Blue Cat's PatchWork 2.0 and MB-7 Mixer 3.0

[unkJE]

http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home...0-at-namm-2017

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by unkJE

http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home...0-at-namm-2017

Thanks for the link; have both of these and some of the updates look interesting. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the gui change because if it's anything like Destructor

[Sardi]

Really? That's the thing I'm MOST looking fwd to. It looks much better IMHO.

Funny how tastes differ.


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[unkJE]

Originally Posted by Sardi

Funny how tastes differ.

I’m glad they do - picture the bottle-neck if we all liked exactly the same stuff ….

I’m different again - I don’t give a rat’s-pyjamas about its looks – but I sure do like Destructor's sounds!

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by Sardi

Really? That's the thing I'm MOST looking fwd to. It looks much better IMHO.

Funny how tastes differ.


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Originally Posted by unkJE

I’m glad they do - picture the bottle-neck if we all liked exactly the same stuff ….

I’m different again - I don’t give a rat’s-pyjamas about its looks – but I sure do like Destructor's sounds!

For me it's not the sound although for Destructor there's nothing new there but the look, given I'm so used to the way all the other BC stuff looks. But like is said - imagine if we all liked the same thing.

Now if we had a chance to have a skin that look like the old gui - okay I mean BC has skins for their other s/w why not have a way to make the new one look like the old?

[unkJE]

Originally Posted by musicman691

For me it's not the sound although for Destructor there's nothing new there

Continuing our "We Must Agree to Disagree"/"Horses for Courses" theme:

Guess I should have said: I love auditioning what Destructor can do when I add it to my FX chain.

I disagree with "there's nothing new there" - it's got "a sound of its own" and is as new as the Track I'm working on!

If its sound gives me an idea (or 3) of what to play next, I like it.
Playing to the sound - that's what it's all about ...

[unkJE]

Lost my Fred!
Back OT:

New features for both plug-ins:
• Brand new GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support.
• Favorite plug-ins and their settings can be saved to be quickly reloaded later from a menu.
• Unused channels for each hosted plug-in can now be muted (instead of default pass-thru).
• Load/save native VST, VST3 or AU preset files.
• Missing VST & VST3 plug-ins are now automatically relocated.
• Presets and parameters menus are now split in sub menus instead of a single list.
• Additional user VST path to locate VST plug-ins is now available.
• Fully compatible with previous versions.

New for Blue Cat's PatchWork:
• Hide plug-ins slots to minimize the plug-in.
• Lock GUI state and in/out gain to prevent changes when loading presets.
• Output gain is now always active, even when using a single PRE column.
• Exclusive solo mode for parallel chains.
• Show or hide all plug-ins editors with single click.
• Standalone application: drag and drop preset files on the application to load preset instantly on startup (and create shortcuts to launch app with a specific preset).

New for Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer:
• Copy/paste and save band settings (including plug-ins) as sub-presets.
• Map sub plug-ins parameters to automate them in host or control them with MIDI.
• Lock GUI state to prevent changes when loading presets.
• Band Controls Groups can now be identified by colors.
• Adjust contrast for spectrogram display.
• Spectrogram now keeps history when resized.
• Import spectrum curves for EQ compare & matching, and export EQ curves to share with other Blue Cat Audio plug-ins.

Availability: Q1 2017.

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by unkJE

Lost my Fred!
Back OT:

New features for both plug-ins:
• Brand new GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support.
• Favorite plug-ins and their settings can be saved to be quickly reloaded later from a menu.
• Unused channels for each hosted plug-in can now be muted (instead of default pass-thru).
• Load/save native VST, VST3 or AU preset files.
• Missing VST & VST3 plug-ins are now automatically relocated.
• Presets and parameters menus are now split in sub menus instead of a single list.
• Additional user VST path to locate VST plug-ins is now available.
• Fully compatible with previous versions.

New for Blue Cat's PatchWork:
• Hide plug-ins slots to minimize the plug-in.
• Lock GUI state and in/out gain to prevent changes when loading presets.
• Output gain is now always active, even when using a single PRE column.
• Exclusive solo mode for parallel chains.
• Show or hide all plug-ins editors with single click.
• Standalone application: drag and drop preset files on the application to load preset instantly on startup (and create shortcuts to launch app with a specific preset).

New for Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer:
• Copy/paste and save band settings (including plug-ins) as sub-presets.
• Map sub plug-ins parameters to automate them in host or control them with MIDI.
• Lock GUI state to prevent changes when loading presets.
• Band Controls Groups can now be identified by colors.
• Adjust contrast for spectrogram display.
• Spectrogram now keeps history when resized.
• Import spectrum curves for EQ compare & matching, and export EQ curves to share with other Blue Cat Audio plug-ins.

Availability: Q1 2017.

I'm loving and can get behind most of these changes save for the one I mentioned earlier. There is one though I'm confused about and would like a good explanation of exactly what this means and what needs to be set up to use it: "Standalone application: drag and drop preset files on the application to load preset instantly on startup (and create shortcuts to launch app with a specific preset)." Are these presets created within Patchwork?Does this mean there's going to be a folder somewheres on my computer with these preset files that's readily accessible?

[Sardi]

Curious if this is a free upgrade for existing users.

Couldn't find any info and their site doesn't have any details ATM.


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[Seafoam_Green]

Originally Posted by Sardi

Really? That's the thing I'm MOST looking fwd to. It looks much better IMHO.

Funny how tastes differ.


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Me too , I am looking forward to the Gui change in Patchbay, I cant wait to hear about the finer details also of other upcoming changes to what is already a great plug