Blue Cat's MB-7 Mixer is a sophisticated multi-band mixing console and VST/AU host with built-in effects, allowing granular control over each band's dynamics while also providing a platform to host and manage third-party VST, VST3, and AU plugins. With extensive MIDI and automation support, it's a potent tool for intricate multi-band processing and side-chaining effects.
The Blue Cat MB-7 Mixer goes beyond traditional mixing consoles, providing a multi-band platform to control levels, panning, and "stereoness" of each band separately. It empowers users to bypass, mute or solo each band, and adjust the stereo field for precise control over the frequencies. The master mono switch ensures mono compatibility, an essential feature for professional audio work.
One of its standout features is its ability to act as a host for third-party VST, VST3, and Audio Unit plugins, processing each band independently. Besides hosting external plugins, it comes with 30 built-in effects for multi-band processing, including EQ, filters, pitch & frequency shifter, delays, reverb, modulation effects, compressor, gate, bit crusher, wave shaper, and more, making it a versatile tool for sound engineers.
The plugin incorporates unique linking and grouping options, allowing users to link bands together within a single instance or across multiple instances of the plugin on different tracks. This feature enhances workflow efficiency, enabling a single fader to control numerous bands across various tracks.
Providing comprehensive visual feedback, the Blue Cat MB-7 Mixer allows monitoring of the spectrum, in/out levels, and frequency response for each channel. Its advanced MIDI and automation input capabilities, coupled with other plugins from Blue Cat Audio, unlock advanced side-chaining features, making it a formidable tool in a sound engineer's arsenal.
The Version 3.5 update introduces a new macro controls editor, enabling assignment of multiple parameters from multiple plugins to a single macro control. This update also enhances the user interface, improves VST parameter value display in host applications, and adds Apple Silicon support for AAX Plugin Format, among other fixes and improvements.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Platform | MAC, Windows |
| MAC OS | OS X Mac OS 10.9 or newer |
| Windows OS | Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10 |
| CPU | Intel or Apple Silicon processor (MAC), SSE2-enabled processor (Windows) |
| Plugin Formats | VST-2, VST-3, AU, AAX |
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