Blue Cat's Plug'n Script Unleashed, with Audio & MIDI Scripting

[Blue Cat Audio]

@Todd: not sure about the very long future, but next free updates should indeed provide more things. There are still a couple of version numbers available before we reach 2.0 (that could be a paid upgrade), don't worry!

@Thomas:
- there is no inter-script communication for the moment. What are you thinking about?
- I guess you mean graphical functions? The philosophy here is a bit different: the scripts only handles audio & midi processing. The user interface is totally independent from them. It is however possible to write a custom user interface, using the KUIML descriptive language. It is just like creating a custom skin for the plug-in. We are working on examples for future releases (the current version already supports it, but no example is included at this point). All our plug-ins use this language for their user interface, with absolutely no specific extension, so it gives you an idea of what can be achieved with it.

[TB-ProAudio]

thanks for the quick reply.

inter-script communication: well, receiving data from other scripts like the AB level matching script for Reaper would be nice.
gfx functions: i understand your concept, but sometimes you need to draw a waveform, or a frequency spectrum, depending on input data. Maybe i missed the example

Just a question...

regards
TBProAudio

 

[Blue Cat Audio]

Sharing data would indeed be nice, but the challenge is that it should not be possible to write "dumb" scripts that completely lock the audio thread. We already have products that share data between instances, but making it available at the scripting level is another story .

Drawing curves is already available (we have support for 2D curves or 3D surfaces model objects), as you can see here:



The only limitation right now is that the scripts currently cannot make raw data available to the GUI (only parameters). But this should be added in the future (we already have such mechanisms for native plug-ins like the ones shown above. It is mostly a matter of properly encapsulating script data).

[sagetone]

@Todd: not sure about the very long future, but next free updates should indeed provide more things. There are still a couple of version numbers available before we reach 2.0 (that could be a paid upgrade), don't worry!

Thanks Blue Cat!

[TB-ProAudio]

Well, i can understand safety vs. flexibility.

Still nice concept.

[Blue Cat Audio]

Hi,

We are happy to announce that Blue Cat's Plug'n Script 1.1 is now available! This new version of our scripting plug-in mainly adds MIDI FX support for Logic Pro X, new controls in the user interface, new audio file playing and recording scripts, as well as new programming interfaces for scripters and several bug fixes!

You can read more details about these new features on the blue cat audio team blog, or on the Blue Cat's Plug'n Script page.

The special introduction offer is still available, until October 15th. Don't miss it!

Also, make sure to visit our new GitHub repository to check the new scripts and post yours!

New in 1.1:
- Audio Unit can now be loaded as a MIDI effect in Logic Pro X.
- The user interface now displays switch buttons for boolean parameters instead of knobs.
- Discrete parameter values can now be selected from a dropdown menu.
- New API: scripts can now use plain strings as user input.
- New API: scripts can now read and write files.
- New scripts and presets: added audio player and recorder scripts and a wave file utility class.
- Developers can now share their scripts on a dedicated GitHub repository.
- Fixed: implemented pass-thru for MIDI events when no processing function is declared (default script for example).
- Fixed: Audio Unit Synth version did not appear as an Instrument.
- Fixed: script was reloaded when starting playback in Reaper, and the effect was not applied immediately.

And of course, the update from 1.0 to 1.1 is free!

[dmbaer]

Hi,
New in 1.1:
- The user interface now displays switch buttons for boolean parameters instead of knobs.
- Discrete parameter values can now be selected from a dropdown menu.

Cool x 2! Man, that was quick. Nicely done.

[wesleyt]

Hi,
New in 1.1:
- The user interface now displays switch buttons for boolean parameters instead of knobs.
- Discrete parameter values can now be selected from a dropdown menu.

Cool x 2! Man, that was quick. Nicely done.

+1 Thanks! Purchased. I can't wait to get started algorithmically generating MIDI.

[Blue Cat Audio]

Can't wait to hear and see what you have in mind!

[Blue Cat Audio]

By the way, there are a couple of new user scripts examples in our repository that you may be interested in checking: delays (with tempo sync), famous filters, modulation effects...

[elnn]

Hi! I've been thinking about using a motion sensor to control expression as, let's say, a violinist do – move a hand and let the speed at which it moves control a parameter (well, send out a midi CC). Having the hand movement mapped to CC(x), is it possible to calculate the rate at which CC(x) changes and translate it to some CC(y) value using Plug'n Script?

[Blue Cat Audio]

This should definitely be possible. The only trick is that usually MIDI CCs are sent only when the value changed, so to detect that the speed is 0 (movement stopped), you probably need to define a timeout after which you decide speed should be reset (except if your device keeps sending messages).

[Blue Cat Audio]

You might be happy to know that Blue Cat's Plug'n Script intro offer has been extended: you can still get the plug-in with 25% off until Sunday evening! Don't miss it!

Also, new (and FREE) presets are available for download, including musicalentropy's latest scripts (filters, modulation effects, non linear dynamics and waveshaping...).

Free presets and scripts downloads

Enjoy!

[4tune]

Some really interesting plugs you`ve been coming up with lately Blue Cat!

Doing some reading on this one now.

[aMUSEd]

The intro price is 79 EUR or $99 (excl. VAT)?