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Blue Cat Audio · Post by **Blue Cat Audio** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:53 am

Hello everybody and Happy new year!

Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter has been ported to the VST platform. It's been updated to V1.1 :
- Added VST support
- It's now possible to record clip information

It's a standard digital peak meter (660 to 0dB, clip LED), but it's unique because you are able to record the peak meter value as an automation curve. You can reuse it to apply to any effect of any other track in your sequencer. It's really a very powerful tool, and you know what? It's free!

Recorded automation in Cubase SX:

kylen · Post by **kylen** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:51 pm

Thank You! Great Idea!

Recording the envelope as an automation curve looks very interesting (in a side chain-ish kind of way!)

Blue Cat Audio · Post by **Blue Cat Audio** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:55 pm

That's one of the applications, yes!

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:43 pm

Been waiting AGES for the VST version

Thanks

Blue Cat Audio · Post by **Blue Cat Audio** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:47 pm

You should have told us... Maybe we would have set a higher priority to it!

BTW never hesitate to ask for functionalities, our ears are fully opened in order to hear our customers requirements.

Beardedone · Post by **Beardedone** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:10 pm

Sorry but I do not see the point here. What the of the utility of having this kind of envelope -i.e. this plugin displays of the peaks right and what one do with that? Besides how do I record the peaks as read?

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:12 pm

Beardedone wrote:Sorry but I do not see the point here. What the of the utility of having this kind of envelope -i.e. this plugin displays of the peaks right and what one do with that? Besides how do I record the peaks as read?

You can move the peak information to any control on a synth, effect, or mixer track.

I just did a quick experiment with the filter cuttoff. Its a very good tool.

Beardedone · Post by **Beardedone** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:15 pm

And the envelope is recorded how?

Blue Cat Audio · Post by **Blue Cat Audio** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:19 pm

you can then affect this envelope to any other parameter on your track or even on another track. For example you can control a filter cutoff on the synth track based on the Drums track peak envelope.
It's even more powerful with the "Pro" version since you can parametrize the envelope genration (offset, amount and even reverse the envelope - this builds a powerful side-chain compressor with a few mouse clicks..).

Besides how do I record the peaks as read?

It depends on your host. For example to record the automation in Cubase just press the 'W' automation button.

Beardedone · Post by **Beardedone** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:22 pm

OK thanks

I see now how to do it in Sonar. Cool!

Blue Cat Audio · Post by **Blue Cat Audio** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:25 pm

It's explained on the website for Sonar

You can also use Copy/Paste on envelopes in Sonar, it's very powerful.

kylen · Post by **kylen** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:24 am

Don't forget the power of the Decay setting that should smooth out or average the envelope a bit...

(I assume the affect of decay appears in the envelope that is recorded also?)

Reqs · Post by **Reqs** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:46 am

Two questions:

1. Is there an "Invert Envelope" function?
2. What is the link?

Thanks.

Blue Cat Audio · Post by **Blue Cat Audio** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:37 am

Oops sorry for the link:

http://software.bluecatonline.org/

1. Is there an "Invert Envelope" function?

Only on the "Pro" version. It's available for directX only today but it's being ported to VST and should be ready very soon.

(I assume the affect of decay appears in the envelope that is recorded also?)

Yes. It gives you total control on the envelope decay, envelope being what is shown by the meter and also what is recorded.

kylen · Post by **kylen** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 6:18 am

Whoa...no way I just looked at the Pro version - I'm gonna buy it in about 45 seconds (hehe gotta grab a beer first!). This looks really interesting...a really great automated automation controller!

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