Blue Cat’s Dynamics

Blue Cat’s Dynamics by Blue Cat Audio combines compression, limiting, gating, expansion and waveshaping in one flexible dynamics plugin. Its dual-threshold design lets you shape level changes in detail, while continuous Peak/RMS and VCA/Opto controls help tailor the response to punchy drums, smoother vocals or tightly controlled buses. Input and sidechain filters focus how the processor reacts, and a dry/wet control makes parallel compression straightforward. For stereo work, mid/side processing and adjustable channel linking offer extra control over the center and sides of a mix. External sidechain options support ducking and rhythmic gating, while an output brickwall limiter or clipper catches peaks. Real-time envelope and gain-reduction displays make adjustments easier to understand. With up to 4x oversampling and separate mono and stereo versions, it suits producers who want detailed dynamics shaping rather than a simple one-knob compressor.