NAMM 2025
Watch out! NAMM 2025 is around the corner! Although not attached to booth this year, I’ll be attending the NAMM Show, with plenty of time to enjoy the show and …
PatchWork 2.71: MIDI/Presets Navigation/SysEx & More!
Blue Cat’s PatchWork 2.71 is here! Let’s see what’s new in this free update, the 38th release in 11 years! MIDI Clock & MTC Sync The application can now be …
Building A USB MIDI-Controlled Analog VU-Meter
Today, let’s have a look at how to build your own DIY MIDI-Controlled USB Analog Vu Meter. It is actually pretty simple (simpler than the amp sim controller), as the …
Spinal Vibe Rotary Speaker Plug-In Walkthrough
Today Eric Burgess walks you thru the Spinal Vibe plug-in, showing you the main features of this new plug-in, and how to tweak it in details. Enjoy! >discuss this topic …
Mixing with Dynamics & Protector
Both Blue Cat’s Dynamics and Protector are incredible tools that can help you achieve the perfect mix you’re looking for. In the video below I use Dynamics extensively on all …
Re-Head 1.3 New Features: Stereo Field Visualizer, Haas Effect & More
Re-Head 1.3 is finally here… Let’s see the main new features brought by this free update! Stereo Field Analyzer There is now a built-in stereo field analyzer, using the technology …
DIY MIDI Controller For Amp Simulation: How To Build Your Own
Since I have had many questions about my DIY MIDI controller for software-based guitar amp and FX simulation, here is a tutorial to explain how to build your own! MIDI …
Fader Hub 1.1: Virtual Console Audio Routing Tips
Fader Hub 1.1 now offers extra audio routing capabilities together with an extra auxiliary output to give you more options to manage your local or network mixing sessions. Here are …
How To Simulate Stereo Dual Rotary Speakers (A La David Gilmour’s “Doppolas”) With Plug-Ins
Spinal Vibe offers a wide range of stereo options to simulate the recording of rotating speakers, but what if you want to reproduce dual rotary speakers configurations such as David …
Rig Of The Day: Les Paul Special Double Cut 1977 / Jump Crunch Loud Axiom Preset
Does a vintage guitar still sound “vintage” when going thru software amp simulation? What if audio plug-ins were available back in 1977? Let’s find out in this fourth episode of …