Blue Cat Audio

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Blue Cat's PatchWork is a universal plug-ins patchbay that can host up to 64 VST 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).

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.

For each plug-in slot, latency compensation, presets management, undo/redo integration, 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.

The plug-in is available as an audio effect or a virtual instrument so that it can be inserted on any type of track, with up to 8 audio channels.

Input and output level meters are also included to monitor the signal that is dispatched to inserted plug-ins.
Blue Cat Audio PatchWork Universal Plug-ins Patchbay Software Download

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  • Configurable VST plug-ins rack: host up to 64 third party plug-ins or instruments in series or parallel
  • Available as an effect or virtual instrument
  • 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
  • Host up to 8 virtual instruments in parallel and mix them within the plug-in
  • Global Dry/Wet control ("Mix")
  • 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 configurable user interface, with multiple sizes

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System Requirements
    Windows
    • An SSE2-enabled processor (Pentium 4 or later)
    • Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 or 8
    • Any DirectX / VST / RTAS / AAX compatible host software (32 or 64 bit)
    Mac OS X
    • An Intel processor
    • Mac OS X Mavericks(10.9), Moutain Lion (10.8), Lion (10.7), Snow Leopard (10.6), or Leopard (10.5)
    • Any VST / Audio Unit (32/64-bit) / RTAS / AAX compatible application

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