Blue Cat Audio has released a new version of its public beta freeware VST audio plugins bundle, Blue Cat's Freeware Pack, for Mac OS X, featuring many improvements and fixes.

The final Mac versions of these 11 free VST plugins are expected to be released in November, together with an update for Windows. Audio Units for Mac will follow.

What's new in beta 2:

• New skins with parameters value display for modulation effects.
• Improved graphical rendering performance.
• Improved graphs display.
• Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst "Freeze" function fixed.
• MIDI control support with MIDI learn.
• Settings panels now available.
• Tooltips.
• Some VST 2.3 applications now supported.
• Minor bug fixes and user interface improvements.