Blue Cat Patchwork

The Virtual Patchbay for Audio Plugins

Blue Cat's PatchWork is a universal and multi-FX plug-in patchbay that can host up to 64 VST, VST3, Audio Unit or plug-ins integrated into any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) in a single instance, with serial and parallel routing options.

Typical applications: plug-in host, custom channel strip, parallel processing, effects chainer, virtual buses, virtual instrument, bus sharing settings and plug-ins between DAWs, VST or audio unit for AAX , audio unit, RTAS plug-in adapter, A / B effect chain comparison, standalone audio processing application, multiple effects processor.

Detailed Description

It is possible to chain effects in series or create up to 8 parallel chains that can be activated independently. This allows you to create your favorite effects or instrument setups within the plug-in, without the need for multiple buses. These settings can be saved as presets and retrieved instantly or shared with multiple DAWs using any plug-in format (full list below). Use the built-in audio effects to add color to your own plug-in chains.

Despite the name, you can forget about wires or cables: set up the routing of plug-ins are as simple as adding or removing a row or column in the rack matrix. All plug-ins can also communicate with each other or with the host application using the virtual MIDI ports provided by the plug-in.

For each plug-in slot in, latency compensation, preset management, undo/redo integration, audio I/O selection, and individual plug-in bypass for optimal operation are included. The plugin also stores the window position for each plugin, so the layout is restored with your session or saved with presets.

In addition, sub-plug-ins can be automated or controlled with external control surfaces using Blue Cat's PatchWork parameter mapping capabilities.

This product is available as an audio plug-in (effect or virtual instrument) and standalone app, so it can be used alone or inserted into any type of track on your favorite DAW, with up to 16 channels of audio.

Input and output level meters are also available to monitor the signal sent to the built-in plug-ins, including the side chain and auxiliary channels.

If you are looking for a host of multiband plugins for multiband processing, check out Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer plugin. In addition, any Blue Cat Audio plug-in is compatible and may be hosted by this software.

Copyright notice: VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.

Features

Key Features:

Configurable Plug-Rack ins VST, VST3 or Audio Unit: host up to 64 plug-ins or third-party instruments in series or parallel.

30 built-in effects: Reverb, EQ, filters, pitch & frequency shifter, delays, effects Modulator, Compressor, Gate, Bit Crusher, Wave Modeler, and more.

Available as an effect, virtual instrument, or standalone application.

Create your own effect chains: up to 8 pre- and post-plug-in slots for daisy-chaining plug-ins in series.

Parallel processing made easy: up to 8 parallel plug-in chains, with control of phase, solo, and gain controls.

Host up to 8 virtual instruments in parallel and mix them into the plugin.

Parameter mapping: map the parameters of sub plug-ins to automate them or use a control surface.

Flexible MIDI Routing: Connect sub-plug-ins together or with the host application.

Flexible audio routing: Connect the input/output of sub-plug-ins to any audio channel.

p>Support for external side chain and multiple outputs.

Link pre and post gains for automatic gain compensation.

Drag and drop or cut, copy and paste plug-ins with your configurations between slots.

Remember complex processing configurations and plug-in layouts with one click and share them among your DAWs.

Monitoring input levels and output.

Plug-in latency compensation.

Supports VST Shell plugins.

Built-in undo / redo.

Fully customizable user interface with various sizes.

Blue Cat audio patterns:

Available c As a standalone application and in most plug-in formats for Mac and Windows.

Full MIDI control and automation support, MIDI Learn.

No idle CPU load: processing is disabled when silently powered (optimal CPU usage).

Customizable user interface with transparency and zoom.

Smooth bypass: silent plug-in enabling / disabling.

Undo Redo.

Integrated preset manager with all features.

Copy / paste plug-in state between instances.

Any sample rate supported.