{"id":2201,"date":"2012-03-29T10:07:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T10:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiopronews.com\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2017-03-15T17:04:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T17:04:45","slug":"blue-cats-freeware-pack-ii-plugins-bundle-now-available-free-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/audio-plugins\/blue-cats-freeware-pack-ii-plugins-bundle-now-available-free-download\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Cat’s Freeware Pack II Plugins Bundle now available (Free Download)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Cat Audio <\/strong>has released Blue Cat’s Freeware Pack II<\/strong>, a complete redesign of its free audio plug-ins for Mac and PC. This release\u00a0 brings new plug-ins to the bundle (dual channel EQ, stereo phaser), as well as completely redesigned versions of the existing plug-ins: new user interfaces,\u00a0 a new presets management system, new MIDI and automation mapping capabilities, many new presets, Windows AAX support, and much more (details below).<\/p>\n

The plug-ins are available for download for free<\/strong> as a single bundle or separately on www.bluecataudio.com<\/strong>, in VST, RTAS, AAX, Audio Unit and DirectX formats (32 and 64-bit).<\/p>\n

New in Blue Cat’s Freeware Pack II<\/strong><\/p>\n

# New Plug-ins included:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* A dual channels EQ is now included in Blue Cat’s Triple EQ, with both left\/right and mid\/side capabilities.
\n* The stereo version of Blue Cat’s Phaser is now free and included.<\/p>\n

# Streamlined plug-ins collection: plug-ins have been grouped together for simpler install and usage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

# New features:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* New user interface.
\n* New integrated presets manager:<\/p>\n

+ Load\/save presets from the plug-in’s user interface.
\n+ Organize presets with folders.
\n+ Customize the default preset.
\n+ Exchange presets easily.<\/p>\n

* Automation range and response curve can now be customized for each parameter.
\n* Automation and MIDI settings (channel, MIDI learn etc.) are now accessible from the main user interface.
\n* AAX plug-in format is now also supported on Windows.<\/p>\n

# Improvements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Plug-in name has been shortened for a clearer display in mixer view for most host applications.
\n* The plug-ins now appears in the appropriate category in Pro Tools (“Dynamics”, “EQ” or “Modulation”).
\n* Changed the default VST install path on Windows.
\n* Improved default response curve for automation and MIDI control.
\n* Added new presets.
\n* Improved value display in fine edit window.
\n* Improved user manual.<\/p>\n

# Optimizations and Performance Improvements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Reduced VST plug-in loading time.
\n* Improved parameters precision (now stored as 64-bit).
\n* More compact presets format (uses less space and loads faster).
\n* Smaller binaries on Mac (dropped PowerPC support).<\/p>\n

# Bug Fixes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Fixed presets-related crashes in Cubase on Mac.
\n* Fixed user interface display issues in Wavelab 7 on Mac.<\/p>\n

System requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

# Intel Mac running Mac OS X Lion (10.7), Snow Leopard (10.6), or Leopard (10.5).
\n# PC running Windows 7, Vista or XP.<\/p>\n

Download for free Blue Cat’s Freeware Pack II<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> Blue Cat Press Release<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat’s Freeware Pack II, a complete redesign of its free audio plug-ins for Mac and PC. This release\u00a0 brings new plug-ins to the bundle (dual channel EQ, stereo phaser), as well as completely redesigned versions of the existing plug-ins: new user interfaces,\u00a0 a new presets management system, new MIDI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,707],"tags":[112,174,227,416],"class_list":{"0":"post-2201","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-audio-plugins","8":"category-giveaways","9":"tag-blue-cat-audio","10":"tag-download","11":"tag-free","12":"tag-plugins"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}