Blue Cat's PatchWork

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2013/12/20 19:03:09 (permalink)

Blue Cat's PatchWork

So Cake store is peddling Blue Cat's PatchWork
 
http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2cus/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=30-BCPW1.00-20E
 
I've looked at the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qldjida1UTk

I have to say I'm perplexed by it. Sonar already has buses, an effect bin, FX chains, track templates, and various other stuff.
I can't really see what this does that X3 doesn't, unless it's the solution for getting a realtime output for waveform preview:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Waveform-Preview-m2949348.aspx
 
What's the angle?
 
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    gswitz
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    Re: Blue Cat's PatchWork 2013/12/20 19:46:48 (permalink)
    Alex,
     
    I think it's a cool plug for ABing complex assortments of parallel FX chains. There's nothing it can do that can't be done in Sonar, but it might be convenient if you wanted to build up a complex array and switch.
     
    As most in the forum know, I record a lot of live performances in the field and then mix them in a single project. So, if I wanted different arrays of FX for the same channel depending on the song, I could use this tool. I could also save presets and bring them over project to project. At a live performance, I could even use it when running sound to bring up complex FX chains on a single track with a single click.
     
    Just thoughts.
     
     

    StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
    I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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    Re: Blue Cat's PatchWork 2013/12/20 22:21:00 (permalink)
    Sometimes I run up to 8 Parallel Busses Just on Drums alone( Multible Compressors ,Tape machine plug Exciter,Harmonics Loair ,etc,  ,,,, This is a real space saver.

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    Re: Blue Cat's PatchWork 2013/12/21 11:08:00 (permalink)
    OK thanks, I really appreciate the feedback here....

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    Re: Blue Cat's PatchWork 2013/12/21 12:33:02 (permalink)
    bobgassert
    Sometimes I run up to 8 Parallel Busses Just on Drums alone( Multible Compressors ,Tape machine plug Exciter,Harmonics Loair ,etc,  ,,,, This is a real space saver.


    What he said!
     
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