Blue Cat's PatchWork is a universal plug-ins patchbay and multi FX that can host up to 64 VST, VST3, Audio Unit or built-in plug-ins into any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) in a single instance, with both serial and parallel routing options.

It is possible to chain effects in series or create up to 8 parallel chains that can be activated independently. This lets you create your favorite effects or instruments configurations within the plug-in, without the need for multiple busses. These configurations can be saved as presets and recalled instantly, or shared with multiple DAWs, using any plug-in format (full list below). Use the built-in audio effects to add color to your own plug-in chains.

Despite the name, you can forget about wires or cables: configuring plug-ins routing is as simple as adding or removing a row or a column in the rack's matrix. All plug-ins can also communicate with each other or with the host application using the virtual MIDI ports offered by the plug-in.

For each plug-in slot, latency compensation, presets management, undo/redo integration, audio i/o selection and individual plug-in bypass are included for optimal operation. The plug-in also stores the position of the window for each plug-in so that the layout is restored with your session or saved with presets.

Also, sub plug-ins can be automated or controlled with external control surfaces using Blue Cat's PatchWork parameters mapping capabilities.

This product is available as an audio plug-in (effect or a virtual instrument) and standalone application, so that it can used alone or inserted on any type of track in your favorite DAW, with up to 16 audio channels.

Input and output level meters are also available to monitor the signal that is dispatched to inserted plug-ins, including side chain and aux channels.

Blue Cat Audio Standards:

• Available as a standalone application and in most plug-in formats for Mac and Windows.
• Full MIDI control and automation support, MIDI Learn.
• No CPU load on idle: processing shuts down when fed with silence (optimal CPU usage).
• Customizable user interface with transparency & zoom.
• Smooth Bypass: noiseless plug-in activation / deactivation.
• Undo/Redo.
• Full featured integrated presets manager.
• Copy/paste the state of the plug-in between instances.
• Any sample rate supported.

Version 2.71

• Synchronize app transport & bpm with other devices/software with MIDI Clock and/or MIDI Timecode (MTC). Both send and receive supported.
• App can now receive and send MIDI even when no audio interface is selected.
• Both plug-ins and application now support SysEx MIDI events.
• Plug-in and App can now send Bank Select and Program Change messages upon preset selection in the user interface to keep external controllers in sync.
• Find currently selected preset easily in the menu (folders containing the preset now display a check mark).
• Added an option to cycle next/previous preset in current bank.
• Show current preset in Finder/Widows Explorer.
• Updated built-in Wah plug-in: new LFO to modulate the Wah's filter (with host sync option), new presets with modulation effects, custom colors support.
• Improved performance of VST3 plug-in and VST3 host when receiving program change messages.
• Plug-in bypass now follows plug-in upon drag and drop.
• Fixed plug-in slot bypass reset upon plug-in removal.
• Fixed a crash in the params map editor upon GUI load in some rare cases.
• Fixed plug-in slots display issue on MacOS 10.10.
• Fixed crash in app when showing MIDI devices with names using unicode characters.
• Fixed AAX plug-in not supporting all 8 channels surround formats in Pro Tools.
• Windows: fixed navigation in controls with tab key in settings windows.