Blue Cat Audio has released its audio analysis plugins for the Mac platform in Audio Unit format. The DirectX and VST for PC and VST for Mac versions of the six plugins have also been updated for this occasion, including several fixes and improvements.

These audio analysis plugins offering original interaction capabilities are available as a single bundle (Blue Cat's Analysis Pack) or separately. The bundle consists in a versatile audio level meter, spectrum and stereo field analyzers as well as a multiple tracks oscilloscope. While the "Multi" series propose simultaneous multiple tracks analysis with multiple instances linking support, the "Pro" series let you extract parameters from the incoming audio signal and record them as automation curves or send them as MIDI CC messages. Typical applications are the creation of unique side chaining effects or external signal based hardware control.

Plug-ins List :

- Blue Cat's Digital Peak Meter Pro (peak and RMS meter).
- Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro (spectrum analyzer)
- Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Multi (multiple instances spectrum analyzer)
- Blue Cat's StereoScope Pro (stereo field analyzer)
- Blue Cat's StereoScope Multi (multiple instances stereo field analyzer)

To celebrate the support of this new format, the company proposes a 15% price reduction on the Blue Cat's Analysis Pack bundle, and the upgrade is free for existing customers. Demo versions and available for download, and the site offers many tutorials to get started with these plugins.


Pricing :
Blue Cat's Analysis Pack: 196.94 EUR (instead of 229 EUR) or $257.14 (instead of $299)

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Waldorf has just released a new version of the Blofeld firmware.

Improvements :

- MIDI Clock reception fixed
- Program change reception fixed
- Convenient category selection in Multimode
- Storing in Multimode improved
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Steinberg is pleased to announce a new update for its HALion Symphonic Orchestra VST instrument that provides support for 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, as well as new 'light' programs for customers using 32-bit versions of Windows. HALion Symphonic Orchestra is the latest Steinberg product to be made available in a 64-bit version, coming after the release of Cubase 5 for 64-bit Vista. Cubase 5 and HALion Symphonic Orchestra fully support VST Expressions, a new technology that offers dramatically enhanced handling of large sample libraries.

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