor? Here are a couple of tips as … Read More |
Tip - Built-in Plug-in Of The Day: Compressor
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What do Blue Cat’s Axiom, Patchwork, Late Replies & MB7 mixer all have in common ? This nifty Compressor plugin, that can be used on instrument/vocal tracks as well as … Read More |
Tip - What Makes Axiom Stand Out From Guitar & Bass Effects Processors
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At first sight, Blue Cat’s Axiom may look like your average effects processor for guitar & Bass, with its amp simulation at the core, its built-in effect pedals placed before … Read More |
Tip - Built-In Plug-Ins: What’s Included?
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As you’re probably aware, Blue Cat’s PatchWork, MB-7 Mixer, Late Replies and Axiom are able to load third-party plug-ins. But did you know that they also all come with many … Read More |
Tip - Tone Maps: A New Approach To Sound Design And Tone Control
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Initially designed to navigate presets in 2D and create new guitar amp tones in Destructor and Axiom by morphing between presets (See this tone explorer video for more details), tone maps … Read More |
Tip - Multicore Processing: What is it, and why do you care?
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A new multicore processing feature has been recently introduced to our plug-ins, to get the best real time performance out of modern CPUs. Let's see what's hidden behind this new feature, how it works and why you care about it for your audio effects and instruments. Read More |
Tip - Miaow Wah: The Future of Wah?
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The Miaow Wah is a plug-in available in AXIOM, Patchwork, Late Replies & MB7 mixer. This is probably one of the most versatile and complete Wah plug-in on the market … Read More |
Tip - Creating Beautiful Lead Guitar Harmonies
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Here’s another great built-in plugin, the Harmonizer. Just like most plugins built into AXIOM, you can also find it in Patchwork, Late Replies or the MB7 Mixer. The difference between … Read More |
Tip - Blue Cat Axiom’s Built-In Distortion Pedals
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Axiom has a built-in amp simulator, but did you know that it is also loaded with 10 excellent overdrive and distortion pedals, all based on the acclaimed Destructor technology? The … Read More |
Tip - Phaser vs Flanger: What’s The Difference?
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Flanger and Phaser are both modulation effects that create deep filters sweeping around the spectrum over time. But they are produced by different means, and they do not sound the … Read More |
Tip - Detailed Axiom Walkthrough And Review
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If you’ve ever wondered what is possible to achieve with Axiom, do check out this brilliant video from BenoniStudio. The video is close to an hour long and we think … Read More |
Tip - Tweaking Guitar & Bass Presets For Live Gigs
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From the very beginning, Blue Cat’s Axiom was designed to let you use the same guitar tones in the studio and on stage. In a live situation, you can control … Read More |
Tip - How to Make Reverb Sound Good
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Blue Cat’s Axiom, Late Replies, Patchwork & MB-7 Mixer plug-ins all come bundled with a long list of built-in effects, including this unique Reverb plugin. Learn more about its settings, … Read More |
Tip - How to Optimize a Windows Laptop for Low Latency Real Time Audio
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Have you ever wished that you could use all your virtual instruments libraries for your keyboards or all these incredible virtual amps from your studio for your guitar or bass … Read More |
Tip - How to Sound like Paul Stanley & Ace Frehley in the KISS song Detroit Rock City by Julien Bitoun
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In this video by Julien Bitoun we show you how to use Axiom (product page) to get the guitar sounds of Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley in the famous KISS song … Read More |
Tip - Can you make an electric guitar truly sound like an acoustic?
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Have you ever dreamed playing your electric guitar with a genuine acoustic guitar sound like this? In this tutorial we are going to create an monster acoustic guitar simulation preset … Read More |
Tip - How to Transform a Stratocaster Into a Hollow Body Jazz Guitar
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Let’s do some real magic today with the brand new Re-Guitar plugin: in this tutorial we are going to learn how to turn a single coil sound (typical strat neck … Read More |
Tip - How To Do Mid/Side Processing With Any Plug-In
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The traditional way to manage stereo streams is to use separate left and right channels sources. There is however another way: by recombining these left and right channels, you can actually … Read More |
Tip - How to Sound Like Steve Stevens on Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell using Axiom
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In this tutorial, Julien shows you how to sound like Steve Stevens in Billy Idol’s iconic song Rebel Yell using Axiom (product page), our guitar amp and effects simulation software. … Read More |
Tip - How to Sound Like Iron Maiden on “The Trooper” with Axiom
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Good news, you don’t need anymore to use stacks of Marshall tube amp to get (very) close to the Iron Maiden guitar sound! In fact Julien Bitoun (YouTube channel) is … Read More |
Tip - How to Load and Use Custom Impulse Responses in Axiom & Destructor
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Now that we can load custom IR’s inside Blue Cat’s Axiom (Amp + internal EQ), we thought it was a good idea to write a short tutorial on how to … Read More |
Tip - 8 Tips To Get The Best Guitar Tone With Plug-Ins
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We live in a world with many guitarists, tons of tools and a lot of options to record our beloved guitars. Yet I feel we spend more time practicing than … Read More |
Tip - Integrated Plug-Ins Control With Blue Cat’s Axiom
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If you need to access effects parameters quickly with Blue Cat’s Axiom, you don’t need to launch the plug-in editor every time: you can control the plug-ins that are loaded … Read More |
Tutorial - Using DXi plug-ins in Sony Vegas
![]() | 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 - Export Plugin Presets to Share them with the Community
![]() | This tutorial shows you how to export your presets in order to share them with the community on the Blue Cat Audio website. This tutorial uses Blue Cat's for the demonstration but is applicable ... Read More |
Tutorial - Getting Started with Plug-ins User Interface
![]() | Get used to the user interface features of Blue Cat Audio products! They have been designed for an optimal workflow, so here are the tips and tricks to save time. All these features are explained in d... Read More |
Tutorial - Using MIDI Control in Sonar
![]() | 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 - How to Use the Free Presets Available on this Website
![]() | This tutorial shows you how to get and load free presets for your favorite Blue Cat Audio plugin. This tutorial uses Blue Cat's Dynamics for the demonstration but is applicable to all our plugins... Read More |
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