Blue Cat`s Protector will typically find its place on the master bus of your DAW to protect your audio output from overshoot, limit the general volume and improve the perceived loudness, thanks to a very transparent frequency response.
Despite its very simple set of controls, it offers a wide range of sounds and it is also suitable as a track limiter for more creative effects such as distortion, pumping or heavy limiting.
Beyond its powerful dynamics processing features Blue Cat`s Protector will also offer you a powerful side chain capability thanks to its MIDI CC output.
This unique technique not only lets you do side chain limiting but also parameters modulation: control any parameter of any plugin to create powerful side chain effects in real time.
Here are some key features of "Blue Cat`s Protector":
· 0 dB brickwall peak limiter and waveshaper.
· Continuous control of the dynamics response from transparent limiting to colorful distortion.
· Stereo link control.
· Large audio levels and gain reduction meters for optimal monitoring.
· Side chaining capability: a unique way to perform side chain compression and much more.
· Plugin window transparency management.
· Smooth Bypass: activate/deactivate the plugin with absolutely no noise.
· Undo/Redo.
· Import/Export presets and share them between the directX and VST versions.
· No latency.
Blue Cat Audio Standards:
· Native DSP code for optimal performance.
· Skinnable user interface.
· DirectX and VST plug-in formats support.
· Smooth Update: silent (zipper-free) parameters update.
· Full automation support (all parameters can be automated, with smooth and continuous update)
· No CPU load on idle: when the plugin is fed with silence, the processing smoothly shuts down, to optimize the CPU usage of your Digital Audio Workstation.
· Real time MIDI control with advanced settings (MIDI channel and CC numbers, with complete response curve control) and MIDI learn.
· Any sample rate supported.
Requirements:
· Any VST compatible application
Limitations:
· One single instance of the plug-in per session.
· The effect is bypassed for 4 seconds every 45 seconds.
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.
· 64-bit Mac VST support.
