Blue Cat's FreqAnalyst Pro

V2.14

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0200

Fixed MIDI settings display issues on Mac.

V2.13

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200

Fixed Audio Unit registration issues in Logic and GarageBand after using the demo version.
Improved whitespace stripping to streamline username/key registration.
Find currently selected preset easily in the menu (folders containing the preset now display a check mark).
Show current preset in Finder/Windows Explorer.
Plug-in can now send Bank Select and Program Change messages upon changes in the user interface to keep in sync with external controllers.
Added an option to cycle next/previous preset in current bank.
New MIDI "learn once" mode for parameters control (deactivates itself once learned).

V2.12

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Windows: Multi monitor High DPI scaling support for high resolution displays (4K monitors, hi-res laptops...) for Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Edition) and newer.
Mac: Improved Retina display support, with crispier graphics at all resolutions and zoom levels.
Mac: fixed random GUI refresh issues in Reaper on Retina displays.

V2.11

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0100

Added Apple Silicon support for AAX Plug-in Format.
Fixed VST3 version not always loading properly in Ableton Live 11.
Improved VST parameter value display in some host applications.
Added an option in global & preset input settings to send MIDI events when MIDI-enabled parameters are modified in the plug-in (to update control surfaces accordingly).
Improved undo management and automation when using the mouse wheel to move knobs.
Fixed VST & VST3 automation not recording properly in some hosts for output parameters (Cubase 11, Ableton Live).
AAX: Fixed erratic mouse behavior in Pro Tools on Mac.
Mac: installers and plug-ins have been notarized to avoid security warnings on Mac OS Catalina and newer.

V2.1

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Single Installer on Mac (all plug-ins formats).
Apple Silicon (M1 processor) support.
Dropped 32-bit support on Mac.
Now requires MacOS 10.9 and newer.
Arrow keys can now be used to navigate presets.
Added MIDI control support (MIDI CC messages) for Next and Previous Preset commands, with MIDI learn.
Improved MIDI & automation control settings with lock, reset and "save as global setting" capabilities.
Improved smooth plug-in bypass (faster and smoother transition).
Unicode support.
Reduced the number of threads used by the plug-in.
Reduced memory footprint.
Windows: improved GUI loading performance.
VST3: fixed random crash in Ableton Live 11 upon load.

V2.0

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0100

DSP:

Spectrum analysis is now performed in the background and does not affect audio performance at all.
FFT precision now goes up to 11.

User Interface:

Refreshed GUI design, with improved usability and touchscreen support.
The GUI can now be zoomed from 70% to 200%.
Now supports retina displays on Mac (text and graphs using high resolution).
Save each memory curve as a file that can be reloaded later as a reference.
Copy and paste memory curves between instances using the system clipboard.
Factory and user skins can now be selected directly from the plug-in menu.
VST: the user interface is now properly resized in Cubase on Windows.
New installer on Mac.

Presets Management:

Brand new presets management system.
Presets can now be selected using MIDI Program change and bank select messages (can be activated with the presets menu/MIDI Program Change item).
Copy/paste the plug-in's current state from the presets menu using the system clipboard.

Compatibility:

Now compatible with MacOS Catalina and Big Sur.
VST3 plug-in format support.
Audio Suite support for offline analysis in Pro Tools.
Dropped support for Windows XP and Mac OS X 10.6 and earlier.
Dropped support for legacy RTAS and DirectX plug-ins formats.

Note: this new version can be installed side by side with the previous version for backward compatibility reasons. Installing this new version won't break your previous projects.

V1.95

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0100

Fixed 64-bit VST MIDI Events not sent for the first output parameter in the list.
Windows VST installer now detects the VST plug-ins path and remembers previous install location for updates.
Fixed Audio Unit validation issue on OSX Mavericks/Logic Pro X.
Fixed VST plug-in window frame not showing in Cubase 7.5 (32-bit) on Mac.
Fixed VST version that could not be loaded in Audio HiJack Pro (Mac).

V1.94

Thu, 27 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200

64-bit AAX support for Pro Tools 11.

V1.94

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200

Output data rate (MIDI CC or automation) can now be customized, from 20 to 500 Hz.
Increased the default output data rate (from 20 to 50 Hz) for smoother side chaining and more precise spectrum display.
Note value for the current mouse location is now displayed, in addition to the frequency.
Windows: improved settings dialog loading time.
Mac: user interface performance improvement (up to 30% lighter on cpu).

V1.93

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Fixed keyboard focus stealing issue in Pro Tools and several other host applications.
Controls visibility is now persistent.

V1.92

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Fixed incompatibility issues with older presets in the previous version.

V1.91

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100

64-bit Mac VST support.
User interface enhancements:
- Improved readability.
- Zooming is now animated.
- Controls can be collapsed to reduce the size of the user interface and focus on the analysis.
- Improved consistency with our other analysis tools.
Improved MIDI and automation output precision: now prevents hosts from wrongly interpolating between values.
Default release time is now shorter.

V1.9

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Performance Improvements (all platforms):

Improved user interface performance and increased graphs display refresh rate.
Improved signal processing performance (up to twice faster on some systems!). The plug-in now requires a processor supporting SSE2.
Reduced memory footprint.
Faster skin loading.

V1.82

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This update only concerns the RTAS version of the plug-in:

RTAS plug-in bug fix: when using both the mono and stereo versions in the same session, the controls of the instances were linked together.

V1.81

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Demo version now displays a nag screen only once per session, and only when opening the user interface of the plug-in.
Mac: fixed crash with demo version in Ableton Live 8.1.1.
Mac AU: output parameters routing now works for more than one instance in Logic Pro's Environment.
Mac AU: fixed output parameters that could exceed defined range and not record properly as automation curves.

V1.8

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

RTAS plugin format support for Pro Tools (Mac and Windows).
64-bit applications support for Windows DX and VST under Windows x64.
Mac AU 64-bit format support (compatible with 64-bit Logic 9.1 on Snow Leopard)
Fixed MIDI learn issues.
Space bar does not trigger plug-in buttons anymore (avoids conflict with transport control in most applications).
Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts under Snow Leopard.
Mac: fixed keyboard/mouse focus issues in some hosts.
Mac: fixed user interface crashes in some hosts, when used with particular display settings.
Mac: fixed multiple screens issue.
Mac-AU: fixed user interface resizing issue when changing skin in some hosts (Logic).
Mac-AU: fixed settings lost issue when doing offline rendering in some applications.

V1.7

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200

New 3D waterfall view to monitor the evolution of the spectrum over time.
Drag the rulers to move the curve when zoomed (can keep measurement/selection mode and still drag the curves).
Output automation is now disabled by default.
Updated documentation.
Bug Fix (PC): Cubase freezes when loading a preset using a different skin while the plugin window is open.

V1.61

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200

Mac VST update: fixed incompatibility issues with Cubase 5 on Mac.

V1.6

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Mac Audio Unit support.
Improved accuracy of MIDI output.
Automation output can now be disabled for hosts that do not propose automated parameters choice.
New Windows Installer (you should uninstall any previous version before installing this new one).
New documentation format.

V1.5

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Now available for Mac in VST format.
Added Mid/Side analysis capability.
Minor user interface changes.

V1.4

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Fixed a crash on certain configurations while opening the global settings window.
Settings window is now faster to open.
Minor skin changes.

V1.3

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Improved display refresh rate.
New "zoom by selection" feature: analysis is now even smoother!
Spectrum analysis normalization improvement: absolute values comparison with different precision settings is now more accurate.

V1.2

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Undo/Redo.
Load/Save presets in a host-independent format: you can now share presets between the directX and VST versions.
New toolbar to access main functionalities.
Improved skin loading speed.
Improved user interface performance.
It is now possible to choose wether displayed curves are filled or not.
Improved the display of parameters values in the MIDI settings panel and the host application.

V1.1

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0200

Skin loading performance improvement (up to 80% faster).
Reduced memory consumption when using several instances.
Offset range has been increased to 80 dB (instead of 40dB).
Blue Cat's Skinning Language 1.3.1 support.

V1.0

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100

First version.