#Blue cats work au plugin series#

So for example, if a user wanted to apply a tape emulation plugin, but only have that plugin apply its sound across part of the frequency range, it’s easy as can be. One last feature worth mentioning before we move on to parameters and functionality is the opacity control, which allows users to adjust how “see-thru” the plugin in the window itself is.Īnother invaluable feature of the MB-7 is that each band can have four plugins instantiated, two before and two after the volume fader. This is especially useful for users working on a laptop with limited visual real estate. Additionally, the entire plugin window is fully re-sizeable (between 70-200%).

#Blue cats work au plugin series#

While there is a ton of flexibility, Blue Cat Audio makes it easy to only focus on the controls you want to see at any given minute (across the top are a series of buttons that show/hide the various panels we’ll discuss today). Additionally, since some users may not be after all of this flexibility, Blue Cat Audio has designed an interface that allows portions of the window to be hidden/shown as desired. In a smart move, like most Blue Cat Audio plugins, the UI can be resized as needed depending on your screen set up. The Blue Cat Audio MB-7 can handle a ton of duties, and as such has a multi-layered GUI.

Each band (with up to seven separate bands of processing available) is an independent processing chain, with individual controls and grouping abilities. However, that just scratches the surface of what it can really do. At its core, the MB-7 is a multiband processor. Their MB-7 Mixer, does all those things and more.

Blue Cat Audio makes a great set of freeware plugins as well as some seriously effective MIDI-generating processors that allow for advanced side-chaining and control possibilities. They offer a wide variety of tools, from wild tone-shaping to practical usage, to advanced analysis and patching. Blue Cat Audio is a long time player in the plugin market.