Blue Cat Audio Blue Cat PatchWork Retail v2.42

Blue Cat’s PatchWork is a universal plug-ins patchbay that can host up to 64 VST, VST3, Audio Unit or built-in plug-ins into any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) in one instance.

It is possible to chain effects in series or create up to 8 parallel chains that can be activated independently. This lets you create your favorite effects or instruments configurations within the plug-in, without the need for multiple busses. These configurations can be saved as presets and recalled 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: configuring plug-ins routing is as simple as adding or removing a row or a column in the rack’s matrix. All plug-ins can also communicate with each other or with the host application using the virtual MIDI ports offered by the plug-in.

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

Also, sub plug-ins can be automated or controlled with external control surfaces using Blue Cat’s PatchWork parameters mapping capabilities.

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

Input and output level meters are also available to monitor the signal that is dispatched to inserted plug-ins, including side chain and aux channels.

Main Features:
Configurable VST, VST3 or Audio Unit plug-ins rack: host up to 64 third party plug-ins or instruments in series or parallel.
29 built-in effects: Reverb, EQ, filters, pitch & frequency shifter, delays, modulation effects, compressor, gate, bit crusher, wave shaper and more.
Available as an effect, virtual instrument or standalone application.
Build your own effects chains: up to 8 “pre” and “post” plug-ins slots to chain plug-ins in series.
Parallel processing made easy: up to 8 parallel plug-ins chains, with phase flip, solo and gain controls.
Host up to 8 virtual instruments in parallel and mix them within the plug-in.
Global Dry/Wet control (“Mix”).
Parameters Mapping: map sub plug-ins parameters 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 sub plug-ins i/o to any audio channel.
External side chain and multiple outputs support.
Link pre and post gains for automatic gain compensation.
Drag and drop or cut, copy and paste plug-ins with their settings between slots.
Recall complex processing setups and plug-ins layouts with one click and share them between your DAWs.
Input and output levels monitoring.
Plug-ins Latency compensation.
Supports VST Shell plug-ins.
Integrated undo/redo.
Fully customizable user interface, with multiple sizes.

What’s new:
V2.42 (2020/01/06)
New Features & Improvements:
Navigate presets and create new tones easily with “Tone Maps” for 9 built-in effects: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Wah, Sweep Filter, EQ, Freq Shifter, Reverb and Waveshaper.
Mac application now fully supports dark mode on Mac OS Mojave and newer.
New presets for the built-in wah plug-in.
Built-in EQ: improved impulse response convolution performance (long reverb tails are now supported, with low CPU usage).
Mac: faster GUI rendering on recent Mac OS systems (up to 5x faster for level meters).

Fixes:
Mac: fixed user interface not properly shown on retina displays in some applications built with the 10.14 Mac OS SDK (Cubase 10.5 for example).
Mac: fixed settings panel rendering issues in dark mode on Mac OS Mojave and newer.
Fixed issue with some VST3 plug-ins that failed to initialize when loaded (Roland Cloud VST3)
Fixed built-in Wah plug-in that could exceed selected range in reverse mode.

Homepage https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_PatchWork/