SCAT SOUNDS / WINDOWS SETUP
Install SCAT Sauce
in REAPER.
SCAT Sauce is an automatic mastering plugin for Windows x64 VST3. It analyzes the mix playing through your master bus and sets a starting point for EQ, compression, stereo width, color and loudness that you can adjust. This guide covers REAPER on Windows.
1. Download the Windows installer
Sign in with the account that purchased SCAT Sauce and download the current Windows installer from your account. The same VST3 installer works in every supported Windows DAW.
2. Install with REAPER closed
Save your project and close REAPER. Run the installer, which places SCAT Sauce.vst3 in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3, then reopen REAPER.
3. Scan for the VST3 plugin
Open Options → Preferences → Plug-ins → VST. Make sure C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 is in the VST plug-in paths, then click Re-scan.
4. Put Sauce on the master
Click the FX button on the Master track and add VST3: SCAT Sauce (SCAT Sounds) as the last plugin in the chain. If activation is requested, choose Activate this computer, sign in with your purchasing account and approve the matching code.
5. Listen, adjust and compare
Play the fullest representative section of your mix and press Listen. When the result appears, adjust anything you like. Use Bypass and Level match to compare fairly, and turn Level match off before a real-time export.
Plugin missing after scanning?
Check that you installed the Windows VST3 build to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 and restarted REAPER. Load a fresh instance after an update. If it still does not appear, contact support with your plugin version, DAW version, Windows version and the exact scan message. Never send passwords or activation tokens.
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