Blue Cat Protector

Blue Cat’s Protector is a 0 dB stereo brickwall limiter designed to protect your audio output from overshoot, limit the overall volume, and enhance perceived loudness, making it a perfect fit for the master bus of your DAW. Its adjustable dynamics response and transparent sound ensure high-quality audio processing, while its lookahead feature offers precise control for creative effects like distortion and pumping.

With a simple interface, Blue Cat’s Protector is versatile enough to act as a track limiter or as a creative tool. The large, colorful peak and RMS meters, along with a dynamic response histogram, give users a premium monitoring experience. These features allow for real-time visualization of the loudness boost and overall dynamics of the audio signal.

Beyond its limiter functionality, Blue Cat’s Protector also provides innovative side chain capabilities using MIDI CC output, which can modulate parameters in real-time for advanced side chain effects. This plugin is an excellent choice for those seeking a dynamic processing solution with powerful monitoring and flexible control options.

Key Features:

• 0 dB brickwall peak limiter and waveshaper: Ensures no overshoot while shaping the signal with optional distortion.
• Lookahead option: Allows for precise anticipation of the incoming signal to avoid unwanted peaks.
• Dynamics response control: Continuously adjustable from transparent limiting to colorful distortion.
• Stereo link control: Manage stereo channels independently or together for flexible audio control.
• DC Filter: Removes DC offset to maintain signal integrity.
• Visual feedback: Large, zoomable peak and RMS meters with gain reduction and loudness boost monitoring.
• Dynamics response histogram: Fully configurable for detailed feedback on signal dynamics.
• Side chain capability: Use MIDI CC output to perform side chain compression or create complex modulation effects.
• No latency (except with lookahead): Ensures real-time performance unless lookahead is activated.