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Blue Cat Audio PatchWork Configurable VST Plug-in Host

Universal VST Plug-in Host - Mac/PC Standalone, AAX Native, VST, AU, DX
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Compatible with:

Mac
Windows
AAX
VST
AU

Software Compatibility

Most software is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers, but check to make sure.

If you're using Pro Tools, AAX plug-ins (or RTAS for older versions) are what you need. Most other Mac DAWs support AU plug-ins. VST is compatible with a number of Mac and Windows programs. Be sure you choose plug-ins that work with your DAW!

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A Virtual Patchbay for Your VST Plug-ins

The Blue Cat Audio PatchWork plug-in is a powerful and creative way to manage up to 64 VST plug-ins in any DAW, and it's also your solution for using VST plug-ins within Pro Tools! Load up to 64 VST plug-in processors or virtual instruments and create your own custom signal chains. Each plug-in slot has latency compensation, preset management, undo/redo, and bypass. Create instrument and effects chaines in series, or create up to eight parallel chains - anyone at Sweetwater will tell you there's a lot of creative potential here. Even if your DAW already supports VST instruments, you'll have more flexibility with them than ever before with the Blue Cat Audio PatchWork VST host.

Blue Cat Audio PatchWork VST Host Plug-in Features at a Glance:
  • VST host plug-in for Mac and PC: AAX native, RTAS, VST, AU, DX
  • Also works standalone
  • Lets you add up to 64 third-party VST plug-ins - even within your Pro Tools sessions
  • Create custom instrument and effects chains in series, or even up to eight parallel chains
  • Fast, easy, and flexible way to trigger multiple virtual instruments with a single MIDI performance
  • Latency compensation on every plug-in slot
  • A powerful, creative way to manage VST plug-ins in any project
Use VST plug-ins with Pro Tools, with the Blue Cat Audio PatchWork plug-in!
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Tech Specs

  • Software Type: VST plug-in host
  • Platform: Mac, PC
  • Upgrade/Full: Full
  • Download/Boxed: Download
  • Bit Depth: 64-bit
  • Format: VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native
  • Hardware Requirements - Mac: Intel Core 2 Duo or higher (M1 support), 4GB RAM minimum
  • Hardware Requirements - PC: Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon 64 X2 or higher, 4GB RAM minimum
  • OS Requirements - Mac: OS X 10.9 or later
  • OS Requirements - PC: Windows 7 SP1 or later
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 11-31250

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Rated 5/5

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While employing the FabFilter Pro Q3 and ultimately Pro L2 to set analog input reference gain I accidentally deleted the BlueCat PatchWork plugin from my vocal track instead of the Q3 plugin (all in Ableton). Bye bye hours of anguish and sweat! Then I deleted Q3 added PatchWork and loaded my vocal track PatchWork save and all that wae lost was now returned to me as set (last saved parameters). Thank you thank you BlueCat!
Music background: Singer-songwriter
Rated 5/5

I love this thing

I had one little glitch when I tried to copy a rack to another rack. It kept showing a * indicating it was changed. So I created another rack from scratch. It has level controls for the serial chain, levels for each parallel input and output and levels for the output. You can rearrange plugins by dragging to any open slot and shifting them around. CPU resources are great (about 37% max) and I'm running the following: Series: FabFilter Q3; HorNet VU; Studder A800; 1176LN; LA-2A Gray; Parallel: 1 - BBE Mach 3; Harmonic max; Sonic max; Loudness max; 2 - Studio D Chorus; 3 - Pure Plate Reverb; 4 - Lexicon 224; Series: Fairchild 660; HorNet VU... on each track Vocal1 and Guitar. Then another one on the master track Series: API 2500; Fairchild 670; FabFilter Q3 That's a ton of stuff on an Ableton Live 11 Lite and everything's behaving itself. I haven't worked the two sends (Lite limitation) yet, but I'm confident they'll be fine.
Music background: Singer-Songwriter
Rated 5/5

Initially intimidated now sold

I didn't want to have to take on another extensive learning process so I first said no. Then my other chainer dropped out the right channel (on a mono input) like it was a cold solder joint. I waste about two seconds on a slow day when things don't work properly, so I bought this. Yes the manual is extensive, but the intuitive interface is not. Right click VST3 chose plugin, hit enter, add more rows or columns with the button, drag plugins around to play with the order. That's it for the effects plugin. Took two seconds to decide this was my goto chainer. External side-chain works great. Everything does.
Music background: singer-songwriter & guitar
Rated 5/5

Awesome

I had a lot of Au, Vst3 plugins. Now I have access to about 100 plugins. Awesome
Rated 5/5

Thank you

Great app A useful program in solving the problems of pro tools aax ....
Music background: Creating
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