Blue Cat Audio Miaow Wah [WiN]

• Publisher: Blue Cat Audio
• Product: Miaow Wah
• Release: TCD
• Version: 1.0
• Format: AAX, VST3, VST2

From the crying, soulful solos of rock legends to the “wacka-wacka” funk rhythms that defined an era, the wah pedal is one of the most expressive and iconic effects in music history. But what if a wah could be more than just a pedal? What if it could be a dynamic auto-filter, a tempo-synced rhythmic powerhouse, and a complete toolkit for designing your own signature filter effects?

Introducing Blue Cat’s Miaow Wah, the augmented virtual wah plugin that takes the timeless character of the classic wah and launches it into the future. Miaow Wah isn’t just an emulation; it’s a complete, creative filter workstation that offers unparalleled control and a universe of tonal possibilities far beyond a traditional pedal.

Three Ways to Wah: Total Expressive Control

Miaow Wah adapts to your exact needs, whether you’re a performing guitarist with an expression pedal, a producer crafting the perfect auto-filter, or a sound designer creating complex rhythmic textures.

1. Manual Pedal Control: For the purists. Hook up your MIDI expression pedal and get the classic, hands-on control you know and love. Miaow Wah responds beautifully, giving you direct, tactile command over the filter sweep for nuanced, vocal-like phrasing.
2. Dynamic Auto Wah: Let your playing do the talking. In “auto” mode, Miaow Wah becomes a highly sensitive envelope follower that reacts to the dynamics of your performance. Set the sensitivity, attack, and release to create funky, percussive stabs or smooth, gentle filter swells that follow every note you play.
3. Rhythmic LFO Power: Unleash a world of creative modulation. The built-in LFO mode transforms Miaow Wah into a powerful rhythmic filter. Create pulsing, hypnotic filter sweeps that lock perfectly to your song’s tempo, design filtered tremolos, or craft evolving textures that would be impossible to achieve with a standard wah.

Go Beyond Emulation: Build Your Signature Sound

Why settle for someone else’s tone? While Miaow Wah comes loaded with 29 meticulously crafted models of classic wah pedals, its true power lies in its deep customization.

• The Wah Editor: Dive under the hood and become a pedal designer. The built-in Wah Editor gives you the keys to create your very own custom filter curves. Sculpt the exact frequency range, Q, and response you hear in your head. Your signature wah sound is no longer a dream—it’s a few clicks away.
• Tone Maps Explorer: For those who prefer to explore, the intuitive Tone Maps browser makes finding new and exciting filter characteristics effortless. Navigate a visual map of sounds to discover unique tones you never would have stumbled upon otherwise.

It’s a Wah, a Vibe, a Phaser, and More

Thanks to its flexible filter engine, Miaow Wah’s capabilities extend far beyond the typical wah effect. With over 200 presets to explore, you’ll find it’s also a go-to tool for:

• Lush Phasing Effects: Create thick, swirling textures perfect for psychedelic rock or dreamy soundscapes.
• Classic Uni-Vibe Tones: Dial in that chewy, doppler-like modulation that defined the sound of late ’60s guitar.
• Flangy Filter Sweeps: Add a metallic, jet-plane character to your riffs and synth lines.
• Filtered Tremolos: Combine amplitude and filter modulation for unique, pulsing sounds.

Key Features

• Augmented wah pedal simulator with three distinct control modes (Pedal, Auto, LFO).
• 29 predefined classic wah models and over 200 versatile presets included.
• Built-in Wah Editor to design your own custom filter characteristics.
• “Tone Maps” explorer for easily discovering new sounds.
• Host-syncable LFO for creating rhythmic modulation effects.
• Capable of a wide range of effects, including phaser, uni-vibe, flanger, and tremolo.
• Full MIDI control and automation support with Blue Cat’s renowned standards.

System Requirements

macOS:

• Processor: Intel or Apple Silicon
• OS: Mac OS 10.9 or newer
• Host: Any 64-bit VST / Audio Unit / AAX compatible application.

Windows:

• Processor: SSE2-enabled processor (Pentium 4 or newer)
• OS: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, or 11
• Host: Any 32-bit or 64-bit VST / AAX compatible host software.

Find Your Voice. Then Modulate It.

Stop limiting your creativity to a single pedal. Blue Cat’s Miaow Wah gives you every classic wah sound you could ever want, plus a universe of new, exciting, and expressive filter effects, all under your complete control. Download Miaow Wah and redefine your tone.

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

Just install! All data folders that are needed inside of plugin
folders are symlinked to the ProgramData data folder for the product,
similar to other teams’ installs of Blue Cat Audio software. On this
one, there’s only one way to rock. Have you heard of that before?

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

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