Blue Cat Audio Fader Hub 1.2 [WiN]

Blue Cat's Fader Hub 1.2, a network mixing console for real-time online musician collaboration, featuring automatic latency compensation, synchronized multitrack recording, third-party VST/AU plugin hosting, and personal headphone mix control.
  • Publisher: Blue Cat Audio
  • Product: Blue Cat’s Fader Hub
  • Release: TCD
  • Version: 1.2
  • Format: VST2, VST3, AAX, SAL
  • Requirements: Windows 7 or higher
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For decades, the golden rule of making music has been simple: you have to be in the same room. The energy, the interaction, the subtle cues—it all required physical presence. Attempts at online jamming have been plagued by frustrating latency, sync issues, and technical nightmares, leaving musicians disconnected and discouraged.

That era is officially over.

Introducing Blue Cat’s Fader Hub 1.2, the revolutionary network mixing console that shatters the boundaries of distance. This isn’t just another streaming tool; it’s a complete, real-time solution designed from the ground up to let you play, record, and create with other musicians over a local network or across the globe as if you were sitting side-by-side. It’s time to join the Low Latency Audio Network (LLAN) party.

Your Personal Mix, Perfectly Connected

At the heart of Fader Hub is a brilliant dual-mixer design. First, a local mixing console lets you perfectly blend the multiple audio inputs from your own interface. Dial in your guitar, microphone, and synths to create the ideal mix for yourself.

Second, a powerful network mixer sends your local mix to your bandmates while receiving their audio streams in return. You can then blend their signals with your own, giving every musician in the session complete, independent control over their personal headphone mix. This elegant architecture ensures you always hear yourself with the lowest possible latency while seamlessly interacting with everyone else.

New in V1.2: The War on Latency is Won

The brand-new version 1.2 update is a monumental leap forward, introducing groundbreaking features that solve the age-old problem of network latency and synchronization. Playing in time with someone hundreds of miles away is no longer a guessing game; it’s a reality.

  • Perfectly Synchronized Playback: The new SYNCED input is a game-changer. It ensures that every connected musician hears a backing track or click track at the exact same moment, completely eliminating network latency from the equation. The transport controls are also fully synchronized, meaning when you press play or record, everyone starts together, in time.
  • Automatic Latency Compensation: Fader Hub now intelligently measures and compensates for network latency in real-time. This can be applied to the live mix for a perfectly tight performance and is automatically applied during recording. The result? Every individual track you record is perfectly aligned and phase-coherent, just as it would be in a professional studio.
  • Effortless Multitrack Recording: Fader Hub’s multitrack recording capabilities are now more powerful than ever. Record the final stereo mix or capture each individual musician’s stream as a separate track on your own machine. With synchronized recording and automatic latency compensation, all your recorded files will line up flawlessly in your DAW for later editing and mixing.

More Than a Mixer: Your Complete Collaboration Hub

Fader Hub is a self-contained ecosystem for remote production. It goes far beyond simply mixing signals by giving you the tools you need to shape your sound and expand your creative possibilities.

  • Host Your Favorite Plug-ins: Your sound is your signature. Fader Hub allows you to load your own third-party VST, VST3, and Audio Unit plug-ins directly within the application. Insert your favorite amp simulator on your guitar channel, your go-to vocal chain on your mic, or any other effect you rely on.
  • Built-in Effects Suite: For instant processing, Fader Hub comes loaded with a suite of essential built-in effects, including a professional EQ, Compressor, Gate, delays, reverb, and even a new phase flip utility.
  • Seamless Integration: The software is fully compatible and interoperable with the acclaimed Blue Cat’s Connector plug-in, allowing for even more advanced and flexible routing scenarios within your DAW and across the network.

Professional Power, Unmatched Flexibility

Built on the rock-solid foundation of Blue Cat Audio’s standards, Fader Hub delivers professional-grade performance and a user-focused experience.

  • Universal Compatibility: Use it as a standalone application with any ASIO, MME, or WASAPI audio interface, or load it as a plug-in within your favorite DAW on Mac or Windows.
  • Efficient and Stable: The engine is highly optimized, with CPU usage dropping to zero on idle channels. The latest update offers up to 50% better performance. It also features built-in resampling to handle multiple sample rates on a single connection and drift compensation for ultimate stability.
  • Total Control: Fader Hub offers full MIDI control and automation support with an intuitive MIDI Learn feature, allowing you to map physical faders and knobs for a truly hands-on mixing experience.

Whether you’re looking to practice with your band remotely, conduct online music lessons, collaborate on a project with an artist overseas, or simply host a powerful plug-in environment, Blue Cat’s Fader Hub is your all-in-one solution. The future of musical collaboration is here, and it’s more accessible than ever.


x64: SAL, AAX, VST3, VST2 | x86: SAL, VST3, VST2

Just install! Same AppID as previous release.

Necessary for each architecture installed, or greater:
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015, v14.0.24215.1

TCD

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