Blue Cat Audio releases Dynamics and Gain Suite

Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat's Dynamics and Blue Cat's Gain Suite DirectX and VST plug-ins for Windows.

Blue Cat's Dynamics is an all-in-one dynamics processor acting as a compressor, limiter, expander, gate or distortion unit. Its original controls and unique monitoring features will suit both the advanced users' and beginners' needs.

The Gain Suite plug-ins are simple yet powerful MIDI controllable gain utilities which let you adjust the volume of the audio signal from the skinnable user interface or any MIDI controller.

Both products can be used together for easy side chaining, as shown in the tutorials available on Blue Cat Audio's website.

Blue Cat's Dynamics features:

• Full featured dynamics processor: compressor, gate, limiter, expander, distortion.
• Available in mono and stereo versions.
• Total control over the processor: continuous peak/RMS and Opto/VCA modes selection.
• Total control over the signal: dry/wet control, input filter, side chain filter.
• Post brickwall limiter or waveshaper.
• Optimal monitoring: dynamics response and input/output envelopes real time display, main compression information - can be recorded as automation curves.
• Up to 4x oversampling for the best sounding quality
• Side chaining made easy: a unique way to perform side chain compression and much more.
• Real time MIDI control with advanced settings (MIDI channel and CC numbers, with complete response curve control) and MIDI learn.
• No latency.
• Skinnable user interface. Multiple skins included.
• Smooth Update: silent (zipper-free) parameters update.
• Full automation support (all parameters can be automated, with smooth and continuous update).

Blue Cat's Gain Suite features:

• Mono, stereo and mid/side gain plug-ins.
• Real time MIDI control with advanced settings (MIDI channel and CC numbers, with complete response curve control) and MIDI learn.
• Skinnable user interface.
• Smooth Update: silent (zipper-free) parameters update.
• Full automation support (all parameters can be automated, with smooth and continuous update).

Blue Cat's Dynamics is initially available at the introductory price of €59.25 (usually €79) / $71.10 (usually $94.80). Blue Cat's Gain Suite is freeware.