Blue Cat`s FreqAnalyst Multi User Manual
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1. e Improved parameters precision now stored as 64 bit e More compact presets format uses less space and loads faster e Smaller binaries on Mac dropped PowerPC support Bug Fixes e Fixed presets related crashes in Cubase on Mac e Fixed user interface display issues in Wavelab on Mac e Fixed keyboard stealing issue in Digital Performer 7 on Mac e AAX RTAS on Mac Fixed audio engine freeze or error issue with Pro Tools on some Mac configurations Note this new version can be installed side by side with the previous version for backward compatibility reasons Installing this new version won t break your previous projects V1 91 2011 07 11 e Output data rate can now be customized from 20 to 500 Hz e Increased the default output data rate from 20 to 50 Hz for smoother spectrum display e Note value for the current mouse location is now displayed in addition to the frequency e Windows improved settings dialog loading time e Mac user interface performance improvement up to 30 lighter on cpu V1 9 2011 05 23 e Difference curves can now be saved for easier comparisons and stereo spread matching tasks e Windows uninstaller now proposes to remove preferences as an option e Misc minor user interface and windows installer changes V1 82 2011 02 10 e Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications e Controls visibility is now persistent V1 81 2010 11 29 Fixed incompatibilit2. and xxxx Stereo installed Mono effects which are effects that do not make any difference between left and right channels are bundled this way for performance reasons Some developers just deliver a stereo Version which also processes twice mono streams The Mono plug in is to be used with mono streams and the Stereo one with stereo streams The effect itself is the same in both cases but the number of processed channels is different this may drastically improve performance for CPU intensive plug ins How do I uninstall my plug ins Open the Windows configuration panel Add Remove Programs and choose Remove on the corresponding plug in If you have installed the VST plug in zip file version just delete the corresponding dlls Why do your plug ins need an installer on Windows Do they modify the registry or system settings Why not providing just a dll Our plug ins require several additional files for default settings skins and miscellaneous data We provide an installer for our customers convenience Our installers do not modify the system settings or the Windows registry except for the DirectX versions registration Our installers won t harm your system Software Version How do know the version of the plug in am using You can see the version information in the about box right click on the background of the plug in user interface and select About The product version is also available in the Windows Add
3. dele ra ie Get used to the user interface features of Blue Cat Audio products They have been designed for an optimal workflow so here are the tips and tricks to save time All these features are explained in d Read More Global Settings Liser Marial Check For Updates Updates As you can see in the history log below we care about constantly updating our products in order to give you the latest technology available Please visit our website often to check if Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi has been updated or subscribe to our Newsletter to be informed of the latest news about our products You can also follow us on twitter and facebook for almost real time updates notification and subscribe to our YouTube channel to see the latest videos about our software Versions History V2 1 2015 09 07 e Save each memory curve as a file that can be reloaded later as a reference e Copy and paste memory curves between instances using the system clipboard e Last loaded preset can now be saved directly from the presets menu without having to select the file e Fixed demo version popup window freezing Pro Tools in some situations e Presets can now be selected using MIDI Program change and bank select messages can be activated with the presets menu MIDI Program Change item e Factory and user skins can now be selected directly from the plug in menu V2 03 2014 01 09 New Features e Copy paste the plug in s curre
4. m m m m m m O E OOM oo show all hide all MEMORY SLOTS m A mE we ED H7 1 kHz kH d rez 10 curve Display O Filed Antialiased Name Show List PUSH TRANSFORM ENVELOPE THRESHOLD ADJUST y Precision Speed Attack telease Peak Reset Absolute Relative Offset Slope 6 00 9 0 ms 300 ms 0 dB s 120 dB 0 0 0d6 0 0 dB oct sa sy F r J a 1 Show Hide the controls pane A The controls pane can be collapsed to gain real estate on the screen This changes the size of the user interface of the plug in Some host applications may require you to close and reopen the user interface of the plug in to take this update into account 2 Choose between spectrum and difference panes to be displayed in B 3 Choose the display mode single or dual screen and row or column In dual screen mode you can show both the spectrum and the diff panes at the same time 4 Select the screen size small medium or large Ol Show the routing matrix to select and rename the curves routed from this instance of the plug in 6 Synchronize all instances This is particularly useful when using the difference view you may need to synchronize the multiple instances of the plug in so that they compute the spectrum at the exact same time to improve the accuracy of the difference computation 7 You can freeze all curves for all instances in order to get a snapshot of all the curves 8 Reset the average or peak cu
5. CPU usage of correction your Digital Audio Workstation e Smart interpolation algorithm for extreme display smoothness e Skinnable and customizable user interface with transparency e Spectrum view with zooming and precise measurement management capabilities as well as note info display e Smooth Bypass activate deactivate the plug in with absolutely e Multiple display sizes no noise e Instant peak and average curves display for each track e Undo Redo e Choose a name for each curve for easier sharing e Full featured integrated presets manager e Save the curves for easy A B comparison e Copy paste the plug in s state between instances using the e Opacity control for the user interface system clipboard e Custom absolute and relative threshold control e Any sample rate supported system Requirements Windows Mac OS X e An SSE2 enabled processor Pentium 4 or newer e An Intel processor e Microsoft Windows XP Vista Windows 7 8 or 10 e Mac OS X Yosemite 10 10 Mavericks 10 9 Mountain Lion e Any DirectX VST RTAS AAX compatible host software 32 or 10 8 Lion 10 7 Snow Leopard 10 6 or Leopard 10 5 64 bit e Any VST Audio Unit 32 64 bit RTAS AAX compatible dappiicauor For more information about supported platforms see our FAQ Installation The plug ins versions cannot be run standalone they require a host application see the System Requirements chapter for more information Depe
6. Memory Curves As shown earlier it is possible save several types of curves in memory slots Clicking on the little blue arrow below each memory slot opens a menu to manage these curves they can be copied and pasted to other slots even in another application or be saved as files to be reloaded later MEMORY SLOTS HARB MC wD This lets you make multiple measurements and reuse them elsewhere as references Screen Configurations The plug in is setup by default to work in single screen mode but there are two other modes available using the display mode button Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Fou ri Alive Cat s Fregnir Multi Sp The various elements of the user interface knobs sliders buttons are simple and intuitive to operate but more information about how to interact with them is available in the Plug ins Basics chapter of this manual Operation The Principle Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi uses our unique data sharing technology to share complex information between several instances of the plugin This lets you visualize the spectrum of several audio tracks in the same plugin instance Analyze Route Display curves 1 16 shared Curves Bus Each analyzer is both able to produce and display shared curves With the Diff view it is now possible to compute and display the difference between several curves Analyze Compute amp Display n the Spectral Difference Procedure The procedure
7. Remove Programs Window Why do newer versions of a plug in override older ones they have exact same name and IDs Because newer versions improve previous ones When a new version is released older versions are not supported anymore In some cases the new versions may be installed as new products compatibility reasons major changes but it is explicitly documented on the product page A new minor version of a product purchased some time ago is available Where can download the update The new version can be downloaded from the same place where you downloaded the original version All information is contained in the email you received when you purchased the product Your registration number has not changed either Upgrade A new minor version of my plug in has been released Where can download it When you purchased the plug in an email containing the information to download and register your software has been sent to you You can download the new version from the exact same location as the first time have downloaded a new version do I need to uninstall the previous version No you don t except if it s specified on the product page in the history section Just run the installer and it will upgrade your software Automation What is Parameters Automation The parameters of an effect can be automated in most host software It means that you can record the changes you do during playback or recording so that it s rep
8. default or global skin or change the skin for the current preset only either in the preset settings page or from the main menu The global skin applies to all plug in instances choose this one if you want to use the skin used by default regardless of the session or preset whereas the current preset skin only applies to the current preset of the current plug in instance use this one if you want to change only the skin for the current session preset Note in some host applications the plug in window won t resize automatically when you choose a skin with a different size In this case just close the window and re open it it will be displayed with the right size The Skins Menu The skins menu can be opened from the main menu It displays the list of skins available for the plug in as well as commands to manage the skin used by default when no preset skin has been selected Default Light Custom Skins Other Use Global Skin Load Save As Global Skin e First Section Factory Skins shows the list of factory skins delivered with the plug in Default and Light in this example e Second Section User Skins shows the list of user skins that have been installed in the Documents Skins folder for the plug in see below e Use Global Skin use the global skin for the current preset session unloads any custom skin previously selected for the current preset e Load opens a file browser dialog to manually sele
9. might need to use our freeware DXi Manager Note that our plug ins are sometimes shown in the MIDI controllable audio effects or soft synths sections in some host applications Where can I find a host You use Blue Cat s PatchWork standalone application to host any VST or Audio Unit plug in for real time operation There are also many commercial or freeware hosts that will suit your needs You can find a long list of applications here You can also use demos of Cubase Wavelab Ableton Live Tracktion or Sonar software which are usually available on the companies websites On the Mac Garage Band is part of the system and can be also used to host our Audio Unit plug ins What are the main differences between DX VST RTAS AAX and Audio Units VST is a protocol that works on several platforms Mainly Windows MacOS BeOS and some Linux platforms use it as well whereas DirectX is Microsoft Windows only and Audio Units are available only on the Mac RTAS and AAX are available on Mac and PC but only for Pro Tools products AVID AAX plug ins are compatible with Pro Tools 10 and higher whereas RTAS versions are compatible for Pro Tools 10 and lower versions What is the difference between DXi and DX effects DXi effects are MIDI controllable DirectX plug ins It s the same as DX effects plus MIDI control Which version VST Audio Unit RTAS or DX should I use in my host application Here is a list of host software and the versi
10. on the curves display Before any curve may appear on the display you need to open the Routing panel and route a curve to the shared curves bus To do so choose a source curve and destination curve in the routing matrix If nothing appears check that the audio engine of your host application is running and that the plugin is fed with a non silent audio signal Another cause of seeing nothing on the display is that you may have unselected the curves on the right of the main view Click on the show all link to activate the display Plug ins Formats What are DirectX DX Audio Unit AU RTAS AAX and VST plug ins VST Audio Unit RTAS AAX and DirectX plug ins are software components than can be used in Host Software such as Blue Cat s PatchWork Pro Tools Cakewalk Sonar Steinberg Cubase or Wavelab Sony Vegas Logic Pro Garage Band Ableton Live in order to perform some MIDI and Or Audio real time Processing tasks To be more precise what we usually call directX plug ins is actually a DirectShow Filter VST is owned by Steinberg DirectX by Microsoft while Audio Units is the property of Apple Computers and RTAS and AAX are owned by AVID How can I use your plug ins Download and install a host software then download and install the plug ins from our page They will appear in the host effects menu If you are using a DirectX host with our MIDI controllable plug ins and they do not show up in you host list you
11. this tutorial you will learn how to use the multiple instances features of the FreqAnalyst Multi spectrum analysis plugin to provide you with visual help for mixing This tutorial is based on a ver Read More Tutorial Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Video Overview Hue Care PregAnaha Muli 2 even A review and thorough overview of Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi plugin for Windows and Mac VST AAX RTAS AU and DirectX platforms by Real Home Recording This software allows you to view high resol Read More Tutorial Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Introduction Video St Feet deve Fraai eh A complete tutorial for Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi by Streamworks Audio In this video ma Streamworks Audio amp Pippin Henderson dive in to show the powerful tools found in Blue Cat s FreqAnalys Read More Tutorial Spectral Response EQ Curve Matching with Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi In this tutorial you will learn how to match the frequency response of a third party piece of software or hardware with a standard EQ or spectrum manipulation plug in For this purpose we will use th Read More Tutorial Monitoring an effect chain with the Multi Series The Multi analysis plugins series offer the ability to compare the measurements made by several instances within an audio project In this tutorial you will learn how to use this capability to mon Read More Tutorial Comparing Masters
12. 64 bit format support compatible with 64 bit Logic 9 1 on Snow Leopard e Fixed MIDI learn issues e Space bar does not trigger plug in buttons anymore avoids conflict with transport control in most applications e Mac fixed user interface crashes in some hosts under Snow Leopard e Mac fixed keyboard mouse focus issues in some hosts e Mac fixed user interface crashes in some hosts when used with particular display settings e Mac fixed multiple screens issue e Mac AU fixed user interface resizing issue when changing skin in some hosts Logic e Mac AU fixed settings lost issue when doing offline rendering in some applications V1 51 2009 05 05 Mac VST update fixed incompatibility issues with Cubase 5 on Mac V1 5 2009 02 27 e Mac Audio Unit support e Improved Performance e New Windows Installer you should uninstall any previous version before installing this new one e New documentation format V1 4 2008 12 10 e Now available for Mac in VST format e Minor user interface changes e Bug fix keyboard shortcuts are no longer forwarded to host application when entering the names of the curves in edit boxes V1 3 2008 05 26 e New diff view to compute and visualize the difference between several spectra e Graphics rendering has been improved for smoother analysis curves display in some hosts such as Cubase e Minor user interface changes fonts layout V1 2 2008 02 25 e Fixed a crash on c
13. Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi User Manual Undo Redo Default Settings Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi amp aa Reset Average Peak Mode Stereo F CURVES Name Store to D D D D D D D D D D D D D D ES E D m m E l l M G l Lb e b dh m om om cb i S i ne me E The 31 r MR r ie eae l a Show all hide all MEMORY SLOTS m A mE wee ED Curve Display O Filed Antialiased Name Show List PUSH TRANSFORMI ENVELOPE THRESHOLD ADJUST Precision Speed Attack e Pe set Absolute Ive Offset Slope i 100 0 ms 00 ms 0 das 120 dB 90 0 dE 0 0 dByoct l l oa www bluecataudio com A unique multi track spectral analysis tool for mixing or mastering AY x64 C Bras DX Table Of Content e Introduction e Description e Features e System Requirements e Installation e First Launch e Using Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi e The User Interface e Operation e Blue Cat Audio Plug ins Basics e User Interface Basics e Controls e Keyboard e Mouse e Presets Management e MIDI amp Automation Control e More e Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Multi Parameters e Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Curves e Plug in Settings e The Global Settings Window e The Preset Settings Window e About Skins e Changing the Skin e Create a Custom Skin e Frequently Asked Questions e More e Extra Skins e Tutorials e Updates e Versions History Note An online version of t
14. Check for Updates Get More Skins Legal Information About e Presets opens the presets menu to manage presets e Preset Skin opens the skins menu to choose the skin for the current preset and manage alternative skins for the software e Undo Redo undo or redo the latest modifications This includes all changes made to the current preset settings such as MIDI or automation preferences e Presets Settings open the presets settings window It lets you change the skin MIDI and automation settings for the current preset e Global Settings open the global settings window It lets you change the skin MIDI and automation settings that are used by default in all instances of the plug in if not overridden by the current preset e User Manual open this user manual e Check for Updates opens up our website to let you check if any update for this software is available e Get More Skins get more skins for this software e Legal Information browse licensing and misc legal documents e About displays the about dialog box The Title Bar In most skins an icon bar is located below the main toolbar The first commands are the same for all plug ins From left to right e Smooth Bypass smoothly bypass the plug in just like a power button e Window Opacity reduce the opacity value by turning the knob and make the plug in window transparent the result may depend on the host application e Show Hide MIDI and Automati
15. VST plug ins If you are using the DirectX version check that your host application supports DXi plug ins MIDI enabled DirectX plug ins If it does not it may remove it from the DirectX plug ins list some applications such as Sony Vegas 5 and Cool Edit Pro are known to do this In this case use our DXi Manager free utility and disable the MIDI capabilities of the plug in You may need to reinstall the software again before it shows up into your host application For more information about this topic please read our DXi in Sony Vegas tutorial it is applicable to other applications than Sony Vegas If you are using the Direct X version and your host application supports DXi check that the plug in does not appear in the virtual synth or synthesizers category If you wish not to use the MIDI capabilities of the plug in and use it as a regular Direct X plug in you can download the freeware DXi Manager and disable the MIDI capabilities of the plug in have installed my plug in on windows 64 bit checked the items above and it still does not show up in my host application What can I do You are probably running a 32 bit application If that s the case you need to install the 32 bit version of the plug in the choice for 32 or 64 bit is not determined by the operating system 64 bit windows can run both 32 and 64 bit applications but by the host application that you are using Why are there two plug ins called xxxx Mono
16. ck Alt Key Set the value to default Acquire focus and launch the fine tuning edit box except button Left Double Click Right Click Set the value to default Mouse Wheel Increment or decrement the position focus required Mouse Drag Change the control position depending on mouse movement except button Keyboard All control widgets support the following keys note that some of them are caught by the host and thus never forwarded to the control For example in Steinberg Cubase SX you cannot use the arrow keys to control the plug in Keys Common to All Controls Key Action Up Arrow Small increment of the position up or right Down Arrow Small increment of the position down or left Left Arrow Same as Down Arrow Right Arrow Same as Up Arrow Page Up Large increment of the position up or right Page Down Large decrement of the position down or left Small increment of the value of the control Small decrement of the value of the control d Set to default value Same as mouse right click Opens the fine tuning window to precisely set the parameter P When the key is down the fine tuning mode is on and you can modify the value with SHIFT better precision when moving the mouse the mouse wheel or using the keyboard Just release the key to get back to the normal mode Keys Specific to Buttons Key Action Enter Pushes the button Presets To get started with the plug in and discover its capab
17. ct the skin from the file system e Save As Global Skin use the current preset skin as the global skin loaded by default if no preset skin has been defined Installing User Skins If you want to be able to select user skins directly from the skins menu you simply need to install them in the Skins directory available in the plug in s documents folder Your Documents Folder Blue Cat Audio Plugin Name Skins The skin engine will scan this folder for new skins xml files and display them in the menu The skin files should be in the root skins folder or in a subdirectory inside this folder subdirectories are not scanned recursively Other Methods to Select Skins You can also select the skins in the settings panels available from the main menu The global skin used by default if no preset skin has been selected can be changed in the global settings pane The current preset skin can be changed in the preset settings page Create a Custom Skin You can create custom skins for your plug in in order to adapt it to your exact needs You can change its look and feel and make it completely integrated in your virtual studio Just read the Blue Cat s Skinning Language manual and download the samples for the tutorial on http www bluecataudio com Skins You can get ready to create your own skins in a few minutes You can then share your skins on our website FAQ Troubleshooting have opened my plug in and nothing appears
18. d the plug in will automatically set the MIDI Channel and CC Number MIDI and automation settings e Response response curve of the MIDI or automation control from very fast to slow control e Min minimal value of the parameter when MIDI controlled or automated e Max Maximum value of the parameter when MIDI controlled or automated Control Input E Bypass Faram 1 1000 ms NU 500 ms Param 2 Param 3 3000 ms Param 4 2000 ms Param 3dB Param 6 S000 ms Param 7 60 dB s Param amp 100 Param 9 Reversed Param 10 ch Vee F FFF FFIFEE a a 8 8 8 NEARE ARCANE 4 74 74 ay day pa pa fal pa pa 4 Param 11 Param 12 Param 13 ERE REGGE Bie I A aaua Ga Omm 14 ame Lima generic screen shot does not correspond to the actual plug in parameters Note if the Min value is higher than the Max value the response curve will be reversed increasing the control value will decrease the parameter value Note if you double click on the parameter text control boxes for the max and min values a fine tuning edit box will appear and let you change the min and max values with more precision The Current Preset Settings Window In this window you can change the settings for the current preset of the current instance of the plug in only Preset Skin You can choose to use the global skin setting or to change the skin for the current preset This way you can have different skins for diff
19. emory 4 Both the frequency gain pair representing the coordinates of the mouse cursor and the note information are displayed when the mouse is hovering over the graph The note information shows the name A B C the octave AO A1 as well as the number of cents below or above the note 5 This slider lets you change the absolute threshold for the current instance see the parameters section Diff View This view shows differences between selected spectra It is very handy to compare several spectra For example you can compare the left and right channels of a single track to check the its spectral balance repartition of frequencies across the left and right channels or you can have an instance compute the average spectrum of a reference commercial track and compute its difference with the average spectrum of your current mix The resulting difference curve will show you the EQ you need to apply to your track so that your mix sounds like your commercial reference as far as spectrum is concerned COMPARISON CURVES m Difference 1 2 E Bass Guitar Drums Lead Guitar Bass Guitar l E Difference 2 737 hJ M 4 j i L Fi FI lal I on Lead Guitar Bass Guitar o O idem A hem B MEMORY SLOTS CRM OFA EROE Show hide a difference curve Select first spectrum for the difference Select second spectrum for the difference Store the difference to one of the memory slots aR O N
20. erent instances of the plug in in the same session in order to differentiate them Use global skin Skin file path C Frogam Files Blue Cat Audio Skins Defautt defautt xml Browse Preset Control Input Settings MIDI and Automation Use the global settings or override them for the current preset The parameters are the same as for the global input settings Blue Cat s Plug Use global setting Parameter Name Enable Channel CC Control MIDI 16 127 Response All Parameters 0o Linear Bypass eam Linear Param 1 L eam Linear Param 2 2 j Linear Param 3 0 f i eam Linear Param 4 I l 4 am Linear Param 5 iC E eam Linear Param 6 D l bo o am Linear Param 7 d pl ear Linear Param amp l E eam Linear Param 9 o Linear Param 10 lo i i i eam Linear Param 11 La am Linear Param 12 2 eam Linear Param 14 IT linear generic screen shot does not correspond to the actual plug in parameters About Skins Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi integrates Blue Cat s skinning engine that allows you to customize the user interface You can download alternate skins for your plug in at the following address http www bluecataudio com Skins Product_FreqAnalystMulti If you don t find a skin that fits your need or if you want a custom one you can choose to create your own skin Choosing the Skin There are two ways to select the skin of your plug in you can change the
21. ertain configurations while opening the global settings window e Settings window is now faster to open V1 1 2007 12 13 e User can now define a name for each curve which is displayed in the main view e Non connected curves are now easy to identify e Improved display refresh rate analysis is now even smoother e New zoom by selection feature e Spectrum analysis normalization improvement absolute values comparison with different precision settings is now more accurate V1 0 2007 10 04 First version Thanks again for choosing our solutions See you soon on www bluecataudio com PLUE CAT AUDIO
22. ettings Menu Most skins also provide the ability to change MIDI and automation settings for each parameter directly in the main user interface When this feature is activated using the corresponding title bar button dropdown menu buttons appears next to main controls Clicking on this button shows the MIDI Automation settings menu MIDI Learn MIDI Unlearn Enable Automation Settings e MIDI Learn launches MIDI learn mode for the control touch your MIDI controller and the control will learn from it the MIDI channel and CC number To end the learn mode reopen this menu and deselect the option e MIDI Unlearn deactivates MIDI control for this parameter e Settings launches the advanced settings panel described below This controls the settings for the current preset Advanced MIDI and Automation Settings You can completely customize the way the plug in is controlled by automation and MIDI For a global view of all parameters ata time you can use the Plug in Settings window for the current preset which is available from the main menu Control Control Control Min Max MIDI 16 127 Response E 0 5 team Linear OdB 3dB MIDI Settings e Enable MIDI enable disable the MIDI control of the parameter e Channel MIDI Channel for the parameter control If set to 0 the plug ins will accept Control Change Messages from all MIDI Channels MIDI Omni mode e CC Control Change Number e Learn click on thi
23. gt Show hide curves stored in memory slots The resulting curve shows the difference between the first and the second curves This means that when the difference curve is above 0 the first curve is greater than the second For a more accurate visualization it is recommended to compare curves that have similar precision settings When comparing different tracks you will usually not be interested in absolute values but in the shape of the curve both tracks may have a different absolute level Controls The settings described in the parameters section are available at the bottom of the user interface The absolute threshold can also be controlled by the vertical slider on the right of the display TRANSFORM ENWELOPE THRESHOLD ADJUST Precision Speed Attack Release Peak Reset Absolute Relative Offset Slope 100 0 ms 300 ms 0 dBys 120 dB 0 0 0 dE 0 0 dB oct Apart from the reset buttons all these parameters control the analysis for the current instance of the plug in only To modify the settings for other instances you can either push the values used in the current instance to all others or open the user interface of each other instances you want to modify It is possible to push the value for each parameter to other instances of the plug in independently using the small red arrow close to the control or to push all the settings of the current instance to all others with the large blue arrow on the left of the controls pane
24. his user manual is available here Introduction Description Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi is a unique multiple tracks real time spectrum analyzer it lets you visualize the spectral content of several audio tracks on the same screen with extreme smoothness and high resolution for both time and frequency It is the ideal solution for mixing you can use it as a frequency overlap detector and actually see which part of the spectrum every single instrument uses It is now also possible to easily compare the spectrum of several instances for EQ matching or response curve measurement thanks to the new Diff view which displays the difference between several curves Just like with Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Pro plug in the frequency analysis can be fine tuned in details and three modes are offered for each channel instant peak or average response of several audio tracks can be displayed on the same graph the plugin supports up to 16 curves Zooming capabilities and coordinates display let you exactly measure the characteristics of the spectrum for each audio track Thanks to the advanced routing capabilities you can define different settings for each track and thus adapt the analysis for each audio signal you want to analyze Our multiple tracks tutorial shows you how simple multiple tracks spectrum analysis can be The four memory slots let you store any curve in memory it helps you make comparisons between several setups or portions of your audi
25. ilities a couple of factory presets are provided You can also save your own presets and recall them later for other projects Our plug ins propose a full featured preset manager to let you save browse organize and recall its presets The Presets Menu The presets menu can be opened from the main menu or the main toolbar It displays the list of presets available for the plug in as well as commands to load save or organize presets Factory Presets Folder A Folder B User Preset X User Preset Y User Preset Z MIDI Program Change Load Save As Copy Paste Save As User Default Clear User Default e Factory Presets shows the list of factory presets delivered with the plug in e Folder A to User Preset Z user presets and categories e MIDI Program Change activate MIDI Program Change support see below e Load load preset from file e Save save current state to last loaded user preset e Save As save current preset to a file e Copy copy preset to the system clipboard e Paste paste preset from the system clipboard if available e Save As User Default save the current state as the default preset This preset is used every time a new instance of the plug in is created e Clear User Default reset the default preset to its factory state this makes the plug in forgets the custom settings you might have saved as a default preset More about Presets There are two types of presets factory prese
26. ill install the software for all users on the machine In case you do not have admin rights on your Mac or if you want to install the software to another directory just copy the files to the appropriate location If required more information is available in the README txt file that is included in the package Upgrade When a new version of the software is released open the new image and copy the files over the previous ones The new version will replace the older one Uninstall To uninstall the software simply remove the component s from the folder where you have copied them during install move them to the trash If you want to completely remove all settings and configuration files you can also remove these additional directories that may have been created on your computer e Library Preferences Blue Cat Audio Plug in name and TYPE where TYPE is VST AU RTAS or AAX global preferences e Library Preferences Blue Cat Audio Plug in name license information e Documents Blue Cat Audio Plug in name user data such as presets additional skins and user created plug in data Just beware that these directories may contain user data that you have created Remove these directories only if you do not want to reuse this data later First Launch Blue Cat Audio plug ins cannot be run standalone they require a host application see the System Requirements chapter for more information Some host applications will re
27. is curve It will be displayed in the main pane when the curve is connected to a bus CURVES Name 5 1 Not Connected 4 Bass Guitar E 3 Lead Guitar gI m Di j m ED o o o a a Ma a a M G a a a a a a j D 0 gG 0O cd oOC gago gogoa oad ad ao 4 OC LONNECIEd m o O m o o m o m m o o m 13 Not Connected A m 14 Vocals E O 15 Not Connected 4 Q 16 Master 5 show all hide all MEMORY SLOTS EA ME AC wD You can close the routing pane by clicking on the little cross at the top right or by clicking anywhere in the background behind Spectrum View 2026 Hz B6 45 Cents 33 2 dB CURVES Name Store te 1 Not Connected 2 Bass Guitar 3 Lead Guitar T Bass Guitar a i m e CO m l l l l l O l m 13 Not Connected 4 ie A m 14 Vocals it orals O 15 Not Connected amp O 16 Master A show all hide all MEMORY SLOTS EA me mC ED a g ggg ogogogogogog ogg g a ame ame Er ame ame FT Er Er Er ame Er ame Er FT Er ame Cd Select the shared curves to display No curve will be shown on this view until you select the curves you want to share in the routing pane The curve names can be customized see the routing pane 2 The four A B C D buttons let you store the curve to one of the proposed memory slots The curves stored into these slots can be shown hidden with the buttons available in 4 3 Show Hide curves stored in m
28. layed when playing back again It s a way of sequencing parameters changes the same way you do with Audio or MIDI data What is Smooth Update When changing parameter values in real time or replaying a song where parameters have been automated our plug ins compute intermediate values between parameter changes in order to avoid clicks and pops that may occur otherwise It results in a non audible smooth parameters update and lets you freely use automation or MIDI control to change the effects in a song Do your plug ins support MIDI Control Yes they do They offer precise control over the mapping of MIDI Control Change CC messages to parameter values you can adjust both the channel and CC number as well as the response curve of the control Since some of our plug ins are also capable of creating MIDI CC from the audio signal they can all be connected for real time signal dependent audio effects See our MIDI Control in Sonar tutorial for an example More This manual only covers the basics of Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Our website offers many additional resources for your Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi plug in and is constantly updated so keep an eye on it You will find below a few examples of available resources Extra Skins We encourage our customers to propose their own skins for our products and we often propose alternative skins to let you choose the one that best suits your needs You can check Blue Cat s FreqAnal
29. ll display the bank number followed by the preset number for each preset 000 Factory Presets 001 Bank l 002 Bank 003 000 Presetl 003 001 Preset 003 002 Preset3 Every root folder is considered as a new bank starting with the factory presets bank 0 Program and bank numbers may change while you add folders and presets so you should be careful when naming them if bank and program numbers matter to you It is recommended to use folders to make this task simpler As a side note sub folders do not define additional banks all presets contained in sub folders are associated with the current bank As specified by MIDI bank select messages are not used until a program is actually selected MIDI Implementation note the software supports all types of Bank Select methods You can use either MIDI CC 0 or MIDI CC 32 to select banks If both are used simultaneously they are combined together so that you can use more banks in this case CCO is LSB and CC32 is MSB and actual bank number is 128 CC0 CC32 MIDI and Automation Control Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi can also be remotely controlled via MIDI using MIDI CC Control Change messages or automation curves if your host application supports it It is possible to customize the channel control numbers range and response curve used for each parameter in the settings panel available from the main menu see the Plug in Settings chapter for more details MIDI and Automation S
30. mong instances you need to open the routing pane by clicking on the Routing button It is displayed by default when you first open the plug in Routing Channel 1 Lett or Mid eae Edi 23 4 A 13 14 15 16 My Track L Peak X 1 3 d 2 g 2 143 14 15 76 Unnamed E EE a 4 A3 14 TS Unnamed My Track R Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed H N N Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Bl Po Rd Unnamed 1 List of available curves for the current instance These are the curves you can route to a shared curve numbered from 1 to 16 The plugin proposes three types of analysis curves for each of its four channels The four channels are the left and right or mid and side depending on the Mid Side setting and the combination of these channels max or average The instant spectrum is the real time view of the frequency content the peak is the maximum of the spectrum and average is the average of the spectrum over time This last type of analysis is particularly interesting when comparing tracks for EQ matching 2 Select a shared curve slot to display and share the curve corresponding to the row 3 When a slot is not available it means that it is already in use by this instance or another instance You can click on the X button to free the slot occupied by the curve corresponding to the row 4 Use this button to reset all curves affectations for this instance of the plugin 5 You can assign a name to each analys
31. nding on which host application you use you might need to install the plug ins in different locations Before installing on of the plug in versions you will need to close all your host applications Windows Install All versions of the plug in provide an installation program Follow the steps of the wizard to install the software on your machine During the installation you will be asked where you want the software to be installed For the VST version you should install the plug in inside the VST plug ins folder used by your host application s The default path set in the installer should work for most applications but you should check your host software documentation to know where it looks for VST plug ins For other plug in types you should just use the standard path Some applications will not automatically rescan the new plug ins so you might have to force a refresh of the plug ins list Upgrade When a new version of the software is released just launch the new installer it will update the current installation Uninstall To uninstall the software simply launch the Uninstall program that is available in the start menu or in the configuration panel It will take care of removing all files from your computer Mac Install On Mac the plug ins are available as drive images After download double click on the file to open it You can then drag and drop the file s to the shortcut that is provided within the image It w
32. not work in some hosts V2 0 2012 07 06 New Features e Brand new fully customizable user interface e New look and feel e Show hide what you need e Curves names can now be displayed on the graph overlay e Single or multiple displays modes e Multiple display sizes e Improved readability e Animated transitions e All instances can now be forced to synchronize e New integrated presets manager e Load save presets from the plug in s user interface e Organize presets with folders e Customize the default preset e Exchange presets easily e Automation range and response curve can now be customized for each parameter e Automation and MIDI settings channel MIDI learn etc are now accessible from the main user interface e AAX plug in format is now also supported on Windows Pro Tools 10 2 required Improvements e Improved note display now uses a 50 value for cents e Improved Graph rulers display when zoomed e Routing matrix automatically displayed when opening the plug in for the first time for easier setup e New presets to make setup easier e Plug in name has been shortened for a clearer display in mixer view for most host applications e Changed the default VST install path on Windows e License is now shared between plug ins types register only once for all formats e Added new presets e Improved value display in fine edit window Optimizations and Performance Improvements e Reduced VST plug in loading time
33. nt state from the presets menu using the system clipboard Improvements e Reduced the plug in s memory usage e Windows VST Installer now remembers where the plug in was initially installed to simplify upgrades e Mac plug in version number is now available when using Get Info in the Finder e Mac Improved display of Audio Unit parameters in most host applications Bug Fixes e Fixed window frame not showing with Cubase 7 5 32 bit on Mac e Mac About window does not show up first in the corner of the screen anymore e Win Alt Click on a control now resets the value to default in Pro Tools as expected e Fixed version number reported to host application for VST and Audio Unit versions V2 02 2013 06 21 e 64 bit AAX support for Pro Tools 11 V2 01 2013 05 14 Improvements e Pushing all parameters to other instances does not push the stereo configuration anymore Bug fixes e Fixed AAX version not showing up in Pro Tools 10 3 5 on Windows e RTAS Fixed parameters control with EUCON control surfaces in Pro Tools e Fixed user interface issues in Final Cut Pro X e Fixed compare button issues in Pro Tools e Mac VST Fixed window resize issues on Cubase and Nuendo Mac e Mac Fixed user interface display issues when first opened in Ableton Live 9 e Mac Control MIDI settings dialog now brought back to front when already opened in the background e Mac fixed copy paste keyboard shortcuts for plug in registration that did
34. o project very easily Thanks to included window opacity management feature and advanced layout customization capabilities you can adapt the plug in user interface to your personal needs and enhance your workflow It is also possible to create a completely custom user interface using Blue Cat s skinning language If you are looking for a single track spectrum analyzer with a spectrogram view and audio to MIDI capabilities check our Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Pro plug in Typical applications frequency overlap detection EQ matching frequency response measurement spectral balance measurement Features Main Features Blue Cat Audio Standards e Mono stereo or mid side multiple tracks real time spectrum e Available as Mac AAX Mac AU Mac RTAS Mac VST Win analyzer visualize and compare the spectrum of several audio AAX Win DX Win RTAS Win VST Win x64 AAX Win x64 tracks on the same screen DX Win x64 VST e Unique data sharing technology with multi core processors e Native DSP code for optimal performance support e Full MIDI control and automation support with silent zipper free e Compute and display the difference between spectra for easy EQ parameters update advanced response control and MIDI Learn matching and response curve measurement e No CPU load on idle when the plug in is fed with silence the e Total control over the analysis parameters with slope and offset processing smoothly shuts down to optimize the
35. on Control Settings show hide the buttons that give access to direct MIDI Automation setup for each parameter in the user interface This button will show or hide dropdown menu buttons that popup a MIDI Automation setup menu described here Controls Examples Here are a few examples of typical controls you will encounter in the user interface of our plug ins slider slider knob button Text control Interacting with Controls You can interact with the controls of the plug in interface either with the mouse or the keyboard Setting the keyboard focus on a control so that it responds to key strokes may be automatic when you pass the mouse over it it gets focus or manual you have to click on the control to set the focus on it Note that all host applications behave differently regarding keyboard handling In some applications you may not be able to use all keys described later in this manual to interact with our plug ins It is usually made obvious to you to know the active surfaces of the skin the places where you can click with the mouse the mouse cursor usually changes when you can do something on a control In the default skins delivered with the plug in the cursor changes to a small hand or an arrow to tell you when your mouse is over an active control Mouse Various mouse movements will let you interact with the controls Mouse Interaction Action Left Click Acquire focus and start dragging or push button Left Cli
36. on we recommend you to use Many other applications are supported check your application user manual to choose the best version AU stands for Audio Unit and DX for DirectX Host Application Plug in Version Cakewalk Products Sonar Project VST for Sonar 8 and newer DX for older Sony Products Vegas ACID Soundforge VST Steinberg Products Cubase Nuendo Wavelab VST Mac or PC Ableton Live VST Mac or PC Adobe Audition any EnergyXT VST Magix Samplitude VST Avid Digidesign Pro Tools RTAS for PT 9 and earlier AAX for PT 10 and newer Apple applications Logic Pro Logic Express Garage Band AU Cockos Reaper VST Mac or PC In general we recommend using VST over Audio Unit on Mac when both are supported particularly for the plug ins that can output automation or MIDI CC messages Where can find more information about this topic e www steinberg net e Www microsoft com e Wwww kvraudio com e www apple com e www digidesign com Installation have installed my software and it is not listed as an application Why What can I do How can launch it Most software you can purchase on this website is plug ins for host applications It means you need another application to use it See the Plug ins Formats section in this FAQ for more information have installed my plug in and it does not show up in my host application What can do First check that you application supports DirectX Audio Unit or
37. put data refresh rate 20 Hz The output data refresh rate can also be customized for all instances of the plug in It controls the refresh rate of non audio data produced by the plug in parameters curves It also controls the refresh rate of output MIDI CC messages or output automation data The higher the refresh rate the better precision but also the higher cpu usage some host applications may also have trouble recording MIDI data at high refresh rates The default value is 50 Hz Global Control Input Settings MIDI and Automation The plug in offers a couple of settings that affect the way it is controlled by MIDI messages or automation While the first settings only apply to MIDI control the Control Response Min and Max settings apply to both automation and MIDI control For each parameter you can define a default MIDI channel and CC number You can then control the plug in with an external MIDI controller or one of our plug ins that generate MIDI messages The settings below are available for each plug in parameter MIDI Settings e Enable MIDI enable disable the MIDI control of the parameter e Channel MIDI Channel for the parameter control If set to 0 the plug ins will accept Control Change Messages from all MIDI Channels MIDI Omni mode e CC Control Change Number e Learn click on this button to activate the MIDI learn functionality When it is activated you can move your MIDI controller an
38. quire you to scan the plug ins before they are available in the application If the plug in is not available in the application please check that it has been installed in the appropriate directory with no host application running and that the host application has scanned it Using Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Note The main toolbar menus and basic features available with all our plug ins are detailed in the Blue Overview The FreqAnalyst Multi plugin is bundled with a single skin You may want to create your own or download new ones from bluecataudio com The included skin is composed of three panels e The spectrum view where you can see the spectrum of the curves shared by all the instances of the plug in e The Diff pane when you can compare several spectra by visualizing their difference e The routing pane where you can choose which analysis curve you want to display and share with other plug in instances The main elements of the user interface are described below f 4 qm Undo Redo 4 Default Settings a x Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi amp gt 6 7 c Reset Average Peak Mode Stereo 7 8 9 F 3 CURVES r Mame Store to Oogdno Drums m 7 PY z R i Lj JEE F l i Pa i y 1 i ii ir i I Miu i 7 h amp Drums 9 Not Connected 10 Not Connected 11 Not Connected a B Fry 12 Not Conn Oononoao So 14 Vocals m m E m m m m m
39. ransform The higher the setting the higher the frequency precision and the higher the CPU consumption Speed Rate of the audio to frequencies transform The higher this value the better time resolution and perceived smoothness Beware that above 100 CPU consumption might increase especially when the precision is high Attack ms Attack time for the frequencies envelope follower Release ms Release time for the frequencies envelope follower Peak Reset dB s Rate of the peak curve reset If set to 0 the peaks will never decrease and will represent the maximum value Abs Threshold dB Absolute threshold for spectrum display All frequency bins which value is below this threshold are set to 120 dB Rel threshold Relative threshold for spectrum display percentage of the maximum value All frequency bins which value is below this threshold are set to 120 dB Slope dB Oct Slope added to the frequency response curve Can be used to correct the response curve for example tune the plug in so that pink noise frequency response is flat Offset dB Offset added to the frequency response curve Can be used to correct the response curve Reset Peak Command to reset peak curves value changes are considered as reset commands Reset Average Command to reset average curves value changes are considered as reset commands Stereo Mode Stereo operation mode for the plug in stereo left right mono or mid side Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst M
40. rves for all instances 9 Select the stereo operation mode for the current instance In mono mode the plug in will compute the spectrum only for the first available channel left 10 Curves display settings e Filled show filled curves This option may become CPU heavy when you have multiple curves to display with a large screen setting e Antialias antialiased curves look better smoother but you may want to disable this option if you prefer old style display e Name display the name of the curve on the graph overlay e Show List display the list of available curves at the right of the current pane 11 These two sliders let you control the x and y zoom for the graphs in both views Once zoomed you can drag the rulers with the mouse click on the vertical or horizontal ruler when the cursor is a small hand and drag to move in the graph It is also possible to zoom the screen by selecting an area with the mouse You can then right click on the graph to unzoom The main parts of the user interface are the following e A The controls displayed at the bottom of the user interface let you modify the parameters for the audio analysis of the current instance or all other instances at the same time e B Current display spectrum or diff pane e C This is the place where the coordinates of the mouse cursor are displayed when the mouse is over a graph Routing Pane In order to route curves to the display and share them a
41. s button to activate the MIDI learn functionality When it is activated you can move your MIDI controller and the plug in will automatically set the MIDI Channel and CC Number MIDI and automation settings e Response response curve of the MIDI or automation control from very fast to slow control e Min minimal value of the parameter when MIDI controlled or automated e Max Maximum value of the parameter when MIDI controlled or automated Note if the Min value is higher than the Max value the response curve will be reversed increasing the control value will decrease the parameter value Note if you double click on the parameter text control boxes for the max and min values a fine tuning edit box will appear and let you change the min and max values with more precision More Check our online tutorial for more screenshots and more examples of our plug ins user interfaces Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Parameters All parameters described below can be automated and controlled via MIDI if your host application supports it You can precisely define this behavior in the settings panels described later in this manual The input parameters of this plug in are described below They affect the spectrum analysis for the current instance of the plug in Each instance has independent parameters for the audio analysis Name Unit Description General Bypass Bypass the plugin Precision Precision of the audio to frequencies t
42. s that the appearance and behavior of the user interface can be entirely customized Especially with third party skins the experience may be quite different from the one offered by the default skins that we provide However our plug ins and our skinning engine have several standard features that will be available whatever your favorite skin More information about custom skins can be found in the skins section The Main Toolbar In most skins an optional toolbar at the top of the user interface gives you access to the main options and settings of the plug in Presets Area At the center of the toolbar you can see the current preset area the Default Settings box It displays the name of the current Wa preset with a at the end if it has been modified since loaded The arrows on the left and right let you navigate thru the factory and user presets available for the plug in Clicking on the preset name opens the presets menu which lets you manage the presets of the plug in Commands The icons in the toolbar give you access the to the following commands that are detailed in the next paragraph Icon Name Function Menu Open the main menu i Undo Undo a Redo Redo Manual User Manual i About About The Main Menu The main menu is available from the main toolbar or if you right click anywhere on the background of the plug in Presets Preset Skin Undo Redo Preset Settings Global Settings User Manual
43. sound signature of this track e Measuring an effect chain it s sometimes good to know what is exactly happening to your audio signal while applying audio effects to detect defects or imply understand what it does By measuring the spectrum before and after an effect is applied to a track and compute the difference you can exactly reproduce the dynamic frequency response of the effects It s also a good way to measure the frequency response of a room a monitoring system or any gear you may have e Spectral balance measurement measuring the left and right channels of an audio track and displaying the difference between these curves in the diff view will let you see the balance of each frequency bin This can be useful to check how balanced you mix is or on the contrary to see left right differences that might be required for stereo widening In the latter case using the mid side channels and their difference might be even more appropriate For more information about how to use this plugin in your favorite host application and for more practical usage examples have a look at the Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Tutorials Blue Cat Audio Plug Ins Basics This chapter describes the basic features that are common to all our plug ins If you are already familiar with our products you can skip this part User Interface Basics About Skins Like all Blue Cat Audio plug ins Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi uses a skinnable user interface It mean
44. the frequency content channels average over time Average value of the frequency content channels average over time Instant maximum values of the frequency content for both channels Absolute maximum values of the frequency content for both channels over time Average maximum values of the frequency content for both channels over time These output curves can be routed to one of the 16 display curves that are shared among plug in instances The ids for these curves are shared curve1 to shared curve16 Plug in Settings In addition to the controls offered in the main user interface Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi has various settings that let you fine tune the behavior of the plug in You can choose to change these settings either for the current preset or globally for all instances of the plug in The Global Settings Window The settings available in this window apply to all instances of the plug in for all presets if not overridden in the presets settings Consider these settings as default settings General You can change the default skin for all instances of the plug in write the skin file path in the text edit box or click on the button to open a file chooser dialog If you have several instances of the plug in opened in your session you will have to re open the user interfaces of these plug ins to see the skin change Skin file path C Progam Files Blue Cat Audio Skins Defaut defauk xml Out
45. to see and compare frequency contents is the following e Insert the plugin on one or several audio tracks in your sequencer e For each instance open the routing pane and select the curves you want to see and share e Adjust the settings for the audio analysis in each instance e Open the user interface of an instance of the plugin and select the shared curves you want to see e Watch the result Applications A few examples of application e Checking overlapping frequencies when mixing when doing your mix it might be difficult to hear overlapping frequencies across tracks and a bit of visual help can be handy especially if your monitoring environment is not ideal In this case the FreqAnalyst Multi can be of great help instantiate the plugin on the tracks you want to check and look at the spectra on the main spectrum view Overlapping frequencies can be easily detected on the graph zoom in if necessary and corrected with a little bit of EQ e Comparing your mix with a commercial reference EQ matching sometimes you want to approach the sound of song you like or a precise style In order to obtain a similar spectrum import your favorite track in your host application instantiate the FreqAnalyst Multi on this track and on the track for your own mix Route the average curves for both tracks and compare them in the diff view The resulting curve shows you the EQ you need to apply to your mix to obtain the same average spectrum the
46. ts read only that are provided with the plug in and user presets that can be created and stored by the user The user presets are stored in a subdirectory of the documents folders of your profile Documents on Mac and My Documents on Windows Blue Cat Audio Plug in Name Presets Each preset is stored as an individual file You can create folders and subfolders in the Presets directory to classify your presets as shown in the example below Folder A b User Presetl Folder B b User Preset User Preset X User Presets If you save a preset named Default in the root Presets directory it will override the factory default preset that s what Save As Default does To restore the factory default preset you can just remove this file or use the Reset Default command MIDI Program Change It is possible to load presets remotely using MIDI Bank Select and Program Change messages To enable this feature select a MIDI channel to receive the events from in the MIDI Program Change menu item from the presets menu MIDI Program Change r Disabled All Channels Channel 1 Channel 2 Copy Channel 3 Paste Channel 4 Save As User Default Channel 5 Clear User Default Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel amp Channel 9 Channel 10 Channel 11 Channel 12 Channel 13 Channel 14 Channel 15 Channel 16 Load Save As This setting is a global preference shared accross all instances of the plug in Once activated the plug in menu wi
47. ulti Curves The FreqAnalyst Multi plug in provides visual feedback about the frequency content of the audio signal thanks to output curves that can be routed to one of the 16 display curves The plugin provides two channels In stereo mode channel 1 is left and channel 2 is right In Mono mode channel 1 is mono and channel 2 is fed with silence In Mid Side mode channel 1 represents the mid channel mono part of the signal and channel 2 the side channel stereo part of the signal Curve id dsp output_curveO dsp output_curve 1 dsp output_curve2 dsp output_curve3 dsp output_curve4 dsp output_curved dsp output_curve6 dsp output_curve dsp output_curves dsp output_curve9 dsp output_curve10 dsp output_curve1 1 Name Instant Spectrum 1 Peak Spectrum 1 Average Spectrum 1 Instant Spectrum 2 Peak Spectrum 2 Average Spectrum 2 Instant Spectrum Avg Peak Spectrum Avg Average Spectrum Avg Instant Spectrum Max Peak Spectrum Max Average Spectrum Max Description Instant frequency content for channel 1 Maximum value of the frequency content for channel 1 over time Average value of the frequency content for channel 1 over time Instant frequency content for channel 2 Maximum value of the frequency content for channel 2 over time Average value of the frequency content for channel 2 over time Instant frequency content channels average Maximum value of
48. with Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi Oem 12 Audio Mixing Eira b A video tutorial by Real Home Recording using Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi to compare the influence of sample rate conversion on masters It shows how o use the plug in to make comparisons between Read More Tutorial How to Use the Free Presets Available on this Website This tutorial shows you how to get and load free presets for your favorite Blue Cat Audio plugin This tutorial uses Blue Cat s Dynamics for the demonstration but is applicable to all our plugins Read More This tutorial will help you understand how to use parameters MIDI control in Cakewalk Sonar It is applicable to any DXi plug in MIDI enabled DirectX plug in Read More Tutorial Using DXi plug ins in Sony Vegas This tutorial will teach you how to use any DXi plug in in Sony Vegas Sony Vegas does not support MIDI automation so if your plug in supports the MIDI Dxi protocol it is removed from the ya a a ia iJ iJ plug ins l Read More Tutorial Export Plugin Presets to Share them with the Community mypreset This tutorial shows you how to export your presets in order to share them with the community on the Blue Cat Audio website This tutorial uses Blue Cat s Stereo Triple EQ for the demonstration Presets Files preset bu Read More Tutorial Getting Started with Plug ins User Interface Set Preset Skin
49. y issues with older presets in the previous version V1 8 2010 11 18 e Analysis parameters can now be pushed from one instance to others to simplify the workflow e 64 bit Mac VST support e User interface enhancements e Improved readability e Zooming is now animated e Controls can be collapsed to reduce the size of the user interface and focus on the analysis e Improved consistency with our other analysis tools e Drag the rulers to move the curve when zoomed can keep measurement selection mode and still drag the curves e Improved synchronization of curves within a single instance e Default release time is now shorter V1 7 2010 06 19 Performance Improvements all platforms e Improved user interface performance and increased graphs display refresh rate e Improved signal processing performance up to twice faster on some systems The plug in now requires a processor supporting SSE2 e Reduced memory footprint e Faster skin loading V1 61 2010 02 25 e Demo version now displays a nag screen only once per session and only when opening the user interface of the plug in e Fixed a crash on Mac and 64 bit Windows that randomly occured when opening and closing the user interface multiple times e Mac fixed crash with demo version in Ableton Live 8 1 1 V1 6 2010 02 15 e RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools Mac and Windows e 64 bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64 e Mac AU
50. yst Multi skins page to get the latest skins Aly James Vision O Scope Product FreqAnalyst Multi Description ENJOY THIS VINTAGE 1030x615 SKIN with a custom knob to control The curve reponse release Also brings better colors for curves X Y big colored Numbers hint for the diff mode Author Aly James Download Skin AJVisionOScope zip Tutorials Many Tutorials are available on our website They cover a wide range of topics and host applications You will find below a list of tutorials that are related to the Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi plug in An updated list is also available online Tutorial Customize the Colors of your Plugins This tutorial shows how to customize the FreqAnalyst Pro plugin s user interface by changing the color of the displayed curves It is a very basic skinning tutorial All you need to know is how to exp Read More Tutorial Using the Aly James Skin for Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi French Ceci est un mini tutoriel montrant l utilisation de la skin propos e par Aly James avec le plug in Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Multi La video montre galement l utilisation du plug in dans Pro Tools Read More Un mini Tutoriel proposant quelques explications sur l Analyse de Spectre Multi pistes et en quoi cela peut changer votre maniere de travailler le son Dans de noubreux tutoriels j insiste su Read More Tutorial Multiple Tracks Real Time Spectrum Analysis In
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