Blue Cat`s FreqAnalyst Pro User Manual
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1. generic screen shot does not correspond to the actual plug in parameters About Skins Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro integrates Blue Cat s skinning engine that allows you to customize the user interface You can download new skins for your plug in at the following address http www bluecataudio com Skins Product FregAnalystPro If you don t find a skin that fits your need or if you want a really custom one you can choose to create your own skin Changing the Skin You have two ways to change the skin of your plug in you can change the default or global skin in the global settings 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 whereas the current preset skin only applies to the current preset of the current plug in instance See the main menu for more information about how to access these options On some hosts 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 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 bluecata2. Transformed Center Pitch dsp output24 dsp output25 Min Pitch Hz Hz MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units Hz Hz Hz MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Center Frequency of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Center Frequency of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Center Frequency of the spectrum computed as the spectrum energy center Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Center Frequency of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Center Frequency of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value dsp output26 Max Pitch MIDI Maximum
3. 4 4 4 Deen 14 Lasers Linas 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 Global MIDI Output Settings You can set the same properties for the output parameters as for the input parameters in this case they may trigger MIDI CC messages or generate automation curves when modified Since it s output you cannot set the channel to MIDI Omni so you must choose a channel Global Settings 1 16 0 127 MIDI Al Parameters 1 E Qut Param 1 Qut Param 2 5 d Qut Param 3 Out Param 4 Qut Param 5 Qut Param 6 Param 7 5 d Qut Param 8 Out Param 9 Eg pp p p pm om p pm 233331311 Uil Out Param 10 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
4. e WWW kvraudio com WWW apple com www digidesign com Installation have installed my software and it is not listed as an application Why What can do How can I 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 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 Man
5. Host Software such as Cakewalk Sonar Steinberg Cubase or Wavelab Sony Vegas Logic Pro Garage Band Ableton Live Pro Tools 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 are owned by AVID How 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 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 find a host There are 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
6. Output pane and select the parameters you want to record When use the plug in in a project every time save the project my application shows it as unsaved right away How can solve this issue This plug in produces automation output and some host applications consider that any change to one of the output parameters is a change for the project In order to solve this problem and if you do not use the automation output capability of this plug in you can disable automation output from the plug in settings panel Global or Preset Settings Automation Output pane uncheck all parameters MIDI Output How enable the MIDI output of the plug in If your host application supports it you can choose to send MIDI CC messages based on the output parameters computed by the plug in The feature is not enabled by default so you need to go to the current preset settings of the global settings if you want to enable this for all instances not recommended and open the MIDI output pane For each parameter you are interested in enable MIDI output and select the appropriate channel and CC number The plug in will then send MIDI messages to the host application Check our tutorials for a detailed explanation of MIDI output routing in your favorite host Plug ins Formats What are DirectX DX Audio Unit AU RTAS and VST plug ins VST Audio Unit RTAS AAX and DirectX plug ins are software components than can be used in
7. Param id General dsp outputO dsp output1 dsp output2 dsp output3 dsp output4 dsp output5 Name Center Freq Min Freq Max freq Center Pitch Min Pitch Max Pitch Unit Hz Hz Hz MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units Description Center Frequency of the spectrum computed as the spectrum energy center Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Center Frequency of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Transformed dsp output6 Transformed Center Pitch dsp output7 Min Pitch dsp output8 Max Pitch Stereo Plugin For the stereo version of the plugin the outputs are Param id Name General Channel 1 left or mid dsp outputO Center Freq 1 dsp output1 Min Freq 1 dsp output2 Max freq 1 dsp output3 Center Pitch 1 dsp output4 Min Pitch 1 dsp output5 Max Pitch 1 Transformed Channel 1 left or mid dsp output6 Transformed Center Pitch 1 dsp output7 Min Pitch 1 dsp output8 Max Pitch 1 General Channel 2 right or side dsp output9 Center Freq 2 MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units Unit Hz Hz Hz MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units MIDI units Hz Center Frequen
8. frequency of the spectrum above thresholds units expressed as a MIDI pitch value Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro Curves The FreqAnalyst Pro plug in provides visual feedback about the frequency content of the audio signal thanks to output curves Mono Plugin Curve id dsp output curveO dsp output 1 dsp output curve2 otereo Plugin Curve id dsp output curveO dsp output 1 dsp output curve2 dsp output curve3 dsp output curve4 dsp output curve5 dsp output curve6 dsp output 7 dsp output curve8 dsp output curve9 dsp output 10 Name Instant Spectrum Peak Spectrum Average Spectrum Name Instant Spectrum 1 Peak Spectrum 1 Average Spectrum 1 Instant Spectrum 2 Peak Spectrum 2 Average Spectrum 2 Instant Average Spectrum Peak Average Spectrum Average Average Spectrum Instant Maximum Spectrum Peak Maximum Spectrum Description Instant frequency content of the audio signal Maximum value of the frequency content over time Average value of the frequency content over time The stereo version offers more choice combinations of the left and right or mid and side channels Description Instant frequency content for the first channel Maximum value of the frequency content for the first channel over time Average value of the frequency content for the first channel over time Instant frequency content for the second chan
9. in a host independent format you can now share presets between the directX and VST versions New toolbar to access main functionalities e Improved skin loading speed Improved user interface performance It is now possible to choose wether displayed curves are filled or not e Improved the display of parameters values in the MIDI settings panel and the host application V1 1 2007 04 16 e Skin loading performance improvement up to 80 faster e Reduced memory consumption when using several instances e Offset range has been increased to 80 dB instead of 40dB e Blue Cat s Skinning Language 1 3 1 support V1 0 2007 03 05 First version Thanks again for choosing our solutions See you soon on www bluecataudio com PLUE
10. not enabled in this mode You can use the following controls for 3D movement e Mouse drag rotate the object Hold Ctrl key and mouse drag translate the object e Rotate mouse wheel zoom unzoom you can hold the shift key for higher precision e Mouse right click reset position to default as shown above Window Opacity Spectrum Spectrogram Display O 20 m 50 Channel Left Ch n Avg Ch Max Ch Mode Instant O Peak Reset Avg It is still possible to use the zooming capability offered by the two sliders on the top left corner of the view It will have the same effect as in the 2D view zooming either the time axis or the frequency axis Note that when the surface has been rotated these two axis may not be in the same direction as the sliders anymore Output View The output view presents graphs representing the evolution over time of the parameters that are computed by the plugin They also offer the ability to transform the output parameters values so that they fit your needs Transformed Output Pitch Combined Transform arameters m o amount 100 amount 100 amount 100 otet 0 off amp et 0 O Reverse O Reverse 1 These graphs show the evolution of the transformed output pitch values over time for each channel 2 MIDI pitch value scale 3 Equivalent Frequency scale 4 Controls to modify the output envelopes reverse amount and offset They let you cu
11. our MIDI Control in Sonar tutorial for an example This manual only covers the basics of Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro Our website offers many additional resources for your Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro 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 FregAnalyst Pro skins page to get the latest skins Fire Product FregAnalyst Pro Description Fire colors for the mono version of Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro Author Blue Cat Audio Download Skin Fire zip Spectro Blue Product FregAnalyst Pro Description Spectrogram view uses blue gradient instead of stock multi color gradient Author Blue Cat Audio Download Skin SpectroBlue 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 FregAnalyst Pro plug in An updated list is also available online Tutorial Automation Envelopes Generation in MOTU s Digital Performer 7 This tutorial shows how to reuse the envelopes generated by our plugins with output parameters in Digital Performer 7 host software As of today Digital Performer does not receive M
12. 2D and 3D modes Two functions are available for the mouse on the graph view either drag the graph when zoomed or display the coordinates of the pointer and value of the spectrogram and zoom by selecting an area of the screen see the spectrum view for details Choose the channel s to display on the screen for the chosen channels you can choose to display either the instant curve or the peak curve maximum over time These two sliders let you control the vertical and horizontal zoom for the graph When the zoomed you can drag the graph with the mouse click on the graph when the cursor is a small hand and drag to move in the graph or drag the rulers 7 anytime 6 Rulers can be dragged with the mouse when the graph has been zoomed They display the scales for the x and y axis 7 The vertical color scale lets you choose the absolute threshold see the parameters description 8 When the mouse is in selection mode you can see here the values for the coordinates under the mouse pointer 3D Waterfall Mode In 3D mode the spectrum is represented as a 3D surface with the same color scale as the 2D plot Window Opacity spectrum spectragram Display O 20 30 Channel eft Ch Ch Max Ch Mode Instant Peak Reset Pesk Avg This 3D spectrogram view lets you move the 3D graph within the screen so that you can choose your favorite viewpoint Please note that the measurement tool is
13. Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro User Manual Menu Am Undo 4 Redo Load E Save ri 6 Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Pro Freeze Window Opacity Spectrum Spectrogram Output Mouse v Channel EHRE EEEE ABEC Right Channel m instant A EC a Peak a i m Average A B 0 Channels Average T ET Er q M M ei uM TECD EEE Channels A EE EET mA mE ED TRANSFORM ENVELOPE ADJUST THRESHOLD RESET MODE Precision speed Attack Release Peak Reset Offset Slope Absolute Relative L R 300 ms 0 dB s 0 0 dB 0 0 dB Oct A powerful spectral analysis tool and automation generator with 3D viewer RASH Dx AUDIO Table Of Content e Introduction e Description e Features e System Requirements e Installation e Using Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro e The User Interface e Operation e Blue Cat Audio Plugins Basics User Interface Basics Controls e Keyboard e Mouse e More Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro Parameters Input Output e Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro Curves e Plug in Settings e he 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 Versions History Note An online version of this user manual is availa
14. IDI events f Read More Tutorial Customize the Colors of your Plugins This tutorial shows how to customize the FregAnalyst 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 Connecting Plug ins with Groups in Cakewalk Sonar This tutorial shows how to reuse the envelopes generated by our plugins with output parameters in Cakewalk Sonar using groups Other techniques exist using MIDI or Automation curves but this one ha Read More 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 plug ins 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 Compare the Audio Spectrum in Several Projects This tutorial shows how to use the FregAnalyst Pro spectrum analysis plugin to compare the spectrum of several tracks in different projects using the save restore capabilities of the plugin The f Read More Tutorial Analyze and Enhance the Spectr
15. ager 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 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 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 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 Our plug ins require several a
16. aram 1 Linear 2 Linear m 3 Linear Param 4 Linear Param 5 Linear Linear Linear Linear Param amp Linear BE m pw rm rw mp mw Dm pm pw m p umi Em Linear 4 Linear Leam Linear EEHEHE t eam linear generic screen shot does not correspond to the actual plug in parameters Preset MIDI Output Settings Use the global settings or override them for the current preset The parameters are the same as for the global output settings Response linear Jada Linear n tu mn Linear Linear Leam Linear Leam Linear Lear Linear 3 Leam Linear Leam Linear Leam Linear O JEE Leam Linear generic screen shot does not correspond to the actual plug in parameters Preset Automation Output Settings Use the global settings or override them for the current preset The parameters are the same as for the global automation output settings Current Preset Settings aE Skin MIDI input MIDI Output global setting Parameter Mame Enable Automation Al Parameters Param 1 Out Param 2 Out Param 3 Out Param 4 Out Param 5 Out Param 6 Out Param 7 Out Param amp Out Param 9 Out Param 10 E E EE E EE EE I
17. ble here Introduction Description Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Pro is a real time spectrum analyzer with advanced functionalities It uses the same smooth algorithms as its little brother Blue Cat s FregAnalyst free plug in it has been designed to provide extreme smoothness and high resolution for both time and frequency The frequency analysis can be fine tuned in details manage its precision and rate apply an offset or slope to the measured spectrum Two thresholding systems are available and the time response can be changed thanks to the attack and release parameters Three modes are offered for each channel instant peak or average response can be displayed on the same graph Zooming capabilities and coordinates display let you exactly measure the characteristics of the spectrum The four memory slots let you store any curve in memory it helps you make comparisons between several tracks or effects setup very easily A spectrogram view has been added so that you can monitor the evolution of the spectrum over time either in 2D or 3D 3D waterfall mode All channels are of course available in this view with exact coordinates display and zooming capabilities Like many of our other professional analysis tools this plug in also provides output parameters that you can use to control other effects in real time the generated automation envelopes or MIDI CC messages include the minimum and maximum frequencies and the energy center of the s
18. bout About n Website Opens our website Commands The Commands available from the main menu or the toolbar are e Set Preset Skin change the skin for the current preset e Use Global Skin use the skin defined in the global settings for the current preset This item is enabled only if a skin has been defined for the current preset e Undo Redo undo or redo the latest modifications This includes all changes made to the current preset settings e Load Preset load preset from file e Save Preset save current preset to file e Presets Settings open the presets settings window It enables you to change the skin and MIDI settings for the current preset e Global Settings open the global settings window It enables you to change the skin and MIDI settings that are used by default in all instances of the plug in e User Manual open this user manual e Check Updates check the updates for this software on our website e Get More Skins get more skins for this software e About displays the about dialog box MIDI control Blue Cat s FreqAnalyst Pro can also be remotely controlled via MIDI using MIDI CC Control Change messages if your host application supports it It is possible to customize the channel control numbers and range used for each parameter in the MIDI settings panel available from the main menu see the Plug in Settings chapter for more details Controls Examples Here are a few examples of typical con
19. cy of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Description Center Frequency of the spectrum computed as the spectrum energy center Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds Center Frequency of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Center Frequency of the spectrum expressed as a MIDI pitch value Minimum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Maximum frequency of the spectrum above thresholds expressed as a MIDI pitch value Center Frequency of the spectrum computed as the spectrum energy center dsp output10 Min Freq 2 dsp output1 1 Max freq 2 dsp output12 Center Pitch 2 dsp output13 Min Pitch 2 dsp output14 Max Pitch 2 Transformed Channel 2 right or side dsp output15 Transformed Center Pitch 2 dsp output16 Min Pitch 2 dsp output17 Max Pitch 2 General Both Channels dsp output18 Center Freq dsp output19 Min Freq dsp output20 Max freq dsp output21 Center Pitch dsp output22 Min Pitch Max Pitch dsp output23 Transformed Both Channels
20. d in your session you will have to re open the user interfaces of these plug ins to see the skin change Global Settings Skin file path C Program FilessBlue Cat Audio Plugins My Plugin Skins default xml Global MIDI Input Settings 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 following settings are available for each plug in parameter 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 Learn click on this 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 e Enable MIDI enable disable the MIDI control of the parameter e Response response curve of the MIDI control from very fast to slow control e Min minimal value of the parameter when MIDI controlled e Max Maximum value of the parameter when MIDI controlled 0 127 MIDI Al Parameters Bypass Param 1 Param 2 FEE E i Param 3 5 d Param 4 Param 5 Param amp 7 8 5 a 4 Param 9 Param 10 Param 11 Param 12 Param 13 1321371311312 LL 3 FE Ep pg pg pg rg pg p p p pm bp pm GA 4
21. dditional 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 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 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 s
22. he tabs on the top right of the screen Mouse Channel E _ BHC E Right Channel m Instant XET Peak XET T VN FN i n Average MET 1 WT A V Channels Average ibi i i E d H EET EEE Channels BL ABEL ABEL 2 mC wD 1 Two functions are available for the mouse on the graph view either drag the graph when zoomed or display the coordinates of the graph below the mouse pointer and zoom by selecting an area of the screen urves m Antialias Position 2780 Hz 81 dB zz 2 Select the channel s to display on the screen for the chosen channels you can display either the instant curve or the peak curve maximum over time or average curve averaged over time 3 The four 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 6 4 Show Hide curves stored in memory 5 These two sliders let you control the vertical and horizontal zoom for the graph When the zoom factor is greater than one you can drag the graph with the mouse click on the graph when the cursor is a small hand and drag to move in the graph The rulers can also be dragged anytime for the same result 6 This meter shows the value of the center minimum and maximum frequency output parameters It lets you visualize the i
23. nel Maximum value of the frequency content for the second channel over time Average value of the frequency content for the second channel over time Instant frequency content first and second channels average Maximum value of the frequency content first and second channels average over time Average value of the frequency content first and second channels average over time Instant maximum values of the frequency content for the first and second channels Absolute maximum values of the frequency content for the first and second channels over time dsp output curvel 1 Average Maximum Spectrum Average maximum values of the frequency content for the first and second channels over time Plug in Settings In addition to the controls offered in the main user interface Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro 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 overriden in the presets settings Consider these settings as default settings Global Skin 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 opene
24. ngs lost issue when doing offline rendering in some applications V1 7 2009 08 10 e New 3D waterfall view to monitor the evolution of the spectrum over time e Drag the rulers to move the curve when zoomed can keep measurement selection mode and still drag the curves Output automation is now disabled by default Updated documentation Bug Fix PC Cubase freezes when loading a preset using a different skin while the plugin window is open V1 61 2009 05 05 Mac VST update fixed incompatibility issues with Cubase 5 on Mac V1 6 2009 02 27 e Mac Audio Unit support Improved accuracy of MIDI output e Automation output can now be disabled for hosts that do not propose automated parameters choice e New Windows Installer you should uninstall any previous version before installing this new one e New documentation format V1 5 2008 12 10 e Now available for in VST format e Added Mid Side analysis capability e Minor user interface changes V1 4 2008 02 25 e Fixed a crash on certain configurations while opening the global settings window e Settings window is now faster to open e Minor skin changes V1 3 2007 12 13 Improved display refresh rate e New zoom by selection feature analysis is now even smoother e Spectrum analysis normalization improvement absolute values comparison with different precision settings is now more accurate V1 2 2007 10 18 e Undo Redo e Load Save presets
25. nstant bandwidth and spectrum energy center at a glance 7 Both the frequency gain pair representing the coordinates of the mouse cursor and the note information are displayed in selection mode The note information shows the name B the octave 0 1 as well as the number of cents above the note Spectrogram View The spectrogram view shows the evolution of the spectrum over time You can choose between the 2D and 3D modes depending on your preferences 2D Mode In 2D mode the spectrum is represented as a 2D color plot the color representing the value of the spectrogram for a given frequency at a given time In the default color scheme the closer to red the louder and the closer to dark blue the quieter 008 10Hz 1 120 dB te Display 1 Mouse Channel m Channel Average Channel Mode Instant Peak Choose between
26. nu Undo Nur n Load Save Cat i F re ist Pro 2 Freeze Spectrum Spectrogram Output 1 530 Hz 32 dB Mouse v Channel il instant a Peak n Right Channel dui UN A Channels Average instant Peak Average Channels instant O Feak O Average m 06 ED EJ TRANSFORM ENVELOPE ADJUST THRESHOLD RESET MODE 5 Precision Speed Attack lelease Peak Reset Offset Slope Absolute Relative Kem 1 F re y F 0 0 dB 0 0 dB Oc 1 Choose the view to display 2 You can freeze all curves The Window Opacity slider lets you make the user interface of the plug in transparent Note that the result depends on the host application you are using 3 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 4 The current view more details for each type of view below 5 The controls displayed at the bottom of the user interface let you modify the parameters for the audio analysis Spectrum View This is the main display and the view opened by default It shows the spectrum as well as the main spectral characteristics of the audio signal You can switch to other views described later by clicking on t
27. oftware has been sent to you You can download the new version from the exact same location as the first time I have downloaded a new version do 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 replayed 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
28. orms see our FAQ Installation Blue Cat Audio plug ins cannot be run standalone they require a host application see the System Requirements chapter for more information Depending on which host application you use you might need to install the plug ins in different locations Windows Install All versions of the plug in provide an installation program Follow the steps of the wizard to install the plug in on your machine During the installation you will be asked where you want the plug in s 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 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 plug in is released just launch the new installer it will update the current installation Uninstall To uninstall the plug in 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 plug in file s to the shortcut that is
29. ory V1 94 2013 06 27 64 bit support for Pro Tools 11 V1 94 2011 07 11 e Output data rate MIDI CC or automation can now be customized from 20 to 500 Hz Increased the default output data rate from 20 to 50 Hz for smoother side chaining and more precise spectrum display Note value for the current mouse location is now displayed in addition to the frequency Windows improved settings dialog loading time e Mac user interface performance improvement up to 30 lighter on cpu V1 93 2011 02 10 e Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications Controls visibility is now persistent V1 92 2010 11 29 Fixed incompatibility issues with older presets in the previous version V1 91 2010 11 18 64 bit Mac VST support e User interface enhancements Improved readability e Zooming is now animated Controls can be collapsed to reduce the size of the user interface and focus on the analysis Improved consistency with our other analysis tools Improved MIDI and automation output precision now prevents hosts from wrongly interpolating between values e Default release time is now shorter V1 9 2010 06 19 Performance Improvements all platforms Improved user interface performance and increased graphs display refresh rate Improved signal processing performance up to twice faster on some systems The plug in now requires a processor sup
30. pectrum expressed in Hertz or as MIDI note value With the transformation parameters offset amount and reverse you can customize the generation of these parameters and monitor the modifications on the value graphs Check the DP Meter Pro Tutorials to see how to use this capability within your favorite host Thanks to this unique functionality you can now control any effect with the pitch of the audio signal imagine a filter on an instrument controlled by the pitch of another instrument compression depending on the pitch of the signal Anything is possible Thanks to Blue Cat s skinning language support and the included window opacity management feature you can adapt the plug in user interface to your personal needs and enhance your workflow For integrated multiple tracks spectrum analysis check our Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Multi plug in Features Main Features Blue Cat Audio Standards e Mono stereo or mid side real time spectrum analyzer e Available as Mac Mac AU RTAS VST Win Total control over the analysis parameters with slope and offset AAX Win DX Win RTAS Win VST Win x64 AAX Win x64 correction DX Win x64 VST e Smart interpolation algorithm for extreme display smoothness Native DSP code for optimal performance e Spectrum and spectrogram views Full MIDI control and automation support with silent zipper free e Animated zoom for all displays parameters update advanced
31. porting SSE2 e Reduced memory footprint e Faster skin loading V1 82 2010 03 19 This update only concerns the RTAS version of the plug in RTAS plug in bug fix when using both the mono and stereo versions in the same session the controls of the instances were linked together V1 81 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 Mac fixed crash with demo version in Ableton Live 8 1 1 e Mac AU output parameters routing now works for more than one instance in Logic Pro s Environment e Mac AU fixed output parameters that could exceed defined range and not record properly as automation curves V1 8 2010 02 15 RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools Mac and Windows 64 bit applications support for Windows DX VST under Windows x64 e Mac AU 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 Mac fixed multiple screens issue e Mac AU fixed user interface resizing issue when changing skin in some hosts Logic e Mac AU fixed setti
32. precision Global Automation Output Settings If your host application does not let you choose which parameters to record as automation curves you may need to choose the automation enabled parameters in the plug in itself In this pane you can decide which output parameters of the plug in will record automation for all instances of the plug in Global Settings Automation Output 3 zx 3 generic screen shot does not correspond to the actual plug in parameters All parameters are disabled by default Click on the check box to enable disable automation for a parameter 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 different instances of the plug in in the same session in order to differentiate them SETHI MIDI Input MIDI Output Use global skin Skin file path C Program FilessBlue Cat Audia Pluging My Plugin Skins default xml Browse Preset MIDI Input Settings Use the global settings or override them for the current preset The parameters are the same as for the global input settings Use global setting Parameter Channel Enable 0 16 0127 MIDI Linear Al Parameters Linear Bypass P
33. provided within the image It will install the plug in s for all users on the machine In case you do not have admin rights on your Mac or if you want to install the plug in s 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 the package Upgrade When a new version of the plug in 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 plug in simply remove the plug in components from the folder where you have copied them during install move them to the trash Note The main toolbar menus and basic features available with all our plug ins are detailed in the Blue Cat Audio Plug ins Overview The FregAnalyst Pro is bundled with a single skin for each version stereo or mono You may want to create your own or download new ones from www bluecataudio com The included skin is composed of three panels e The spectrum view where you can see the spectrum of the various channels of the plug in e The spectrogram view showing the evolution of the spectrum over time 2D or 3D he output view where you can monitor and control the output parameters generation This chapter describes the functionalities offered by these views in the stereo version the mono plug in has the same user interface but with a single channel Me
34. quency 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 added to the frequency response curve Can be used to correct the response curve Command to reset peak curves value changes are considered as reset commands Command to reset average curves value changes are considered as reset commands Output Transformation dsp input12 Center Pitch Reverse Reverse the transformed center pitch envelope dsp input13 Center Pitch Amount Amount for the transformed center pitch envelope dsp input13 Center Pitch Offset Offset for the transformed center pitch envelope dsp input14 Min Pitch Reverse Reverse the transformed min pitch envelope dsp input15 Min Pitch Amount Amount for the transformed min pitch envelope dsp input16 Min Pitch Offset Offset for the transformed min pitch envelope dsp input1 7 Max Pitch Reverse Reverse the transformed max pitch envelope dsp input18 Max Pitch Amount Amount for the transformed max pitch envelope dsp input19 Max Pitch Offset Offset for the transformed max pitch envelope dsp input20 otereo Mode stereo otereo operation mode you can choose to analyze either version only left right or mid side channels Output The plugin also provides output parameters for automation or MIDI CC generation as described in the operation chapter Mono Plugin Please find below the output parameters of the mono version
35. reen The slope parameter can compensate the attenuation of higher frequencies and can thus make comparisons easier A typical usage is to set the slope to 3dB per octave so that a flat spectrum corresponds to pink noise instead of white noise for OdB Oct Threshold controls In order to isolate the loudest parts of the signal and to control how the min and max frequencies are computed it is possible to set an absolute as well as a relative threshold on the curve If the signal is below the threshold absolute value for the absolute thresold for example 60 dB or value relative to the maximum value for example 3096 of the maximum value in the current curve it is reset to the minimum value Envelopes Generation Thanks to this unique capability you can create unique side chain effects controlled by the frequency content of the audio signal The idea is to measure the minimum maximum and center frequencies of the spectrum and reuse them as controller values for other effects The exact response for these values can be customized in the output pane of the user interface Special controls for MIDI and automation generation are available in the settings window of the plugin For more information about how to use this capability in your favorite host application see our Digital Peak Meter Pro tutorials page this plugin has a similar MIDI CC and automation output capability The Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro Tutorials will give you some more idea
36. response control and MIDI Learn e Precise measurement capabilities with note info display e No CPU load on idle when the plug in is fed with silence the 9D waterfall view with full 3D control processing smoothly shuts down to optimize the CPU usage of e Solid or wireframe 3D surface display your Digital Audio Workstation e Instant peak and average curves display for each channel e Skinnable and customizable user interface with transparency Save the curves for easy A B comparison management e Opacity control for the user interface e Automation and MIDI output record output parameters as e Custom absolute and relative threshold control automation curves or send MIDI CC messages to other plug ins for powerful side chain effects e Smooth Bypass activate deactivate the plug in with absolutely no noise e Undo Redo e Import Export presets in a host independent format e Any sample rate supported system Requirements An OpenGL compatible graphics card for the 3D View Windows Mac OS X e SSE2 enabled processor Pentium 4 or later An Intel or PowerPC processor e Microsoft Windows XP Vista Windows 7 or 8 e Mac OS X Mavericks 10 9 Moutain Lion 10 8 Lion 10 7 e Any DirectX VST RTAS compatible host software 32 or Snow Leopard 10 6 or Leopard 10 5 64 bit e Any VST Audio Unit 32 64 bit RTAS compatible application For more information about supported platf
37. s about what to use the generated envelopes for 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 FregAnalyst Pro uses a skinnable user interface It means 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 This is what is described in this chapter More information about custom skins can be found in the skins section Main Toolbar and Menu Menu If you right click on the background of the plug in the following pop up menu appears Set Preset Skin v Use Global Skin Undo Redo Load Preset Save Preset Preset Settings Global Settings Check for Updates Get More Skins About The description of the commands associated to each menu item are available below Toolbar In some skins an optional toolbar gives you access to the some of the functionalities of the main menu Icon Name Function Menu Open the main menu Undo Undo at Redo Redo Load Load Preset 4 Save Save Preset Manual User Manual i A
38. stomize the values generated for the transformed output parameters that can be later used as MIDI or automation controllers Controls The settings described in the parameters section are available below the graph view The absolute threshold can also be controlled by the vertical slider on the right of the display ENVELOPE THRESHOLD Attack Release Peak Reset 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 This plug in allows you to visualize the spectral content of the audio signal and also to generate MIDI CC messages or automation curves based on the frequency content of the signal The illustration below shows the principle of this system Visualization Audio Signal Spectrum and Spectrogram Visualization There are many situations where you need to be able to vizualize the content of the signal when your ears are not enough bad monitoring ear fatigue subtle spectral issue that requires visual confirmation This is the main purpose of the FregAnalyst Pro it provides visual assistance for what your ears cannot detect It is also a convenient way of comparing your audio tracks with reference material as shown in this tutorial The analysis can be fine tuned in details to exactly fit your needs This chapter describe in details how
39. trols you will encounter in the user interface of our plug ins slider slider knob button Text control You can interact with the controls of the plug in interface either with the mouse or the keyboard Interacting with Controls 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 Click Alt Key Set the value to default Acquire focus and launch the fine tuning edit box except button Left Double Click Right Click oet the value to default Mouse Wheel Increment or decrement the position focus required Mouse Drag Change the control position depending on mouse movement e
40. ual Input The input parameters of this plug in are described below They can be used to modify the way the plugin analyzes the audio signal Param id General dsp inputO dsp input1 dsp input2 dsp input3 dsp input4 dsp input5 dsp input6 dsp input7 dsp input8 dsp input9 dsp input10 dsp input1 1 Name Bypass Precision Speed Attack Release Peak Reset Abs Threshold Rel threshold Slope Offset Reset Peak Reset Average Unit ms ms dB s dB dB Oct dB Description Bypass the effect Precision of the audio to frequencies transform The higher the setting the higher the frequency precision and the higher the CPU consumption 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 time for the frequencies envelope follower Release time for the frequencies envelope follower Rate of the peak curve reset If set to 0 the peaks will never decrease and will represent the maximum value Absolute threshold for spectrum display All frequency bins which value is below this threshold are set to 120 dB 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 added to the fre
41. udio 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 Automation Output When use plug in my host application is slowed down and get audio drop outs How can solve this problem If your host application does not let you select the parameters for which you want to record automation it might be doing some extra work for handling the output parameters generated by the plug in A solution is to disable the output parameters you do not use in the Preset or Global settings Automation Output pane When use the plug in my host application draws many automation curves on the current track and yet have not touched any control on the plug in How can avoid that If your host application does not let you select the parameters for which you want to record automation it will record automation for all the output parameters generated by the plug in You can disable the output parameters you do not use in the Preset or Global settings Automation Output pane am trying to record automation curves as shown in the tutorials but it does not work What do have to do If your host application lets you select the parameters for which you want to record automation check that the parameters you want to record are enabled You also need to check that the plug in automation output is enabled for these parameters Check the Preset or Global settings Automation
42. um of your Mix This video tutorial shows how to use Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro plugin to check the spectrum of your mix and help you modify it The gearwire com team demonstrates some of the functionalities of the Read More Tutorial Getting Started with Plug ins User Interface Set Preset Skin Dp 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 functionalities are explain Read More Global Settings User Manual Check For Updates Tutorial Using MIDI Control in Sonar 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 Analyse Multi Pistes French 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 Using MIDI Connectivity in a Modular Host Plogue Bidule This tutorial shows you how to use the MIDI connectivity of our plugins in a modular host such as Plogue Bidule We are using the Mac version of Bidule in this tutorial The scenario here is very sim Read More Tutorial Using Blue Cat Audio plugins connectivity in Reaper This t
43. 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 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 use in my host application Here is a list of host software and the version 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 DX sony Products Vegas ACID Soundforge DX for old versions VST for new oteinberg 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 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 www steinberg net e WWW microsoft com
44. utorial shows how to use our plugins MIDI connectivity within Reaper We use Blue Cat s Dynamics plugin as an example but you can use any other audio plugin which provides output parameters Read More This tutorial shows how to use the connectivity capabilities of our plugins within Logic We use Blue Cat s DP Meter Pro plugin DPMP as an example but you can use any other audio plugin which provi Read More This tutorial shows how to use the MIDI connectivity of our plugins within Pro Tools We use Blue Cat s DP Meter Pro plugin as an example but you can use any other audio plugin which provides output 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 Load Preset This tutorial uses Blue Cat s Dynamics for the demonstration but is applicable to all our plugins Read More 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 Pro 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 Hist
45. xcept 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 Controls Key Action Up Arrow omall increment of the position up or right Down Arrow omall 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 omall increment of the value of the control Small decrement of the value of the control d oet to default value same as mouse right click Opens the fine tuning window to precisely set the parameter e pn M i jain 3 00 dB 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 More Check our online tutorial for more screenshots and more examples of our plug ins user interfaces Blue Cat s FregAnalyst Pro 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 man
46. you can tweak the analysis Tweak the precision It is possible to tweak the precision of the analyzer both in time and frequency The higher the precision parameter the better precision for the spectrum computation The plugin also offers the unique capability of tweaking the frame rate of the spectrum analysis thanks to the speed parameter With high precision the frame rate of FFT analysis tends to be very low The speed parameter and our unique frame interpolation algorithm compensate this issue Please note that the higher the precision and speed the higher CPU consumption It not uncommon that at low latencies setting the precision to 10 might cause drop outs depending on your system Customize the time response The attack and release times control how fast the analyzer respectively responds to audio amplitude increase or decrease For example when pushing both parameters to their maximum the instant curve will show a local average of the audio spectrum The Max Reset speed control how fast the maximum spectrum curve is reset to the instant curve This lets you tweak the max curve so that it follows the instant curve or shows the absolute maximum value of the spectrum Adjusting the response Thanks to the offset and slope controls the curve can be tweaked to show the exact response you are looking for Offset will typically be necessary when the incoming audio signal is too loud or too quiet and the curve does not fit in the sc
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