{"product_id":"blue-cat-protector","title":"Blue Cat Audio - Protector","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProtector\u003c\/strong\u003e is Blue Cat Audio's 0 dB stereo brickwall limiter. Its main job is guarding the master bus against overs and adding perceived loudness, but its adjustable response makes it a useful creative limiter on individual tracks as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/blue-cat-protector-plugin.png?v=1794501128\" alt=\"Blue Cat Audio Protector brickwall limiter plugin interface\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe controls are simple, but one of them makes all the difference: the dynamics response can be moved continuously from transparent limiting to colourful distortion. Add optional lookahead, stereo link and a DC filter, and you've got everything from clean peak control to pumping, crunchy heavy limiting. Large zoomable peak, RMS and gain reduction meters, a loudness boost readout and a dynamics histogram show exactly what it's doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end of the master bus for safe, louder bounces, and on drums or bass when you want limiting as an effect. Side chain input opens up ducking tricks too. Zero latency unless lookahead is on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0 dB brickwall peak limiter and waveshaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinuous dynamics response from transparent to distorted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional lookahead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStereo link control and DC filter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZoomable peak, RMS and gain reduction meters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoudness boost monitoring and dynamics histogram\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSide chain capability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSystem requirements\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMac: macOS 10.9 or later, Intel or Apple Silicon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindows: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 or 11, SSE2 processor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVST, VST3, AU (Mac only) and AAX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOUND7 is an authorised Blue Cat Audio reseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kmGrpOfmtgo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Blue Cat Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57760884228469,"sku":"1246-89","price":63.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/2286\/5816\/files\/blue-cat-protector-plugin.png?v=1794501128","url":"https:\/\/sound7.com\/products\/blue-cat-protector","provider":"SOUND7","version":"1.0","type":"link"}