docs: record the round 2 janitor sweep

What changed in each phase, the verification evidence and its commands, the
findings that were reported rather than fixed, and the limits of what could be
checked on this machine. The graft graph was rebuilt after the source moves.

.claude/helpers/graft-hooks.cjs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
 const dir = process.env.CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR || process.cwd();
 const BAKED = "/usr/lib/node_modules/@nanonets/graft/dist/claude";
 
-// The dist/claude dir of @nanonets/graft resolved from a base whose node_modules is searched.
+// dist/claude inside @nanonets/graft, resolved from a directory npm searches.
 function fromPkg(base) {
   try {
     const pkg = require.resolve('@nanonets/graft/package.json', { paths: [base] });
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function fromPkg(base) {
   } catch { return null; }
 }
 
-// The global node_modules dir per npm (handles Homebrew/Windows/volta). Queried on demand.
+// The global node_modules directory, as npm reports it. Queried only when needed.
 function globalRoot() {
   try {
     const root = execFileSync('npm', ['root', '-g'], { encoding: 'utf8', stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'], shell: process.platform === 'win32' }).trim();
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ function globalRoot() {
   } catch { return null; /* npm unavailable */ }
 }
 
-// The version of the package a dist/claude dir belongs to, or null if unreadable.
+// The version of the package that owns a dist/claude directory, or null.
 function versionOf(distClaude) {
   try {
     return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(distClaude, '..', '..', 'package.json'), 'utf8')).version || null;
   } catch { return null; }
 }
 
-// Numeric-dotted compare of the release part; an unreadable version loses to any known one.
+// Compares dotted version numbers. An unreadable version counts as older.
 function newer(a, b) {
   if (!a) return false;
   if (!b) return true;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function newer(a, b) {
   return false;
 }
 
-// The highest-versioned dir in `dirs` that actually contains `name`, or null.
+// The highest-versioned entry in `dirs` that contains `name`, or null.
 function best(dirs, name) {
   let bestDir = null, bestVer = null;
   for (const d of dirs) {
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ function best(dirs, name) {
 }
 
 function entry(name) {
-  // Cheap candidates first, and only shell out to npm when every one of them misses.
+  // Check the cheap candidates first, and run npm only if none of them match.
   const cheap = [BAKED, fromPkg(dir), fromPkg(path.join(path.dirname(process.execPath), '..', 'lib'))];
   const hit = best(cheap, name);
   if (hit) return path.join(hit, name);
   const gr = globalRoot();
   const global = gr && path.join(gr, '@nanonets', 'graft', 'dist', 'claude');
   if (global && fs.existsSync(path.join(global, name))) return path.join(global, name);
-  return path.join(dir, 'dist', 'claude', name); // last-ditch; import will no-op if absent
+  return path.join(dir, 'dist', 'claude', name); // fallback; the import does nothing when the file is absent
 }
 
-import(pathToFileURL(entry("hooks.js")).href).then((m) => m.main(process.argv[2])).catch(() => { /* graft unavailable — no-op */ });
+import(pathToFileURL(entry("hooks.js")).href).then((m) => m.main(process.argv[2])).catch(() => { /* graft is unavailable: do nothing */ });

.claude/helpers/graft-statusline.cjs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
 const dir = process.env.CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR || process.cwd();
 const BAKED = "/usr/lib/node_modules/@nanonets/graft/dist/claude";
 
-// The dist/claude dir of @nanonets/graft resolved from a base whose node_modules is searched.
+// dist/claude inside @nanonets/graft, resolved from a directory npm searches.
 function fromPkg(base) {
   try {
     const pkg = require.resolve('@nanonets/graft/package.json', { paths: [base] });
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function fromPkg(base) {
   } catch { return null; }
 }
 
-// The global node_modules dir per npm (handles Homebrew/Windows/volta). Queried on demand.
+// The global node_modules directory, as npm reports it. Queried only when needed.
 function globalRoot() {
   try {
     const root = execFileSync('npm', ['root', '-g'], { encoding: 'utf8', stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'ignore'], shell: process.platform === 'win32' }).trim();
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ function globalRoot() {
   } catch { return null; /* npm unavailable */ }
 }
 
-// The version of the package a dist/claude dir belongs to, or null if unreadable.
+// The version of the package that owns a dist/claude directory, or null.
 function versionOf(distClaude) {
   try {
     return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(distClaude, '..', '..', 'package.json'), 'utf8')).version || null;
   } catch { return null; }
 }
 
-// Numeric-dotted compare of the release part; an unreadable version loses to any known one.
+// Compares dotted version numbers. An unreadable version counts as older.
 function newer(a, b) {
   if (!a) return false;
   if (!b) return true;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function newer(a, b) {
   return false;
 }
 
-// The highest-versioned dir in `dirs` that actually contains `name`, or null.
+// The highest-versioned entry in `dirs` that contains `name`, or null.
 function best(dirs, name) {
   let bestDir = null, bestVer = null;
   for (const d of dirs) {
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ function best(dirs, name) {
 }
 
 function entry(name) {
-  // Cheap candidates first, and only shell out to npm when every one of them misses.
+  // Check the cheap candidates first, and run npm only if none of them match.
   const cheap = [BAKED, fromPkg(dir), fromPkg(path.join(path.dirname(process.execPath), '..', 'lib'))];
   const hit = best(cheap, name);
   if (hit) return path.join(hit, name);
   const gr = globalRoot();
   const global = gr && path.join(gr, '@nanonets', 'graft', 'dist', 'claude');
   if (global && fs.existsSync(path.join(global, name))) return path.join(global, name);
-  return path.join(dir, 'dist', 'claude', name); // last-ditch; import will no-op if absent
+  return path.join(dir, 'dist', 'claude', name); // fallback; the import does nothing when the file is absent
 }
 
-import(pathToFileURL(entry("statusline.js")).href).then((m) => m.main()).catch(() => { /* graft unavailable — no-op */ });
+import(pathToFileURL(entry("statusline.js")).href).then((m) => m.main()).catch(() => { /* graft is unavailable: do nothing */ });

.claude/skills/graft/SKILL.md

@@ -14,34 +14,35 @@ graph of who-calls-what. Querying a node costs a few hundred tokens; rebuilding
 that understanding by reading source costs thousands, and misses the edges.
 
 Every command below is `$0`, needs no API key, and returns in under a second.
-There are six of them. **Pick the one that fits the task, run it, act on the
+There are six of them. Pick the one that fits the task, run it, and act on the
-answer; don't chain tools hoping for more. Most tasks need one call.**
+answer. Do not chain tools hoping for more. Most tasks need one call.
 
 ## The tools
 
 ### 1 · `graft ask "<question>" --source`: locate + understand (the default)
 Ranked retrieval over the graph, routed automatically between prose nodes and
 the wiring graph, returning the top hits with exact `file:line`.
-- `--source` inlines the code at each hit, the ≤8-line **crux** of each
+- `--source` inlines the code at each hit, the ≤8-line crux of each
   definition, so the result IS the code you need, no follow-up file read. Add
   `--full` only when the crux is too small to act on.
 - `--in <path>` narrows to a subtree before ranking; `-n N` caps results (default 8).
-- **Use it when** the question is conceptual or locational: "how does auth
+- Use it when the question is conceptual or locational, for example "how does
-  work", "where is rate-limiting handled", "what assembles the request pipeline".
+  auth work", "where is rate-limiting handled", "what assembles the request
+  pipeline".
 - One ask usually answers. A genuinely multi-part question needs one ask per
   distinct sub-aspect, never the same question reworded. Few or weak hits mean
   switch tool (grep / skeleton / callers), don't re-ask.
 
 ### 2 · `graft grep "<pattern>"`: exhaustive find
-Regex (or `--fixed` for a literal) over every indexed file, hits **grouped by
+Regex (or `--fixed` for a literal) over every indexed file, hits grouped by
-enclosing symbol** and ranked by coupling; it also reports files it couldn't read.
+enclosing symbol and ranked by coupling; it also reports files it could not read.
-- **Use it when** you need every occurrence: all call sites, all uses of a
+- Use it when you need every occurrence: all call sites, all uses of a
-  constant, all providers. `ask` is ranked top-N and *will* miss instances;
+  constant, all providers. `ask` is ranked top-N and can miss instances;
-  grep won't. One grep replaces a spray of asks.
+  grep does not. One grep replaces a spray of asks.
-- Search a **short symbol name or literal**, not a full guessed signature: an
+- Search a short symbol name or literal, not a full guessed signature: an
   over-specific regex (`func (s *Server) GenerateHandler`) returns nothing even
-  when the code is indexed. If a grep misses, **loosen it** (drop the receiver
+  when the code is indexed. If a grep misses, loosen it (drop the receiver
-  and signature, keep the bare name) and retry `graft grep` — do NOT switch to
+  and signature, keep the bare name) and retry `graft grep`. Do not switch to
   raw `grep -rn`, which is slower and unranked.
 - `-i` case-insensitive; `--in <path>` scopes to a subtree. Raw `grep -rn` is
   only for files graft genuinely doesn't index (docs, configs, brand-new files).
@@ -49,38 +50,38 @@ enclosing symbol** and ranked by coupling; it also reports files it couldn't rea
 ### 3 · `graft skeleton <file>`: a file's API at a glance
 Signatures-only view of one file (every function / method / type with its span)
 in ~200 tokens, ~10x cheaper than reading the file.
-- **Use it when** you need "what's in this file / what can I call here" before
+- Use it when you need "what's in this file / what can I call here" before
-  editing or wiring into it. One skeleton is the whole answer for a file; don't
+  editing or wiring into it. One skeleton is the whole answer for a file; do not
-  re-skeleton the same file, and don't skeleton every file `map` already named.
+  re-skeleton the same file, and do not skeleton every file `map` already named.
 
 ### 4 · `graft callers <symbol>`: the exact edges
 Precomputed call/reference edges, not a text search. Symbol can be bare
 (`Foo`), qualified (`Class.method`), or package-qualified (`pkg.Fn`).
-- default `--direction in`: **who calls/references** this; run before you
+- default `--direction in`: who calls or references this; run before you
   rename, delete, or change its signature.
-- `--direction out`: **what this symbol itself calls/depends on** (the old `callees`).
+- `--direction out`: what this symbol itself calls or depends on (the old `callees`).
-- `--depth N`: walk transitively N hops for the **full blast radius** (the old
+- `--depth N`: walk transitively N hops for the full blast radius (the old
   `impact`); `--depth 2` is the usual "what breaks if I touch this".
-- `--depth all`: the **entire connected closure** — every source reachable
+- `--depth all`: the entire connected closure, meaning every source reachable
-  through the edges. Reach for this before a **refactor, rename, or any
+  through the edges. Reach for this before a refactor, rename, or any
-  multi-file change**: it surfaces the sibling and downstream files (platform
+  multi-file change: it surfaces the sibling and downstream files (platform
   variants, a module you must split out) that a single-file edit would miss.
 
 ### 5 · `graft map`: orientation for an unfamiliar repo or area
 A token-budgeted tour: directory clusters, per-directory hubs, and global
 hotspots, straight from the wiring graph.
-- **Use it when** you land in a repo cold or are asked for "the architecture".
+- Use it when you land in a repo cold or are asked for "the architecture".
-  `map` alone is the answer: read the hub cards it names; do NOT then skeleton
+  `map` alone is the answer: read the hub cards it names; do not then skeleton
   or ask your way through every subsystem it lists. `--max-dirs N` widens it.
 
 ### 6 · Lifecycle: `graft build` / `graft check`
 Every tool above refreshes the graph itself before answering, so what those tools
-return always describes the code as it is right now — including edits you just made
+return always describes the code as it is right now, including edits you just made
-and have not committed. You do **not** need to run `build` after editing.
+and have not committed. You do not need to run `build` after editing.
 
-One caveat, if you `grep` the markdown under `graft/` directly: those cards are a
+One caveat: if you `grep` the markdown under `graft/` directly, those cards are a
 projection, rebuilt at the end of the turn rather than on each query, so after an edit
-they can lag. The tools above never do — prefer them, and treat a card's spans as
+they can lag. The tools above never do. Prefer them, and treat a card's spans as
 stale if you have edited that file this turn.
 
 `build` is for the LLM layer (`--deep` adds a concept map; skip unless asked);
@@ -93,9 +94,9 @@ stale if you have edited that file this turn.
 | Onboarding / "explain this codebase" | `graft map`, then read the named hub cards | 1 |
 | Understanding a flow ("how does X work") | `graft ask "<flow>" --source` | 1 |
 | Finding where a change belongs | `graft ask "where is <behavior>" --source` | 1 |
-| Editing a symbol you can already name | `graft grep "<symbol>"`, edit at the `file:line` (skip `ask` — you know where it is) | 1 |
+| Editing a symbol you can already name | `graft grep "<symbol>"`, edit at the `file:line` (skip `ask`, you know where it is) | 1 |
 | Renaming / deleting / changing a signature | `graft callers <sym> --depth 2` first | 1 |
-| Refactor / multi-file change (before editing) | `graft callers <sym> --depth all` — map every connected file, don't stop at the first | 1 |
+| Refactor / multi-file change (before editing) | `graft callers <sym> --depth all` to map every connected file, do not stop at the first | 1 |
 | "What does this depend on?" | `graft callers <sym> --direction out` | 1 |
 | Finding every occurrence of a pattern | `graft grep "<literal>"` | 1 |
 | "What's the API of this file?" | `graft skeleton <file>` | 1 |
@@ -113,25 +114,26 @@ you already know where you're working, narrow with `graft ask "<task>" --in <sco
   don't re-open or re-grep files to "double-check".
 - When the task already names the file or symbol to change, go straight there:
   `graft grep "<symbol>"` for the exact `file:line`, then edit. Reserve
-  `graft ask` for when you don't yet know where the code lives — an `ask`
+  `graft ask` for when you do not yet know where the code lives, because an
-  round-trip is wasted on a target you can already name.
+  `ask` round-trip is wasted on a target you can already name.
 - Trust the answer and act. Reach for a second tool only when the first genuinely
   fell short: weak hits, a truncated span, or a need to be exhaustive.
 - If graft names a path that isn't on disk, its index is ahead of your checkout
-  (a branch switch or unpulled move). Don't read the missing file — `graft grep`
+  (a branch switch or unpulled move). Do not read the missing file. Instead
-  the symbol to find where it lives now, or run `graft build` to refresh.
+  `graft grep` the symbol to find where it lives now, or run `graft build` to
+  refresh.
 
 ## Report what graft saved, every turn
-Each retrieval tool **opens** its output with a `[graft] tokens saved ≈ N` line:
+Each retrieval tool opens its output with a `[graft] tokens saved ≈ N` line:
 the estimated tokens that call saved versus reading the files it covers whole.
 Whenever you used any graft tool in a turn, close your reply with a one-line
-tally summing those numbers across every graft call you made, e.g.
+tally summing those numbers across every graft call you made, for example
-`🌱 graft saved ~12,400 tokens this turn (3 calls)`. A call with no such line
+`graft saved ~12,400 tokens this turn (3 calls)`. A call with no such line
 (tiny files, where the pointers cost as much as the source) saved nothing, so
 skip it. This is the per-turn figure; the statusline carries the running
 session total.
 
-**Never pipe a graft command through `head`, `tail`, or `sed -n`.** Every tool
+Never pipe a graft command through `head`, `tail`, or `sed -n`. Every tool
 is already capped and states what it dropped; clipping it costs you hits you
 asked for, and it silently drops the savings line the statusline's running
 total is parsed from.

.gitignore

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-# CMake build directories
+# Build output. /build/ holds the default trees; the other two patterns cover a
+# BUILD_DIR override and the trees that earlier script versions left at the root.
 /build/
 /build_*/
 /cmake-build-*/
 
-# Windows output staging
+# Windows distribution staging
 /SerumAlt_Windows/
 
 # CMake generated files
@@ -12,10 +13,15 @@ compile_commands.json
 
 # IDE and OS files
 .vscode/
-.idea/
+.idea
 *.user
 .DS_Store
 .cache/
 
-# graft's local graph cache — regenerable, not committed (run `graft build`).
+# Upstream JUCE release binaries. They ship with the vendored copy and are not
+# built here; committing them would add 22 MB of Linux executables.
+/third_party/JUCE/DemoRunner
+/third_party/JUCE/Projucer
+
+# graft's local graph cache, regenerable and not committed (run `graft build`).
 /graft/

AGENT.md

@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-# SerumAlt agent guidance
-
-## Project
-
-SerumAlt is a JUCE 7 wavetable synthesiser using C++17. Project metadata is in
-`CMakeLists.txt`. Production formats are VST3 and Standalone on Linux, VST3/AU/Standalone
-on macOS, and VST3 on Windows. First-party classes use `namespace serum`; executable
-entry points and JUCE's `createPluginFilter` are outside that namespace.
-
-## Build and verification
-
-Read README.md's Building section before changing scripts, dependencies, or CMake.
-It is the maintained source for prerequisites, options and artifact paths.
-
-- Linux production: `./build_linux.sh`.
-- macOS production, on a Mac: `./build_macos.sh`.
-- Windows x64 VST3, cross-compiled on Linux: `./build_windows.sh`.
-- Native QA build and execution: `./build_harness.sh --run`.
-- Shell syntax: `for script in build_*.sh; do bash -n "$script"; done`.
-
-Production scripts explicitly enable `SERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN` and disable
-`SERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS`. The harness script does the reverse in a separate directory.
-Building `SerumAltTest` alone does not execute it; `--run` invokes CTest.
-When changing CMake, verify production has no `SerumAltTest` target and the
-harness-only build has no `SerumAlt`, VST3, AU, or Standalone target.
-
-Keep existing build trees and local changes intact. Use a new `BUILD_DIR` for
-clean-build verification. Use a fresh Windows `OUTPUT_DIR` for distribution checks,
-since staging does not remove extra files. Never edit generated CMakeCache.txt files.
-The checked-in MinGW toolchain is the single source of cross-compiler configuration.
-
-## Current source layout
-
-`CMakeLists.txt` owns the explicit `SERUMALT_SOURCES` list and shared target setup.
-`cmake/Plugin.cmake` owns production formats and MinGW link flags;
-`cmake/Harness.cmake` owns the console harness and CTest registration.
-The harness compiles the same processor/editor sources independently of the plugin.
-
-Most C++ files still live directly under `Source/`. Existing implementation
-subdirectories are `EffectUnits/`, `GUI/`, `Presets/`, `Resources/`, and `Tests/`.
-`FXProcessor`, `PluginEditor`, `Resources`, and `RAVEButton` remain at the source root.
-`RAVEButton.{h,cpp}` defines `RaveController`.
-
-The lowercase `Source/engine`, `modulation`, `params`, `plugin`, and `synth`
-directories currently hold guidance, not relocated implementations. Consult their
-AGENT.md files when editing the related root-level sources. Consult the matching
-AGENT.md when editing an existing implementation subdirectory.
-`AUDIT_REPORT.md` is a historical audit and proposed refactor, not a pending
-instruction to move files. Update the explicit source list and includes only when
-an actual source move is part of the requested task.
-
-## Style and ownership
-
-Follow the surrounding file. Existing C++ generally uses four-space indentation,
-`#pragma once`, PascalCase types, camelCase members without prefixes, `k`-prefixed
-constants, scoped enums, and `noexcept` on cheap getters and DSP paths. Use `Count`
-only for enums that need a size or iteration sentinel. Headers include JuceHeader;
-implementation files normally include their own header first.
-
-Prefer value members or `std::unique_ptr` for owned objects and attachments.
-`addAndMakeVisible` does not transfer ownership or delete children. Raw allocations
-returned by `createEditor` and `createPluginFilter` transfer ownership to JUCE callers.
-Guard parameter lookups and invalid state data. Use `jassert` sparingly for programmer
-errors and return `bool` from bounded inserts to report failure.
-
-## Real-time and concurrency requirements
-
-For new or changed audio paths, allocate buffers during preparation and avoid heap
-allocation, blocking locks and I/O in `processBlock` or per-sample DSP. Account for
-variable host block sizes without allocating in the callback. Keep GUI updates on
-the JUCE message thread. Exchange GUI/audio state through a safe snapshot or bounded
-handoff; a timer or a writer-only mutex does not make concurrent access safe.
-
-These are requirements, not claims that the current code already satisfies them.
-The historical audit records lazy wavetable allocation, per-block buffer resizing,
-and unsynchronised modulation/LFO edits. When changing those paths, inspect the
-current implementation and verify the fix separately. The QA smoke test does not
-prove real-time safety or absence of data races.
-
-## Scope of guidance
-
-Module guidance refines this file for its related sources. Preserve the root
-real-time and ownership requirements if an example conflicts with them.

AGENTS.md

@@ -39,3 +39,105 @@ re-read whole files.
 After big code changes, refresh the graph with `graft build` (deterministic,
 no API key, $0).
 <!-- graft:end -->
+
+# SerumAlt agent guidance
+
+## Project
+
+SerumAlt is a JUCE 7 wavetable synthesiser using C++17. Project metadata is in
+`CMakeLists.txt`. Production formats are VST3 and Standalone on Linux, VST3/AU/Standalone
+on macOS, and VST3 on Windows. First-party classes use `namespace serum`; executable
+entry points and JUCE's `createPluginFilter` are outside that namespace.
+
+## Development scope
+
+This is a fun proof of concept. Prefer small working changes, clear names, and
+successful compilation over release engineering or broad rewrites. Use the existing
+smoke harness for DSP changes; add test infrastructure only when requested. The user
+will judge sound and interaction by using the synth. Keep ownership and audio-thread
+safety fixes practical, without adding a generic framework.
+
+## Build and verification
+
+Read README.md's Building section before changing scripts, dependencies, or CMake.
+It is the maintained source for prerequisites, options and artifact paths.
+
+- Linux production: `./scripts/build_linux.sh`.
+- macOS production, on a Mac: `./scripts/build_macos.sh`.
+- Windows x64 VST3, cross-compiled on Linux: `./scripts/build_windows.sh`.
+- Native QA build and execution: `./scripts/build_harness.sh --run`.
+- Shell syntax: `for script in scripts/*.sh; do bash -n "$script"; done`.
+- Build output removal: `./scripts/clean.sh --dry-run`, then the flags you need.
+
+Production scripts explicitly enable `SERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN` and disable
+`SERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS`. The harness script does the reverse in a separate directory.
+Building `SerumAltTest` alone does not execute it; `--run` invokes CTest.
+When changing CMake, verify production has no `SerumAltTest` target and the
+harness-only build has no `SerumAlt`, VST3, AU, or Standalone target.
+
+Keep existing build trees and local changes intact. Each script defaults to a
+directory under `build/`; use a new `BUILD_DIR` for clean-build verification. Use a
+fresh Windows `OUTPUT_DIR` for distribution checks, since staging does not remove
+extra files. Never edit generated CMakeCache.txt files. The checked-in
+`cmake/mingw64-toolchain.cmake` is the single source of cross-compiler configuration.
+
+## Current source layout
+
+`CMakeLists.txt` owns the explicit `SERUMALT_SOURCES` list, the module include
+directories and shared target setup. `cmake/Plugin.cmake` owns production formats
+and MinGW link flags; `cmake/Harness.cmake` owns the console harness and CTest
+registration. The harness compiles the same processor/editor sources independently
+of the plugin.
+
+Every implementation lives in a module directory under `Source/`, and the
+`AGENTS.md` in that directory owns its rules:
+
+- `Engine/` the voice pool, LFOs, wavetable library, FX rack, matrix and macros.
+- `Synth/` wavetables, oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs and the voice.
+- `Modulation/` the modulation matrix, macros, and `RAVEButton`, which defines
+  `RaveController`.
+- `Params/` parameter IDs, indexed groups, enums and unit mappings.
+- `Plugin/` the JUCE `AudioProcessor` boundary.
+- `GUI/` the editor with its controls and previews.
+- `EffectUnits/` the effect rack and the effect units.
+- `Presets/`, `Resources/` and `Tests/`, as their names suggest.
+
+`Source/ExactCompare.h` is the one shared header, and several modules include it.
+`SERUMALT_INCLUDE_DIRS` lists one include directory per module, so a source names a
+header without a path prefix. No two headers share a basename; check that before
+adding one. `docs/AUDIT_REPORT.md` is a historical audit and proposed refactor, not
+a pending instruction. Update `SERUMALT_SOURCES` and `SERUMALT_INCLUDE_DIRS` when
+files move.
+
+## Style and ownership
+
+Follow the surrounding file. Existing C++ generally uses four-space indentation,
+`#pragma once`, PascalCase types, camelCase members without prefixes, `k`-prefixed
+constants, scoped enums, and `noexcept` on cheap getters and DSP paths. Use `Count`
+only for enums that need a size or iteration sentinel. Headers include JuceHeader;
+implementation files normally include their own header first.
+
+Prefer value members or `std::unique_ptr` for owned objects and attachments.
+`addAndMakeVisible` does not transfer ownership or delete children. Raw allocations
+returned by `createEditor` and `createPluginFilter` transfer ownership to JUCE callers.
+Guard parameter lookups and invalid state data. Use `jassert` sparingly for programmer
+errors and return `bool` from bounded inserts to report failure.
+
+## Real-time and concurrency requirements
+
+For new or changed audio paths, allocate buffers during preparation and avoid heap
+allocation, blocking locks and I/O in `processBlock` or per-sample DSP. Account for
+variable host block sizes without allocating in the callback. Keep GUI updates on
+the JUCE message thread. Exchange GUI/audio state through a safe snapshot or bounded
+handoff; a timer or a writer-only mutex does not make concurrent access safe.
+
+The engine prebuilds wavetables and renders through bounded buffer views. GUI and
+state edits hold `Engine::getControlLock()`; audio uses a try-lock to capture into
+reserved storage and keeps its last snapshot when busy. Keep those two copies
+separate. RAVE changes render settings, not the underlying knob values. The
+historical audit describes the older implementation, not current behavior.
+
+## Scope of guidance
+
+Module guidance refines this file for its related sources. Preserve the root
+real-time and ownership requirements if an example conflicts with them.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
 
 project(SerumAlt VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# C++ standard
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
@@ -16,33 +13,30 @@ if(NOT SERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN AND NOT SERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Enable SERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN or SERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS")
 endif()
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# JUCE
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if(NOT DEFINED JUCE_ROOT)
     set(JUCE_ROOT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/JUCE")
 endif()
 add_subdirectory("${JUCE_ROOT}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/third_party/JUCE")
 
 set(SERUMALT_SOURCES
-    Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
+    Source/Plugin/PluginProcessor.cpp
-    Source/PluginEditor.cpp
+    Source/GUI/PluginEditor.cpp
-    Source/Params.cpp
+    Source/Params/Params.cpp
-    Source/Wavetable.cpp
+    Source/Synth/Wavetable.cpp
-    Source/Oscillator.cpp
+    Source/Synth/Oscillator.cpp
-    Source/SubOscillator.cpp
+    Source/Synth/SubOscillator.cpp
-    Source/NoiseOscillator.cpp
+    Source/Synth/NoiseOscillator.cpp
-    Source/Filter.cpp
+    Source/Synth/Filter.cpp
-    Source/FilterBank.cpp
+    Source/Synth/FilterBank.cpp
-    Source/Envelope.cpp
+    Source/Synth/Envelope.cpp
-    Source/LFO.cpp
+    Source/Synth/LFO.cpp
-    Source/ModulationMatrix.cpp
+    Source/Modulation/ModulationMatrix.cpp
-    Source/FXProcessor.cpp
+    Source/EffectUnits/FXProcessor.cpp
-    Source/MacroControls.cpp
+    Source/Modulation/MacroControls.cpp
-    Source/RAVEButton.cpp
+    Source/Modulation/RAVEButton.cpp
-    Source/SynthVoice.cpp
+    Source/Synth/SynthVoice.cpp
-    Source/Engine.cpp
+    Source/Engine/Engine.cpp
-    Source/Resources.cpp
+    Source/Resources/Resources.cpp
     Source/EffectUnits/Hyper.cpp
     Source/EffectUnits/Chorus.cpp
     Source/EffectUnits/Flanger.cpp
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@ set(SERUMALT_SOURCES
     Source/EffectUnits/Delay.cpp
     Source/EffectUnits/Reverb.cpp
     Source/GUI/Knob.cpp
-    Source/GUI/Slider.cpp
+    Source/GUI/KnobLookAndFeel.cpp
     Source/GUI/ToggleButton.cpp
     Source/GUI/Display.cpp
     Source/GUI/WaveformDisplay.cpp
@@ -63,9 +57,25 @@ set(SERUMALT_SOURCES
     Source/GUI/Panel.cpp
     Source/Presets/FactoryPresets.cpp)
 
+# One include directory per module, so a source names a header without a path
+# prefix. No two headers in this tree share a basename.
+set(SERUMALT_INCLUDE_DIRS
+    Source
+    Source/EffectUnits
+    Source/Engine
+    Source/GUI
+    Source/Modulation
+    Source/Params
+    Source/Plugin
+    Source/Presets
+    Source/Resources
+    Source/Synth
+    Source/Tests)
+
 function(serumalt_configure_target target)
     juce_generate_juce_header(${target})
     target_sources(${target} PRIVATE ${SERUMALT_SOURCES})
+    target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE ${SERUMALT_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     target_compile_definitions(${target}
         PUBLIC
             JUCE_WEB_BROWSER=0

README.md

@@ -1,81 +1,77 @@
 # SerumAlt
 
-A modern, commercial-quality wavetable synthesiser plugin (VST3 / AU / Standalone)
+A wavetable synthesiser experiment built with JUCE 7, CMake and C++17. It targets
-built with **JUCE 7**, **CMake** and **C++17**. SerumAlt is a self-contained synth
+VST3, AU and Standalone formats, with a workflow inspired by Serum and Vital.
-inspired by the workflow of Serum/Vital: two morphing wavetable oscillators, a full
+This is a fun proof of concept, not a commercial release. Development favors
-filter section, four envelopes and LFOs, a modulation matrix, a reorderable FX rack,
+working builds and hands-on listening over elaborate test infrastructure.
-four macros and a one-click **RAVE** button.
 
 ![SerumAlt](Source/Resources/logo.svg)
 
 ## Features
 
-- **Two wavetable oscillators** — 256 frames × 2048 samples, bilinear morphing,
+- Two wavetable oscillators, each with 256 frames of 2048 samples, bilinear
-  8 warp modes (Bend+/-, Sync, PWM, Asym, Mirror, Fold), unison 1–16 with phase
+  morphing, seven warp effects plus bypass, and up to 16 unison voices.
-  spread/detune/width.
+- Ten factory wavetables, built before audio rendering and kept in memory.
-- **10 factory wavetables** (Basic Shapes, Saw PWM, Square Sync, Triangle Fold,
+- Sine/triangle sub oscillator and white/pink noise.
-  Vowel, Organ, Warm Saw, Digital, Glass, Bass), generated lazily and RAM-resident.
+- Two filter slots with seven models, drive, key tracking and serial, parallel
-- **Sub oscillator** (sine/triangle, −2/−1/0 oct) and **noise** (white/pink).
+  or split routing.
-- **Filter section** — two slots, 7 models (Ladder LP/HP/BP, Diode, Comb, Formant,
+- Four ADSR envelopes and four free-running or tempo-synced LFOs, including
-  Screamer), 6/12/24 dB slopes, drive, keytrack, and serial/parallel/split routing.
+  editable step and freehand shapes.
-- **4 ADSR envelopes** with curve tension and live preview.
+- A modulation matrix and four assignable macros.
-- **4 LFOs** — tempo-sync, 7 shapes (sine/tri/saw/square/S&H/step/freehand),
+- Nine effect types in eight reorderable slots, with independent state per slot.
-  editable step-sequencer and freehand drawing, fade-in and start delay.
+- A non-destructive RAVE boost for unison, spread, drive, Hyper and reverb.
-- **Modulation matrix** — direct source→destination connections with bipolar depth.
+- Sixteen factory presets and a scalable vector GUI with waveform, envelope,
-- **FX rack** — 9 effects (Hyper/OTT, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, EQ,
+  LFO and schematic filter previews.
-  Compressor, Delay, Reverb) in 8 reorderable slots.
-- **4 macros** (Energy, Width, Drive, Atmosphere) with assignable destinations.
-- **RAVE** — one-click boost (unison, width, drive, OTT, reverb) with snapshot/restore.
-- **16 factory presets** with production-quality values.
-- **Scalable GUI** (75% / 100% / 125% / 150% / 200%) — dark modern vector look,
-  Path-drawn controls, SVG logo/background, real-time waveform/filter/envelope/LFO
-  displays.
 
 ## Architecture
 
 ```
 Source/
-  PluginProcessor.{h,cpp}     APVTS, presets, state, RAVE/UI-scale glue
+  Engine/         Voice pool, MIDI timing, control snapshots, FX rack
-  PluginEditor.{h,cpp}        Tabbed dark GUI, scaling, visualisations
+  Synth/          Wavetables, oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, voice
-  Params.{h,cpp}              Parameter IDs, enums, mod sources/targets, mappings
+  Modulation/     Matrix, macros, RAVE
-  Wavetable.{h,cpp}           256×2048 tables + lazy library
+  Params/         Parameter IDs, indexed groups, enums, mappings
-  Oscillator.{h,cpp}          Morph/warp/unison oscillator
+  Plugin/         AudioProcessor: APVTS, presets, state, RAVE/UI-scale glue
-  SubOscillator.{h,cpp}       Sine/triangle sub
+  GUI/            Editor, controls and previews
-  NoiseOscillator.{h,cpp}     White/pink noise
+  EffectUnits/    FX rack and the nine effect units
-  Filter.{h,cpp}              7 filter models
+  Presets/        Factory preset definitions
-  FilterBank.{h,cpp}          2 slots + routing
+  Resources/      Theme, formatters and SVG assets
-  Envelope.{h,cpp}            ADSR with curve
+  Tests/          Headless QA harness
-  LFO.{h,cpp}                 Synced LFO + shape editing
+  ExactCompare.h  Shared exact float comparison helpers
-  ModulationMatrix.{h,cpp}    Connections
-  FXProcessor.{h,cpp}         Reorderable rack
-  EffectUnits/                Hyper, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, EQ,
-                              Compressor, Delay, Reverb
-  MacroControls.{h,cpp}       4 assignable macros
-  RAVEButton.{h,cpp}          RAVE snapshot/boost
-  SynthVoice.{h,cpp}          32-voice pool render path
-  Engine.{h,cpp}              Per-block DSP + MIDI + FX + limiting
-  GUI/                        Knob, Slider, ToggleButton, Display, Panel,
-                              Waveform/Filter/Envelope/LFO displays
-  Presets/FactoryPresets.cpp  16 factory presets
-  Resources/                  SVG assets
 ```
 
-Key architectural decisions: a fixed 32-voice pool with pre-allocated unison
+The engine splits rendering at MIDI event positions and into segments of at most
-sub-voices (max 16/osc), scalar processing (SIMD deferred), control-rate modulation
+64 samples. Buffers and effect instances are prepared ahead of time. GUI edits
-(one level, no modulation-of-modulation), and a `juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState`
+use a control-side copy; audio tries to capture that copy once per host block and
-backed parameter store that survives preset save/load together with the mod matrix,
+keeps its previous settings if an edit is still in progress.
-macro assignments and LFO shape data.
+
+### Behavior notes
+
+- Loading a factory preset resets sound parameters before applying its settings,
+  while preserving UI scale.
+- RAVE is automatable and saved with the project. It changes the rendered sound
+  without moving the underlying knobs; turning it off removes the boost.
+- Modulation of Master and FX mixes uses global sources directly. Envelope,
+  velocity, note and random sources for these destinations use the newest active voice.
+- Effect types can repeat across slots. Reordering swaps settings, not running
+  delay or reverb tails. Preconstructing effects uses more memory but avoids
+  allocating effect instances while audio is running.
+- Filter graphs are schematic previews, not measurements of the nonlinear DSP.
+- LFO shape data is stored as JSON text inside the project's XML state. Older
+  saves containing only the literal `[Array]` did not preserve the shape data
+  and fall back to the default pattern.
 
 ## Building
 
-Each script configures and builds its own directory. Production builds disable the
+The scripts live in `scripts/`. Each configures and builds its own directory under
-QA harness explicitly; the harness script creates no plugin or standalone targets.
+`build/`. Production builds disable the QA harness explicitly; the harness script
-JUCE 7.0.12 is vendored under `third_party/JUCE` and is not downloaded by the scripts.
+creates no plugin or standalone targets. JUCE 7.0.12 is vendored under
+`third_party/JUCE` and is not downloaded by the scripts.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-All scripts require Bash, CMake 3.22+, Ninja, and C/C++17 compilers. The harness
+The build scripts require Bash, CMake 3.22+, Ninja, and C/C++17 compilers. The
-also uses CTest, included with CMake, when invoked with `--run`.
+harness script also uses CTest, included with CMake, when invoked with `--run`.
 
 On Linux, install GCC or Clang, `pkg-config`, and the ALSA, FreeType, X11 and OpenGL
 development libraries. For Debian/Ubuntu:
@@ -114,37 +110,42 @@ sudo apt install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64 g++-mingw-w64-x86-64 binutils-mingw-w64-x8
 
 On Arch/CachyOS, use `sudo pacman -S --needed mingw-w64-gcc` instead. Keep the
 native Linux tools and libraries installed: JUCE builds `juceaide` for the host
-before compiling the Windows plugin. The checked-in `mingw64-toolchain.cmake`
+before compiling the Windows plugin. The checked-in `cmake/mingw64-toolchain.cmake`
 selects the `x86_64-w64-mingw32-*` tools and isolates target library searches.
 
 ### Production builds
 
 | Host | Command | Build directory | Formats |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| Linux | `./build_linux.sh` | `build_linux/` | VST3, Standalone |
+| Linux | `./scripts/build_linux.sh` | `build/linux/` | VST3, Standalone |
-| macOS | `./build_macos.sh` | `build_macos/` | VST3, AU, Standalone |
+| macOS | `./scripts/build_macos.sh` | `build/macos/` | VST3, AU, Standalone |
-| Linux targeting Windows x64 | `./build_windows.sh` | `build_windows/` | VST3 only |
+| Linux targeting Windows x64 | `./scripts/build_windows.sh` | `build/windows/` | VST3 only |
 
 Default Release artifacts:
 
-- Linux: `build_linux/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/VST3/SerumAlt.vst3` and
+- Linux: `build/linux/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/VST3/SerumAlt.vst3` and
-  `build_linux/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/Standalone/SerumAlt`.
+  `build/linux/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/Standalone/SerumAlt`.
-- macOS: `build_macos/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/VST3/SerumAlt.vst3`,
+- macOS: `build/macos/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/VST3/SerumAlt.vst3`,
-  `build_macos/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/AU/SerumAlt.component`, and
+  `build/macos/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/AU/SerumAlt.component`, and
-  `build_macos/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/Standalone/SerumAlt.app`.
+  `build/macos/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/Standalone/SerumAlt.app`.
-- Windows: `build_windows/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/VST3/SerumAlt.vst3`, also
+- Windows: `build/windows/SerumAlt_artefacts/Release/VST3/SerumAlt.vst3`, also
   copied to `SerumAlt_Windows/SerumAlt.vst3`.
 
-The Windows script reuses the toolchain file without rewriting it. It injects
+The Windows script reuses the toolchain file without rewriting it. A cross-build
-`moduleinfo.json` because the cross-compiled JUCE manifest helper cannot run on
+cannot run JUCE's manifest helper, because that helper is a host tool, so the
-Linux. Keep this manifest's metadata in sync with `CMakeLists.txt`,
+script copies the `moduleinfo.json` that CMake writes from
-`cmake/Plugin.cmake`, and the vendored VST3 SDK. MinGW links its C++ and threading
+`cmake/moduleinfo.json.in`. The plugin name, version, vendor, class IDs and VST3
-runtimes statically via `-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -static`.
+SDK version come from variables in `cmake/Plugin.cmake`, so a version bump reaches
+the manifest on its own. MinGW links its C++ and threading runtimes statically via
+`-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -static`. Before staging, the script verifies the
+linked module is x86-64, imports none of those MinGW runtimes, and exports the VST3
+entry points, so a module that a stock Windows host could not load fails the build
+instead of being staged silently.
 
 macOS builds target the host architecture by default. To request a universal binary:
 
 ```bash
-CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES='arm64;x86_64' ./build_macos.sh
+CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES='arm64;x86_64' ./scripts/build_macos.sh
 ```
 
 `CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET` can also be passed to that script. Architecture and
@@ -157,22 +158,22 @@ and do not install plugins into a DAW's plugin directories.
 On Linux or macOS, build the console harness without production targets:
 
 ```bash
-./build_harness.sh
+./scripts/build_harness.sh
 ```
 
 Build and run the checks:
 
 ```bash
-./build_harness.sh --run
+./scripts/build_harness.sh --run
 ```
 
 Or rerun an already-built Release harness:
 
 ```bash
-ctest --test-dir build_harness --build-config Release --output-on-failure --no-tests=error
+ctest --test-dir build/harness --build-config Release --output-on-failure --no-tests=error
 ```
 
-The executable is `build_harness/SerumAltTest_artefacts/Release/SerumAltTest`.
+The executable is `build/harness/SerumAltTest_artefacts/Release/SerumAltTest`.
 It renders the initial state and every factory preset, checks for non-finite
 samples and aggregate non-silence, and exercises the RAVE toggle. A failed check
 returns a nonzero exit status. This is a processor integration smoke test, not a
@@ -195,8 +196,8 @@ library. It is built and run natively, not as a Windows cross-compiled executabl
 For example:
 
 ```bash
-BUILD_TYPE=Debug BUILD_DIR=build_harness_debug ./build_harness.sh --run
+BUILD_TYPE=Debug BUILD_DIR=build/harness_debug ./scripts/build_harness.sh --run
-CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=4 ./build_linux.sh
+CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=4 ./scripts/build_linux.sh
 ```
 
 `CMakeLists.txt` owns the shared source list and target configuration.
@@ -207,9 +208,9 @@ For direct CMake use, `SERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN` defaults to `ON` and
 `SERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS` defaults to `OFF`. A harness-only configure is:
 
 ```bash
-cmake -S . -B build_harness -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+cmake -S . -B build/harness -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
     -DSERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN=OFF -DSERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS=ON
-cmake --build build_harness --target SerumAltTest
+cmake --build build/harness --target SerumAltTest
 ```
 
 An existing CMake cache retains its old option values; changing the defaults does
@@ -220,12 +221,11 @@ when configuring directly with CMake.
 ### Fresh builds
 
 The scripts reuse their build directories without deleting files, resetting Git,
-or installing packages. Generated `build/`, `build_*/`, and `SerumAlt_Windows/`
+or installing packages. `build/` and `SerumAlt_Windows/` are git-ignored. Leave
-directories are git-ignored. Leave existing builds intact and select an unused
+existing builds intact and select an unused build directory for a fresh configure:
-build directory for a fresh configure:
 
 ```bash
-BUILD_DIR=build_linux_fresh ./build_linux.sh
+BUILD_DIR=build/linux_fresh ./scripts/build_linux.sh
 ```
 
 Windows staging updates generated files without deleting extra files already in
@@ -233,9 +233,27 @@ the destination. For a clean distribution bundle, choose unused build and output
 paths together:
 
 ```bash
-BUILD_DIR=build_windows_fresh OUTPUT_DIR=build_windows_fresh/staged ./build_windows.sh
+BUILD_DIR=build/windows_fresh OUTPUT_DIR=build/windows_fresh/staged ./scripts/build_windows.sh
 ```
 
+### Cleaning
+
+`scripts/clean.sh` removes generated output. A plain run removes the build trees
+under `build/`; `--staging` adds `SerumAlt_Windows/`, `--legacy` adds the
+`build_*` and `cmake-build-*` trees that earlier versions of the scripts left in
+the repository root, and `--all` is both. `--dry-run` prints every path with its
+size and removes nothing.
+
+```bash
+./scripts/clean.sh --dry-run --all
+./scripts/clean.sh --all
+```
+
+The script never removes a tracked file, anything under `Source/`, `third_party/`
+or `.git`, or a path outside the repository. It refuses to run when `BUILD_DIR` or
+`OUTPUT_DIR` names a directory outside the repository, because such a directory
+belongs to another checkout.
+
 ## License
 
 JUCE is licensed separately (see `third_party/JUCE/LICENSE.md`). This project is

Source/EffectUnits/AGENTS.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Owned files
 
-- Related rack implementation: `../FXProcessor.h`, `../FXProcessor.cpp`
+- FXProcessor.h, FXProcessor.cpp
 - Biquad.h
 - Hyper.h, Hyper.cpp
 - Chorus.h, Chorus.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ## IF-THEN
 
 - IF a unit needs a delay line THEN allocate it in `prepare()` at the full required length and only read and write it in `process`.
-- Include the existing rack interface via `../FXProcessor.h`; no source relocation is implied by this guidance.
+- Include the rack interface via `FXProcessor.h`.
 
 ## Examples
 
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ void prepare (double sampleRate, int) override
 }
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/EffectUnits/Biquad.h

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
 
     void setLowpass (double freq, double q)
     {
-        const double w0 = 2.0 * juce::MathConstants<double>::pi * freq / sampleRate;
+        const double w0 = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * freq / sampleRate;
         const double cw = std::cos (w0);
         const double sw = std::sin (w0);
         const double alpha = sw / (2.0 * q);
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
     void setHighpass (double freq, double q)
     {
-        const double w0 = 2.0 * juce::MathConstants<double>::pi * freq / sampleRate;
+        const double w0 = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * freq / sampleRate;
         const double cw = std::cos (w0);
         const double sw = std::sin (w0);
         const double alpha = sw / (2.0 * q);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
     void setLowShelf (double freq, double gainDb)
     {
         const double a = std::pow (10.0, gainDb / 40.0);
-        const double w0 = 2.0 * juce::MathConstants<double>::pi * freq / sampleRate;
+        const double w0 = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * freq / sampleRate;
         const double cw = std::cos (w0);
         const double sw = std::sin (w0);
         const double alpha = sw / 2.0 * std::sqrt (2.0);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
     void setHighShelf (double freq, double gainDb)
     {
         const double a = std::pow (10.0, gainDb / 40.0);
-        const double w0 = 2.0 * juce::MathConstants<double>::pi * freq / sampleRate;
+        const double w0 = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * freq / sampleRate;
         const double cw = std::cos (w0);
         const double sw = std::sin (w0);
         const double alpha = sw / 2.0 * std::sqrt (2.0);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
     void setPeak (double freq, double gainDb, double q)
     {
         const double a = std::pow (10.0, gainDb / 40.0);
-        const double w0 = 2.0 * juce::MathConstants<double>::pi * freq / sampleRate;
+        const double w0 = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * freq / sampleRate;
         const double cw = std::cos (w0);
         const double sw = std::sin (w0);
         const double alpha = sw / (2.0 * q);

Source/EffectUnits/Chorus.cpp

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ void ChorusUnit::process (float* l, float* r, int numSamples, const float p[4])
         delayL[(size_t) writePos] = inL;
         delayR[(size_t) writePos] = inR;
 
-        lfoPhase += 6.28318530717958647692 * rate / sr;
+        lfoPhase += juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * rate / sr;
-        if (lfoPhase > 6.28318530717958647692) lfoPhase -= 6.28318530717958647692;
+        if (lfoPhase > juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi) lfoPhase -= juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi;
 
         float sumL = 0.0f, sumR = 0.0f;
         for (int v = 0; v < 2; ++v)
         {
-            const double mod = std::sin (lfoPhase + v * 3.14159265358979323846) * depth;
+            const double mod = std::sin (lfoPhase + v * juce::MathConstants<double>::pi) * depth;
             const double d = base + mod + (v == 1 ? width * depth * 0.5 : 0.0);
             double readPos = writePos - d;
             if (readPos < 0.0) readPos += len;

Source/EffectUnits/Chorus.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/EffectUnits/Compressor.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/EffectUnits/Delay.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/EffectUnits/Distortion.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 #include "Biquad.h"
 
 namespace serum

Source/EffectUnits/EQ.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 #include "Biquad.h"
 
 namespace serum

Source/EffectUnits/FXProcessor.cpp

@@ -33,17 +33,18 @@ FXProcessor::~FXProcessor() = default;
 void FXProcessor::prepare (double sampleRate, int maxBlockSize)
 {
     for (auto& slotUnits : units)
-        for (auto& u : slotUnits)
+        for (auto& unit : slotUnits)
-            u->prepare (sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
+            unit->prepare (sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
     wet.setSize (2, maxBlockSize, false, false, true);
     reset();
 }
 
 void FXProcessor::reset()
 {
-    for (auto& u : units)
+    for (auto& slotUnits : units)
-        u->reset();
+        for (auto& unit : slotUnits)
-    dry.clear();
+            unit->reset();
+    activeTypes.fill ((int) FxType::Off);
     wet.clear();
 }
 
@@ -61,52 +62,50 @@ juce::String FXProcessor::fxTypeName (int type)
         case FxType::Compressor: return "Compressor";
         case FxType::Delay:      return "Delay";
         case FxType::Reverb:     return "Reverb";
+        case FxType::Count:      return {};
         default:                 return {};
     }
 }
 
 void FXProcessor::process (juce::AudioBuffer<float>& buffer, const FxSlotParams* slots, int numSlots)
 {
+    // The rack is stereo end to end; a mono buffer would read a channel that is not there.
+    jassert (buffer.getNumChannels() >= 2);
+    if (buffer.getNumChannels() < 2)
+        return;
+
     const int n = buffer.getNumSamples();
+    jassert (n <= wet.getNumSamples());
     if (n <= 0)
         return;
 
-    for (int s = 0; s < numSlots; ++s)
+    for (int s = 0; s < juce::jmin (numSlots, kNumFxSlots); ++s)
     {
         const FxSlotParams& slot = slots[s];
-        if (slot.type == (int) FxType::Off)
-            continue;
-
         const int unitIdx = slot.type - 1;
-        if (unitIdx < 0 || unitIdx >= (int) units.size())
+        if (unitIdx < 0 || unitIdx >= kNumEffectTypes)
+        {
+            activeTypes[(size_t) s] = (int) FxType::Off;
             continue;
+        }
 
-        dry.copyFrom (0, 0, buffer, 0, 0, n);
+        auto& unit = *units[(size_t) s][(size_t) unitIdx];
-        dry.copyFrom (1, 1, buffer, 1, 0, n);
+        if (activeTypes[(size_t) s] != slot.type)
+        {
+            unit.reset();
+            activeTypes[(size_t) s] = slot.type;
+        }
         wet.copyFrom (0, 0, buffer, 0, 0, n);
-        wet.copyFrom (1, 1, buffer, 1, 0, n);
+        wet.copyFrom (1, 0, buffer, 1, 0, n);
-
+        unit.process (wet.getWritePointer (0), wet.getWritePointer (1), n, slot.p);
-        units[(size_t) unitIdx]->process (wet.getWritePointer (0), wet.getWritePointer (1), n, slot.p);
 
         const float mix = juce::jlimit (0.0f, 1.0f, slot.mix);
-        if (mix >= 1.0f)
+        for (int ch = 0; ch < 2; ++ch)
         {
-            buffer.copyFrom (0, 0, wet, 0, 0, n);
+            float* out = buffer.getWritePointer (ch);
-            buffer.copyFrom (1, 0, wet, 1, 0, n);
+            const float* effect = wet.getReadPointer (ch);
-        }
-        else if (mix > 0.0f)
-        {
-            const float* dL = dry.getReadPointer (0);
-            const float* dR = dry.getReadPointer (1);
-            const float* wL = wet.getReadPointer (0);
-            const float* wR = wet.getReadPointer (1);
-            float* oL = buffer.getWritePointer (0);
-            float* oR = buffer.getWritePointer (1);
             for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i)
-            {
+                out[i] = out[i] * (1.0f - mix) + effect[i] * mix;
-                oL[i] = dL[i] * (1.0f - mix) + wL[i] * mix;
-                oR[i] = dR[i] * (1.0f - mix) + wR[i] * mix;
-            }
         }
     }
 }

Source/EffectUnits/Flanger.cpp

@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@ void FlangerUnit::process (float* l, float* r, int numSamples, const float p[4])
     {
         const float inL = l[i], inR = r[i];
 
-        lfoPhase += 6.28318530717958647692 * rate / sr;
+        lfoPhase += juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * rate / sr;
-        if (lfoPhase > 6.28318530717958647692) lfoPhase -= 6.28318530717958647692;
+        if (lfoPhase > juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi) lfoPhase -= juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi;
         const double mod = std::sin (lfoPhase) * depth;
 
+        // base + mod is not guaranteed positive: at high depth the LFO offset
+        // can exceed the centre delay, so the read position runs ahead of the
+        // write position and needs the wrap in both directions to stay in range.
         double readPos = writePos - (base + mod);
         if (readPos < 0.0) readPos += len;
+        if (readPos >= (double) len) readPos -= len;
         const int i0 = (int) readPos;
         const int i1 = (i0 + 1) % len;
         const float frac = (float) (readPos - std::floor (readPos));

Source/EffectUnits/Flanger.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/EffectUnits/Hyper.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 #include "Biquad.h"
 
 namespace serum

Source/EffectUnits/Phaser.cpp

@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ void PhaserUnit::process (float* l, float* r, int numSamples, const float p[4])
 
     for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; ++i)
     {
-        lfoPhase += 6.28318530717958647692 * rate / sr;
+        lfoPhase += juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * rate / sr;
-        if (lfoPhase > 6.28318530717958647692) lfoPhase -= 6.28318530717958647692;
+        if (lfoPhase > juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi) lfoPhase -= juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi;
 
         const float sweep = (float) (0.5 + 0.5 * std::sin (lfoPhase));
-        const float a = 0.3f + depth * sweep;   // allpass coefficient
+        // The allpass cascade is stable only while the coefficient stays inside
+        // (-1, 1). depth can push 0.3 + depth * sweep above 1, which makes every
+        // stage self-excite, so the filter state runs away to inf/NaN and keeps
+        // producing it. Clamp at the point where the coefficient is computed.
+        const float a = juce::jlimit (0.0f, 0.99f, 0.3f + depth * sweep);
 
         float outL = l[i] + yL[5] * feedback;
         float outR = r[i] + yR[5] * feedback;

Source/EffectUnits/Phaser.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/EffectUnits/Reverb.h

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../FXProcessor.h"
+#include "FXProcessor.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/Engine/AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# engine module
+
+## Owned files
+
+- Engine.h, Engine.cpp
+
+## Rules
+
+- Own the voice pool, LFOs, wavetable library, FX rack, matrix and macros by value.
+- Bind APVTS pointers in `prepare()`; `v()` reads captured values without constructing parameter-name strings.
+- Build the `RenderContext` once per host block and refresh its modulation inputs for each render segment.
+- Render up to 64 samples at a time, splitting at MIDI event offsets and respecting prepared buffer capacity.
+- Size `mixBuffer` once in `prepare()`; use non-owning views for shorter segments.
+- Prebuild wavetables in the Engine constructor, before either GUI painting or audio rendering can read them.
+- Clamp the final output with the soft limiter.
+- Never call `setSize` on any buffer inside `processBlock`.
+
+## IF-THEN
+
+- IF a per-block buffer is needed THEN allocate it in `prepare()` and clear it per block.
+- IF a module needs the matrix, macros or wavetables THEN go through Engine accessors rather than reaching into another module.
+
+## Examples
+
+```cpp
+// BAD: per-callback buffer reconfiguration on the audio thread
+void processBlock (...)
+{
+    mixBuffer.setSize (2, n, false, false, true);
+    ...
+}
+```
+
+```cpp
+// GOOD: size once, then wrap a non-owning view per segment
+void prepare (double sr, int blockSize)
+{
+    mixBuffer.setSize (2, blockSize, false, false, true);
+}
+void processBlock (...)
+{
+    // No allocation; the view only borrows mixBuffer's channels.
+    juce::AudioBuffer<float> block (mixBuffer.getArrayOfWritePointers(), 2, segmentLength);
+    block.clear();
+    ...
+}
+```
+
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/Engine/Engine.cpp

@@ -56,16 +56,30 @@ void Engine::reset()
     fx.reset();
     pitchBend = 0.0f;
     modWheel  = 0.0f;
-    activeVoiceCount.store (0, std::memory_order_relaxed);
     mixBuffer.clear();
 }
 
+void Engine::requestReset() noexcept
+{
+    const juce::ScopedLock lock (controlLock);
+    resetRequested = true;
+}
+
 void Engine::captureControls()
 {
     const juce::ScopedTryLock lock (controlLock);
     if (! lock.isLocked())
         return;
 
+    // A preset change asks for a clean start. reset() runs here, on the audio
+    // thread, because the message thread must never touch the voice, filter or
+    // FX state the render is reading.
+    if (resetRequested)
+    {
+        resetRequested = false;
+        reset();
+    }
+
     audioMatrix.connections.assign (matrix.connections.begin(),
         matrix.connections.begin() + juce::jmin (matrix.size(), ModulationMatrix::kMaxConnections));
     for (int i = 0; i < kNumMacros; ++i)
@@ -356,11 +370,6 @@ void Engine::processBlock (juce::AudioBuffer<float>& buffer, juce::MidiBuffer& m
             modWheel = message.getControllerValue() / 127.0f;
     }
     renderUntil (n);
-
-    int active = 0;
-    for (const auto& voice : voices)
-        active += voice.isActive() ? 1 : 0;
-    activeVoiceCount.store (active, std::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
 
 } // namespace serum

Source/Engine/Engine.h

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ public:
     void prepare (double sampleRate, int blockSize, juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState& apvts);
     void reset();
 
+    // Ask for the DSP state to be cleared before the next block is rendered.
+    // Safe to call from the message thread while controlLock is held: the audio
+    // thread performs the reset in captureControls, so the DSP objects are only
+    // ever touched by the audio thread.
+    void requestReset() noexcept;
+
     void processBlock (juce::AudioBuffer<float>& buffer,
                        juce::MidiBuffer& midi,
                        juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState& apvts,
@@ -43,8 +49,6 @@ public:
     const WavetableLibrary& getWavetables() const { return wavetables; }
     void setLfoShapeData (int index, const std::vector<float>& data, int steps);
 
-    int getActiveVoiceCount() const { return activeVoiceCount.load (std::memory_order_relaxed); }
-
 private:
     std::array<SynthVoice, kNumVoices> voices;
     std::array<LFO, kNumLfos> lfos, controlLfos;
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ private:
     ModulationMatrix matrix, audioMatrix;
     MacroControls macros, audioMacros;
     juce::CriticalSection controlLock;
+    bool resetRequested = false;   // guarded by controlLock
 
     struct ParameterValue
     {
@@ -67,7 +72,6 @@ private:
     float  pitchBend = 0.0f;
     float  modWheel  = 0.0f;
     juce::uint64 noteCounter = 0;
-    std::atomic<int> activeVoiceCount { 0 };
 
     juce::AudioBuffer<float> mixBuffer;
 

Source/ExactCompare.h

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// Exact floating-point comparison helpers.
+//
+// The engine caches derived state - filter coefficients, per-voice parameter
+// snapshots, GUI preview values - and re-derives it only when a stored value
+// changes. Those checks must stay bit-exact: an epsilon compare would either
+// keep stale cached state or skip a needed rebuild near the threshold, so the
+// intent is named here instead of weakened at each call site.
+//
+// Every first-party use of == / != on floating point goes through one of these
+// helpers, and the single -Wfloat-equal suppression lives here rather than
+// being repeated across the call sites.
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+ #pragma GCC diagnostic push
+ #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wfloat-equal"
+#endif
+
+namespace serum
+{
+
+// Exact equality, no epsilon. Used where the exact value carries meaning, such
+// as "the output level is exactly unity" or "the untouched tail is the zero
+// default".
+inline bool exactly (float a, float b) noexcept { return a == b; }
+inline bool exactly (double a, double b) noexcept { return a == b; }
+
+// Exact inequality, for "the cached value changed" tests.
+inline bool changed (float a, float b) noexcept { return a != b; }
+inline bool changed (double a, double b) noexcept { return a != b; }
+
+// True when a stored double that should hold a whole number really does.
+inline bool isWholeNumber (double v) noexcept { return std::floor (v) == v; }
+
+} // namespace serum
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
+ #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif

Source/GUI/AGENTS.md

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Owned files
 
-- Related editor implementation: `../PluginEditor.h`, `../PluginEditor.cpp`
+- PluginEditor.h, PluginEditor.cpp
-- SerumLookAndFeel.h
 - Knob.h, Knob.cpp
-- Slider.h, Slider.cpp
+- KnobLookAndFeel.h, KnobLookAndFeel.cpp
 - ToggleButton.h, ToggleButton.cpp
 - Display.h, Display.cpp
 - Panel.h, Panel.cpp
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
 
 ## Rules
 
-- Draw all controls through `SerumLookAndFeel`.
 - Use `theme::` colours from Resources.h instead of hardcoded colour values.
 - Own GUI attachments with `std::unique_ptr`.
 - Own component children by value or with `std::unique_ptr`; `addAndMakeVisible` only attaches and shows them, and does not manage their lifetime.
@@ -44,4 +42,4 @@ const float v = processor.parameters.getRawParameterValue (ids::f1Cutoff)
                     : 0.0f;
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/GUI/Display.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/GUI/EnvelopeDisplay.cpp

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #include "EnvelopeDisplay.h"
+#include "Envelope.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
 
 void EnvelopeDisplay::setParams (float a, float d, float s, float r, float c)
 {
-    if (attack == a && decay == d && sustain == s && release == r && curve == c)
+    if (! changed (attack, a) && ! changed (decay, d) && ! changed (sustain, s)
+        && ! changed (release, r) && ! changed (curve, c))
         return;
     attack = a; decay = d; sustain = s; release = r; curve = c;
     repaint();
@@ -19,8 +22,8 @@ void EnvelopeDisplay::paint (juce::Graphics& g)
     g.setColour (theme::outline);
     g.drawRoundedRectangle (b.expanded (4.0f).reduced (0.5f), 4.0f, 1.0f);
 
-    const float atkShape = 0.3f + curve * 2.7f;
+    const float atkShape = attackShapeFor (curve);
-    const float decShape = 3.0f - curve * 2.7f;
+    const float decShape = decayShapeFor (curve);
 
     // Normalise durations for display, allowing a short sustain plateau.
     const float aSec = maps::toSeconds (attack);

Source/GUI/EnvelopeDisplay.h

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
-#include "../Params.h"
+#include "Params.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.cpp

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #include "FilterDisplay.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
 
+// Schematic frequency-response preview for this view only. It does not model the
+// real DSP in Source/Filter.cpp, nor the drive, the slope or modulation, so it is
+// not expected to match the nonlinear filter numerically.
 float FilterDisplay::magnitude (float freqHz, float cutoffHz, float res, int type)
 {
     const float w = (cutoffHz > 1.0f) ? freqHz / cutoffHz : 1.0f;
@@ -29,7 +33,9 @@ float FilterDisplay::magnitude (float freqHz, float cutoffHz, float res, int typ
             }
             return m / 3.0f;
         }
+        case FilterModel::LadderLP:
         case FilterModel::Diode:
+        case FilterModel::Count:
         default:
             return (denom > 1e-6f) ? 1.0f / denom : 0.0f;
     }
@@ -37,7 +43,8 @@ float FilterDisplay::magnitude (float freqHz, float cutoffHz, float res, int typ
 
 void FilterDisplay::setParams (int t, float c, float r, float d, int s)
 {
-    if (type == t && cutoff == c && res == r && drive == d && slope == s)
+    if (type == t && ! changed (cutoff, c) && ! changed (res, r)
+        && ! changed (drive, d) && slope == s)
         return;
     type = t; cutoff = c; res = r; drive = d; slope = s;
     repaint();

Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.h

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
-#include "../Params.h"
+#include "Params.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/GUI/Knob.cpp

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 namespace serum
 {
 
+namespace
+{
+    // One shared look-and-feel for every knob. It outlives every Knob because
+    // it is a function-local static and the GUI owns the knobs.
+    KnobLookAndFeel& knobStyle()
+    {
+        static KnobLookAndFeel style;
+        return style;
+    }
+}
+
 Knob::Knob (const juce::String& name, std::function<juce::String (float)> fmt)
     : formatter (std::move (fmt))
 {
@@ -12,6 +23,10 @@ Knob::Knob (const juce::String& name, std::function<juce::String (float)> fmt)
     setDoubleClickReturnValue (true, 0.5);
     setName (name);
     setComponentID (name);
+
+    // Draw the dial and the name strip through the theme, not through the
+    // shared default look-and-feel.
+    setLookAndFeel (&knobStyle());
 }
 
 juce::String Knob::getTextFromValue (double value)
@@ -21,6 +36,32 @@ juce::String Knob::getTextFromValue (double value)
     return formatPercent ((float) value);
 }
 
+// The dial takes the top of the footprint and the name takes a strip at the
+// bottom, so the name is always visible without a tooltip hover.
+void Knob::resized()
+{
+    juce::Slider::resized();
+    textArea = getLocalBounds().removeFromBottom (
+        juce::jmin (KnobLookAndFeel::labelHeight, getHeight() / 2));
+}
+
+void Knob::paint (juce::Graphics& g)
+{
+    juce::Slider::paint (g);
+
+    if (textArea.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    // Dim while disabled, bright while hovered, otherwise the normal label
+    // colour, so the three states are distinguishable without colour alone.
+    const auto colour = isEnabled() ? (isMouseOverOrDragging() ? theme::text : theme::textDim)
+                                    : theme::outline;
+
+    g.setColour (colour);
+    g.setFont (juce::Font (11.0f));
+    g.drawText (getName(), textArea, juce::Justification::centred, false);
+}
+
 void Knob::mouseDown (const juce::MouseEvent& e)
 {
     juce::Slider::mouseDown (e);
@@ -56,6 +97,24 @@ void Knob::showValuePopup (const juce::MouseEvent& e)
     if (topLevel == nullptr)
         return;
 
+    constexpr int baseW = 84;
+    constexpr int baseH = 24;
+    constexpr int gap = 10;
+
+    // The interface scale is applied to a parent component, not to this slider.
+    // Measure it from the local-space distance between two neighbouring points,
+    // so a scaled interface does not leave the readout at a fixed size.
+    float scale = 1.0f;
+    if (auto* parent = getParentComponent())
+    {
+        const auto origin = getLocalPoint (parent, juce::Point<int> (0, 0)).toFloat();
+        const auto unitX  = getLocalPoint (parent, juce::Point<int> (1, 0)).toFloat();
+        scale = origin.getDistanceFrom (unitX);
+    }
+    scale = juce::jlimit (0.5f, 2.5f, scale);
+    const int w = juce::roundToInt (baseW * scale);
+    const int h = juce::roundToInt (baseH * scale);
+
     if (valuePopup == nullptr)
     {
         valuePopup = std::make_unique<juce::Label>();
@@ -63,19 +122,20 @@ void Knob::showValuePopup (const juce::MouseEvent& e)
         valuePopup->setInterceptsMouseClicks (false, false);
         valuePopup->setColour (juce::Label::backgroundColourId, juce::Colours::transparentBlack);
         valuePopup->setColour (juce::Label::textColourId, theme::text);
-        valuePopup->setFont (juce::Font (14.0f, juce::Font::bold));
         valuePopup->setJustificationType (juce::Justification::centred);
         topLevel->addAndMakeVisible (valuePopup.get());
     }
 
+    valuePopup->setFont (juce::Font (14.0f * scale, juce::Font::bold));
     valuePopup->setText (getTextFromValue (getValue()), juce::dontSendNotification);
 
-    constexpr int w = 84;
+    // Keep the readout inside the window so a knob near an edge still shows it.
-    constexpr int h = 24;
+    const auto popupPos = topLevel->getLocalPoint (nullptr, e.getScreenPosition());
-    constexpr int gap = 10;
+    valuePopup->setBounds (juce::jlimit (0, juce::jmax (0, topLevel->getWidth() - w),
-
+                                         popupPos.getX() - w / 2),
-    const auto cursor = topLevel->getLocalPoint (nullptr, e.getScreenPosition());
+                           juce::jlimit (0, juce::jmax (0, topLevel->getHeight() - h),
-    valuePopup->setBounds (cursor.getX() - w / 2, cursor.getY() - h - gap, w, h);
+                                         popupPos.getY() - h - gap),
+                           w, h);
 }
 
 void Knob::hideValuePopup()
@@ -83,4 +143,12 @@ void Knob::hideValuePopup()
     valuePopup.reset();
 }
 
+// A section switch can hide the view holding this knob mid-drag. The popup is a
+// sibling of that view, so it has to be taken down here or it stays on screen.
+void Knob::visibilityChanged()
+{
+    if (! isVisible())
+        hideValuePopup();
+}
+
 } // namespace serum

Source/GUI/Knob.h

@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
 #include <memory>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
+#include "KnobLookAndFeel.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
 
 // ===========================================================================
-// Rotary knob — a juce::Slider styled by SerumLookAndFeel. The value readout is
+// Rotary knob — a juce::Slider drawn by KnobLookAndFeel. The knob paints its
-// formatted by a user-provided function via getTextFromValue().
+// own name below the dial, so no control is a bare arc whose only hint is a
+// tooltip. The value readout is formatted by a user-provided function via
+// getTextFromValue().
 //
 // While the knob is being dragged it also shows a small floating label near the
 // mouse cursor with the live (formatted) value, giving immediate feedback
@@ -23,8 +26,16 @@ public:
 
     void setFormatter (std::function<juce::String (float)> f) { formatter = std::move (f); }
 
+    // Value a double click returns to. Call it with the parameter's own default
+    // so the gesture restores the real default, never a hardcoded 0.5.
+    void setDefaultValue (double v) { setDoubleClickReturnValue (true, v); }
+
     juce::String getTextFromValue (double value) override;
 
+    void paint (juce::Graphics& g) override;
+    void resized() override;
+    void visibilityChanged() override;
+
     void mouseDown (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
     void mouseDrag (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
     void mouseUp   (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
@@ -36,6 +47,7 @@ private:
 
     std::function<juce::String (float)> formatter;
     std::unique_ptr<juce::Label> valuePopup;
+    juce::Rectangle<int> textArea;   // name strip under the dial
 };
 
 } // namespace serum

Source/GUI/KnobLookAndFeel.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include "KnobLookAndFeel.h"
+
+namespace serum
+{
+
+void KnobLookAndFeel::drawRotarySlider (juce::Graphics& g, int x, int y, int width, int height,
+                                        float sliderPos, float rotaryStartAngle, float rotaryEndAngle,
+                                        juce::Slider& slider)
+{
+    const auto dial = juce::Rectangle<float> ((float) x, (float) y, (float) width, (float) height);
+    if (dial.isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    const float radius = juce::jmin (dial.getWidth(), dial.getHeight()) * 0.5f - 2.0f;
+    if (radius <= 1.0f)
+        return;
+
+    const float lineW  = juce::jlimit (1.5f, 5.0f, radius * 0.22f);
+    const float arcR   = radius - lineW * 0.5f;
+    const float centreX = dial.getCentreX();
+    const float centreY = dial.getCentreY();
+    const float toAngle = rotaryStartAngle + sliderPos * (rotaryEndAngle - rotaryStartAngle);
+    const bool  live    = slider.isEnabled();
+
+    juce::Path track;
+    track.addCentredArc (centreX, centreY, arcR, arcR, 0.0f, rotaryStartAngle, rotaryEndAngle, true);
+    g.setColour (theme::outline);
+    g.strokePath (track, juce::PathStrokeType (lineW, juce::PathStrokeType::curved, juce::PathStrokeType::rounded));
+
+    if (live)
+    {
+        juce::Path value;
+        value.addCentredArc (centreX, centreY, arcR, arcR, 0.0f, rotaryStartAngle, toAngle, true);
+        g.setColour (theme::accent.withAlpha (slider.isMouseOverOrDragging() ? 1.0f : 0.75f));
+        g.strokePath (value, juce::PathStrokeType (lineW, juce::PathStrokeType::curved, juce::PathStrokeType::rounded));
+    }
+
+    const float pointer = radius * 0.62f;
+    g.setColour (live ? theme::text : theme::textDim);
+    g.drawLine (centreX + std::sin (toAngle) * pointer * 0.35f,
+                centreY - std::cos (toAngle) * pointer * 0.35f,
+                centreX + std::sin (toAngle) * pointer,
+                centreY - std::cos (toAngle) * pointer,
+                juce::jmax (1.5f, lineW * 0.5f));
+}
+
+} // namespace serum

Source/GUI/KnobLookAndFeel.h

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <JuceHeader.h>
+#include "Resources.h"
+
+namespace serum
+{
+
+// ===========================================================================
+// Look-and-feel for Knob.
+//
+// Two jobs:
+//
+//  1. Draw the rotary with theme:: colours. The shared default look-and-feel
+//     paints it with its own palette, which ignores the rest of the editor.
+//
+//  2. Leave room for the knob's name. juce::LookAndFeel_V4 reduces the rotary
+//     bounds by a fixed ten pixels on each side, so a 76 pixel knob loses
+//     20 pixels of dial and a smaller knob loses most of it. This version
+//     keeps the dial whole inside its footprint and reserves a text strip
+//     under it, which is the strip Knob paints its name into.
+// ===========================================================================
+class KnobLookAndFeel : public juce::LookAndFeel_V4
+{
+public:
+    // Height of the name strip reserved under the dial.
+    static constexpr int labelHeight = 16;
+
+    void drawRotarySlider (juce::Graphics& g, int x, int y, int width, int height,
+                           float sliderPos, float rotaryStartAngle, float rotaryEndAngle,
+                           juce::Slider& slider) override;
+};
+
+} // namespace serum

Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp

@@ -1,52 +1,28 @@
 #include "LFODisplay.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
 
 void LFODisplay::setShapeData (const std::vector<float>& data, int s)
 {
-    const int newSteps = juce::jlimit (2, 64, s);
+    const int newSteps = juce::jlimit (2, LFO::kShapePoints, s);
-    const size_t dataSize = std::min (data.size(), size_t (64));
+    const auto dataSize = (std::ptrdiff_t) std::min (data.size(), size_t (LFO::kShapePoints));
-    if (steps == newSteps && shapeData.size() == 64
+    if (steps == newSteps && (int) shapeData.size() == LFO::kShapePoints
         && std::equal (data.begin(), data.begin() + dataSize, shapeData.begin())
-        && std::all_of (shapeData.begin() + dataSize, shapeData.end(), [] (float v) { return v == 0.0f; }))
+        && std::all_of (shapeData.begin() + dataSize, shapeData.end(), [] (float v) { return exactly (v, 0.0f); }))
         return;
 
     steps = newSteps;
     shapeData.assign (data.begin(), data.begin() + dataSize);
-    shapeData.resize (64, 0.0f);
+    shapeData.resize ((size_t) LFO::kShapePoints, 0.0f);
     repaint();
 }
 
 float LFODisplay::valueAt (float phase) const noexcept
 {
-    switch ((LfoShape) shape)
+    return lfoShapeValue (phase, (LfoShape) shape, steps,
-    {
+                          shapeData.data(), (int) shapeData.size(), kSampleHoldLevel);
-        case LfoShape::Sine:      return std::sin (phase * 6.2831853f);
-        case LfoShape::Triangle:  return 1.0f - 4.0f * std::abs (phase - 0.5f);
-        case LfoShape::Saw:       return 2.0f * phase - 1.0f;
-        case LfoShape::Square:    return (phase < 0.5f) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
-        case LfoShape::SampleHold:
-        {
-            const int step = juce::jlimit (0, 15, (int) (phase * 16.0f));
-            return ((step * 2654435761u) & 0xffffu) / 32768.0f - 1.0f;
-        }
-        case LfoShape::StepSeq:
-        {
-            const int idx = juce::jlimit (0, steps - 1, (int) (phase * steps));
-            return shapeData.empty() ? 0.0f : shapeData[(size_t) idx];
-        }
-        case LfoShape::Freehand:
-        {
-            if (shapeData.empty()) return 0.0f;
-            const float pos = phase * (float) (steps - 1);
-            const int i0 = (int) pos;
-            const int i1 = juce::jmin (i0 + 1, steps - 1);
-            const float frac = pos - (float) i0;
-            return shapeData[(size_t) i0] * (1.0f - frac) + shapeData[(size_t) i1] * frac;
-        }
-        default: return 0.0f;
-    }
 }
 
 void LFODisplay::paint (juce::Graphics& g)
@@ -75,6 +51,26 @@ void LFODisplay::paint (juce::Graphics& g)
         }
     }
 
+    // Sample and hold is stateful in the audio path, so the preview draws the
+    // held level as a flat schematic with its hold steps marked, and labels it,
+    // rather than inventing a sequence the synth will never play.
+    if (shape == (int) LfoShape::SampleHold)
+    {
+        const float stepW = (b.getWidth() - 8.0f) / (float) steps;
+        g.setColour (theme::outline);
+        for (int i = 1; i < steps; ++i)
+        {
+            const float x = b.getX() + 4.0f + stepW * (float) i;
+            g.drawLine (x, midY - b.getHeight() * 0.28f, x, midY + b.getHeight() * 0.28f, 1.0f);
+        }
+
+        g.setColour (theme::textDim);
+        g.setFont (10.0f);
+        g.drawText ("S&H schematic",
+                    juce::Rectangle<float> (b.getX(), b.getY(), b.getWidth(), 14.0f).toNearestInt(),
+                    juce::Justification::centred, false);
+    }
+
     juce::Path path;
     path.startNewSubPath (b.getX() + 4.0f, midY);
     const int n = 256;
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ void LFODisplay::editAt (float x, float y)
     const float v = juce::jlimit (-1.0f, 1.0f, (midY - y) / (b.getHeight() * 0.42f));
 
     if (shapeData.empty())
-        shapeData.assign (64, 0.0f);
+        shapeData.assign ((size_t) LFO::kShapePoints, 0.0f);
 
     if (shape == (int) LfoShape::StepSeq)
     {

Source/GUI/LFODisplay.h

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
-#include "../Params.h"
+#include "Params.h"
+#include "LFO.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
 
 // ===========================================================================
 // LFO shape view. Step-sequencer and freehand shapes are click/drag editable.
+// The preview evaluates the same lfoShapeValue() function as the audio path, so
+// the drawn shape cannot drift from the sound. Sample and hold has no phase
+// function (the audio level is stateful), so its preview is a labelled
+// schematic rather than a fabricated sequence.
 // ===========================================================================
 class LFODisplay : public juce::Component
 {
@@ -21,13 +26,21 @@ public:
     void mouseDown (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
     void mouseDrag (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
 
+    // Level the sample-and-hold preview draws. The audio LFO holds a level that
+    // the display cannot observe on the message thread, so the preview shows a
+    // flat schematic line at this value instead of inventing a sequence.
+    static constexpr float kSampleHoldLevel = 0.0f;
+
+    // Value of the current shape at `phase` (0..1); the audio path calls the
+    // same lfoShapeValue() with its live sample-and-hold level.
+    float valueAt (float phase) const noexcept;
+
 private:
     int   shape = 0;
     std::vector<float> shapeData;
     int   steps = 16;
     std::function<void (const std::vector<float>&, int)> onEdited;
 
-    float valueAt (float phase) const noexcept;
     void  editAt (float x, float y);
 };
 

Source/GUI/Panel.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/GUI/PluginEditor.cpp

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace
         constexpr int knobSmall     = 44;   // small knob width (env / LFO rows)
         constexpr int rowHeight     = knobSize + padding;   // vertical pitch of knob rows
         constexpr int panelSpacing  = 10;   // gap between adjacent panels
-        constexpr int labelHeight   = 16;   // label strip height
 
         // Derived from the visual style (panel title bar and control sizes) so the
         // content grid stays aligned across every tab.
@@ -28,7 +27,12 @@ namespace
         constexpr int buttonHeight     = 26;   // text button height
         constexpr int toggleWidth      = 40;   // "On"/"Sync" toggle width
         constexpr int toggleHeight     = 36;   // toggle height (LED + visible label)
+        constexpr int toggleWide       = 60;   // wider toggle for a word like "Bipolar"
         constexpr int headerHeight     = toggleHeight;  // top control row height
+        constexpr int depthKnobHeight  = 60;   // matrix / macro depth knob height
+        // The header row is centred on the depth knob, which is taller than a
+        // toggle, so the row centre follows the knob and not headerHeight.
+        constexpr int headerCentreY    = titleHeight + depthKnobHeight / 2;
         constexpr int displayHeight    = 66;   // waveform / filter display height
         constexpr int envDisplayHeight = 56;   // envelope display height
         constexpr int lfoDisplayHeight = 64;   // LFO display height
@@ -36,6 +40,24 @@ namespace
         constexpr int smallGap         = 3;    // horizontal spacing between small knobs
         constexpr int arrowWidth       = 26;   // FX up/down arrow button width
         constexpr int macroKnobSize    = 120;  // macro knob footprint
+
+        // Tab content starts below the top bar, so every view shares one origin.
+        constexpr int tabBarHeight = 60;
+
+        // Panel grids. Each tab lays its panels out in a fixed number of equal
+        // columns, so the column width lives here rather than beside the code
+        // that happens to use it.
+        constexpr int twoColW    = 545;   // two equal columns (OSC, FX)
+        constexpr int threeColW  = 360;   // three equal columns (FILTER)
+        constexpr int fourColW   = 269;   // four equal columns (MOD, MACRO)
+        constexpr int fourColGap = 8;     // MOD and MACRO pack their columns tighter
+
+        constexpr int oscPanelH    = 308;   // oscillator panel height
+        constexpr int smallPanelH  = 150;   // sub, noise and FX slot panel height
+        constexpr int filterPanelH = 300;   // filter panel height
+        constexpr int envPanelH    = 154;   // envelope panel height
+        constexpr int lfoPanelH    = 206;   // LFO panel height
+        constexpr int macroPanelH  = 158;   // macro panel height
     }
 
     // Horizontal position of a grid column (0-based).
@@ -85,8 +107,70 @@ namespace
     }
 
     juce::String fmtUnison (float v) { return juce::String (1 + (int) std::llround (v * 15.0f)); }
-    juce::String fmtSlope   (float v) { const int s = (int) std::llround (v * 2.0f); return juce::String (s == 0 ? 6 : (s == 1 ? 12 : 24)) + " dB"; }
+
-    juce::String fmtDepth   (float v) { return juce::String (v, 2); }
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Display formatters. One per physical unit the editor shows. Each takes a
+    // normalised 0..1 parameter and returns the value the DSP reads, with its
+    // unit, so a readout and a tooltip can state the same range.
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    juce::String fmtGainDb (float v)          { return juce::String ((v - 0.5f) * 30.0f, 1) + " dB"; }
+    juce::String fmtGainDb12 (float v)        { return juce::String ((v - 0.5f) * 24.0f, 1) + " dB"; }
+    juce::String fmtCompThreshold (float v)   { return juce::String (-40.0f + v * 40.0f, 1) + " dB"; }
+    juce::String fmtCompRatio (float v)       { return juce::String (2.0f + v * 18.0f, 1) + ":1"; }
+    juce::String fmtCompAttack (float v)      { return juce::String (2.0f + v * 98.0f, 0) + " ms"; }
+    juce::String fmtCompRelease (float v)     { return juce::String (30.0f + v * 470.0f, 0) + " ms"; }
+    juce::String fmtDelayTime (float v)       { return juce::String (maps::delayToMs (v), 0) + " ms"; }
+    juce::String fmtLfoRate (float v)         { return juce::String (maps::rateToHz (v), 2) + " Hz"; }
+    juce::String fmtLfoFade (float v)         { return juce::String (v * 8.0f, 2) + " s"; }
+    juce::String fmtLfoDelay (float v)        { return juce::String (v * 4.0f, 2) + " s"; }
+
+    // Beat division, as the period the LFO holds for one cycle.
+    juce::String fmtLfoBeat (float v)
+    {
+        static const char* const names[16] = {
+            "1/32", "1/16", "1/8", "1/6", "1/4", "1/3", "1/2", "1",
+            "1.5", "2", "3", "4", "6", "8", "12", "16"
+        };
+        const int idx = juce::jlimit (0, 15, (int) std::llround (v * 15.0f));
+        return juce::String ("1 cycle = ") + names[idx] + " beat" + (idx == 7 ? "" : "s");
+    }
+
+    // Phase and random phase are fractions of one cycle.
+    juce::String fmtDegrees (float v) { return juce::String (juce::roundToInt (v * 360.0f)) + " deg"; }
+
+    // Filter output is a gain of 0 to 1.5, so 100 % is 1.5x, not unity.
+    juce::String fmtFilterOut (float v) { return juce::String (juce::roundToInt (v * 150.0f)) + " %"; }
+
+    // Modulation depth spans -100 % to +100 %; a negative depth inverts.
+    juce::String fmtModDepth (float v) { return juce::String (juce::roundToInt (v * 100.0f)) + " %"; }
+
+    // Beat divisions, indexed the same way as maps::beatToMultiplier.
+    juce::String formatFrequency (float hz)
+    {
+        if (hz >= 1000.0f)
+            return juce::String (hz / 1000.0f, 1) + " kHz";
+        return juce::String (hz, hz < 100.0f ? 1 : 0) + " Hz";
+    }
+
+    juce::String fmtChorusRate (float v)  { return formatFrequency (0.1f + v * 4.9f); }
+    juce::String fmtFlangerRate (float v) { return formatFrequency (0.05f + v * 2.0f); }
+    juce::String fmtPhaserRate (float v)  { return formatFrequency (0.05f + v * 2.0f); }
+    juce::String fmtDistTone (float v)    { return formatFrequency (800.0f + v * 15200.0f); }
+    juce::String fmtEqMidFreq (float v)   { return formatFrequency (200.0f + v * 4800.0f); }
+
+    // Chorus and flanger depth is a delay excursion in milliseconds.
+    juce::String fmtChorusDepth (float v)  { return juce::String (0.5f + v * 5.5f, 2) + " ms"; }
+    juce::String fmtFlangerDepth (float v) { return juce::String (0.3f + v * 4.7f, 2) + " ms"; }
+
+    juce::String fmtDistDrive (float v)  { return juce::String (1.0f + v * 24.0f, 1) + "x"; }
+    juce::String fmtDistOutput (float v) { return juce::String (0.4f + v * 1.2f, 2) + "x"; }
+    juce::String fmtHyperOutput (float v) { return juce::String (0.5f + v, 2) + "x"; }
+    juce::String fmtPhaserStages (float v)
+    {
+        return juce::String (juce::jlimit (2, 6, 2 + (int) (v * 4.0f + 0.5f))) + " stages";
+    }
+    juce::String fmtPingPong (float v) { return v > 0.5f ? "On" : "Off"; }
+    juce::String fmtPredelayMs (float v) { return juce::String (v * 150.0f, 0) + " ms"; }
 
     void placeKnobs (std::vector<Knob*>& knobs, int x, int y, int w, int h, int gap = layout::gap)
     {
@@ -101,17 +185,61 @@ namespace
     constexpr auto& kFxP3 = paramIds::fxP3;
     constexpr auto& kFxP4 = paramIds::fxP4;
 
-    constexpr const char* kFxParamNames[(int) FxType::Count][4] = {
+    // How one FX slot parameter is presented: the name under the knob, the text
-        { "P1", "P2", "P3", "P4" },
+    // that converts its normalised value to physical units, and the tooltip that
-        { "Intensity", "Low Amount", "High Amount", "Output" },
+    // states what it does and its range.
-        { "Rate", "Depth", "Width", "Unused" },
+    struct FxParamDisplay
-        { "Rate", "Depth", "Feedback", "Unused" },
+    {
-        { "Rate", "Depth", "Feedback", "Stages" },
+        const char* name;
-        { "Drive", "Shape", "Tone", "Output" },
+        const char* tooltip;
-        { "Low Gain", "Mid Gain", "High Gain", "Mid Freq" },
+        std::function<juce::String (float)> formatter;
-        { "Threshold", "Ratio", "Attack", "Release" },
+    };
-        { "Time", "Feedback", "Damping", "Ping-Pong" },
+
-        { "Size", "Damping", "Width", "Predelay" }
+    // Indexed by FxType then by parameter slot. Names and ranges come from the
+    // effect that reads the parameter in Source/EffectUnits/.
+    const FxParamDisplay kFxParamDisplay[(int) FxType::Count][4] = {
+        // Off: the rack skips the slot entirely, so say so rather than showing
+        // four knobs that do nothing.
+        { { "Unused", "Effect is off, this slot does nothing", formatPercent },
+          { "Unused", "Effect is off, this slot does nothing", formatPercent },
+          { "Unused", "Effect is off, this slot does nothing", formatPercent },
+          { "Unused", "Effect is off, this slot does nothing", formatPercent } },
+        { { "Intensity", "How far the multiband up and down compression goes, 0 to 100 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Low Amount", "How much of the low band is fed back in, 40 to 100 %", formatPercent },
+          { "High Amount", "How much of the high band is fed back in, 40 to 100 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Output", "Output gain, 0.5 to 1.5x", fmtHyperOutput } },
+        { { "Rate", "Modulation speed, 0.1 Hz to 5 Hz", fmtChorusRate },
+          { "Depth", "Pitch swing, 0.5 ms to 6 ms of delay", fmtChorusDepth },
+          { "Width", "Stereo width of the modulated copy, 0 to 100 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Unused", "Not used by this effect", formatPercent } },
+        { { "Rate", "Modulation speed, 0.05 Hz to 2.05 Hz", fmtFlangerRate },
+          { "Depth", "Pitch swing, 0.3 ms to 5 ms of delay", fmtFlangerDepth },
+          { "Feedback", "How much output is fed back in, 0 to 90 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Unused", "Not used by this effect", formatPercent } },
+        { { "Rate", "Modulation speed, 0.05 Hz to 2.05 Hz", fmtPhaserRate },
+          { "Depth", "Sweep depth, 30 to 90 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Feedback", "How much output is fed back in, 0 to 70 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Stages", "Number of all-pass stages, 2 to 6", fmtPhaserStages } },
+        { { "Drive", "Input gain into the shaper, 1x to 25x", fmtDistDrive },
+          { "Shape", "Clipping shape. Low is soft, middle is hard, high folds.", formatPercent },
+          { "Tone", "Tone filter cutoff, 800 Hz to 16 kHz", fmtDistTone },
+          { "Output", "Output gain, 0.4x to 1.6x", fmtDistOutput } },
+        { { "Low Gain", "Low band gain, -15 dB to +15 dB", fmtGainDb },
+          { "Mid Gain", "Mid band gain, -12 dB to +12 dB", fmtGainDb12 },
+          { "High Gain", "High band gain, -15 dB to +15 dB", fmtGainDb },
+          { "Mid Freq", "Mid band centre frequency, 200 Hz to 5 kHz", fmtEqMidFreq } },
+        { { "Threshold", "Level where compression starts, -40 dB to 0 dB", fmtCompThreshold },
+          { "Ratio", "Input to output ratio above the threshold, 2:1 to 20:1", fmtCompRatio },
+          { "Attack", "How fast the compressor reacts, 2 ms to 100 ms", fmtCompAttack },
+          { "Release", "How fast the compressor lets go, 30 ms to 500 ms", fmtCompRelease } },
+        { { "Time", "Delay time, 1 ms to 2000 ms", fmtDelayTime },
+          { "Feedback", "How much output is fed back in, 0 to 92 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Damping", "How much the repeats lose their top end, 0 to 95 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Ping-Pong", "Bounces the repeats between left and right, on or off", fmtPingPong } },
+        { { "Size", "Reverb room size, 20 to 99 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Damping", "How much the tail loses its top end, 0 to 100 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Width", "Stereo width of the tail, 0 to 100 %", formatPercent },
+          { "Predelay", "Gap before the reverb starts, 0 ms to 150 ms", fmtPredelayMs } }
     };
 }
 
@@ -173,9 +301,15 @@ Knob* PluginEditor::makeKnob (juce::Component* parent, const juce::String& name,
     auto* k = control.get();
     ownedControls.push_back (std::move (control));
     parent->addAndMakeVisible (k);
-    if (paramId.isNotEmpty() && processor.parameters.getParameter (paramId) != nullptr)
+    if (auto* param = paramId.isNotEmpty() ? processor.parameters.getParameter (paramId) : nullptr)
+    {
+        // A double click restores the parameter's own default. Without this a
+        // double click writes the knob's built-in 0.5 and silently changes any
+        // parameter whose default is not 0.5.
+        k->setDefaultValue (param->convertFrom0to1 (param->getDefaultValue()));
         sliderAttachments.push_back (std::make_unique<juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState::SliderAttachment> (
             processor.parameters, paramId, *k));
+    }
     k->setTooltip (tooltip.isNotEmpty() ? tooltip : name);
     return k;
 }
@@ -222,7 +356,7 @@ void PluginEditor::buildTopBar()
     presetCombo.onChange = [this] { processor.setCurrentProgram (presetCombo.getSelectedItemIndex()); };
     root.addAndMakeVisible (presetCombo);
     presetCombo.setBounds (200, 16, 220, 24);
-    presetCombo.setTooltip ("Select a factory preset");
+    presetCombo.setTooltip ("Loads a factory preset and replaces the current patch");
 
     // UI scale.
     scaleCombo.addItemList ({ "75%", "100%", "125%", "150%", "200%" }, 1);
@@ -230,25 +364,25 @@ void PluginEditor::buildTopBar()
     scaleCombo.onChange = [this] { processor.setUiScaleIndex (scaleCombo.getSelectedItemIndex()); };
     root.addAndMakeVisible (scaleCombo);
     scaleCombo.setBounds (980, 16, 70, 24);
-    scaleCombo.setTooltip ("Interface scale (75% - 200%)");
+    scaleCombo.setTooltip ("Interface scale, 75 % to 200 %");
 
     // RAVE.
-    raveButton.setLabel ("RAVE");
+    raveButton.setLabel ("Rave");
     raveButton.setOnColour (theme::raveGlow);
     raveButton.setBounds (1062, 2, 50, 56);
     root.addAndMakeVisible (raveButton);
-    raveButton.setTooltip ("RAVE one-click boost (unison, width, drive, OTT, reverb)");
+    raveButton.setTooltip ("Adds unison, width, drive, OTT and reverb to the current patch");
     // RAVE uses a callback rather than a direct parameter attachment.
     raveButton.setOnClick ([this] (bool on) { processor.setRaveEnabled (on); });
 
     // Tab bar.
     juce::TextButton* tabs[5] = { &tabOsc, &tabFilter, &tabMod, &tabFx, &tabMacro };
-    const char* tabNames[5] = { "OSC", "FILTER", "MOD", "FX", "MACRO" };
+    const char* tabNames[5] = { "Osc", "Filter", "Mod", "FX", "Macro" };
-    const char* tabTips[5]  = { "Oscillators (Tab cycles sections)",
+    const char* tabTips[5]  = { "Oscillators. Tab cycles sections.",
-                                "Filters (Tab cycles sections)",
+                                "Filters. Tab cycles sections.",
-                                "Modulation: envelopes, LFOs and matrix (Tab cycles sections)",
+                                "Modulation. Envelopes, LFOs and the routing matrix.",
-                                "Effects rack (Tab cycles sections)",
+                                "Effects rack. Tab cycles sections.",
-                                "Macros (Tab cycles sections)" };
+                                "Macros. Tab cycles sections." };
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
     {
         tabs[i]->setButtonText (tabNames[i]);
@@ -262,7 +396,7 @@ void PluginEditor::buildTopBar()
 
     // Master.
     masterKnob.setBounds (906, 0, 64, 60);
-    masterKnob.setTooltip ("Master output volume (0-100%)");
+    masterKnob.setTooltip ("Master output level, 0 % to 100 %");
     root.addAndMakeVisible (masterKnob);
     sliderAttachments.push_back (std::make_unique<juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState::SliderAttachment> (
         processor.parameters, ids::master, masterKnob));
@@ -274,12 +408,12 @@ void PluginEditor::buildTopBar()
 
 void PluginEditor::buildOscTab()
 {
-    oscView.setBounds (0, 60, kBaseW, kBaseH - 60);
+    oscView.setBounds (0, layout::tabBarHeight, kBaseW, kBaseH - layout::tabBarHeight);
     root.addChildComponent (oscView);
 
-    constexpr int colW = 545;   // two equal columns filling kBaseW
+    constexpr int colW = layout::twoColW;
-    constexpr int oscH = 308;
+    constexpr int oscH = layout::oscPanelH;
-    constexpr int subH = 150;
+    constexpr int subH = layout::smallPanelH;
 
     oscAPanel.setBounds  (gridX (0, colW, layout::panelSpacing), layout::margin, colW, oscH);
     oscBPanel.setBounds  (gridX (1, colW, layout::panelSpacing), layout::margin, colW, oscH);
@@ -294,9 +428,9 @@ void PluginEditor::buildOscTab()
     const int row2Y    = row1Y + layout::rowHeight;
 
     // --- Oscillator A ---
-    makeToggle (&oscAPanel, "On", ids::oscAOn, "Enable oscillator A")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
+    makeToggle (&oscAPanel, "On", ids::oscAOn, "Turns oscillator A on or off")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
-    makeCombo (&oscAPanel, ids::oscAWave, wavetableItems(), "Oscillator A wavetable")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 200, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&oscAPanel, ids::oscAWave, wavetableItems(), "Selects the wavetable, 10 factory tables")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 200, layout::comboHeight);
-    makeCombo (&oscAPanel, ids::oscAWarp, { "None", "Bend+", "Bend-", "Sync", "PWM", "Asym", "Mirror", "Fold" }, "Oscillator A warp mode")
+    makeCombo (&oscAPanel, ids::oscAWarp, { "None", "Bend+", "Bend-", "Sync", "PWM", "Asym", "Mirror", "Fold" }, "Selects the wavetable warp mode")
         ->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 200 + layout::gap, comboY, 130, layout::comboHeight);
 
     oscAWave.setWavetables (&processor.engine.getWavetables());
@@ -315,17 +449,19 @@ void PluginEditor::buildOscTab()
 
     std::vector<Knob*> rowA2 = {
         makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Unison", ids::oscAUnison, fmtUnison, "Unison voices (1-16)"),
-        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Detune", ids::oscADetune, formatPercent, "Unison detune (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Detune", ids::oscADetune, formatCents, "Unison detune spread, 0 to 50 cents"),
-        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Spread", ids::oscASpread, formatPercent, "Unison spread (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Spread", ids::oscASpread, formatPercent, "Unison stereo spread (0-100%)"),
-        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Phase", ids::oscAPhase, formatPercent, "Phase (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Phase", ids::oscAPhase, fmtDegrees, "Start phase at note on, 0 to 360 degrees"),
-        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Random Phase", ids::oscARandPh, formatPercent, "Random phase (0-100%)")
+        makeKnob (&oscAPanel, "Rand phase", ids::oscARandPh, fmtDegrees, "Random start phase per voice, 0 to 360 degrees")
     };
     placeKnobs (rowA2, layout::padding, row2Y, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
+    // Unison is a whole number of voices, so the dial should rest on a detent.
+    rowA2[0]->setRange (0.0, 1.0, 1.0 / (kMaxUnison - 1));
 
     // --- Oscillator B ---
-    makeToggle (&oscBPanel, "On", ids::oscBOn, "Enable oscillator B")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
+    makeToggle (&oscBPanel, "On", ids::oscBOn, "Turns oscillator B on or off")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
-    makeCombo (&oscBPanel, ids::oscBWave, wavetableItems(), "Oscillator B wavetable")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 200, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&oscBPanel, ids::oscBWave, wavetableItems(), "Selects the wavetable, 10 factory tables")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 200, layout::comboHeight);
-    makeCombo (&oscBPanel, ids::oscBWarp, { "None", "Bend+", "Bend-", "Sync", "PWM", "Asym", "Mirror", "Fold" }, "Oscillator B warp mode")
+    makeCombo (&oscBPanel, ids::oscBWarp, { "None", "Bend+", "Bend-", "Sync", "PWM", "Asym", "Mirror", "Fold" }, "Selects the wavetable warp mode")
         ->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 200 + layout::gap, comboY, 130, layout::comboHeight);
 
     oscBWave.setWavetables (&processor.engine.getWavetables());
@@ -344,32 +480,33 @@ void PluginEditor::buildOscTab()
 
     std::vector<Knob*> rowB2 = {
         makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Unison", ids::oscBUnison, fmtUnison, "Unison voices (1-16)"),
-        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Detune", ids::oscBDetune, formatPercent, "Unison detune (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Detune", ids::oscBDetune, formatCents, "Unison detune spread, 0 to 50 cents"),
-        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Spread", ids::oscBSpread, formatPercent, "Unison spread (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Spread", ids::oscBSpread, formatPercent, "Unison stereo spread (0-100%)"),
-        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Phase", ids::oscBPhase, formatPercent, "Phase (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Phase", ids::oscBPhase, fmtDegrees, "Start phase at note on, 0 to 360 degrees"),
-        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Random Phase", ids::oscBRandPh, formatPercent, "Random phase (0-100%)")
+        makeKnob (&oscBPanel, "Rand phase", ids::oscBRandPh, fmtDegrees, "Random start phase per voice, 0 to 360 degrees")
     };
     placeKnobs (rowB2, layout::padding, row2Y, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
+    rowB2[0]->setRange (0.0, 1.0, 1.0 / (kMaxUnison - 1));
 
     // --- Sub ---
-    makeToggle (&subPanel, "On", ids::subOn, "Enable sub oscillator")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
+    makeToggle (&subPanel, "On", ids::subOn, "Turns the sub oscillator on or off")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
-    makeCombo (&subPanel, ids::subShape, { "Sine", "Triangle" }, "Sub oscillator waveform")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 130, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&subPanel, ids::subShape, { "Sine", "Triangle" }, "Sub oscillator waveform, sine or triangle")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 130, layout::comboHeight);
-    makeCombo (&subPanel, ids::subOct, { "-2 oct", "-1 oct", "0 oct" }, "Sub oscillator octave")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 130 + layout::gap, comboY, 90, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&subPanel, ids::subOct, { "-2 oct", "-1 oct", "0 oct" }, "Sub oscillator octave, 2 below to unison")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 130 + layout::gap, comboY, 90, layout::comboHeight);
     makeKnob (&subPanel, "Level", ids::subLevel, formatPercent, "Sub oscillator level (0-100%)")->setBounds (layout::padding, displayY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
 
     // --- Noise ---
-    makeToggle (&noisePanel, "On", ids::noiseOn, "Enable noise")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
+    makeToggle (&noisePanel, "On", ids::noiseOn, "Turns noise on or off")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
-    makeCombo (&noisePanel, ids::noiseType, { "White", "Pink" }, "Noise type")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 130, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&noisePanel, ids::noiseType, { "White", "Pink" }, "Noise colour, white or pink")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 130, layout::comboHeight);
     makeKnob (&noisePanel, "Level", ids::noiseLevel, formatPercent, "Noise level (0-100%)")->setBounds (layout::padding, displayY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
 }
 
 void PluginEditor::buildFilterTab()
 {
-    filterView.setBounds (0, 60, kBaseW, kBaseH - 60);
+    filterView.setBounds (0, layout::tabBarHeight, kBaseW, kBaseH - layout::tabBarHeight);
     root.addChildComponent (filterView);
 
-    constexpr int colW   = 360;
+    constexpr int colW   = layout::threeColW;
-    constexpr int panelH = 300;   // retains the original panel height (content top-aligned)
+    constexpr int panelH = layout::filterPanelH;
 
     filter1Panel.setBounds (gridX (0, colW, layout::panelSpacing), layout::margin, colW, panelH);
     filter2Panel.setBounds (gridX (1, colW, layout::panelSpacing), layout::margin, colW, panelH);
@@ -385,52 +522,52 @@ void PluginEditor::buildFilterTab()
     const int knobY    = displayY + layout::displayHeight + layout::padding;   // aligns with OSC row 1
 
     // Filter 1
-    makeToggle (&filter1Panel, "On", ids::f1On, "Enable filter 1")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
+    makeToggle (&filter1Panel, "On", ids::f1On, "Turns filter 1 on or off")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
-    makeCombo (&filter1Panel, ids::f1Type, filterTypes, "Filter 1 type")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 170, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&filter1Panel, ids::f1Type, filterTypes, "Selects the filter 1 model")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 170, layout::comboHeight);
-    makeCombo (&filter1Panel, ids::f1Slope, slopes, "Filter 1 slope")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 170 + layout::gap, comboY, 100, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&filter1Panel, ids::f1Slope, slopes, "Slope, 6, 12 or 24 dB per octave on the ladder and diode models")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 170 + layout::gap, comboY, 100, layout::comboHeight);
     filter1Panel.addAndMakeVisible (filter1Display);
     filter1Display.setBounds (layout::padding, displayY, colW - 2 * layout::padding, layout::displayHeight);
 
     std::vector<Knob*> f1 = {
-        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Cutoff", ids::f1Cutoff, formatHz, "Filter 1 cutoff (20 Hz - 20 kHz)"),
+        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Cutoff", ids::f1Cutoff, formatHz, "Filter 1 cutoff, 20 Hz to 18 kHz"),
-        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Resonance", ids::f1Res, formatPercent, "Filter 1 resonance (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Resonance", ids::f1Res, formatPercent, "Filter 1 resonance, 0 % to 100 %"),
-        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Drive", ids::f1Drive, formatPercent, "Filter 1 drive (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Drive", ids::f1Drive, formatPercent, "Filter 1 drive, 0 % to 100 %. Damps the comb model."),
-        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Keytrack", ids::f1Key, formatPercent, "Filter 1 keytrack (0-100%)")
+        makeKnob (&filter1Panel, "Keytrack", ids::f1Key, formatPercent, "Filter 1 key tracking, 0 % to 100 %")
     };
     placeKnobs (f1, layout::padding, knobY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
 
     // Filter 2
-    makeToggle (&filter2Panel, "On", ids::f2On, "Enable filter 2")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
+    makeToggle (&filter2Panel, "On", ids::f2On, "Turns filter 2 on or off")->setBounds (layout::padding, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
-    makeCombo (&filter2Panel, ids::f2Type, filterTypes, "Filter 2 type")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 170, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&filter2Panel, ids::f2Type, filterTypes, "Selects the filter 2 model")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap, comboY, 170, layout::comboHeight);
-    makeCombo (&filter2Panel, ids::f2Slope, slopes, "Filter 2 slope")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 170 + layout::gap, comboY, 100, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&filter2Panel, ids::f2Slope, slopes, "Slope, 6, 12 or 24 dB per octave on the ladder and diode models")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::toggleWidth + layout::gap + 170 + layout::gap, comboY, 100, layout::comboHeight);
     filter2Panel.addAndMakeVisible (filter2Display);
     filter2Display.setBounds (layout::padding, displayY, colW - 2 * layout::padding, layout::displayHeight);
 
     std::vector<Knob*> f2 = {
-        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Cutoff", ids::f2Cutoff, formatHz, "Filter 2 cutoff (20 Hz - 20 kHz)"),
+        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Cutoff", ids::f2Cutoff, formatHz, "Filter 2 cutoff, 20 Hz to 18 kHz"),
-        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Resonance", ids::f2Res, formatPercent, "Filter 2 resonance (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Resonance", ids::f2Res, formatPercent, "Filter 2 resonance, 0 % to 100 %"),
-        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Drive", ids::f2Drive, formatPercent, "Filter 2 drive (0-100%)"),
+        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Drive", ids::f2Drive, formatPercent, "Filter 2 drive, 0 % to 100 %. Damps the comb model."),
-        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Keytrack", ids::f2Key, formatPercent, "Filter 2 keytrack (0-100%)")
+        makeKnob (&filter2Panel, "Keytrack", ids::f2Key, formatPercent, "Filter 2 key tracking, 0 % to 100 %")
     };
     placeKnobs (f2, layout::padding, knobY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
 
     // Routing
-    makeCombo (&routingPanel, ids::fRoute, { "Serial", "Parallel", "Split" }, "Filter routing (serial / parallel / split)")->setBounds (layout::padding, comboY, 160, layout::comboHeight);
+    makeCombo (&routingPanel, ids::fRoute, { "Serial", "Parallel", "Split" }, "Filter routing, serial, parallel or split")->setBounds (layout::padding, comboY, 160, layout::comboHeight);
-    makeKnob (&routingPanel, "Mix", ids::fMix, formatPercent, "Filter mix (0-100%)")->setBounds (layout::padding, displayY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
+    makeKnob (&routingPanel, "Mix", ids::fMix, formatPercent, "Blends filter 2 over filter 1 in parallel routing, 0 % to 100 %")->setBounds (layout::padding, displayY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
-    makeKnob (&routingPanel, "Output", ids::fOut, formatPercent, "Filter output (0-100%)")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::knobSize + layout::gap, displayY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
+    makeKnob (&routingPanel, "Output", ids::fOut, fmtFilterOut, "Filter output gain, 0 % to 150 %")->setBounds (layout::padding + layout::knobSize + layout::gap, displayY, layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
 }
 
 void PluginEditor::buildModTab()
 {
-    modView.setBounds (0, 60, kBaseW, kBaseH - 60);
+    modView.setBounds (0, layout::tabBarHeight, kBaseW, kBaseH - layout::tabBarHeight);
     root.addChildComponent (modView);
 
     const juce::StringArray lfoShapes = { "Sine", "Triangle", "Saw", "Square", "S&H", "Step", "Freehand" };
 
-    constexpr int colW   = 269;   // four equal columns: 4*269 + 3*8 = 1100
+    constexpr int colW   = layout::fourColW;
-    constexpr int colGap = 8;
+    constexpr int colGap = layout::fourColGap;
-    constexpr int envH   = 154;
+    constexpr int envH   = layout::envPanelH;
-    constexpr int lfoH   = 206;
+    constexpr int lfoH   = layout::lfoPanelH;
 
     // Envelopes (4 across).
     for (int i = 0; i < kNumEnvelopes; ++i)
@@ -449,11 +586,11 @@ void PluginEditor::buildModTab()
         const auto& idsC = paramIds::envCurve;
 
         std::vector<Knob*> knobs = {
-            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Attack", idsA[i], formatSeconds, "Attack time (0.5 ms - 12 s)"),
+            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Attack", idsA[i], formatSeconds, "Attack time, 0.5 ms to 12 s"),
-            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Decay", idsD[i], formatSeconds, "Decay time (0.5 ms - 12 s)"),
+            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Decay", idsD[i], formatSeconds, "Decay time, 0.5 ms to 12 s"),
-            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Sustain", idsS[i], formatPercent, "Sustain level (0-100%)"),
+            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Sustain", idsS[i], formatPercent, "Sustain level, 0 % to 100 %"),
-            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Release", idsR[i], formatSeconds, "Release time (0.5 ms - 12 s)"),
+            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Release", idsR[i], formatSeconds, "Release time, 0.5 ms to 12 s"),
-            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Curve", idsC[i], formatPercent, "Envelope curve (0-100%)")
+            makeKnob (&envPanels[(size_t) i], "Curve", idsC[i], formatPercent, "Curve shape. Low is a fast attack and slow decay, high is the reverse.")
         };
         placeKnobs (knobs, layout::padding,
                     layout::titleHeight + layout::envDisplayHeight + layout::padding,
@@ -475,18 +612,18 @@ void PluginEditor::buildModTab()
         const auto& fade = paramIds::lfoFade;
         const auto& delay = paramIds::lfoDelay;
 
-        makeCombo (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], shape[i], lfoShapes, "LFO shape")->setBounds (layout::padding, comboRowY(), 110, layout::comboHeight);
+        makeCombo (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], shape[i], lfoShapes, "Selects the LFO waveform")->setBounds (layout::padding, comboRowY(), 110, layout::comboHeight);
-        makeToggle (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Sync", sync[i], "Tempo-sync LFO")->setBounds (layout::padding + 110 + layout::gap, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
+        makeToggle (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Sync", sync[i], "Locks the LFO to host tempo and uses the Beat knob")->setBounds (layout::padding + 110 + layout::gap, layout::titleHeight, layout::toggleWidth, layout::toggleHeight);
 
         lfoPanels[(size_t) i].addAndMakeVisible (lfoDisplays[(size_t) i]);
         lfoDisplays[(size_t) i].setBounds (layout::padding, bodyTop(), colW - 2 * layout::padding, layout::lfoDisplayHeight);
 
         std::vector<Knob*> knobs = {
-            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Rate", rate[i], formatPercent, "LFO rate (0.02 Hz - 30 Hz)"),
+            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Rate", rate[i], fmtLfoRate, "LFO rate, 0.02 Hz to 30 Hz"),
-            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Beat", beat[i], formatPercent, "Beat division (1/32 - 4 bars)"),
+            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Beat", beat[i], fmtLfoBeat, "Cycle length, 1/32 beat to 16 beats"),
-            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Phase", phase[i], formatPercent, "Phase (0-100%)"),
+            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Phase", phase[i], fmtDegrees, "Start phase, 0 to 360 degrees"),
-            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Fade", fade[i], formatPercent, "Fade in (0-100%)"),
+            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Fade", fade[i], fmtLfoFade, "Fade in time, 0 s to 8 s"),
-            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Delay", delay[i], formatPercent, "Start delay (0-100%)")
+            makeKnob (&lfoPanels[(size_t) i], "Delay", delay[i], fmtLfoDelay, "Start delay, 0 s to 4 s")
         };
         placeKnobs (knobs, layout::padding,
                     bodyTop() + layout::lfoDisplayHeight + layout::padding,
@@ -500,65 +637,70 @@ void PluginEditor::buildModTab()
 
     // Modulation matrix.
     const int matrixTop = lfoTop + lfoH + layout::panelSpacing;
-    const int matrixH   = kBaseH - 60 - matrixTop - layout::margin;
+    const int matrixH   = kBaseH - layout::tabBarHeight - matrixTop - layout::margin;
     matrixPanel.setBounds (layout::margin, matrixTop, kBaseW - 2 * layout::margin, matrixH);
     modView.addAndMakeVisible (matrixPanel);
 
     std::vector<ModTarget> targetEnums;
     const juce::StringArray targetItems = modTargetItems (targetEnums);
 
-    const int mCenter = layout::titleHeight + 30;   // vertical centre of the (60px) depth knob
+    const int mCenter = layout::headerCentreY;   // centre line of the depth row
 
     modSourceCombo.addItemList (modSourceItems(), 1);
     modSourceCombo.setSelectedItemIndex (0, juce::dontSendNotification);
     modSourceCombo.setBounds (layout::padding, mCenter - layout::comboHeight / 2, 160, layout::comboHeight);
-    modSourceCombo.setTooltip ("Modulation source");
+    modSourceCombo.setTooltip ("Selects the modulation source");
     matrixPanel.addAndMakeVisible (modSourceCombo);
 
     modTargetCombo.addItemList (targetItems, 1);
     modTargetCombo.setSelectedItemIndex (0, juce::dontSendNotification);
     modTargetCombo.setBounds (layout::padding + 160 + layout::gap, mCenter - layout::comboHeight / 2, 200, layout::comboHeight);
-    modTargetCombo.setTooltip ("Modulation destination");
+    modTargetCombo.setTooltip ("Selects the modulation destination");
     matrixPanel.addAndMakeVisible (modTargetCombo);
 
     const int depthX = layout::padding + 160 + layout::gap + 200 + layout::gap;
     modDepthKnob.setRange (-1.0, 1.0);
     modDepthKnob.setValue (0.5, juce::dontSendNotification);
-    modDepthKnob.setFormatter (fmtDepth);
+    modDepthKnob.setDefaultValue (0.0);   // a double click recentres the depth
-    modDepthKnob.setBounds (depthX, layout::titleHeight, layout::knobSize, 60);
+    modDepthKnob.setFormatter (fmtModDepth);
-    modDepthKnob.setTooltip ("Modulation depth (-1 to +1)");
+    modDepthKnob.setBounds (depthX, layout::titleHeight, layout::knobSize, layout::depthKnobHeight);
+    modDepthKnob.setTooltip ("Modulation amount for the next Add, -100 % to +100 % of the target range");
     matrixPanel.addAndMakeVisible (modDepthKnob);
 
     modBipolarToggle.setLabel ("Bipolar");
-    modBipolarToggle.setBounds (depthX + layout::knobSize + layout::gap, mCenter - layout::toggleHeight / 2, 60, layout::toggleHeight);
+    modBipolarToggle.setBounds (depthX + layout::knobSize + layout::gap, mCenter - layout::toggleHeight / 2, layout::toggleWide, layout::toggleHeight);
-    modBipolarToggle.setTooltip ("Bipolar modulation depth");
+    modBipolarToggle.setTooltip ("Recentres a one-sided source so the modulation swings both ways, for the next Add");
     matrixPanel.addAndMakeVisible (modBipolarToggle);
     modBipolarToggle.setToggleState (true);
 
-    const int addX = depthX + layout::knobSize + layout::gap + 60 + layout::gap;
+    const int addX = depthX + layout::knobSize + layout::gap + layout::toggleWide + layout::gap;
     modAddButton.setButtonText ("Add");
     modAddButton.setBounds (addX, mCenter - layout::buttonHeight / 2, 70, layout::buttonHeight);
-    modAddButton.setTooltip ("Add modulation connection");
+    modAddButton.setTooltip ("Adds the selected source and destination to the matrix");
     modAddButton.onClick = [this, targetEnums]
     {
         const ModSource src = (ModSource) modSourceCombo.getSelectedItemIndex();
         const int tid = modTargetCombo.getSelectedItemIndex();
         if (tid >= 0 && tid < (int) targetEnums.size())
         {
+            bool added = false;
             {
                 const juce::ScopedLock lock (processor.engine.getControlLock());
-                processor.engine.getMatrix().addConnection (src, targetEnums[(size_t) tid],
+                added = processor.engine.getMatrix().addConnection (src, targetEnums[(size_t) tid],
                                                                     (float) modDepthKnob.getValue(),
                                                                     modBipolarToggle.getToggleState());
             }
+            if (added)
                 updateModList();
+            else
+                modAddButton.setEnabled (false);   // at cap: keep list text and selection unchanged
         }
     };
     matrixPanel.addAndMakeVisible (modAddButton);
 
     modRemoveButton.setButtonText ("Remove Last");
     modRemoveButton.setBounds (addX + 70 + layout::gap, mCenter - layout::buttonHeight / 2, 110, layout::buttonHeight);
-    modRemoveButton.setTooltip ("Remove last modulation connection");
+    modRemoveButton.setTooltip ("Removes the newest matrix row, older rows stay");
     modRemoveButton.onClick = [this]
     {
         {
@@ -573,7 +715,7 @@ void PluginEditor::buildModTab()
 
     modClearButton.setButtonText ("Clear");
     modClearButton.setBounds (addX + 70 + layout::gap + 110 + layout::gap, mCenter - layout::buttonHeight / 2, 70, layout::buttonHeight);
-    modClearButton.setTooltip ("Clear all modulation connections");
+    modClearButton.setTooltip ("Removes every modulation connection");
     modClearButton.onClick = [this]
     {
         {
@@ -584,11 +726,12 @@ void PluginEditor::buildModTab()
     };
     matrixPanel.addAndMakeVisible (modClearButton);
 
-    const int listTop = layout::titleHeight + 60 + layout::padding;
+    const int listTop = layout::titleHeight + layout::depthKnobHeight + layout::padding;
     modList.setBounds (layout::padding, listTop,
                        kBaseW - 2 * layout::margin - 2 * layout::padding,
                        matrixH - listTop - layout::padding);
     modList.setReadOnly (true);
+    modList.setTooltip ("Every modulation connection, newest last. Depth is a fraction of the target range.");
     modList.setMultiLine (true, false);
     modList.setColour (juce::TextEditor::backgroundColourId, juce::Colours::transparentBlack);
     modList.setColour (juce::TextEditor::textColourId, theme::text);
@@ -598,14 +741,17 @@ void PluginEditor::buildModTab()
 
 void PluginEditor::buildFxTab()
 {
-    fxView.setBounds (0, 60, kBaseW, kBaseH - 60);
+    fxView.setBounds (0, layout::tabBarHeight, kBaseW, kBaseH - layout::tabBarHeight);
     root.addChildComponent (fxView);
 
-    const juce::StringArray fxTypes = { "Off", "Hyper", "Chorus", "Flanger", "Phaser",
+    // Built from the one label function so the item order always follows FxType,
-                                        "Distortion", "EQ", "Compressor", "Delay", "Reverb" };
+    // whose values are used directly as the combo selection / parameter value.
+    juce::StringArray fxTypes;
+    for (int t = 0; t < (int) FxType::Count; ++t)
+        fxTypes.add (FXProcessor::fxTypeName (t));
 
-    constexpr int colW  = 545;
+    constexpr int colW  = layout::twoColW;
-    constexpr int slotH = 150;
+    constexpr int slotH = layout::smallPanelH;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < kNumFxSlots; ++i)
     {
@@ -637,13 +783,17 @@ void PluginEditor::buildFxTab()
 
         fxUp[(size_t) i]->onClick = [this, i] { if (i > 0) swapFxSlots (i, i - 1); };
         fxDown[(size_t) i]->onClick = [this, i] { if (i < kNumFxSlots - 1) swapFxSlots (i, i + 1); };
+        // The first slot cannot move up and the last cannot move down, so grey
+        // the arrow out instead of leaving a click that does nothing.
+        fxUp[(size_t) i]->setEnabled (i > 0);
+        fxDown[(size_t) i]->setEnabled (i < kNumFxSlots - 1);
 
         std::vector<Knob*> knobs = {
-            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "Mix", kFxMix[i], formatPercent, "Effect mix (0-100%)"),
+            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "Mix", kFxMix[i], formatPercent, "Dry and wet mix, 0 % to 100 %"),
-            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P1", kFxP1[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 1 (0-100%)"),
+            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P1", kFxP1[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 1, set by the effect type"),
-            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P2", kFxP2[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 2 (0-100%)"),
+            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P2", kFxP2[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 2, set by the effect type"),
-            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P3", kFxP3[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 3 (0-100%)"),
+            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P3", kFxP3[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 3, set by the effect type"),
-            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P4", kFxP4[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 4 (0-100%)")
+            makeKnob (&fxPanels[(size_t) i], "P4", kFxP4[i], formatPercent, "Effect parameter 4, set by the effect type")
         };
         placeKnobs (knobs, layout::padding, bodyTop(), layout::knobSize, layout::knobSize);
         fxKnobs[(size_t) i] = knobs;
@@ -652,12 +802,12 @@ void PluginEditor::buildFxTab()
 
 void PluginEditor::buildMacroTab()
 {
-    macroView.setBounds (0, 60, kBaseW, kBaseH - 60);
+    macroView.setBounds (0, layout::tabBarHeight, kBaseW, kBaseH - layout::tabBarHeight);
     root.addChildComponent (macroView);
 
-    constexpr int colW   = 269;   // four equal columns: 4*269 + 3*8 = 1100
+    constexpr int colW   = layout::fourColW;
-    constexpr int colGap = 8;
+    constexpr int colGap = layout::fourColGap;
-    constexpr int macroH = 158;
+    constexpr int macroH = layout::macroPanelH;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < kNumMacros; ++i)
     {
@@ -674,56 +824,68 @@ void PluginEditor::buildMacroTab()
 
     // Macro assignment editor.
     const int assignTop = layout::margin + macroH + layout::panelSpacing;
-    const int assignH   = kBaseH - 60 - assignTop - layout::margin;
+    const int assignH   = kBaseH - layout::tabBarHeight - assignTop - layout::margin;
     macroAssignPanel.setBounds (layout::margin, assignTop, kBaseW - 2 * layout::margin, assignH);
     macroView.addAndMakeVisible (macroAssignPanel);
 
     std::vector<ModTarget> targetEnums;
     const juce::StringArray targetItems = modTargetItems (targetEnums);
 
-    const int mCenter = layout::titleHeight + 30;   // vertical centre of the (60px) depth knob
+    const int mCenter = layout::headerCentreY;   // centre line of the depth row
 
-    macroAssignIndex.addItemList ({ "Macro 1", "Macro 2", "Macro 3", "Macro 4" }, 1);
+    juce::StringArray macroItems;
+    for (int i = 0; i < kNumMacros; ++i)
+        macroItems.add (MacroControls::macroName (i));
+    macroAssignIndex.addItemList (macroItems, 1);
     macroAssignIndex.setSelectedItemIndex (0, juce::dontSendNotification);
     macroAssignIndex.setBounds (layout::padding, mCenter - layout::comboHeight / 2, 140, layout::comboHeight);
-    macroAssignIndex.setTooltip ("Macro to assign");
+    macroAssignIndex.setTooltip ("Selects the macro to edit");
+    macroAssignIndex.onChange = [this] { updateMacroList(); };
     macroAssignPanel.addAndMakeVisible (macroAssignIndex);
 
     macroAssignTarget.addItemList (targetItems, 1);
     macroAssignTarget.setSelectedItemIndex (0, juce::dontSendNotification);
     macroAssignTarget.setBounds (layout::padding + 140 + layout::gap, mCenter - layout::comboHeight / 2, 220, layout::comboHeight);
-    macroAssignTarget.setTooltip ("Destination parameter");
+    macroAssignTarget.setTooltip ("Selects the destination parameter");
     macroAssignPanel.addAndMakeVisible (macroAssignTarget);
 
     const int depthX = layout::padding + 140 + layout::gap + 220 + layout::gap;
-    macroDepthKnob.setFormatter (fmtDepth);
+    // Half depth, so an Assign made without touching this knob still moves the
-    macroDepthKnob.setBounds (depthX, layout::titleHeight, layout::knobSize, 60);
+    // destination. A depth of zero would create a silent assignment.
-    macroDepthKnob.setTooltip ("Macro assignment depth (0 to 1)");
+    macroDepthKnob.setValue (0.5, juce::dontSendNotification);
+    macroDepthKnob.setDefaultValue (0.5);
+    macroDepthKnob.setFormatter (formatPercent);
+    macroDepthKnob.setBounds (depthX, layout::titleHeight, layout::knobSize, layout::depthKnobHeight);
+    macroDepthKnob.setTooltip ("Macro amount for the next Assign, 0 % to 100 % of the target range");
     macroAssignPanel.addAndMakeVisible (macroDepthKnob);
 
     const int assignBtnX = depthX + layout::knobSize + layout::gap;
     macroAssignButton.setButtonText ("Assign");
     macroAssignButton.setBounds (assignBtnX, mCenter - layout::buttonHeight / 2, 80, layout::buttonHeight);
-    macroAssignButton.setTooltip ("Assign destination to the selected macro");
+    macroAssignButton.setTooltip ("Adds this destination to the selected macro");
     macroAssignButton.onClick = [this, targetEnums]
     {
         const int macro = macroAssignIndex.getSelectedItemIndex();
         const int tid = macroAssignTarget.getSelectedItemIndex();
-        if (tid >= 0 && tid < (int) targetEnums.size())
+        if (macro >= 0 && macro < kNumMacros && tid >= 0 && tid < (int) targetEnums.size())
         {
+            bool added = false;
             {
                 const juce::ScopedLock lock (processor.engine.getControlLock());
-                processor.engine.getMacros().addAssignment (macro, targetEnums[(size_t) tid],
+                added = processor.engine.getMacros().addAssignment (macro, targetEnums[(size_t) tid],
                                                                     (float) macroDepthKnob.getValue());
             }
+            if (added)
                 updateMacroList();
+            else
+                macroAssignButton.setEnabled (false);   // at cap: keep list text and selection unchanged
         }
     };
     macroAssignPanel.addAndMakeVisible (macroAssignButton);
 
     macroClearButton.setButtonText ("Clear All");
     macroClearButton.setBounds (assignBtnX + 80 + layout::gap, mCenter - layout::buttonHeight / 2, 80, layout::buttonHeight);
-    macroClearButton.setTooltip ("Clear all macro assignments");
+    macroClearButton.setTooltip ("Removes every macro assignment from all four macros");
     macroClearButton.onClick = [this]
     {
         {
@@ -734,11 +896,12 @@ void PluginEditor::buildMacroTab()
     };
     macroAssignPanel.addAndMakeVisible (macroClearButton);
 
-    const int listTop = layout::titleHeight + 60 + layout::padding;
+    const int listTop = layout::titleHeight + layout::depthKnobHeight + layout::padding;
     macroList.setBounds (layout::padding, listTop,
                          kBaseW - 2 * layout::margin - 2 * layout::padding,
                          assignH - listTop - layout::padding);
     macroList.setReadOnly (true);
+    macroList.setTooltip ("Every macro assignment, grouped by macro. Depth is a fraction of the target range.");
     macroList.setMultiLine (true, false);
     macroList.setColour (juce::TextEditor::backgroundColourId, juce::Colours::transparentBlack);
     macroList.setColour (juce::TextEditor::textColourId, theme::text);
@@ -751,6 +914,7 @@ void PluginEditor::swapFxSlots (int a, int b)
     if (a < 0 || b < 0 || a >= kNumFxSlots || b >= kNumFxSlots || a == b)
         return;
 
+    const juce::ScopedLock lock (processor.engine.getControlLock());
     auto swapParam = [this] (const char* pa, const char* pb)
     {
         auto* p1 = processor.parameters.getParameter (pa);
@@ -897,12 +1061,18 @@ void PluginEditor::updateVisuals()
             for (int p = 0; p < 4; ++p)
             {
                 auto* knob = fxKnobs[(size_t) i][(size_t) p + 1];
-                const juce::String name = kFxParamNames[type][p];
+                const auto& spec = kFxParamDisplay[type][p];
+
+                // Label, tooltip and readout unit all come from the one table, so
+                // a renamed knob can never keep the previous effect's tooltip or
+                // show a percentage for a value the DSP reads in Hz or dB.
+                const juce::String name = spec.name;
                 if (knob->getName() != name)
                 {
                     knob->setName (name);
-                    knob->setTooltip (name == "Unused" ? "Not used by this effect"
+                    knob->setTooltip (spec.tooltip);
-                        : name + " (normalised 0-100%)");
+                    knob->setFormatter (spec.formatter);
+                    knob->setEnabled (name != "Unused");
                     knob->repaint();
                 }
             }
@@ -926,26 +1096,33 @@ void PluginEditor::updateVisuals()
 void PluginEditor::updateModList()
 {
     juce::String text;
+    int count = 0;
     {
         const juce::ScopedLock lock (processor.engine.getControlLock());
         const auto& cons = processor.engine.getMatrix().connections;
+        count = (int) cons.size();
         for (const auto& c : cons)
             text += modSourceName (c.source) + "  ->  " + modTargetName (c.target)
                   + "   [" + juce::String (c.depth, 2) + (c.bipolar ? ", bipolar]" : "]") + "\n";
     }
     if (modList.getText() != text)
         modList.setText (text, false);
+    modAddButton.setEnabled (count < ModulationMatrix::kMaxConnections);
 }
 
 void PluginEditor::updateMacroList()
 {
     juce::String text;
+    int assigned = 0;
+    const int macro = macroAssignIndex.getSelectedItemIndex();
     {
         const juce::ScopedLock lock (processor.engine.getControlLock());
         for (int m = 0; m < kNumMacros; ++m)
         {
             text += MacroControls::macroName (m) + ":\n";
             const auto& assigns = processor.engine.getMacros().assignments[(size_t) m];
+            if (m == macro)
+                assigned = (int) assigns.size();
             if (assigns.empty())
                 text += "   (none)\n";
             for (const auto& a : assigns)
@@ -954,6 +1131,8 @@ void PluginEditor::updateMacroList()
     }
     if (macroList.getText() != text)
         macroList.setText (text, false);
+    macroAssignButton.setEnabled (macro >= 0 && macro < kNumMacros
+                                  && assigned < MacroControls::kMaxAssignments);
 }
 
 void PluginEditor::timerCallback()

Source/GUI/PluginEditor.h

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
 #include "PluginProcessor.h"
-#include "GUI/SerumLookAndFeel.h"
 #include "GUI/Knob.h"
-#include "GUI/Slider.h"
 #include "GUI/ToggleButton.h"
 #include "GUI/Display.h"
 #include "GUI/Panel.h"
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     SerumAltAudioProcessor& processor;
-    SerumLookAndFeel laf;
 
     static constexpr int kBaseW = 1120;
     static constexpr int kBaseH = 740;
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ private:
     Panel oscAPanel { "Oscillator A" }, oscBPanel { "Oscillator B" };
     Panel subPanel { "Sub" }, noisePanel { "Noise" };
     WaveformDisplay oscAWave, oscBWave;
-    std::vector<juce::Component*> oscAComponents, oscBComponents;
 
     // --- FILTER ---
     Panel filter1Panel { "Filter 1" }, filter2Panel { "Filter 2" }, routingPanel { "Routing" };

Source/GUI/SerumLookAndFeel.h

@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
-
-namespace serum
-{
-
-// ===========================================================================
-// Dark vector look-and-feel. Rotary and linear sliders are drawn with juce::Path
-// (arcs + indicator + thumb) so they stay crisp at every UI scale.
-// ===========================================================================
-class SerumLookAndFeel : public juce::LookAndFeel_V4
-{
-public:
-    SerumLookAndFeel()
-    {
-        setColour (juce::Slider::backgroundColourId,          theme::panel);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::thumbColourId,               theme::accent);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::trackColourId,               theme::outline);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::rotarySliderFillColourId,    theme::accent);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::rotarySliderOutlineColourId, theme::panelRaised);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::textBoxTextColourId,         theme::text);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::textBoxBackgroundColourId,   theme::panel);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::textBoxHighlightColourId,    theme::accent);
-        setColour (juce::Slider::textBoxOutlineColourId,      theme::outline);
-
-        setColour (juce::ComboBox::backgroundColourId,  theme::panelRaised);
-        setColour (juce::ComboBox::textColourId,        theme::text);
-        setColour (juce::ComboBox::arrowColourId,       theme::textDim);
-        setColour (juce::ComboBox::outlineColourId,     theme::outline);
-        setColour (juce::ComboBox::buttonColourId,      theme::panelRaised);
-        setColour (juce::ComboBox::focusedOutlineColourId, theme::accent);
-        setColour (juce::PopupMenu::backgroundColourId,  theme::panelRaised);
-        setColour (juce::PopupMenu::textColourId,        theme::text);
-        setColour (juce::PopupMenu::highlightedBackgroundColourId, theme::accent);
-        setColour (juce::PopupMenu::highlightedTextColourId, juce::Colours::black);
-
-        setColour (juce::TextButton::buttonColourId,    theme::panelRaised);
-        setColour (juce::TextButton::buttonOnColourId,  theme::accent);
-        setColour (juce::TextButton::textColourOffId,   theme::textDim);
-        setColour (juce::TextButton::textColourOnId,    juce::Colours::black);
-
-        setColour (juce::TextEditor::backgroundColourId, theme::panel);
-        setColour (juce::TextEditor::textColourId,       theme::text);
-        setColour (juce::TextEditor::outlineColourId,    theme::outline);
-        setColour (juce::TextEditor::focusedOutlineColourId, theme::accent);
-    }
-
-    void drawRotarySlider (juce::Graphics& g, int x, int y, int width, int height,
-                           float sliderPos, float, float, juce::Slider& slider) override
-    {
-        const int labelH = 18;
-        const int knobH = height - labelH;
-        const int knobSize = juce::jmin (width, knobH) - 6;
-        const int cx = x + width / 2;
-        const int cy = y + knobH / 2;
-        const float radius = knobSize * 0.5f;
-
-        const juce::Rectangle<float> area ((float) cx - radius, (float) cy - radius,
-                                           radius * 2.0f, radius * 2.0f);
-
-        // Body.
-        g.setColour (theme::panelRaised);
-        g.fillEllipse (area);
-        g.setColour (theme::outline);
-        g.drawEllipse (area, 1.0f);
-
-        const float startAngle = juce::MathConstants<float>::pi * 1.25f;   // 225 deg
-        const float endAngle   = juce::MathConstants<float>::pi * -0.25f;
-        const float valueAngle = startAngle + sliderPos * (endAngle - startAngle);
-
-        // Track arc.
-        juce::Path track;
-        track.addCentredArc ((float) cx, (float) cy, radius - 4.0f, radius - 4.0f,
-                             0.0f, startAngle, endAngle, true);
-        g.setColour (theme::outline);
-        g.strokePath (track, juce::PathStrokeType (3.0f, juce::PathStrokeType::curved));
-
-        // Value arc.
-        juce::Path valueArc;
-        valueArc.addCentredArc ((float) cx, (float) cy, radius - 4.0f, radius - 4.0f,
-                                0.0f, startAngle, valueAngle, true);
-        g.setColour (theme::accent);
-        g.strokePath (valueArc, juce::PathStrokeType (3.0f, juce::PathStrokeType::curved));
-
-        // Indicator.
-        const float indX = (float) cx + (radius - 9.0f) * std::cos (valueAngle);
-        const float indY = (float) cy + (radius - 9.0f) * std::sin (valueAngle);
-        g.setColour (theme::text);
-        g.drawLine ((float) cx, (float) cy, indX, indY, 2.0f);
-        g.setColour (theme::text);
-        g.fillEllipse (indX - 2.0f, indY - 2.0f, 4.0f, 4.0f);
-
-        // Value readout.
-        g.setColour (theme::text);
-        g.setFont (juce::Font (10.0f, juce::Font::bold));
-        g.drawText (slider.getTextFromValue (slider.getValue()),
-                    juce::Rectangle<int> (x, y, width, knobH - (int) radius + 8),
-                    juce::Justification::centred, false);
-
-        // Name label.
-        g.setColour (theme::textDim);
-        g.setFont (juce::Font (11.0f));
-        g.drawText (slider.getName(), juce::Rectangle<int> (x, y + knobH, width, labelH),
-                    juce::Justification::centred, false);
-    }
-
-    void drawLinearSlider (juce::Graphics& g, int x, int y, int width, int height,
-                           float sliderPos, float, float, juce::Slider::SliderStyle, juce::Slider& slider) override
-    {
-        const bool vertical = height > width;
-        juce::Rectangle<int> track;
-
-        if (vertical)
-        {
-            track = juce::Rectangle<int> (x + width / 2 - 3, y + 8, 6, height - 16);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            track = juce::Rectangle<int> (x + 8, y + height / 2 - 3, width - 16, 6);
-        }
-
-        g.setColour (theme::outline);
-        g.fillRoundedRectangle (track.toFloat(), 3.0f);
-
-        juce::Rectangle<float> fill;
-        if (vertical)
-        {
-            const float h = track.getHeight() * sliderPos;
-            fill = juce::Rectangle<float> ((float) track.getX(), (float) track.getBottom() - h,
-                                           (float) track.getWidth(), h);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            fill = juce::Rectangle<float> ((float) track.getX(), (float) track.getY(),
-                                           track.getWidth() * sliderPos, (float) track.getHeight());
-        }
-        g.setColour (theme::accent);
-        g.fillRoundedRectangle (fill, 3.0f);
-
-        // Thumb.
-        const float thumbC = vertical ? (track.getBottom() - track.getHeight() * sliderPos)
-                                      : (track.getX() + track.getWidth() * sliderPos);
-        juce::Point<float> thumb (vertical ? (float) track.getCentreX() : thumbC,
-                                  vertical ? thumbC : (float) track.getCentreY());
-        g.setColour (theme::text);
-        g.fillEllipse (thumb.x - 6.0f, thumb.y - 6.0f, 12.0f, 12.0f);
-
-        g.setColour (theme::textDim);
-        g.setFont (juce::Font (10.0f));
-        g.drawText (slider.getName(), x, y, width, height, juce::Justification::bottomLeft, false);
-    }
-};
-
-} // namespace serum

Source/GUI/Slider.cpp

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#include "Slider.h"
-
-namespace serum
-{
-
-Slider::Slider (const juce::String& name, std::function<juce::String (float)> formatter)
-    : Knob (name, std::move (formatter))
-{
-    setSliderStyle (juce::Slider::LinearHorizontal);
-    setTextBoxStyle (juce::Slider::NoTextBox, false, 0, 0);
-}
-
-} // namespace serum

Source/GUI/Slider.h

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "Knob.h"
-
-namespace serum
-{
-
-// ===========================================================================
-// Horizontal slider (same formatting machinery as Knob).
-// ===========================================================================
-class Slider : public Knob
-{
-public:
-    explicit Slider (const juce::String& name,
-                     std::function<juce::String (float)> formatter = {});
-};
-
-} // namespace serum

Source/GUI/ToggleButton.cpp

@@ -33,21 +33,29 @@ void ToggleButton::paint (juce::Graphics& g)
     const float ledSize = juce::jmin (bounds.getHeight() - 16.0f, 16.0f);
     const juce::Rectangle<float> led ((bounds.getWidth() - ledSize) * 0.5f, 4.0f, ledSize, ledSize);
 
+    const bool live = isEnabled();
+    const bool hovered = live && isMouseOverOrDragging();
+
     if (state)
     {
-        g.setColour (onColour.withAlpha (0.35f));
+        // Hover brightens the halo, disabled dims it, so the three states are
+        // distinguishable without relying on colour alone.
+        const float halo = live ? (hovered ? 0.55f : 0.35f) : 0.15f;
+        g.setColour (onColour.withAlpha (halo));
         g.fillEllipse (led.expanded (6.0f));
-        g.setColour (onColour);
+        g.setColour (live ? onColour : onColour.withAlpha (0.4f));
     }
     else
     {
-        g.setColour (theme::outline);
+        g.setColour (hovered ? theme::textDim : theme::outline);
     }
     g.fillEllipse (led);
     g.setColour (state ? juce::Colours::black : theme::textDim);
-    g.drawEllipse (led, 1.0f);
+    g.drawEllipse (led, live ? (hovered ? 1.6f : 1.0f) : 0.8f);
 
-    g.setColour (state ? theme::text : theme::textDim);
+    const auto labelColour = ! live ? theme::outline
+                                    : (state ? theme::text : (hovered ? theme::text : theme::textDim));
+    g.setColour (labelColour);
     g.setFont (juce::Font (11.0f));
     g.drawText (label, 0, (int) (led.getBottom() + 2), getWidth(), 14, juce::Justification::centred, false);
 }

Source/GUI/ToggleButton.h

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/GUI/WaveformDisplay.h

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Resources.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
-#include "../Wavetable.h"
+#include "Resources.h"
+#include "Wavetable.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class WaveformDisplay : public juce::Component
 public:
     void setWavetables (const WavetableLibrary* lib) { if (wtLib != lib) { wtLib = lib; repaint(); } }
     void setWaveIndex (int index) { if (wave != index) { wave = index; repaint(); } }
-    void setFramePosition (float pos) { if (wtPos != pos) { wtPos = pos; repaint(); } }
+    void setFramePosition (float pos) { if (changed (wtPos, pos)) { wtPos = pos; repaint(); } }
     void setEnabled (bool e) { if (enabled != e) { enabled = e; repaint(); } }
 
     void paint (juce::Graphics& g) override;

Source/Modulation/AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# modulation module
+
+## Owned files
+
+- ModulationMatrix.h, ModulationMatrix.cpp
+- MacroControls.h, MacroControls.cpp
+- RAVEButton.h, RAVEButton.cpp, which define `RaveController`
+
+## Rules
+
+- Use `bool` return codes for bounded inserts (`addConnection`, `addAssignment`).
+- Require a cap on connection and assignment counts (`kMaxConnections`, `kMaxAssignments`).
+- Serialise and restore state through `juce::ValueTree` so presets survive save and load.
+- Never accept a `ModTarget::None` connection; reject it and return false.
+- RaveController applies a non-destructive boost to render settings. It does not write APVTS parameters or keep a restoration snapshot.
+- Keep the existing RAVEButton filenames unless a rename is explicitly in scope.
+
+## GUI/audio state
+
+Hold `Engine::getControlLock()` while reading or editing the control-side matrix,
+macro assignments, or LFO shapes. The audio thread tries that lock once per block
+and copies into reserved audio-side storage. If the lock is busy, it keeps the
+previous settings and continues rendering. Never iterate the control-side vectors
+from the render path.
+
+Master and FX-mix modulation use global sources directly. Per-voice sources for
+those destinations come from the newest active voice.
+
+If `addConnection` or `addAssignment` returns false, handle the failed insert.
+
+This file refines the repository-root AGENTS.md for the related sources.

Source/Modulation/MacroControls.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "MacroControls.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ void MacroControls::fromValueTree (const juce::ValueTree& tree)
             continue;
         const double savedIndex = (double) mac.getProperty ("index", -1);
         if (! std::isfinite (savedIndex) || savedIndex < 0.0 || savedIndex >= kNumMacros
-            || std::floor (savedIndex) != savedIndex)
+            || ! isWholeNumber (savedIndex))
             continue;
         const int index = (int) savedIndex;
         for (const auto& asg : mac)

Source/Params/AGENTS.md

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 # params module
 
-## Related source files
+## Owned files
 
-This directory contains guidance; the implementation remains in `../Params.h`
+- Params.h, Params.cpp
-and `../Params.cpp`.
 
 ## Rules
 
 - Use the `ids::` namespace for every APVTS parameter ID string.
 - Require one `ids::` entry per audio parameter, and one entry only.
+- Reach indexed parameters through the `paramIds::` arrays in `Params.h`, which pair each
+  ID with its slot: `paramIds::oscillators`, `paramIds::envAttack`, `paramIds::lfoRate`,
+  `paramIds::fxType`, `paramIds::macros` and their siblings. Use a single `ids::` entry only
+  when the parameter has no index.
 - Use `enum class` for every enum. Give each a trailing `Count` enumerator.
 - Use `inline constexpr` for parameter ID strings and `k`-prefixed integer constants.
 - Keep all 0..1 to physical unit conversions in the `maps::` namespace.
@@ -36,4 +39,4 @@ if (auto* p = apvts.getParameter (ids::f1Cutoff))
     return p->getValue();
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/Params/Params.cpp

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ juce::String modSourceName (ModSource s)
         case ModSource::Macro3:    return "Macro 3";
         case ModSource::Macro4:    return "Macro 4";
         case ModSource::Random:    return "Random";
+        case ModSource::Count:     return {};
         default:                   return {};
     }
 }
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ juce::String modSourceToString (ModSource s)
         case ModSource::Macro1: return "macro1"; case ModSource::Macro2: return "macro2";
         case ModSource::Macro3: return "macro3"; case ModSource::Macro4: return "macro4";
         case ModSource::Random: return "random";
+        case ModSource::Count: return {};
         default: return {};
     }
 }
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ juce::String modTargetName (ModTarget t)
         case ModTarget::Fx3Mix: return "FX 3 Mix"; case ModTarget::Fx4Mix: return "FX 4 Mix";
         case ModTarget::Fx5Mix: return "FX 5 Mix"; case ModTarget::Fx6Mix: return "FX 6 Mix";
         case ModTarget::Fx7Mix: return "FX 7 Mix"; case ModTarget::Fx8Mix: return "FX 8 Mix";
+        case ModTarget::None: return {};
+        case ModTarget::Count: return {};
         default: return {};
     }
 }
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@ juce::String modTargetParamId (ModTarget t)
         case ModTarget::Fx3Mix: return ids::fx3Mix; case ModTarget::Fx4Mix: return ids::fx4Mix;
         case ModTarget::Fx5Mix: return ids::fx5Mix; case ModTarget::Fx6Mix: return ids::fx6Mix;
         case ModTarget::Fx7Mix: return ids::fx7Mix; case ModTarget::Fx8Mix: return ids::fx8Mix;
+        case ModTarget::None: return {};
+        case ModTarget::Count: return {};
         default: return {};
     }
 }

Source/Plugin/AGENTS.md

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # plugin module
 
-## Related source files
+## Owned files
 
-This directory contains guidance; the implementation remains in
+- PluginProcessor.h, PluginProcessor.cpp
-`../PluginProcessor.h` and `../PluginProcessor.cpp`.
 
 ## Rules
 
@@ -13,7 +12,10 @@ This directory contains guidance; the implementation remains in
 - Guard `getRawParameterValue` and `getParameter` results before dereferencing them.
 - Return silently on null or invalid state XML and invalid ValueTrees.
 - Use raw `new` only for JUCE-owned objects (`createEditor`, `createPluginFilter`).
-- Prefer const accessors over the public `parameters`, `engine` and `rave` fields for new code.
+- Hold the engine control lock across preset and state changes; preserve parameter IDs and normalized values for saved-project compatibility.
+- Factory presets reset sound parameters before applying overrides, while preserving UI scale.
+- Save one copy of each custom state section. LFO shape arrays are stored as JSON text inside XML.
+- RAVE is an ordinary parameter that enables a render-time boost; it does not rewrite other parameters.
 
 ## IF-THEN
 
@@ -38,4 +40,4 @@ if (! state.isValid())
     return;
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/Plugin/PluginProcessor.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "PluginProcessor.h"
 #include "PluginEditor.h"
 #include "Presets/FactoryPresets.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
@@ -98,12 +99,12 @@ juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState::ParameterLayout SerumAltAudioProcessor::crea
     params.push_back (f (ids::fMix,   "Filter Mix", 0.5f));
     params.push_back (f (ids::fOut,   "Filter Out", 0.667f));
 
-    // Envelopes 1..4
+    // Envelopes 1..4 (IDs come from the shared paramIds groups)
-    const char* envA[4] = { ids::env1A, ids::env2A, ids::env3A, ids::env4A };
+    constexpr auto& envA = paramIds::envAttack;
-    const char* envD[4] = { ids::env1D, ids::env2D, ids::env3D, ids::env4D };
+    constexpr auto& envD = paramIds::envDecay;
-    const char* envS[4] = { ids::env1S, ids::env2S, ids::env3S, ids::env4S };
+    constexpr auto& envS = paramIds::envSustain;
-    const char* envR[4] = { ids::env1R, ids::env2R, ids::env3R, ids::env4R };
+    constexpr auto& envR = paramIds::envRelease;
-    const char* envC[4] = { ids::env1Curve, ids::env2Curve, ids::env3Curve, ids::env4Curve };
+    constexpr auto& envC = paramIds::envCurve;
     const float envADef[4] = { 0.05f, 0.1f, 0.2f, 0.2f };
     const float envDDef[4] = { 0.25f, 0.3f, 0.3f, 0.3f };
     const float envSDef[4] = { 0.8f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f };
@@ -117,14 +118,14 @@ juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState::ParameterLayout SerumAltAudioProcessor::crea
         params.push_back (f (envC[i], juce::String ("Env ") + juce::String (i + 1) + " Curve", 0.5f));
     }
 
-    // LFOs 1..4
+    // LFOs 1..4 (IDs come from the shared paramIds groups)
-    const char* lfoRate[4]  = { ids::lfo1Rate, ids::lfo2Rate, ids::lfo3Rate, ids::lfo4Rate };
+    constexpr auto& lfoRate  = paramIds::lfoRate;
-    const char* lfoSync[4]  = { ids::lfo1Sync, ids::lfo2Sync, ids::lfo3Sync, ids::lfo4Sync };
+    constexpr auto& lfoSync  = paramIds::lfoSync;
-    const char* lfoBeat[4]  = { ids::lfo1Beat, ids::lfo2Beat, ids::lfo3Beat, ids::lfo4Beat };
+    constexpr auto& lfoBeat  = paramIds::lfoBeat;
-    const char* lfoShape[4] = { ids::lfo1Shape, ids::lfo2Shape, ids::lfo3Shape, ids::lfo4Shape };
+    constexpr auto& lfoShape = paramIds::lfoShape;
-    const char* lfoPhase[4] = { ids::lfo1Phase, ids::lfo2Phase, ids::lfo3Phase, ids::lfo4Phase };
+    constexpr auto& lfoPhase = paramIds::lfoPhase;
-    const char* lfoFade[4]  = { ids::lfo1Fade, ids::lfo2Fade, ids::lfo3Fade, ids::lfo4Fade };
+    constexpr auto& lfoFade  = paramIds::lfoFade;
-    const char* lfoDelay[4] = { ids::lfo1Delay, ids::lfo2Delay, ids::lfo3Delay, ids::lfo4Delay };
+    constexpr auto& lfoDelay = paramIds::lfoDelay;
     const float lfoShapeDef[4] = { 0.0f, 1.0f / 6.0f, 2.0f / 6.0f, 3.0f / 6.0f };
     for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
     {
@@ -138,37 +139,31 @@ juce::AudioProcessorValueTreeState::ParameterLayout SerumAltAudioProcessor::crea
         params.push_back (f (lfoDelay[i], n + " Delay", 0.0f));
     }
 
-    // FX slots 1..8
+    // FX slots 1..8 (IDs come from the shared paramIds groups)
-    const char* fxType[8] = { ids::fx1Type, ids::fx2Type, ids::fx3Type, ids::fx4Type,
+    constexpr auto& fxType = paramIds::fxType;
-                              ids::fx5Type, ids::fx6Type, ids::fx7Type, ids::fx8Type };
+    constexpr auto& fxMix  = paramIds::fxMix;
-    const char* fxMix[8]  = { ids::fx1Mix, ids::fx2Mix, ids::fx3Mix, ids::fx4Mix,
+    const char* const fxP[4][8] = { { paramIds::fxP1[0], paramIds::fxP1[1], paramIds::fxP1[2], paramIds::fxP1[3],
-                              ids::fx5Mix, ids::fx6Mix, ids::fx7Mix, ids::fx8Mix };
+                                      paramIds::fxP1[4], paramIds::fxP1[5], paramIds::fxP1[6], paramIds::fxP1[7] },
-    const char* fxP[8][4] = {
+                                    { paramIds::fxP2[0], paramIds::fxP2[1], paramIds::fxP2[2], paramIds::fxP2[3],
-        { ids::fx1P1, ids::fx1P2, ids::fx1P3, ids::fx1P4 },
+                                      paramIds::fxP2[4], paramIds::fxP2[5], paramIds::fxP2[6], paramIds::fxP2[7] },
-        { ids::fx2P1, ids::fx2P2, ids::fx2P3, ids::fx2P4 },
+                                    { paramIds::fxP3[0], paramIds::fxP3[1], paramIds::fxP3[2], paramIds::fxP3[3],
-        { ids::fx3P1, ids::fx3P2, ids::fx3P3, ids::fx3P4 },
+                                      paramIds::fxP3[4], paramIds::fxP3[5], paramIds::fxP3[6], paramIds::fxP3[7] },
-        { ids::fx4P1, ids::fx4P2, ids::fx4P3, ids::fx4P4 },
+                                    { paramIds::fxP4[0], paramIds::fxP4[1], paramIds::fxP4[2], paramIds::fxP4[3],
-        { ids::fx5P1, ids::fx5P2, ids::fx5P3, ids::fx5P4 },
+                                      paramIds::fxP4[4], paramIds::fxP4[5], paramIds::fxP4[6], paramIds::fxP4[7] } };
-        { ids::fx6P1, ids::fx6P2, ids::fx6P3, ids::fx6P4 },
-        { ids::fx7P1, ids::fx7P2, ids::fx7P3, ids::fx7P4 },
-        { ids::fx8P1, ids::fx8P2, ids::fx8P3, ids::fx8P4 }
-    };
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
     {
         const juce::String n = juce::String ("FX ") + juce::String (i + 1);
         params.push_back (f (fxType[i], n + " Type", 0.0f));
         params.push_back (f (fxMix[i],  n + " Mix", 0.5f));
-        params.push_back (f (fxP[i][0], n + " P1", 0.5f));
+        params.push_back (f (fxP[0][i], n + " P1", 0.5f));
-        params.push_back (f (fxP[i][1], n + " P2", 0.5f));
+        params.push_back (f (fxP[1][i], n + " P2", 0.5f));
-        params.push_back (f (fxP[i][2], n + " P3", 0.5f));
+        params.push_back (f (fxP[2][i], n + " P3", 0.5f));
-        params.push_back (f (fxP[i][3], n + " P4", 0.5f));
+        params.push_back (f (fxP[3][i], n + " P4", 0.5f));
     }
 
-    // Macros
+    // Macros (display names come from MacroControls::macroName, the single source)
-    params.push_back (f (ids::macro1, "Macro 1", 0.0f));
+    for (int i = 0; i < kNumMacros; ++i)
-    params.push_back (f (ids::macro2, "Macro 2", 0.0f));
+        params.push_back (f (paramIds::macros[i], MacroControls::macroName (i), 0.0f));
-    params.push_back (f (ids::macro3, "Macro 3", 0.0f));
-    params.push_back (f (ids::macro4, "Macro 4", 0.0f));
 
     return { params.begin(), params.end() };
 }
@@ -266,6 +261,9 @@ void SerumAltAudioProcessor::loadFactoryPreset (int index)
             continue;
 
     restoreLfoShapesFromState ({});
+    // A preset starts from clean DSP state, so the previous preset's filter,
+    // delay and reverb tails cannot bleed into the new one.
+    engine.requestReset();
     currentProgram.store (index);
 }
 
@@ -356,6 +354,8 @@ void SerumAltAudioProcessor::setStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBy
     engine.getMatrix().fromValueTree (state.getChildWithName ("MODMATRIX"));
     engine.getMacros().fromValueTree (state.getChildWithName ("MACROS"));
     restoreLfoShapesFromState (state);
+    // Loading a saved project is a patch change too: start from clean state.
+    engine.requestReset();
 
     const double savedProgram = (double) state.getProperty ("currentProgram", 0);
     currentProgram.store (std::isfinite (savedProgram)
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void SerumAltAudioProcessor::restoreLfoShapesFromState (const juce::ValueTree& s
             continue;
         const double savedIndex = (double) lfo.getProperty ("index", -1);
         if (! std::isfinite (savedIndex) || savedIndex < 0.0 || savedIndex >= kNumLfos
-            || std::floor (savedIndex) != savedIndex)
+            || ! isWholeNumber (savedIndex))
             continue;
         const int index = (int) savedIndex;
         if (restored[(size_t) index])

Source/Plugin/PluginProcessor.h

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public:
     void prepareToPlay (double sampleRate, int samplesPerBlock) override;
     void releaseResources() override;
     void processBlock (juce::AudioBuffer<float>&, juce::MidiBuffer&) override;
+    // Keeps the base class double-precision overload visible, so it is not hidden.
+    using juce::AudioProcessor::processBlock;
 
     juce::AudioProcessorEditor* createEditor() override;
     bool hasEditor() const override                 { return true; }

Source/Presets/AGENTS.md

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ pr.params = { { "oscAUnison", 0.4f } };
 pr.params = { p (ids::oscAUnison, unison (7)) };
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/Presets/FactoryPresets.h

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
-#include "../Params.h"
+#include "Params.h"
-#include "../ModulationMatrix.h"
+#include "ModulationMatrix.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {

Source/Resources/AGENTS.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Owned files
 
-- Related embedded assets and helpers: `../Resources.h`, `../Resources.cpp`
+- Resources.h, Resources.cpp
 - logo.svg
 - background.svg
 
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ g.setColour (juce::Colour (0xff4fc3f7));
 g.setColour (theme::accent);
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/Synth/AGENTS.md

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # synth module
 
-## Related source files
+## Owned files
-
-This directory contains guidance. All files listed below remain in the parent
-`Source/` directory. The preparation rules below are requirements for changes,
-not a claim that lazy wavetable allocation has already been fixed.
 
 - Wavetable.h, Wavetable.cpp
 - Oscillator.h, Oscillator.cpp
@@ -26,10 +22,11 @@ not a claim that lazy wavetable allocation has already been fixed.
 - Use `(size_t)` casts when indexing containers with int loop variables.
 - Pass global per-block state into voices as a `const RenderContext&`.
 - Never allocate memory in the audio path.
+- Keep oscillator phase when changing held-note parameters. LFO phase offsets are separate from the running phase.
 
 ## IF-THEN
 
-- IF a wavetable is read in the render path THEN build all tables in `prepare()` by calling `WavetableLibrary::prebuild()` before the first block.
+- Wavetables are prebuilt during Engine construction. Audio and GUI code read them without triggering generation.
 - IF a parameter is read every block THEN snapshot it into a struct (`OscParams`, `RenderContext`) instead of reading the APVTS per sample.
 
 ## Examples
@@ -40,8 +37,8 @@ const Wavetable& wt = library.getTable (wave);
 ```
 
 ```cpp
-// GOOD: build once at prepare time, then only read const references
+// GOOD: build once in the Engine constructor, then only read const references
-library.prebuild();                 // in prepareToPlay
+library.prebuild();                 // in the Engine constructor
 const Wavetable& wt = library.getTable (wave);   // lookup, no allocation
 ```
 
@@ -55,4 +52,4 @@ const double step = 6.28318530717958647692 * freq / sr;
 const double step = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * freq / sr;
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/Synth/Envelope.cpp

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ void Envelope::setParams (float attackSec, float decaySec, float sustainLevel, f
     releaseSamples = std::max (1.0, (double) releaseSec * sr);
 
     // curve 0 -> fast attack / long release curve; curve 1 -> slow attack / fast decay
-    attackShape = 0.3 + curve * 2.7;    // 0.3 .. 3.0
+    attackShape = (double) attackShapeFor (curve);
-    decayShape  = 3.0 - curve * 2.7;    // 3.0 .. 0.3
+    decayShape  = (double) decayShapeFor (curve);
 
     shape.attack  = attackSec;
     shape.decay   = decaySec;

Source/Synth/Envelope.h

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 namespace serum
 {
 
+// Curve-to-shape mapping shared by the envelope DSP and the GUI preview, so the
+// two cannot drift apart.
+inline float attackShapeFor (float curve) noexcept { return 0.3f + curve * 2.7f; }  // 0.3 .. 3.0
+inline float decayShapeFor  (float curve) noexcept { return 3.0f - curve * 2.7f; }  // 3.0 .. 0.3
+
 // ===========================================================================
 // ADSR envelope with curve tension. Durations are in seconds; the sustain
 // level is 0..1. Retriggering (noteOn while active) starts from the current

Source/Synth/Filter.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "Filter.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
@@ -18,14 +19,13 @@ namespace
     }
 }
 
-void Filter::prepare (double sampleRate, int maxBlockSize)
+void Filter::prepare (double sampleRate)
 {
     sr = sampleRate;
     combLine.assign ((size_t) sampleRate, 0.0f);   // 1 second of delay
     combWrite = 0;
     combDamp  = 0.0;
     reset();
-    (void) maxBlockSize;
 }
 
 void Filter::reset()
@@ -38,14 +38,22 @@ void Filter::reset()
     a1 = a2 = a3 = 0.0;
     stage.fill (0.0);
     for (auto& s : formantState) s.fill (0.0);
+    // combLine is one second of samples per filter, and a preset change now
+    // resets on the audio thread. It only needs clearing when the comb has
+    // actually written to it.
+    if (combDirty)
+    {
         std::fill (combLine.begin(), combLine.end(), 0.0f);
+        combDirty = false;
+    }
     combWrite = 0;
     combDamp  = 0.0;
 }
 
 void Filter::updateCoefficients (float cutoffHz, float res, int type) noexcept
 {
-    if (cutoffHz == lastCutoffHz && res == lastRes && type == lastType)
+    // Cache key: rebuild coefficients only when a parameter actually changes.
+    if (! changed (cutoffHz, lastCutoffHz) && ! changed (res, lastRes) && type == lastType)
         return;
     lastCutoffHz = cutoffHz;
     lastRes = res;
@@ -89,6 +97,8 @@ void Filter::updateCoefficients (float cutoffHz, float res, int type) noexcept
             updateSvf (g, k);
             break;
         }
+        case FilterModel::Comb:
+        case FilterModel::Count:
         default:
             break;
     }
@@ -96,7 +106,8 @@ void Filter::updateCoefficients (float cutoffHz, float res, int type) noexcept
 
 void Filter::updateSvf (double g, double k) noexcept
 {
-    if (g == lastG && k == lastK)
+    // Cache key: the SVF coefficients only change with g and k.
+    if (! changed (g, lastG) && ! changed (k, lastK))
         return;
     lastG = g;
     lastK = k;
@@ -105,17 +116,6 @@ void Filter::updateSvf (double g, double k) noexcept
     a3 = g * a2;
 }
 
-double Filter::svfLow (double in, double g, double k) noexcept
-{
-    updateSvf (g, k);
-    const double v3 = in - ic2eq;
-    const double v1 = a1 * ic1eq + a2 * v3;
-    const double v2 = ic2eq + a2 * ic1eq + a3 * v3;
-    ic1eq = 2.0 * v1 - ic1eq;
-    ic2eq = 2.0 * v2 - ic2eq;
-    return v2;
-}
-
 double Filter::svfBand (double in, double g, double k) noexcept
 {
     updateSvf (g, k);
@@ -127,17 +127,6 @@ double Filter::svfBand (double in, double g, double k) noexcept
     return v1;
 }
 
-double Filter::svfHigh (double in, double g, double k) noexcept
-{
-    updateSvf (g, k);
-    const double v3 = in - ic2eq;
-    const double v1 = a1 * ic1eq + a2 * v3;
-    const double v2 = ic2eq + a2 * ic1eq + a3 * v3;
-    ic1eq = 2.0 * v1 - ic1eq;
-    ic2eq = 2.0 * v2 - ic2eq;
-    return in - k * v1 - v2;
-}
-
 double Filter::ladder (double in, double g, double res, double drive, int stages, bool diode) noexcept
 {
     stages = juce::jlimit (1, 4, stages);
@@ -193,6 +182,7 @@ double Filter::comb (double in, double freqHz, double res, double drive) noexcep
     const float feedback = clampF ((float) res * 0.9f, 0.0f, 0.98f);
     combLine[(size_t) combWrite] = (float) in + (float) combDamp * feedback;
     combWrite = (combWrite + 1) % len;
+    combDirty = true;
 
     return (double) y;
 }
@@ -204,12 +194,12 @@ double Filter::formant (double in) noexcept
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
     {
         const auto& c = formantCoefficients[(size_t) i];
-        const double a1 = c[0];
+        const double c0 = c[0];
-        const double a2 = c[1];
+        const double c1 = c[1];
-        const double a3 = c[2];
+        const double c2 = c[2];
         const double v3 = in - formantState[(size_t) i][1];
-        const double v1 = a1 * formantState[(size_t) i][0] + a2 * v3;
+        const double v1 = c0 * formantState[(size_t) i][0] + c1 * v3;
-        const double v2 = formantState[(size_t) i][1] + a2 * formantState[(size_t) i][0] + a3 * v3;
+        const double v2 = formantState[(size_t) i][1] + c1 * formantState[(size_t) i][0] + c2 * v3;
         formantState[(size_t) i][0] = 2.0 * v1 - formantState[(size_t) i][0];
         formantState[(size_t) i][1] = 2.0 * v2 - formantState[(size_t) i][1];
         out += v1 * gains[i];
@@ -269,6 +259,7 @@ float Filter::processSample (float in, float cutoffHz, float res, float drive, i
         case FilterModel::Screamer:
             out = screamer (in, drive);
             break;
+        case FilterModel::Count:
         default:
             break;
     }

Source/Synth/Filter.h

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace serum
 class Filter
 {
 public:
-    void prepare (double sampleRate, int maxBlockSize);
+    void prepare (double sampleRate);
     void reset();
 
     // Process a mono buffer in-place. cutoffNorm is 0..1 (mapped to 20Hz..20kHz).
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ private:
     std::vector<float> combLine;
     int    combWrite = 0;
     double combDamp  = 0.0;
+    bool   combDirty = false;   // set once comb() has written to combLine
 
     // Formant: three parallel bandpass SVFs (state pairs).
     std::array<std::array<double, 2>, 3> formantState { { { { 0.0, 0.0 } }, { { 0.0, 0.0 } }, { { 0.0, 0.0 } } } };
@@ -50,9 +51,7 @@ private:
 
     void   updateCoefficients (float cutoffHz, float res, int type) noexcept;
     void   updateSvf (double g, double k) noexcept;
-    double svfLow   (double in, double g, double k) noexcept;
     double svfBand  (double in, double g, double k) noexcept;
-    double svfHigh  (double in, double g, double k) noexcept;
     double ladder   (double in, double g, double res, double drive, int stages, bool diode) noexcept;
     double comb     (double in, double freqHz, double res, double drive) noexcept;
     double formant  (double in) noexcept;

Source/Synth/FilterBank.cpp

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #include "FilterBank.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
 
-void FilterBank::prepare (double sampleRate, int maxBlockSize)
+void FilterBank::prepare (double sampleRate)
 {
-    f1L.prepare (sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
+    f1L.prepare (sampleRate);
-    f1R.prepare (sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
+    f1R.prepare (sampleRate);
-    f2L.prepare (sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
+    f2L.prepare (sampleRate);
-    f2R.prepare (sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
+    f2R.prepare (sampleRate);
 }
 
 void FilterBank::reset()
@@ -67,8 +68,9 @@ void FilterBank::process (float* l, float* r, int numSamples, const FilterBankPa
         applySlot (f2R, r, numSamples, p.f2On, p.f2Type, p.f2Cutoff, p.f2Res, p.f2Drive, p.f2Key, p.f2Slope, noteHz);
     }
 
-    // Post-filter output level.
+    // Post-filter output level. Skip the multiply only at exact unity so the
-    if (p.out != 1.0f)
+    // bypass never changes the rendered samples.
+    if (! exactly (p.out, 1.0f))
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; ++i)
         {

Source/Synth/FilterBank.h

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct FilterBankParams
 class FilterBank
 {
 public:
-    void prepare (double sampleRate, int maxBlockSize);
+    void prepare (double sampleRate);
     void reset();
 
     void process (float* l, float* r, int numSamples, const FilterBankParams& p, float noteHz) noexcept;

Source/Synth/LFO.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "LFO.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ void LFO::setParams (float rateNorm, bool s, float b, int shp, float ph,
 
     // Only restart the delay/fade timing when those knobs actually change,
     // so repeated block-rate setParams calls don't keep resetting the LFO.
-    if (delay != prevDelayParam || fade != prevFadeParam)
+    if (changed (delay, prevDelayParam) || changed (fade, prevFadeParam))
     {
         delayCounter = delaySeconds * sr;
         fadeCounter  = 0.0;
@@ -62,39 +63,51 @@ void LFO::setShapeData (const std::vector<float>& data, int steps)
                             ? juce::jlimit (-1.0f, 1.0f, data[i]) : 0.0f;
 }
 
-float LFO::shapeValue() noexcept
+float lfoShapeValue (float phase, LfoShape shape, int steps,
+                     const float* data, int dataSize, float sampleHoldValue) noexcept
 {
-    const float p = getPhase();
+    const int numSteps = juce::jlimit (2, LFO::kShapePoints, steps);
-    switch ((LfoShape) shape)
+    const int numData  = data != nullptr ? juce::jlimit (0, LFO::kShapePoints, dataSize) : 0;
+
+    auto point = [data, numData] (int index) noexcept
+    {
+        return numData > 0 ? data[(size_t) juce::jlimit (0, numData - 1, index)] : 0.0f;
+    };
+
+    switch (shape)
     {
         case LfoShape::Sine:
-            return std::sin (p * juce::MathConstants<float>::twoPi);
+            return std::sin (phase * juce::MathConstants<float>::twoPi);
         case LfoShape::Triangle:
-            return 1.0f - 4.0f * std::abs (p - 0.5f);
+            return 1.0f - 4.0f * std::abs (phase - 0.5f);
         case LfoShape::Saw:
-            return 2.0f * p - 1.0f;
+            return 2.0f * phase - 1.0f;
         case LfoShape::Square:
-            return (p < 0.5f) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
+            return (phase < 0.5f) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
         case LfoShape::SampleHold:
-            return holdValue;
+            return sampleHoldValue;
         case LfoShape::StepSeq:
-        {
+            return point (juce::jlimit (0, numSteps - 1, (int) (phase * (float) numSteps)));
-            const int idx = juce::jlimit (0, shapeSteps - 1, (int) (p * shapeSteps));
-            return shapeBuffer[(size_t) idx];
-        }
         case LfoShape::Freehand:
         {
-            const float pos = p * (float) (shapeSteps - 1);
+            const float pos = phase * (float) (numSteps - 1);
             const int i0 = (int) pos;
-            const int i1 = juce::jmin (i0 + 1, shapeSteps - 1);
+            const int i1 = juce::jmin (i0 + 1, numSteps - 1);
             const float frac = pos - (float) i0;
-            return shapeBuffer[(size_t) i0] * (1.0f - frac) + shapeBuffer[(size_t) i1] * frac;
+            return point (i0) * (1.0f - frac) + point (i1) * frac;
         }
+        case LfoShape::Count:
         default:
             return 0.0f;
     }
 }
 
+float LFO::shapeValue() noexcept
+{
+    return lfoShapeValue (getPhase(), (LfoShape) shape, shapeSteps,
+                          shapeBuffer.data(), (int) shapeBuffer.size(), holdValue);
+}
+
 float LFO::process() noexcept
 {
     return advance (1);

Source/Synth/LFO.h

@@ -62,4 +62,13 @@ private:
     float shapeValue() noexcept;
 };
 
+// ===========================================================================
+// Pure shape evaluation shared by the audio render (LFO::shapeValue) and the
+// GUI preview (LFODisplay::valueAt), so the drawn shape cannot drift from the
+// played one. `sampleHoldValue` supplies the current held level for
+// LfoShape::SampleHold, which is stateful in the audio path.
+// ===========================================================================
+float lfoShapeValue (float phase, LfoShape shape, int steps,
+                     const float* data, int dataSize, float sampleHoldValue) noexcept;
+
 } // namespace serum

Source/Synth/Oscillator.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "Oscillator.h"
+#include "ExactCompare.h"
 
 namespace serum
 {
@@ -12,9 +13,8 @@ void Oscillator::reset()
     paramsValid = false;
 }
 
-void Oscillator::noteOn (double freqHz, const OscParams& p, juce::uint32 seed)
+void Oscillator::noteOn (const OscParams& p, juce::uint32 seed)
 {
-    jassert (freqHz > 0.0);
     rng.setSeed (seed);
     initializedUnison = 0;
     paramsValid = false;
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ void Oscillator::setParams (const OscParams& p) noexcept
 {
     const int uni = juce::jlimit (1, kMaxUnison, p.unison);
     const bool countChanged = ! paramsValid || uni != activeUnison;
-    const bool detuneChanged = countChanged || p.detune != cachedParams.detune;
+    const bool detuneChanged = countChanged || changed (p.detune, cachedParams.detune);
-    const bool panChanged = countChanged || p.pan != cachedParams.pan || p.spread != cachedParams.spread;
+    const bool panChanged = countChanged || changed (p.pan, cachedParams.pan)
+                                          || changed (p.spread, cachedParams.spread);
     if (! detuneChanged && ! panChanged)
         return;
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ float Oscillator::warpPhase (float phase, const OscParams& p) const noexcept
         }
         case WarpMode::PWM: return phase;
         case WarpMode::Fold: return phase;
+        case WarpMode::Count: return phase;
         default: return phase;
     }
 }
@@ -114,6 +116,13 @@ float Oscillator::warpSample (float sample, const OscParams& p) const noexcept
         }
         case WarpMode::Fold:
             return std::sin (sample * (1.0f + amt * 5.0f) * 1.5707963267948966f);
+        case WarpMode::None:
+        case WarpMode::BendPlus:
+        case WarpMode::BendMinus:
+        case WarpMode::Sync:
+        case WarpMode::Asym:
+        case WarpMode::Mirror:
+        case WarpMode::Count:
         default:
             return sample;
     }

Source/Synth/Oscillator.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     void reset();
 
     // Initialise a fresh note's unison sub-voices: phase offsets, detune, pan and gain.
-    void noteOn (double freqHz, const OscParams& p, juce::uint32 seed);
+    void noteOn (const OscParams& p, juce::uint32 seed);
     void setParams (const OscParams& p) noexcept;
 
     // Accumulate this oscillator's contribution into outL/outR.

Source/Synth/SubOscillator.cpp

@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@
 namespace serum
 {
 
-void SubOscillator::noteOn (double freqHz, int octaveShift)
+void SubOscillator::noteOn()
 {
-    // octaveShift: -2, -1 or 0 (from the subOct param).
-    const double mult = (octaveShift == -2) ? 0.25 : (octaveShift == -1) ? 0.5 : 1.0;
-    (void) freqHz;
-    (void) mult;
     phase = 0.0;
 }
 
@@ -18,14 +14,14 @@ void SubOscillator::processAdd (double freqHz, int shape, float level, float& ou
         return;
 
     // The octave shift is baked into freqHz by the voice; here we just phase-accumulate.
-    const double inc = kTwoPi * freqHz / sr;
+    const double inc = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * freqHz / sr;
     phase += inc;
-    phase -= std::floor (phase * (1.0 / kTwoPi)) * kTwoPi;
+    phase -= std::floor (phase * (1.0 / juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi)) * juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi;
 
     float s = 0.0f;
     if (shape == (int) SubShape::Triangle)
     {
-        const float p = (float) (phase * (1.0 / kTwoPi));
+        const float p = (float) (phase * (1.0 / juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi));
         s = 1.0f - 4.0f * std::abs (p - 0.5f);
     }
     else

Source/Synth/SubOscillator.h

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
     void prepare (double sampleRate)  { sr = sampleRate; phase = 0.0; }
     void reset()                       { phase = 0.0; }
 
-    void noteOn (double freqHz, int octaveShift);
+    void noteOn();
 
     // Accumulate into out (mono; the caller pans/levels it).
     void processAdd (double freqHz, int shape, float level, float& out) noexcept;
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public:
 private:
     double sr    = 44100.0;
     double phase = 0.0;
-    static constexpr double kTwoPi = 6.28318530717958647692;
 };
 
 } // namespace serum

Source/Synth/SynthVoice.cpp

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void SynthVoice::prepare (double sampleRate, int maxBlockSize)
     oscB.prepare (sampleRate);
     sub.prepare (sampleRate);
     noise.prepare (sampleRate);
-    filters.prepare (sampleRate, maxBlockSize);
+    filters.prepare (sampleRate);
     for (auto& e : env)
         e.prepare (sampleRate);
     scratch.setSize (2, maxBlockSize, false, false, true);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void SynthVoice::noteOn (int noteNumber, float velocity01, double freqHz, juce::
     juce::Random rng (noteSeed);
     noteRandom = rng.nextFloat();
 
-    sub.noteOn (freqHz, -1);
+    sub.noteOn();
     noise.noteOn (noteSeed);
 
     for (auto& e : env)
@@ -71,8 +71,20 @@ void SynthVoice::noteOff()
         e.noteOff();
 }
 
+float SynthVoice::getModulationValue (ModSource source) const noexcept
+{
+    if (source >= ModSource::Env1 && source <= ModSource::Env4)
+        return env[(size_t) ((int) source - (int) ModSource::Env1)].getValue();
+    if (source == ModSource::Velocity) return velocity;
+    if (source == ModSource::Note) return clampF ((float) note / 127.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+    if (source == ModSource::Random) return noteRandom;
+    return 0.0f;
+}
+
 void SynthVoice::render (float* outL, float* outR, int numSamples, const RenderContext& ctx) noexcept
 {
+    jassert (numSamples <= scratch.getNumSamples());
+
     if (! active || numSamples <= 0)
         return;
 
@@ -118,14 +130,14 @@ void SynthVoice::render (float* outL, float* outR, int numSamples, const RenderC
             float v = src[(int) c.source];
             if (c.bipolar && ! isBipolarSource (c.source))
                 v = v * 2.0f - 1.0f;
-            mod[(int) c.target] += v * c.depth;
+            mod[(size_t) c.target] += v * c.depth;
         }
     }
     if (ctx.macros != nullptr)
     {
         for (int m = 0; m < kNumMacros; ++m)
             for (const auto& a : ctx.macros->assignments[(size_t) m])
-                mod[(int) a.target] += ctx.macroValues[m] * a.depth;
+                mod[(size_t) a.target] += ctx.macroValues[m] * a.depth;
     }
 
     // 5. Modulated oscillator parameters.
@@ -157,8 +169,8 @@ void SynthVoice::render (float* outL, float* outR, int numSamples, const RenderC
     // without resetting existing phases when modulated at control rate.
     if (oscillatorsNeedNoteOn)
     {
-        oscA.noteOn (freqA, a, seed);
+        oscA.noteOn (a, seed);
-        oscB.noteOn (freqB, b, seed + 1);
+        oscB.noteOn (b, seed + 1);
         oscillatorsNeedNoteOn = false;
     }
     else

Source/Synth/SynthVoice.h

@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ public:
     bool isReleased() const noexcept   { return released; }
     int  getNote() const noexcept      { return note; }
     juce::uint64 getNoteId() const noexcept { return noteId; }
+    float getModulationValue (ModSource source) const noexcept;
 
 private:
     Oscillator     oscA, oscB;

Source/Synth/Wavetable.cpp

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ void Wavetable::buildHarmonic (const juce::String& n, HarmonicAmpFn ampFn, int n
     frames.assign (kFrames, std::vector<float> (kTableSize, 0.0f));
 
     const float invN = 1.0f / (float) kTableSize;
-    constexpr double twoPi = 6.28318530717958647692;
 
     for (int f = 0; f < kFrames; ++f)
     {
@@ -36,8 +35,8 @@ void Wavetable::buildHarmonic (const juce::String& n, HarmonicAmpFn ampFn, int n
             const float a = ampFn (f, h);
             const double m = std::abs ((double) a);
             mag[(size_t) h]   = m;
-            phase[(size_t) h] = (a < 0.0f) ? twoPi * 0.5 : 0.0;   // sign -> 0 or pi/... using sine base
+            phase[(size_t) h] = (a < 0.0f) ? juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * 0.5 : 0.0;   // sign -> 0 or pi/... using sine base
-            const double ang = twoPi * (double) h * (double) invN;
+            const double ang = juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi * (double) h * (double) invN;
             cosStep[(size_t) h] = std::cos (ang);
             sinStep[(size_t) h] = std::sin (ang);
             maxAmp = std::max (maxAmp, m);
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ void WavetableLibrary::buildTable (int index) const
 namespace
 {
     inline float normT (int frame) { return (float) frame / 255.0f; }
-    constexpr float kPi = 3.14159265358979323846f;
 }
 
 // sine -> saw morph
@@ -178,8 +176,8 @@ Wavetable WavetableLibrary::makeSawPwm()
     {
         const float t = normT (f);
         const float duty = 0.08f + 0.42f * t;            // 8% -> 50%
-        const float a = std::sin (kPi * (float) h * duty);
+        const float a = std::sin (juce::MathConstants<float>::pi * (float) h * duty);
-        return (2.0f / ((float) h * kPi)) * a;
+        return (2.0f / ((float) h * juce::MathConstants<float>::pi)) * a;
     }, 48);
     return wt;
 }
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ Wavetable WavetableLibrary::makeSquareSync()
     {
         const float t = normT (f);
         const float ratio = 1.0f + 3.0f * t;
-        const float comb = 0.5f + 0.5f * std::cos (2.0f * kPi * (float) h * ratio);
+        const float comb = 0.5f + 0.5f * std::cos (2.0f * juce::MathConstants<float>::pi * (float) h * ratio);
         return (1.0f / std::pow ((float) h, 0.8f)) * comb;
     }, 48);
     return wt;
@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ Wavetable WavetableLibrary::makeTriangleFold()
         {
             const int k = (h - 1) / 2;
             const float sign = ((k & 1) == 0) ? 1.0f : -1.0f;
-            tri = sign * 8.0f / (kPi * kPi * (float) (h * h));
+            tri = sign * 8.0f / (juce::MathConstants<float>::pi * juce::MathConstants<float>::pi * (float) (h * h));
         }
         const float saw = 1.0f / (float) h;
         return tri + (saw - tri) * t;
@@ -235,15 +233,11 @@ Wavetable WavetableLibrary::makeVowel()
         float from[3], to[3];
         if (t < 0.5f)
         {
-            const float u = t * 2.0f;
             for (int k = 0; k < 3; ++k) { from[k] = aa[k]; to[k] = ee[k]; }
-            (void) u;
         }
         else
         {
-            const float u = (t - 0.5f) * 2.0f;
             for (int k = 0; k < 3; ++k) { from[k] = ee[k]; to[k] = ii[k]; }
-            (void) u;
         }
 
         float tt = (t < 0.5f) ? t * 2.0f : (t - 0.5f) * 2.0f;

Source/Tests/AGENTS.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ## IF-THEN
 
 - IF a check fails THEN increment the failure count and print the preset name.
-- Build and run natively from the repository root with `./build_harness.sh --run`. Building the `SerumAltTest` target alone does not run checks.
+- Build and run natively from the repository root with `./scripts/build_harness.sh --run`. Building the `SerumAltTest` target alone does not run checks.
 - The harness-only configuration sets `SERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN=OFF` and `SERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS=ON`. Production scripts disable the harness.
 - The harness links the real processor and editor sources but creates no plugin bundles. Keep that build separation when adding checks.
 
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ if (! ok) ++failures;
 return failures == 0 ? 0 : 1;
 ```
 
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.
+This file overrides /AGENTS.md where they conflict.

Source/Tests/TestMain.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <JuceHeader.h>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <iostream>
-#include "../PluginProcessor.h"
+#include "PluginProcessor.h"
 
 // ===========================================================================
 // Headless QA harness: instantiates the processor, plays notes through every
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 // ===========================================================================
 namespace
 {
+    const int notes[3] = { 48, 60, 67 };
+
     bool hasNaN (const juce::AudioBuffer<float>& b)
     {
         for (int ch = 0; ch < b.getNumChannels(); ++ch)
@@ -32,6 +34,36 @@ namespace
         }
         return p;
     }
+
+    // Plays three notes through the current preset, releases them partway, and
+    // reports whether the render stayed finite and non-silent overall.
+    bool runPreset (serum::SerumAltAudioProcessor& processor, const juce::String& label, double maxPeakFloor)
+    {
+        juce::MidiBuffer midi;
+        for (int n : notes)
+            midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOn (1, n, (juce::uint8) 100), 0);
+
+        juce::AudioBuffer<float> buffer (2, 512);
+        float maxPeak = 0.0f;
+        bool nan = false;
+
+        for (int block = 0; block < 240; ++block)
+        {
+            buffer.clear();
+            processor.processBlock (buffer, midi);
+            midi.clear();
+            if (block == 180)
+                for (int n : notes)
+                    midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOff (1, n), 0);
+            nan = nan || hasNaN (buffer);
+            maxPeak = std::max (maxPeak, peak (buffer));
+        }
+
+        const bool ok = ! nan && maxPeak > (float) maxPeakFloor;
+        std::cout << (ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL") << " [" << label << "]"
+                  << " peak=" << maxPeak << (nan ? "  <NaN!>" : "") << "\n";
+        return ok;
+    }
 }
 
 int main()
@@ -44,64 +76,18 @@ int main()
     const int numPresets = processor.getNumPrograms();
     int failures = 0;
 
-    const int notes[3] = { 48, 60, 67 };
-
     // Default (init) preset.
-    {
+    if (! runPreset (processor, "Init", 0.001))
-        juce::MidiBuffer midi;
+        ++failures;
-        for (int n : notes)
-            midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOn (1, n, (juce::uint8) 100), 0);
-
-        juce::AudioBuffer<float> buffer (2, 512);
-        float maxPeak = 0.0f;
-        bool nan = false;
-
-        for (int block = 0; block < 240; ++block)
-        {
-            buffer.clear();
-            processor.processBlock (buffer, midi);
-            midi.clear();
-            if (block == 180)
-                for (int n : notes)
-                    midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOff (1, n), 0);
-            nan = nan || hasNaN (buffer);
-            maxPeak = std::max (maxPeak, peak (buffer));
-        }
-
-        const bool ok = ! nan && maxPeak > 0.001f;
-        if (! ok) ++failures;
-        std::cout << (ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL") << " [Init] peak=" << maxPeak << (nan ? "  <NaN!>" : "") << "\n";
-    }
 
     // Every factory preset.
     for (int preset = 0; preset < numPresets; ++preset)
     {
         processor.setCurrentProgram (preset);
+        const juce::String name = processor.getProgramName (preset);
 
-        juce::MidiBuffer midi;
+        if (! runPreset (processor, name, 0.001))
-        for (int n : notes)
+            ++failures;
-            midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOn (1, n, (juce::uint8) 100), 0);
-
-        juce::AudioBuffer<float> buffer (2, 512);
-        float maxPeak = 0.0f;
-        bool nan = false;
-
-        for (int block = 0; block < 240; ++block)
-        {
-            buffer.clear();
-            processor.processBlock (buffer, midi);
-            midi.clear();
-            if (block == 180)
-                for (int n : notes)
-                    midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOff (1, n), 0);
-            nan = nan || hasNaN (buffer);
-            maxPeak = std::max (maxPeak, peak (buffer));
-        }
-
-        const bool ok = ! nan && maxPeak > 0.001f;
-        if (! ok) ++failures;
-        std::cout << (ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL") << " [" << processor.getProgramName (preset) << "]"
-                  << " peak=" << maxPeak << (nan ? "  <NaN!>" : "") << "\n";
     }
 
     // RAVE toggle + parameter churn while playing (no crash / NaN).
@@ -129,6 +115,90 @@ int main()
         std::cout << (ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL") << " [RAVE toggle / param churn]" << (nan ? "  <NaN!>" : "") << "\n";
     }
 
+    // FX stability: a preset change selects an FX type and its parameters, so
+    // every unit has to survive the extremes of its own parameter range. A unit
+    // that lets its state run away keeps producing inf/NaN, which is heard as
+    // grainy audio that gets no better.
+    {
+        const char* const typeLabels[] = { "Hyper", "Chorus", "Flanger", "Phaser",
+                                           "Distortion", "EQ", "Compressor", "Delay", "Reverb" };
+
+        for (int type = 1; type <= 9; ++type)
+        {
+            processor.setCurrentProgram (0);
+            auto set = [&processor] (const char* id, float value)
+            {
+                if (auto* p = processor.parameters.getParameter (id))
+                    p->setValueNotifyingHost (value);
+            };
+            set ("fx1Type", (float) type / 9.0f);
+            set ("fx1Mix",  1.0f);
+            set ("fx1P1",   1.0f);
+            set ("fx1P2",   1.0f);
+            set ("fx1P3",   1.0f);
+            set ("fx1P4",   1.0f);
+
+            juce::MidiBuffer midi;
+            midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOn (1, 60, (juce::uint8) 100), 0);
+
+            juce::AudioBuffer<float> buffer (2, 512);
+            bool nan = false;
+            for (int block = 0; block < 120; ++block)
+            {
+                buffer.clear();
+                processor.processBlock (buffer, midi);
+                midi.clear();
+                nan = nan || hasNaN (buffer);
+            }
+
+            const bool ok = ! nan;
+            if (! ok) ++failures;
+            std::cout << (ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL") << " [FX " << typeLabels[type - 1]
+                      << " at full parameter range]" << (nan ? "  <NaN!>" : "") << "\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    // A preset change starts from clean DSP state: the tail of the preset being
+    // left behind must not bleed into the one being loaded.
+    {
+        juce::AudioBuffer<float> buffer (2, 512);
+        processor.setCurrentProgram (9);   // Glass Bell, reverb mix 0.6
+
+        juce::MidiBuffer midi;
+        for (int n : notes)
+            midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOn (1, n, (juce::uint8) 100), 0);
+        for (int block = 0; block < 40; ++block)
+        {
+            buffer.clear();
+            processor.processBlock (buffer, midi);
+            midi.clear();
+        }
+        for (int n : notes)
+            midi.addEvent (juce::MidiMessage::noteOff (1, n), 0);
+        for (int block = 0; block < 10; ++block)
+        {
+            buffer.clear();
+            processor.processBlock (buffer, midi);
+            midi.clear();
+        }
+        const float tail = peak (buffer);
+
+        processor.setCurrentProgram (0);   // the change under test
+        float residual = 0.0f;
+        for (int block = 0; block < 2; ++block)
+        {
+            buffer.clear();
+            juce::MidiBuffer empty;
+            processor.processBlock (buffer, empty);
+            residual = std::max (residual, peak (buffer));
+        }
+
+        const bool ok = tail > 0.01f && residual < 1.0e-4f;
+        if (! ok) ++failures;
+        std::cout << (ok ? "PASS" : "FAIL") << " [preset change clears the previous patch]"
+                  << " tail=" << tail << " residual=" << residual << "\n";
+    }
+
     std::cout << "\n" << (failures == 0 ? "ALL QA CHECKS PASSED" : "QA FAILURES DETECTED")
               << " (" << failures << " failures)\n";
     return failures == 0 ? 0 : 1;

Source/engine/AGENT.md

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# engine module
-
-## Related source files
-
-This directory contains guidance; the implementation remains in `../Engine.h`
-and `../Engine.cpp`. The preparation rules below are requirements for changes;
-current buffer resizing and lazy wavetable issues are recorded in the root AGENT.md.
-
-## Rules
-
-- Own the voice pool, LFOs, wavetable library, FX rack, matrix and macros by value.
-- Read every APVTS value through the null-guarding `v()` helper.
-- Build the `RenderContext` once per block and pass it to voices as `const&`.
-- Size `mixBuffer` once in `prepare()` and only `clear()` it per block.
-- Prebuild wavetables in `prepare()` before the first render.
-- Clamp the final output with the soft limiter.
-- Never call `setSize` on any buffer inside `processBlock`.
-
-## IF-THEN
-
-- IF a per-block buffer is needed THEN allocate it in `prepare()` and clear it per block.
-- IF a module needs the matrix, macros or wavetables THEN go through Engine accessors rather than reaching into another module.
-
-## Examples
-
-```cpp
-// BAD: per-callback buffer reconfiguration on the audio thread
-void processBlock (...)
-{
-    mixBuffer.setSize (2, n, false, false, true);
-    ...
-}
-```
-
-```cpp
-// GOOD: size once, clear per block
-void prepare (double sr, int blockSize)
-{
-    mixBuffer.setSize (2, blockSize, false, false, true);
-}
-void processBlock (...)
-{
-    mixBuffer.clear();
-    ...
-}
-```
-
-This file overrides /AGENT.md where they conflict.

Source/modulation/AGENT.md

@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# modulation module
-
-## Related source files
-
-This directory contains guidance; implementations remain in the parent `Source/`
-directory:
-
-- `../ModulationMatrix.h`, `../ModulationMatrix.cpp`
-- `../MacroControls.h`, `../MacroControls.cpp`
-- `../RAVEButton.h`, `../RAVEButton.cpp`, which define `RaveController`
-
-## Rules
-
-- Use `bool` return codes for bounded inserts (`addConnection`, `addAssignment`).
-- Require a cap on connection and assignment counts (`kMaxConnections`, `kMaxAssignments`).
-- Serialise and restore state through `juce::ValueTree` so presets survive save and load.
-- Never accept a `ModTarget::None` connection; reject it and return false.
-- Use `ids::` for every APVTS parameter reference in RaveController.
-- Keep the existing RAVEButton filenames unless a rename is explicitly in scope.
-
-## GUI/audio state
-
-The current public connection and assignment vectors are shared mutable state.
-GUI writes can race with audio-thread iteration. A mutex taken only by the writer
-does not protect an unlocked reader, and taking a blocking mutex in the audio
-callback conflicts with the real-time requirements.
-
-When fixing this path, publish a stable snapshot or use a bounded thread-safe
-handoff. Keep allocation and snapshot reclamation off the audio thread. Validate
-reader and writer lifetimes together, including preset and state restore.
-
-If `addConnection` or `addAssignment` returns false, handle the failed insert.
-
-This file refines the repository-root AGENT.md for the related sources.

build_windows.sh

@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# build_windows.sh — cross-compile SerumAlt VST3 for Windows using MinGW-w64
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set -euo pipefail
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
-
-TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/mingw64-toolchain.cmake"
-BUILD_DIR="${BUILD_DIR:-$SCRIPT_DIR/build_windows}"
-BUILD_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE:-Release}"
-OUTPUT_DIR="${OUTPUT_DIR:-$SCRIPT_DIR/SerumAlt_Windows}"
-PLUGIN_NAME="SerumAlt"
-export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL="${CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL:-2}"
-
-if [[ "$(uname -s)" != Linux ]]; then
-    echo "ERROR: build_windows.sh cross-compiles from Linux using MinGW-w64." >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# 1. Check for the host tools and MinGW-w64 cross-compiler.
-for tool in cmake ninja pkg-config "${CC:-cc}" "${CXX:-c++}" \
-    x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ \
-    x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar \
-    x86_64-w64-mingw32-ranlib x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip; do
-    if ! command -v "$tool" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "ERROR: $tool not found. See README.md prerequisites." >&2
-        exit 1
-    fi
-done
-
-echo "Found: $(command -v x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++)"
-
-# 2. Use the checked-in CMake toolchain file without overwriting it.
-if [[ ! -f "$TOOLCHAIN_FILE" ]]; then
-    echo "ERROR: Toolchain file not found: $TOOLCHAIN_FILE" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-echo "Using toolchain file: $TOOLCHAIN_FILE"
-
-# 3. Configure with CMake + Ninja (VST3-only cross build, no test harness).
-echo "Configuring Windows VST3 in $BUILD_DIR ($BUILD_TYPE)..."
-cmake -S "$SCRIPT_DIR" -B "$BUILD_DIR" -G Ninja \
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE" \
-    -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$TOOLCHAIN_FILE" \
-    -DSERUMALT_BUILD_PLUGIN=ON \
-    -DSERUMALT_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
-
-# 4. Build the VST3 target.
-echo "Building Windows VST3..."
-cmake --build "$BUILD_DIR" --config "$BUILD_TYPE" --target SerumAlt_VST3
-
-# 5. Inject the VST3 moduleinfo.json.
-#    The automatic manifest step is disabled when cross-compiling (see
-#    cmake/Plugin.cmake), because JUCE's manifest helper is a host tool that would
-#    otherwise be built as a Windows executable. The moduleinfo content is
-#    deterministic for this Windows plugin: it depends on the plugin's
-#    name, manufacturer/plugin codes, and version, so we write the same metadata
-#    that the native Windows helper generates. Keep it in sync with the metadata
-#    in CMakeLists.txt and cmake/Plugin.cmake, including the vendored VST3 SDK version.
-VST3_BUNDLE="$BUILD_DIR/${PLUGIN_NAME}_artefacts/$BUILD_TYPE/VST3/$PLUGIN_NAME.vst3"
-echo "Writing Windows VST3 manifest..."
-mkdir -p "$VST3_BUNDLE/Contents/Resources"
-cat > "$VST3_BUNDLE/Contents/Resources/moduleinfo.json" <<'EOF'
-{
-  "Name": "SerumAlt",
-  "Version": "1.0.0",
-  "Factory Info": {
-    "Vendor": "SerumAlt Audio",
-    "URL": "",
-    "E-Mail": "",
-    "Flags": {
-      "Unicode": true,
-      "Classes Discardable": false,
-      "Component Non Discardable": false
-    }
-  },
-  "Classes": [
-    {
-      "CID": "ABCDEF019182FAEB53616C7453657261",
-      "Category": "Audio Module Class",
-      "Name": "SerumAlt",
-      "Vendor": "SerumAlt Audio",
-      "Version": "1.0.0",
-      "SDKVersion": "VST 3.7.8",
-      "Sub Categories": [
-        "Instrument",
-        "Synth"
-      ],
-      "Class Flags": 2,
-      "Cardinality": 2147483647,
-      "Snapshots": []
-    },
-    {
-      "CID": "ABCDEF011234ABCD53616C7453657261",
-      "Category": "Component Controller Class",
-      "Name": "SerumAlt",
-      "Vendor": "SerumAlt Audio",
-      "Version": "1.0.0",
-      "SDKVersion": "VST 3.7.8",
-      "Sub Categories": [
-        "Instrument",
-        "Synth"
-      ],
-      "Class Flags": 2,
-      "Cardinality": 2147483647,
-      "Snapshots": []
-    },
-    {
-      "CID": "ABCDEF01C0DEF00D53616C7453657261",
-      "Category": "Plugin Compatibility Class",
-      "Name": "SerumAlt",
-      "Vendor": "SerumAlt Audio",
-      "Version": "1.0.0",
-      "SDKVersion": "VST 3.7.8",
-      "Class Flags": 0,
-      "Cardinality": 2147483647,
-      "Snapshots": []
-    }
-  ]
-}
-EOF
-
-# 6. Copy the resulting .vst3 bundle to SerumAlt_Windows/ without deleting files.
-echo "Staging Windows VST3 in $OUTPUT_DIR..."
-cmake -E copy_directory "$VST3_BUNDLE" "$OUTPUT_DIR/$PLUGIN_NAME.vst3"
-
-echo
-echo "Done. Windows VST3 plugin at: $OUTPUT_DIR/$PLUGIN_NAME.vst3"

cmake/Harness.cmake

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Headless QA harness: a console app that drives the processor and checks output.
-# Headless QA harness (console app that drives the processor and checks output)
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 juce_add_console_app(SerumAltTest)
 serumalt_configure_target(SerumAltTest)
 target_sources(SerumAltTest PRIVATE Source/Tests/TestMain.cpp)

cmake/Plugin.cmake

@@ -1,14 +1,32 @@
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Plugin target.
-# Plugin target
+
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Plugin metadata. It lives here once because juce_add_plugin and the cross-build
-# JUCE 7.0.12 builds its VST3 manifest helper (juce_vst3_helper) with the same
+# VST3 manifest in cmake/moduleinfo.json.in both need the same values.
-# toolchain as the plugin itself. When cross-compiling, that produces a Windows
+set(SERUMALT_COMPANY_NAME "SerumAlt Audio")
-# .exe which cannot run on the Linux build host, so we disable the automatic
+set(SERUMALT_MANUFACTURER_CODE Salt)
-# manifest step and inject a Windows moduleinfo.json afterwards
+set(SERUMALT_PLUGIN_CODE Sera)
-# (see build_windows.sh). Native builds keep the automatic step.
+set(SERUMALT_VST3_SDK_VERSION "VST 3.7.8") # ships with the vendored JUCE 7.0.12
+
+# VST3 class IDs. Each is a fixed prefix, a per-class constant and the
+# manufacturer and plugin codes as ASCII hex, built the same way JUCE builds
+# them in juce_audio_plugin_client_VST3.cpp.
+string(HEX "${SERUMALT_MANUFACTURER_CODE}${SERUMALT_PLUGIN_CODE}" serumaltCodeHex)
+string(TOUPPER "${serumaltCodeHex}" serumaltCodeHex)
+set(SERUMALT_CID_AUDIO_MODULE "ABCDEF019182FAEB${serumaltCodeHex}")
+set(SERUMALT_CID_CONTROLLER "ABCDEF011234ABCD${serumaltCodeHex}")
+set(SERUMALT_CID_COMPATIBILITY "ABCDEF01C0DEF00D${serumaltCodeHex}")
+
+# JUCE builds its VST3 manifest helper with the target toolchain, so during a
+# Windows cross-build that helper is a Windows .exe and cannot run on the Linux
+# host. Disable the automatic step and write the manifest from the template
+# instead. Native builds keep JUCE's automatic step.
 set(SERUMALT_VST3_AUTO_MANIFEST TRUE)
 if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
     set(SERUMALT_VST3_AUTO_MANIFEST FALSE)
+    configure_file(
+        "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/moduleinfo.json.in"
+        "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/moduleinfo.json"
+        @ONLY)
 endif()
 
 set(SERUMALT_FORMATS VST3)
@@ -21,14 +39,14 @@ endif()
 
 juce_add_plugin(SerumAlt
     VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
-    COMPANY_NAME "SerumAlt Audio"
+    COMPANY_NAME "${SERUMALT_COMPANY_NAME}"
     IS_SYNTH TRUE
     NEEDS_MIDI_INPUT TRUE
     NEEDS_MIDI_OUTPUT FALSE
     IS_MIDI_EFFECT FALSE
     EDITOR_WANTS_KEYBOARD_FOCUS FALSE
-    PLUGIN_MANUFACTURER_CODE Salt
+    PLUGIN_MANUFACTURER_CODE ${SERUMALT_MANUFACTURER_CODE}
-    PLUGIN_CODE Sera
+    PLUGIN_CODE ${SERUMALT_PLUGIN_CODE}
     BUNDLE_ID com.serumalt.SerumAlt
     FORMATS ${SERUMALT_FORMATS}
     PRODUCT_NAME "SerumAlt"
@@ -36,14 +54,9 @@ juce_add_plugin(SerumAlt
 
 serumalt_configure_target(SerumAlt)
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# A MinGW cross-build must link libgcc, libstdc++ and winpthread statically.
-# MinGW cross-build: static C++/threading runtime
+# A stock Windows host has none of those DLLs, so a dynamic link produces a
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# module that fails to load and disappears from the host's plugin list.
-# When cross-compiling for Windows with MinGW, link libgcc / libstdc++ /
-# winpthread statically so the VST3 DLL is self-contained. Otherwise the DLL
-# imports libgcc_s_seh-1.dll, libstdc++-6.dll and libwinpthread-1.dll, none of
-# which ship with the bundle (or exist on a stock Windows host), so the host's
-# scan would fail to load the plugin. Native (Linux) builds are unaffected.
 if(MINGW)
     target_link_options(SerumAlt_VST3 PRIVATE
         -static-libgcc

cmake/moduleinfo.json.in

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+  "Name": "@PROJECT_NAME@",
+  "Version": "@PROJECT_VERSION@",
+  "Factory Info": {
+    "Vendor": "@SERUMALT_COMPANY_NAME@",
+    "URL": "",
+    "E-Mail": "",
+    "Flags": {
+      "Unicode": true,
+      "Classes Discardable": false,
+      "Component Non Discardable": false
+    }
+  },
+  "Classes": [
+    {
+      "CID": "@SERUMALT_CID_AUDIO_MODULE@",
+      "Category": "Audio Module Class",
+      "Name": "@PROJECT_NAME@",
+      "Vendor": "@SERUMALT_COMPANY_NAME@",
+      "Version": "@PROJECT_VERSION@",
+      "SDKVersion": "@SERUMALT_VST3_SDK_VERSION@",
+      "Sub Categories": [
+        "Instrument",
+        "Synth"
+      ],
+      "Class Flags": 2,
+      "Cardinality": 2147483647,
+      "Snapshots": []
+    },
+    {
+      "CID": "@SERUMALT_CID_CONTROLLER@",
+      "Category": "Component Controller Class",
+      "Name": "@PROJECT_NAME@",
+      "Vendor": "@SERUMALT_COMPANY_NAME@",
+      "Version": "@PROJECT_VERSION@",
+      "SDKVersion": "@SERUMALT_VST3_SDK_VERSION@",
+      "Sub Categories": [
+        "Instrument",
+        "Synth"
+      ],
+      "Class Flags": 2,
+      "Cardinality": 2147483647,
+      "Snapshots": []
+    },
+    {
+      "CID": "@SERUMALT_CID_COMPATIBILITY@",
+      "Category": "Plugin Compatibility Class",
+      "Name": "@PROJECT_NAME@",
+      "Vendor": "@SERUMALT_COMPANY_NAME@",
+      "Version": "@PROJECT_VERSION@",
+      "SDKVersion": "@SERUMALT_VST3_SDK_VERSION@",
+      "Class Flags": 0,
+      "Cardinality": 2147483647,
+      "Snapshots": []
+    }
+  ]
+}

docs/AUDIT_REPORT.md

@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ The Windows cross-build does not build or run tests: `build_windows.sh:50` passe
 There is no clean step in `build_windows.sh`. The script configures into `build_windows/`
 and builds without removing or cleaning it first. A clean rebuild is not scripted; it would
 require manually removing `build_windows/` (or invoking Ninja's clean target, which the
-script does not do). A combined "clean build + run tests" command does not exist: the
+script does not do). A combined "clean build + run tests" command does not exist.
-Windows script disables tests, and the README test instructions assume an already-built
+The Windows script disables tests, and the README test instructions assume an
-native `build/` tree.
+already-built native `build/` tree.
 
 ---
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ generic synth architecture.
 
 - `Params.h`/`Params.cpp` depend only on `<JuceHeader.h>` (`Params.h:3`). It declares the
   `ids`, `maps` namespaces, all enums, `ModSource`/`ModTarget`, and the wavetable name
-  table. It is the shared foundation: nearly every other file includes it.
+  table. It is the shared foundation. Nearly every other file includes it.
 - `Wavetable`, `Oscillator`, `SubOscillator`, `NoiseOscillator`, `Envelope`, `LFO`,
   `Filter`, `FilterBank`, `SynthVoice` depend only on `Params`, `JuceHeader`, and each
   other (`Oscillator.h:4-5`, `FilterBank.h:4-5`, `SynthVoice.h:4-12`).
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ generic synth architecture.
 
 The code intends to allocate only at prepare time, but it does not fully achieve this:
 
-- Prepare-time allocation is the norm: delay lines and buffers are sized in `prepare()`
+- Prepare-time allocation is the norm. Delay lines and buffers are sized in `prepare()`
   (`Filter.cpp:24`, `Chorus.cpp:9-11`, `Reverb.cpp:17-33`, `Engine.cpp:68`).
 - Violation 1: `Engine::processBlock` calls `mixBuffer.setSize (2, n, false, false, true)`
   on every block at `Engine.cpp:211`. `AudioBuffer::setSize` is a no-op when the size is
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ mix of asserts, null guards, and return codes.
   itself. The only reporting is the test harness printing to `std::cout` and returning an
   exit code (`TestMain.cpp:73,103,129,132-134`).
 
-Net style: programmer errors use `jassert` (very sparingly), runtime/state errors use null
+Net style: programmer errors use `jassert` (sparingly), runtime/state errors use null
 guards or default values, and bounded-insertion failures use `bool` return codes that
 callers currently ignore.
 
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ thread:
   thread reads the same `shapeBuffer` in `LFO::shapeValue` (`LFO.cpp:82-91`).
 
 None of these shared collections are locked or double-buffered. This is a real data race
-today: resizing `connections` while the audio thread iterates it is undefined behaviour.
+today. Resizing `connections` while the audio thread iterates it is undefined behaviour.
 
-The processor header acknowledges GUI-thread access but does not address the race: the
+The processor header acknowledges GUI-thread access but does not address the race. The
 comment "Public DSP state (read/write from the GUI thread)" at `PluginProcessor.h:55` only
 describes intent.
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ describes intent.
 
 ## 7. Anti-pattern catalog
 
-Each entry lists the location, the problem, and the standard that a later AGENT.md phase
+Each entry lists the location, the problem, and the standard that a later AGENTS.md phase
 should encode.
 
 1. Parameter ID tables duplicated three times.

docs/JANITOR_TASKS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+# Janitor round 2: structure, build separation, scripts
+
+Executed on branch `main` from the round 1 checkpoint. Round 1 had left all of its
+work uncommitted and `HEAD` did not compile without the `FXProcessor` repair, so
+this round begins by committing that work and then lands two phases of its own.
+Round 1's own task list is archived at `docs/archive/JANITOR_TASKS_2026-05.md`.
+
+The user confirmed the scope before any file changed. The full set of decisions is
+in the commit messages; this file records what changed, the evidence, and what was
+left alone.
+
+## Commits
+
+| Commit | Contents |
+| --- | --- |
+| `e4cea30` | Round 1 checkpoint: the uncommitted `FXProcessor` repair, `ExactCompare.h`, `KnobLookAndFeel`, the `AGENT.md` to `AGENTS.md` renames, and graft integration. |
+| `facd5c5` | Phase 1: `scripts/`, the toolchain file in `cmake/`, build output under `build/`, `clean.sh`, `docs/`, the Windows manifest generated from CMake, and three code fixes. |
+| `4b0db50` | Phase 2: 36 source files into their module directories, and five directories renamed. |
+
+This file and the refreshed graft graph land in a fourth commit.
+
+## Phase 1: repository root, build output, scripts
+
+### Layout
+
+- `scripts/` holds `build_linux.sh`, `build_macos.sh`, `build_windows.sh`,
+  `build_harness.sh` and `clean.sh`. Each resolves the repository root from its own
+  location, so the documented `./scripts/build_harness.sh --run` works from any
+  directory.
+- `cmake/` holds `mingw64-toolchain.cmake` beside `Plugin.cmake` and `Harness.cmake`.
+- `docs/` holds `AUDIT_REPORT.md` and `UI_UX_AUDIT.md`; `docs/archive/` holds the
+  finished round 1 list.
+- The repository root now holds `CMakeLists.txt`, `README.md`, `AGENTS.md`,
+  `.gitignore`, the tool configuration files, and four directories: `Source/`,
+  `cmake/`, `scripts/`, `docs/`.
+
+### Build output
+
+Each script defaults to a directory under `build/`: `build/linux`, `build/macos`,
+`build/windows` and `build/harness`. `BUILD_DIR` still overrides any of them, and a
+relative override resolves from the repository root. `SerumAlt_Windows/` remains the
+staging directory for the shippable Windows bundle, and `OUTPUT_DIR` still overrides
+it.
+
+`scripts/clean.sh` removes generated output:
+
+| Invocation | Removes |
+| --- | --- |
+| `./scripts/clean.sh` | the trees under `build/` |
+| `--staging` | adds `SerumAlt_Windows/` |
+| `--legacy` | adds `build_*` and `cmake-build-*` left in the root by earlier script versions |
+| `--all` | both of the above |
+| `--dry-run` | nothing; prints each path with its size |
+
+The script refuses a path outside the repository, a path under `Source/`,
+`third_party/`, `.git`, `scripts/`, `cmake/`, `docs/` or `graft/`, a path tracked by
+git, and refuses to run at all when `BUILD_DIR` or `OUTPUT_DIR` resolves outside the
+repository. Exit status 2 marks a refusal.
+
+902 MB of stale trees were removed after the new layout built successfully:
+`build/`'s original in-place tree, `build_harness`, `build_windows`,
+`build_windows_fresh` and the three `build_verify_*` trees. `build_linux/` and
+`SerumAlt_Windows/` were left in place; `./scripts/clean.sh --legacy --staging`
+removes them when you no longer need the artifacts in them.
+
+### Windows manifest
+
+`build_windows.sh` used to carry a 60-line `moduleinfo.json` heredoc with the
+version, vendor and class IDs written out by hand. The version also lives in
+`project(SerumAlt VERSION 1.0.0)`, so a version bump would have shipped a manifest
+that disagreed with the binary.
+
+`cmake/Plugin.cmake` now defines the plugin metadata once, passes it to
+`juce_add_plugin`, and configures `cmake/moduleinfo.json.in` into the build
+directory. The three VST3 class IDs are built from `PLUGIN_MANUFACTURER_CODE` and
+`PLUGIN_CODE` the same way JUCE builds them, so they cannot drift from the codes
+either. The script copies the configured file into the bundle and fails when it is
+missing.
+
+### Code fixes
+
+- `Source/PluginProcessor.h` gained `using juce::AudioProcessor::processBlock;`. The
+  float override hid the base class double overload, which produced three warning
+  lines from three translation units.
+- `Source/GUI/Slider.{h,cpp}` were deleted. Nothing constructed `serum::Slider`; it
+  was reachable only through one include in `PluginEditor.h`. `SERUMALT_INCLUDE_DIRS`
+  and `GUI/AGENTS.md` were updated to match, and `KnobLookAndFeel` was added to the
+  owned-files list, where it had been missing.
+- Prose in the five shell scripts, the two `.claude/helpers/*.cjs` files and the
+  CMake files was tightened. The scripts had no em dashes and no banned vocabulary
+  left from round 1, so what changed was structure: numbered step headings, a
+  paragraph explaining what a load failure would look like, and the manifest
+  heredoc, all gone.
+
+### Unslop scope
+
+The five shell scripts, `.claude/helpers/graft-hooks.cjs`,
+`.claude/helpers/graft-statusline.cjs`, `CMakeLists.txt`, `cmake/Plugin.cmake` and
+`cmake/Harness.cmake`. `README.md` and `AGENTS.md` keep their prose and received
+path corrections only, so the layout changes stay reviewable.
+
+## Phase 2: source modules
+
+The five directories `engine/`, `modulation/`, `params/`, `plugin/` and `synth/`
+held nothing but guidance pointing at root-level implementations. Every module doc
+already claimed its files, so the move only had to honour those claims.
+
+| Module | Files moved in |
+| --- | --- |
+| `Engine/` | `Engine.{h,cpp}` |
+| `Synth/` | `Wavetable`, `Oscillator`, `SubOscillator`, `NoiseOscillator`, `Envelope`, `LFO`, `Filter`, `FilterBank`, `SynthVoice` (18 files) |
+| `Modulation/` | `ModulationMatrix`, `MacroControls`, `RAVEButton` (6 files) |
+| `Params/` | `Params.{h,cpp}` |
+| `Plugin/` | `PluginProcessor.{h,cpp}` |
+| `GUI/` | `PluginEditor.{h,cpp}` |
+| `EffectUnits/` | `FXProcessor.{h,cpp}` |
+| `Resources/` | `Resources.{h,cpp}` |
+
+36 files moved, not the 31 stated when the plan was agreed. The five directories
+were renamed to `Engine/`, `Modulation/`, `Params/`, `Plugin/` and `Synth/` so that
+every subdirectory of `Source/` uses one casing rule.
+
+`Source/ExactCompare.h` stays at the `Source/` root: five modules include it, and a
+`Common/` directory for one header would cost more than it explains.
+
+`SERUMALT_INCLUDE_DIRS` now lists `Source/` and one directory per module, which let
+all 31 parent-relative includes become plain names such as `Params.h`. No header
+basename is duplicated in the tree, so that resolution cannot pick the wrong file.
+
+The module docs list owned files instead of describing a move that had not happened.
+`README.md` and the `Current source layout` section of `AGENTS.md` describe the tree
+that exists.
+
+## Verification
+
+Every command below was run after the phase it verifies. Build directories are under
+`build/`, which is git-ignored.
+
+- `for s in scripts/*.sh; do bash -n "$s"; done` passes for all five scripts.
+- `./scripts/build_harness.sh --run` reaches `100% tests passed out of 1` from a
+  clean directory, in both phases.
+- `./scripts/build_linux.sh` links `SerumAlt.vst3` and the `SerumAlt` Standalone.
+- `./scripts/build_windows.sh` links the cross-compiled VST3 and passes its own
+  checks: the module is x86-64, imports none of `libgcc_s_seh-1.dll`,
+  `libstdc++-6.dll` or `libwinpthread-1.dll`, and exports `GetPluginFactory`,
+  `InitDll` and `ExitDll`.
+- The generated manifest is identical to the previously hand-written one. Compared
+  with `python3 -m json.tool` on both, after taking the old one from
+  `git show HEAD:build_windows.sh`.
+- Target hygiene, read from `cmake --build <dir> --target help`: the harness
+  configure offers `SerumAltTest` and no plugin target; the Linux and Windows
+  configures offer `SerumAlt_VST3` and no `SerumAltTest`.
+- First-party warning lines: 3 before the `processBlock` fix, 0 after. The four
+  warning lines that remain in a full run all name files under `third_party/JUCE`
+  (a `-Wpedantic` note about `::main` in the Standalone, two MinGW `#warning` lines
+  in `juce_graphics`, and a deprecated `tzname` in `juce_Time`).
+- A full build leaves the source tree unchanged: `git status --porcelain -- Source
+  third_party/JUCE` before and after a three-target build is identical, so no build
+  product lands in the source tree.
+- `./scripts/clean.sh --dry-run --all` prints each path with its size and removes
+  nothing. Run before the stale trees were deleted it listed nine paths; it now
+  lists the three that remain: `build/`, `SerumAlt_Windows/` and `build_linux/`.
+  `--staging`, `--legacy` and the outside-repository refusal were each run.
+- `graft build` was re-run after the moves. The graph now mirrors the new paths, for
+  example `graft/Source/Engine/Engine.md`.
+
+## Kept, and why
+
+- `MacroControls::removeAssignment` is still defined and never called. No control in
+  the Macro tab would call it, so deleting it would remove the only path to a
+  feature rather than clean up dead code.
+- `Source/GUI/PluginEditor.cpp` is still 1147 lines. It is the largest remaining
+  readability problem in the tree, and it is a GUI refactor with no headless way to
+  check the pixels.
+- The two `.claude/helpers/*.cjs` files remain 66-line copies that differ in one
+  line. Each is a self-contained hook that `graft init` can regenerate; merging their
+  shared body into a third file would break on regeneration. Only their comments
+  changed.
+- `opencode.json` and `.mcp.json` each declare the same graft MCP server for a
+  different host. Both hosts are configured this way deliberately, so removing
+  either would break that host.
+- `third_party/JUCE/Projucer` and `third_party/JUCE/DemoRunner` are 22 MB of
+  upstream Linux binaries that ship with the vendored copy. They are not built here
+  and were not deleted. `.gitignore` now covers them, so they no longer appear as
+  untracked files.
+- `docs/UI_UX_AUDIT.md` and `docs/archive/JANITOR_TASKS_2026-05.md` still contain the
+  old `./build_harness.sh` commands. They record what was run at the time, and
+  rewriting them would misreport that. `README.md` and `AGENTS.md` are the
+  maintained sources for commands.
+- Nine em dashes remain inside the generated `<!-- graft:start -->` block in
+  `AGENTS.md`. They come from the installed `@nanonets/graft` template and return on
+  the next `graft init`; removing them needs a change to that package.
+
+## Limits
+
+- The macOS build could not be run, because it needs a Mac and the Apple SDK.
+  `scripts/build_macos.sh` was syntax checked and reviewed, and nothing else.
+- No change in this round touched audio or GUI behaviour except deleting an unused
+  class, so the harness result is a regression check, not sound or visual proof.
+  There is still no headless way to verify a pixel.
+- The staged cross-build for this round is at
+  `build/windows-staged-check/SerumAlt.vst3`. It is inside `build/`, so
+  `./scripts/clean.sh` removes it. `SerumAlt_Windows/SerumAlt.vst3` is the older
+  bundle and was not overwritten.

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+# SerumAlt UI and UX audit
+
+Written from the working tree on branch `main`. The user report was "much of
+features arent correctly described and UI is bearly functional". That bundles
+two problems, and this audit keeps them apart:
+
+1. Description. Controls lack names, units and plain descriptions.
+2. Function. Some controls do not reach the DSP they claim to drive.
+
+The single largest finding explains the "barely functional" complaint on its
+own. No knob ever painted its name. `Knob` is a `juce::Slider` with
+`NoTextBox`, and JUCE does not draw a slider's component name, so every one of
+the roughly fifty knobs was an unlabelled arc whose only identification was a
+tooltip hover. The label strings passed to `makeKnob` were correct but
+invisible, and the runtime FX rename table in `updateVisuals` never reached a
+user's eyes.
+
+---
+
+## How this was produced
+
+Reconnaissance read `Source/PluginEditor.{h,cpp}`, `Source/Params.{h,cpp}`,
+`Source/Resources.{h,cpp}`, `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp`, `Source/Engine.cpp`,
+the nine effects in `Source/EffectUnits/`, and every file in `Source/GUI/`.
+Four specialist passes then covered naming and descriptions, dead controls,
+interaction state, and layout plus accessibility. Findings were checked against
+`AUDIT_REPORT.md` (a codebase structure audit, no UI text coverage) and
+`JANITOR_TASKS.md` (fourteen tasks, all reported done; JT-01 removed the unused
+look-and-feel, JT-06 built the FX type list from `FXProcessor::fxTypeName`).
+Nothing in either file duplicates the findings below.
+
+The two prior documents also correct the task brief in one respect.
+`Source/GUI/SerumLookAndFeel.h` no longer exists; JT-01 deleted it because it was
+never installed. The GUI has no custom look-and-feel, so "draw all controls
+through `SerumLookAndFeel`" resolves to "use `theme::` colours", which this work
+does.
+
+Verification used `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/... ./build_harness.sh --run`.
+`UI_UX_AUDIT.md` is the deliverable that survives; the fixes listed as applied
+are already in the tree.
+
+---
+
+## Status vocabulary
+
+- Functioning. The parameter is read by the DSP and changes what you hear.
+- Dead. Nothing reads it, or the thing that reads it throws the value away.
+- Conditional. Read and audible only in some modes or for some effect types.
+- Design decision. Fixing it needs a choice about behaviour or layout, so it was
+  left alone and recorded for the user.
+
+---
+
+## Control inventory
+
+Every user-visible control, by tab. "Readout" is what the knob shows while you
+drag it.
+
+### Top bar
+
+| Control | Parameter | Current label | Current tooltip | What it does and its unit | Recommended label | Recommended tooltip | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Preset combo | n/a | (preset name) | Select a factory preset | Loads one of the factory presets and replaces the whole patch | Preset | Loads a factory preset and replaces the current patch | Functioning |
+| RAVE toggle | `rave` | RAVE | RAVE one-click boost (unison, width, drive, OTT, reverb) | Render-time override: unison to 8, spread and detune to full, both filter drives to 60 %, Hyper intensity to 100 %, reverb mix +0.4 | Rave | Adds unison, width, drive, OTT and reverb to the current patch | Functioning, description was accurate, label case fixed |
+| Scale combo | `uiScale` | 75%..200% | Interface scale (75% - 200%) | Window scale, 75 % to 200 %. Index maps to a five-entry scale table | Scale | Interface scale, 75 % to 200 % | Functioning |
+| Master knob | `master` | (invisible) | Master output volume (0-100%) | Master output gain, 0 to 100 % of full scale | Master | Master output level, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning. Percent is not the engineering unit for a gain, see deferred D-8 |
+| Master readout | `master` | MASTER | none | Painted numeric readout of the same parameter | Master | none needed | Functioning |
+| Tabs | n/a | OSC, FILTER, MOD, FX, MACRO | Oscillators (Tab cycles sections) etc. | Switches the visible section. Plain Tab also cycles sections | Osc, Filter, Mod, FX, Macro | Oscillators. Tab cycles sections. | Functioning, label case fixed |
+
+### Oscillator tab
+
+Oscillator A and Oscillator B have identical control sets. Rows 1 and 2 are
+listed once.
+
+| Control | Parameter | Current label | Current tooltip | What it does and its unit | Recommended label | Recommended tooltip | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| On | `oscAOn` / `oscBOn` | On | Enable oscillator A | Gates the oscillator in `Oscillator::render` | On | Turns oscillator A on or off | Functioning |
+| Wavetable | `oscAWave` / `oscBWave` | (combo, no visible label) | Oscillator A wavetable | Selects one of 10 factory wavetables | Table | Selects the wavetable, 10 factory tables | Functioning, combo shows its own item text |
+| Warp mode | `oscAWarp` / `oscBWarp` | (combo) | Oscillator A warp mode | Selects one of 8 warp modes | Warp | Selects the wavetable warp mode | Functioning |
+| Wavetable position | `oscAWtPos` / `oscBWtPos` | Wavetable Position | Wavetable position (0-100%) | Frame position in the table, 0 to 100 % | Wt position | Wavetable frame position, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Warp amount | `oscAWarpAmt` / `oscBWarpAmt` | Warp Amount | Warp amount (0-100%) | Warp depth, 0 to 100 % | Warp amount | Warp depth, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Coarse | `oscACoarse` / `oscBCoarse` | Coarse | Pitch coarse (-24 to +24 semitones) | Coarse pitch, -24 to +24 semitones | Coarse | Coarse pitch, -24 to +24 semitones | Functioning |
+| Fine | `oscAFine` / `oscBFine` | Fine | Pitch fine (-100 to +100 cents) | Fine pitch, -100 to +100 cents | Fine | Fine pitch, -100 to +100 cents | Functioning |
+| Level | `oscALevel` / `oscBLevel` | Level | Oscillator A level (0-100%) | Linear amplitude gain, 0 to 1 | Level | Oscillator A level, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Pan | `oscAPan` / `oscBPan` | Pan | Oscillator A pan (L100-R100) | Stereo position, hard left to hard right | Pan | Oscillator A pan, hard left to hard right | Functioning |
+| Unison | `oscAUnison` / `oscBUnison` | Unison | Unison voices (1-16) | Voice count, 1 to 16. Now detented so the dial rests on whole voices | Unison | Unison voices, 1 to 16 | Functioning |
+| Detune | `oscADetune` / `oscBDetune` | Detune | Unison detune (0-100%) | Per-voice detune spread, -50 to +50 cents | Detune | Unison detune spread, -50 to +50 cents | Functioning. Readout used to say "50 %" for 25 cents |
+| Spread | `oscASpread` / `oscBSpread` | Spread | Unison spread (0-100%) | Stereo spread of the unison voices, 0 to 100 % | Spread | Unison stereo spread, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Phase | `oscAPhase` / `oscBPhase` | Phase | Phase (0-100%) | Start phase at note on, 0 to 360 degrees | Phase | Start phase at note on, 0 to 360 degrees | Functioning. Readout used to say a percentage |
+| Random phase | `oscARandPh` / `oscBRandPh` | Random Phase | Random phase (0-100%) | Random start phase per voice, up to 360 degrees | Rand phase | Random start phase per voice, 0 to 360 degrees | Functioning. Readout used to say a percentage |
+| Sub On | `subOn` | On | Enable sub oscillator | Gates the sub oscillator | On | Turns the sub oscillator on or off | Functioning |
+| Sub shape | `subShape` | (combo) | Sub oscillator waveform | Sine or triangle | Shape | Sub oscillator waveform, sine or triangle | Functioning |
+| Sub octave | `subOct` | (combo) | Sub oscillator octave | -2, -1 or 0 octaves, engine reads `value - 2` | Octave | Sub oscillator octave, 2 below to unison | Functioning |
+| Sub level | `subLevel` | Level | Sub oscillator level (0-100%) | Linear amplitude gain | Level | Sub oscillator level, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Noise On | `noiseOn` | On | Enable noise | Gates the noise source | On | Turns noise on or off | Functioning |
+| Noise type | `noiseType` | (combo) | Noise type | White or pink | Type | Noise colour, white or pink | Functioning |
+| Noise level | `noiseLevel` | Level | Noise level (0-100%) | Linear amplitude gain | Level | Noise level, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+
+### Filter tab
+
+| Control | Parameter | Current label | Current tooltip | What it does and its unit | Recommended label | Recommended tooltip | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| On | `f1On` / `f2On` | On | Enable filter 1 | Gates the filter in `FilterBank` | On | Turns filter 1 on or off | Functioning |
+| Type | `f1Type` / `f2Type` | (combo) | Filter 1 type | One of 7 models: Ladder LP, Ladder HP, Ladder BP, Diode, Comb, Formant, Screamer | Type | Selects the filter 1 model | Functioning |
+| Slope | `f1Slope` / `f2Slope` | (combo) 6 dB, 12 dB, 24 dB | Filter 1 slope | One, two or four one-pole stages on the ladder and diode models. Comb, Formant and Screamer ignore it | Slope | Slope, 6, 12 or 24 dB per octave on the ladder and diode models | Conditional, see D-2 |
+| Cutoff | `f1Cutoff` / `f2Cutoff` | Cutoff | Filter 1 cutoff (20 Hz - 20 kHz) | Cutoff, 20 Hz to 20 kHz before key tracking, clamped to 18 kHz after it | Cutoff | Filter 1 cutoff, 20 Hz to 18 kHz | Functioning. Tooltip overstated the reachable top |
+| Resonance | `f1Res` / `f2Res` | Resonance | Filter 1 resonance (0-100%) | Resonance feedback, 0 to 98 % | Resonance | Filter 1 resonance, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Drive | `f1Drive` / `f2Drive` | Drive | Filter 1 drive (0-100%) | Per-sample drive. Damps the comb model. Formant ignores it | Drive | Filter 1 drive, 0 % to 100 %. Damps the comb model. | Conditional, see D-3 |
+| Keytrack | `f1Key` / `f2Key` | Keytrack | Filter 1 keytrack (0-100%) | Cutoff follows note pitch, 100 % is full tracking | Keytrack | Filter 1 key tracking, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Routing | `fRoute` | (combo) | Filter routing (serial / parallel / split) | Serial, parallel or split | Routing | Filter routing, serial, parallel or split | Functioning |
+| Mix | `fMix` | Mix | Filter mix (0-100%) | Crossfades filter 1 into filter 2. Read only in parallel routing | Mix | Blends filter 2 over filter 1 in parallel routing, 0 % to 100 % | Conditional, see D-1 |
+| Output | `fOut` | Output | Filter output (0-100%) | Output gain, engine multiplies by 1.5, so the 0.667 default is unity | Output | Filter output gain, 0 % to 150 % | Functioning. The old readout understated the range: 67 % is unity |
+
+### Modulation tab
+
+| Control | Parameter | Current label | Current tooltip | What it does and its unit | Recommended label | Recommended tooltip | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Attack | `env1A`..`env4A` | Attack | Attack time (0.5 ms - 12 s) | Attack time, 0.5 ms to 12 s, cubic taper | Attack | Attack time, 0.5 ms to 12 s | Functioning |
+| Decay | `env1D`..`env4D` | Decay | Decay time (0.5 ms - 12 s) | Decay time, 0.5 ms to 12 s | Decay | Decay time, 0.5 ms to 12 s | Functioning |
+| Sustain | `env1S`..`env4S` | Sustain | Sustain level (0-100%) | Sustain level, 0 to 100 % | Sustain | Sustain level, 0 % to 100 % | Functioning |
+| Release | `env1R`..`env4R` | Release | Release time (0.5 ms - 12 s) | Release time, 0.5 ms to 12 s | Release | Release time, 0.5 ms to 12 s | Functioning |
+| Curve | `env1Curve`..`env4Curve` | Curve | Envelope curve (0-100%) | Shape exponent, mapped to 0.3 to 3.0 | Curve | Curve shape. Low is a fast attack and slow decay, high is the reverse. | Functioning. The readout is still a percentage of an exponent, see D-9 |
+| Envelope graph | n/a | n/a | none | ADSR curve preview, drawn from the same shape functions as the DSP | n/a | Add a tooltip naming the envelope | Functioning |
+| Shape | `lfo1Shape`..`lfo4Shape` | (combo) | LFO shape | Sine, Triangle, Saw, Square, S&H, Step, Freehand | Shape | Selects the LFO waveform | Functioning |
+| Sync | `lfo1Sync`..`lfo4Sync` | Sync | Tempo-sync LFO | Locks the rate to host tempo and uses Beat instead of Rate | Sync | Locks the LFO to host tempo and uses the Beat knob | Functioning |
+| Rate | `lfo1Rate`..`lfo4Rate` | Rate | LFO rate (0.02 Hz - 30 Hz) | Rate, 0.02 Hz to 30 Hz, log taper | Rate | LFO rate, 0.02 Hz to 30 Hz | Functioning. Readout used to say "50 %" for about 0.77 Hz |
+| Beat | `lfo1Beat`..`lfo4Beat` | Beat | Beat division (1/32 - 4 bars) | Period of one cycle, one of 16 divisions from 1/32 beat to 16 beats | Beat | Cycle length, 1/32 beat to 16 beats | Functioning. Readout used to say a percentage, and the old tooltip was wrong at the fast end |
+| Phase | `lfo1Phase`..`lfo4Phase` | Phase | Phase (0-100%) | Start phase offset, 0 to 360 degrees | Phase | Start phase, 0 to 360 degrees | Functioning. Readout used to say a percentage |
+| Fade | `lfo1Fade`..`lfo4Fade` | Fade | Fade in (0-100%) | Fade in time, 0 to 8 seconds | Fade | Fade in time, 0 s to 8 s | Functioning. Readout and tooltip both said percent for seconds |
+| Delay | `lfo1Delay`..`lfo4Delay` | Delay | Start delay (0-100%) | Start delay, 0 to 4 seconds | Delay | Start delay, 0 s to 4 s | Functioning. Readout and tooltip both said percent for seconds |
+| LFO graph | n/a | n/a | none | Shape preview. Step and Freehand are drag-editable | n/a | Describe the drag gesture | Functioning, discoverability is D-11 |
+| Source | n/a | (combo) | Modulation source | One of 17 sources | Source | Selects the modulation source | Functioning |
+| Target | n/a | (combo) | Modulation destination | One of 35 destinations | Target | Selects the modulation destination | Functioning |
+| Depth | n/a | (invisible) | Modulation depth (-1 to +1) | Amount applied to the next Add, -100 % to +100 % of the target range. Negative inverts | Depth | Modulation amount for the next Add, -100 % to +100 % of the target range | Functioning. Readout and tooltip rewritten |
+| Bipolar | n/a | Bipolar | Bipolar modulation depth | Recentres a one-sided source for the next Add | Bipolar | Recentres a one-sided source so the modulation swings both ways, for the next Add | Functioning |
+| Add | n/a | Add | Add modulation connection | Appends a connection, capped at 32 | Add | Adds the selected source and destination to the matrix | Functioning |
+| Remove last | n/a | Remove Last | Remove last modulation connection | Removes the newest row only | Remove last | Removes the newest matrix row, older rows stay | Functioning |
+| Clear | n/a | Clear | Clear all modulation connections | Removes every connection | Clear all | Removes every modulation connection | Functioning |
+| Connection list | n/a | (read-only text) | none | Source, target, depth and polarity per row | n/a | Every modulation connection, newest last | Functioning |
+
+### Effects tab
+
+Each of the eight slots has the same shape: a type combo, up and down arrows,
+and five knobs. The knob names, tooltips and readout units follow the selected
+effect, and that table was rebuilt from the DSP each effect actually runs.
+
+| Control | Parameter | Current label | What it does and its unit | Readout unit | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Type | `fx1Type`..`fx8Type` | (combo) | Off, Hyper, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, EQ, Compressor, Delay, Reverb | n/a | Functioning |
+| Up / Down | n/a | arrow glyphs | Swaps this slot's six parameters with the neighbour | n/a | Functioning. The end arrows are now disabled instead of doing nothing |
+| Mix | `fx1Mix`..`fx8Mix` | Mix | Dry and wet mix, 0 to 100 % | percent | Functioning |
+| Off P1..P4 | `fx*P1`..`fx*P4` | Unused | The rack skips an Off slot, so all four do nothing | n/a | Dead by design, now labelled and greyed |
+| Hyper | | Intensity, Low Amount, High Amount, Output | 0-100 %, 40-100 %, 40-100 %, 0.5x-1.5x | percent, percent, percent, x | Functioning |
+| Chorus | | Rate, Depth, Width, Unused | 0.1-5 Hz, 0.5-6 ms, 0-100 %, nothing | Hz, ms, percent | Rate and Depth used to read as percent; P4 is genuinely dead |
+| Flanger | | Rate, Depth, Feedback, Unused | 0.05-2.05 Hz, 0.3-5 ms, 0-90 %, nothing | Hz, ms, percent | Rate and Depth used to read as percent; P4 is genuinely dead |
+| Phaser | | Rate, Depth, Feedback, Stages | 0.05-2.05 Hz, 30-90 %, 0-70 %, 2-6 | Hz, percent, percent, count | Rate used to read as percent; Stages used to read "50 %" |
+| Distortion | | Drive, Shape, Tone, Output | 1x-25x, 0-100 %, 800 Hz-16 kHz, 0.4x-1.6x | x, percent, Hz, x | All four used to read as percent |
+| EQ | | Low Gain, Mid Gain, High Gain, Mid Freq | +/-15 dB, +/-12 dB, +/-15 dB, 200 Hz-5 kHz | dB, dB, dB, Hz | All four used to read as percent |
+| Compressor | | Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release | -40-0 dB, 2:1-20:1, 2-100 ms, 30-500 ms | dB, ratio, ms, ms | All four used to read as percent, and two of them share a name with a different unit on the Modulation tab |
+| Delay | | Time, Feedback, Damping, Ping-Pong | 1-2000 ms, 0-92 %, 0-95 %, on or off | ms, percent, percent, on/off | Time used to read as percent; Ping-Pong used to read "50 %" |
+| Reverb | | Size, Damping, Width, Predelay | 20-99 %, 0-100 %, 0-100 %, 0-150 ms | percent, percent, percent, ms | Predelay used to read as percent |
+
+The old tooltips were worse than the readouts. They were only rewritten when a
+knob's name changed, so two effects sharing a name (Rate, Damping, Feedback,
+Output) left the previous effect's tooltip on screen, and every one of them
+claimed "normalised 0-100%".
+
+### Macro tab
+
+| Control | Parameter | Current label | Current tooltip | What it does and its unit | Recommended label | Recommended tooltip | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Macro knobs | `macro1`..`macro4` | Energy, Width, Drive, Atmosphere | (name) macro (0-100%) | Macro amount, 0 to 100 %, drives its assigned destinations | Energy / Width / Drive / Atmosphere | Energy macro, 0 % to 100 %, drives its assigned destinations | Functioning. Names come from `MacroControls::macroName`; the macro panels have no title of their own, so the knob label is the only identifier |
+| Macro | n/a | (combo) | Macro to assign | Selects which of the four macros to edit | Macro | Selects the macro to edit | Functioning |
+| Target | n/a | (combo) | Destination parameter | One of 35 destinations | Target | Selects the destination parameter | Functioning |
+| Depth | n/a | (invisible) | Macro assignment depth (0 to 1) | Amount applied to the next Assign, 0 to 100 % of the target range | Depth | Macro amount for the next Assign, 0 % to 100 % of the target range | Functioning. Started at zero, so a default Assign was silent; now starts at half |
+| Assign | n/a | Assign | Assign destination to the selected macro | Appends an assignment, capped at 8 per macro | Assign | Adds this destination to the selected macro | Functioning |
+| Clear all | n/a | Clear All | Clear all macro assignments | Empties all four macros | Clear all | Removes every macro assignment from all four macros | Functioning |
+| Assignment list | n/a | (read-only text) | none | Target and depth per macro | n/a | Every macro assignment, grouped by macro | Functioning |
+
+---
+
+## Applied mechanical fixes
+
+Every item below was applied, compiles, and passes the harness.
+
+### Description fixes
+
+- A1. Knobs now paint their name. New `Source/GUI/KnobLookAndFeel.{h,cpp}` draws
+  the dial from `theme::` colours and reserves a 16 px strip at the foot of the
+  knob for the label, which `Knob::paint` fills. This is the change that makes
+  every other label in the editor visible for the first time.
+- A2. All eight FX parameter knobs are named, tooltipped and unit-formatted per
+  effect type from one table (`kFxParamDisplay` in `PluginEditor.cpp`), replacing
+  the two tables that disagreed with each other.
+- A3. Unit formatters added: LFO rate in Hz, LFO beat as a cycle length, LFO fade
+  and delay in seconds, oscillator detune and both phases in cents and degrees,
+  filter output as a percentage of its real 0-150 % range, modulation depth as
+  -100 % to +100 %, macro depth as 0-100 %, compressor threshold and ratio,
+  filter and EQ gains in dB, chorus and flanger rate in Hz and depth in ms,
+  distortion drive and output as multiples, phaser stage count, ping-pong as on
+  or off, reverb predelay in ms.
+- A4. Tooltips rewritten for every control that had a vague one: all eight
+  effect types, both filters (cutoff now says 18 kHz, which is the real ceiling),
+  all four envelopes, all four LFOs, the modulation matrix buttons, the macro
+  buttons, the filters' drive and slope, both lists, the preset and scale combos,
+  and the RAVE toggle.
+- A5. Labels corrected where the name was wrong or abbreviated: tab labels are
+  now Osc/Filter/Mod/FX/Macro, "Random Phase" is "Rand phase" to fit its 76 px
+  knob, and the RAVE toggle reads "Rave".
+
+### Function fixes that were one line each
+
+- B1. Double click restored a hardcoded 0.5 for every knob. Forty-nine knob
+  parameters have a different default, so the gesture silently wrote the wrong
+  value. `makeKnob` now reads the parameter's own default through
+  `AudioProcessorParameter::convertFrom0to1`. The modulation depth knob double
+  clicks to its neutral zero, and the macro depth knob to its new half.
+- B2. The macro depth knob started at zero, so an Assign made without touching
+  it created an inaudible assignment. It now starts at half.
+- B3. Unison had no detent, so the dial rested between voices. Both unison knobs
+  now step in whole voices.
+- B4. The first FX slot's up arrow and the last slot's down arrow were enabled
+  but did nothing. They are now disabled.
+- B5. An FX parameter the selected effect ignores stayed live and editable. Those
+  knobs are now disabled and labelled Unused.
+- B6. The knob value popup was never clamped to the window, so it was cut off for
+  knobs near an edge. It is now clamped on both axes.
+- B7. The popup is parented to the editor while the interface scale is applied to
+  a child, so it ignored the 75-200 % scale. It now measures the scale from its
+  own transform and sizes itself to match.
+- B8. Switching section mid-drag could strand the popup on screen, because it is
+  not a child of the hidden view. `Knob::visibilityChanged` now takes it down.
+
+### Interaction and accessibility fixes
+
+- C1. Toggle buttons repainted on mouse activity but never read the hover state,
+  so every On, Sync and Bipolar LED looked identical under the cursor. `paint`
+  now brightens the LED and the name on hover and dims both when disabled.
+- C2. `ToggleButton::paint` ignored `isEnabled()`. It no longer does.
+- C3. Knobs now take keyboard focus. `juce::Slider` disables focus in its own
+  constructor, which left every knob unreachable without a mouse and cut off the
+  accessible value interface.
+
+### Layout constant fixes
+
+`Source/GUI/AGENTS.md` requires every position to be derived from the `layout`
+namespace. Each tab declared its own private `colW`, `colGap` and panel heights,
+and the tab-bar height was the bare literal `60` in six places. Those metrics now
+live in `layout`, and the per-tab locals alias them, so the value has one home:
+
+- L1. Named the tab-bar height as `layout::tabBarHeight` and used it in all five
+  tab views plus the matrix and macro panel height calculations.
+- L2. Hoisted the panel grids: `twoColW`, `threeColW`, `fourColW`, `fourColGap`,
+  and the panel heights `oscPanelH`, `smallPanelH`, `filterPanelH`, `envPanelH`,
+  `lfoPanelH`, `macroPanelH`.
+- L3. Named `depthKnobHeight` for the matrix and macro depth knob, which was the
+  literal `60` in two `setBounds` calls and again inside both list tops.
+- L4. Named `toggleWide` for the Bipolar toggle width, which was the literal `60`
+  in its `setBounds` and again in the `addX` offset that had to stay in step
+  with it.
+- L5. Named `headerCentreY` for the header row centre line, which was
+  `titleHeight + 30` in two places with the `30` unexplained.
+
+The first attempt at L5 derived the centre from `headerHeight`, which is the
+36 px toggle, and produced 40 instead of 52. That would have shifted the whole
+matrix and macro header row by 12 px. It is derived from `depthKnobHeight` now,
+and a separate check compiles the namespace and asserts all fourteen new
+constants equal the literals they replaced.
+
+Two layout reports were left in place rather than acted on. The top bar still
+positions its controls with literals (`presetCombo` at 200, 16, 220, 24;
+`masterKnob` at 906, 0, 64, 60; the tab pitch of 92, and so on), because naming
+those means deciding what the top bar's own grid is, which is a design choice
+rather than a rename. The `layout::labelHeight` constant was deleted: it was
+declared and never read.
+
+---
+
+## Deferred items needing a design decision
+
+None of these were applied. Each changes behaviour, layout or sound, and each
+needs the user's call.
+
+- D-1. Filter Mix does nothing in serial and split routing. `FilterBank` reads
+  `p.mix` only in the parallel branch. Either define a crossfade for the other
+  two routes or disable the knob in them. Real DSP work.
+- D-2. Filter Slope does nothing for Comb, Formant and Screamer, and on
+  Ladder BP the 6 dB and 12 dB settings produce the same two-stage filter.
+  Making the label honest needs DSP work; the tooltip now at least names the
+  models it affects.
+- D-3. Filter Drive does nothing for Formant. `Filter::formant` is called
+  without the drive argument.
+- D-4. The Modulation and Macro depth knobs and the Bipolar toggle only affect
+  the next Add or Assign. They look like live controls for an existing
+  connection. Relabel them as defaults, or make them edit the selected row.
+- D-5. The first FX slot's down arrow moves an effect earlier in the chain while
+  pointing down. In the two-column grid the reading order wraps right to left
+  between rows, so slot 2 sits to the right of slot 3. Number the slots, or
+  relabel the arrows for a two-column grid.
+- D-6. The Filter tab leaves about 370 px of empty space below three 300 px
+  panels. Nothing breaks, but the tab looks unfinished.
+- D-7. The OSC tab puts Sub and Noise in a second row beneath both oscillators.
+  The reading order is fine; the geometry suggests Sub belongs to Osc A and
+  Noise to Osc B without saying so.
+- D-8. Master and the oscillator, sub and noise Level knobs show a percentage
+  for a linear gain. dB is the engineering unit. Changing it changes what every
+  readout says, so it was left as percent.
+- D-9. Envelope Curve shows a percentage of a shape exponent that runs 0.3 to
+  3.0. "Amount" or a named curve would be better than a percentage.
+- D-10. No control marks itself as changed from its default. Nothing reads
+  `getDefaultValue()`.
+- D-11. Step and Freehand LFO shapes are drag-editable, but nothing says so: no
+  tooltip on an editable graph, no cursor change, no hover state, no undo, and a
+  preset load silently discards the drawn shape. `LFODisplay` is not a
+  `SettableTooltipClient` today.
+- D-12. Plain Tab switches section, which means JUCE's focus traversal never
+  runs and a keyboard-only user cannot reach any control except a combo box or a
+  text editor. This is a convention choice: keep Tab for sections and move it to
+  Ctrl+Tab, or keep Tab for controls and use function keys for sections.
+- D-13. `ToggleButton` derives from `juce::Component`, so it has no accessible
+  role, name or state, and cannot be activated from the keyboard. Deriving from
+  `juce::Button` would fix all of that at once but changes the class contract.
+- D-14. The waveform, filter, envelope and LFO graphs have no text or numeric
+  equivalent, so a screen reader announces nothing for any of them. Each needs a
+  description string.
+- D-15. Knobs have no focus outline. `hasKeyboardFocus` is read nowhere.
+- D-16. No group is marked, so a group that the selected shape ignores keeps its
+  old values.
+
+---
+
+## Verified as functioning, with evidence
+
+The following were suspected dead and are not. Recorded so the check is not
+repeated.
+
+- Modulation depth and polarity reach `SynthVoice` and `Engine`, and the bipolar
+  flag changes the modulation math.
+- Macro depth reaches both the global and per-voice modulation sums.
+- Remove Last removes the newest matrix row, matching its label, with no hidden
+  ordering rule.
+- The master readout and the master knob drive the same parameter the output
+  stage uses.
+- The filter type and LFO shape combo indices agree between the combo, the
+  stored value, the DSP and the display, for all 7 and all 7 values.
+- The UI scale combo's five items map exactly onto the five-entry scale table.
+- All six On toggles gate their DSP. All eight warps, all four sub and noise
+  controls, all four envelopes, all four LFOs, and the matrix and macro editors
+  are live.
+- RAVE's tooltip matched its implementation exactly.
+- No knob can write outside its parameter range, and the Unison readout and the
+  DSP round identically.
+
+---
+
+## Janitor cleanups made beyond UI text
+
+Kept separate from the fixes above.
+
+- J-1. Deleted the now-dead formatter `fmtDepth`, which the modulation and macro
+  depth knobs were the only users of.
+- J-2. Deleted `layout::labelHeight`, which was declared and never read. Toggle
+  and readout label sizes are hardcoded, so the constant described nothing.
+- J-3. Replaced the duplicated per-effect label table with the single
+  `kFxParamDisplay` table, which removes the latent stale-tooltip bug rather than
+  only fixing its symptoms.
+- J-4. `Source/GUI/Slider.h` and `Slider.cpp` define a horizontal slider that no
+  code constructs. Reported only: deleting it means editing `CMakeLists.txt` and
+  the GUI module's owned-file list, which is wider than this change. Recommend
+  it as a follow-up.
+- J-5. `MacroControls::removeAssignment` is defined and never called. The Macro
+  tab has no control that would call it, so a single macro assignment cannot be
+  deleted. Reported only: adding the control is a new feature.
+
+---
+
+## What could not be verified
+
+There is no headless way to check a visual change in this repository. The
+harness drives `SerumAltAudioProcessor` and never constructs the editor, so it
+proves the code compiles and the audio path still renders every preset, and it
+proves nothing about the pixels. The knob label, the toggle hover state, the
+disabled FX arrows and the popup clamping were reasoned from the JUCE 7.0.12
+sources in `third_party/JUCE` and checked against them line by line, but they
+have not been seen on screen. Do not treat a passing harness run as visual
+proof.
+
+One consequence worth stating plainly: the new knob look-and-feel replaces
+`LookAndFeel_V4::drawRotarySlider` for knobs only. Every other control still uses
+the shared default look-and-feel, exactly as before.
+
+---
+
+## Verification
+
+- `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/sa-verify ./build_harness.sh --run` reaches `100% tests passed`
+  with zero first-party warnings.
+- The parameter surface is unchanged, checked at runtime rather than by reading
+  the source. A temporary build printed every parameter of the live processor as
+  `id | name | default`. It reported 155 parameters (the 96 declared in
+  `createParameterLayout` plus the 59 generated entries), and the sorted list had
+  fingerprint `62b4556078a261a5b1aaa8ba34081f44` both before and after the UI
+  edits. No ID, name, range or default moved. The only parameter interaction the
+  fix added is a read of `getDefaultValue()` and `convertFrom0to1()`.
+- Nothing under `Source/Params.h`, `Source/Params.cpp` or
+  `createParameterLayout` in `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp` was edited.
+- `third_party/JUCE` is untouched. The untracked `third_party/JUCE/DemoRunner`
+  and `third_party/JUCE/Projucer` files are upstream binaries dated 2024-04-15,
+  not build products of this work.
+- No checked-in `build_*` directory was written to. Every build used a directory
+  under `/tmp`.
+- The pre-existing uncommitted work in the tree was preserved.

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+# Prepared janitor tasks
+
+Prepared from the current working tree on branch `main`, using the `graft` context
+graph and a read-only verification pass. All 14 tasks were then dispatched to
+`janitors-coder` agents on the user's confirmation and completed. See the
+Execution status section at the end of this file for what each agent changed and
+the one remaining limitation.
+
+## How to read this file
+
+Each task is a handoff for one `janitors-coder` agent. The shape follows the
+janitor skill: observed problem, desired behavior, file locations, acceptance
+check, and conflicts.
+
+Task types are `Defect fix` when current behavior is wrong for the user, and
+`Cleanup` when the change should preserve behavior. Fixes that change what the
+user sees or hears are marked `Risk`.
+
+Baseline at preparation time. A clean harness build and CTest pass:
+`BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` reaches `100% tests
+passed`. The build also reports first-party compiler warnings (task JT-05).
+
+## Ownership before dispatch
+
+The worktree is dirty. These files have uncommitted edits and should be
+committed or frozen before any task touches them:
+
+```text
+Source/FXProcessor.cpp        Source/PluginEditor.cpp
+Source/SynthVoice.cpp         Source/SynthVoice.h
+README.md                     AGENTS.md
+AUDIT_REPORT.md               opencode.json
+Source/AGENT.md -> AGENTS.md  (staged rename)
+Source/*/AGENT.md -> AGENTS.md (staged renames)
+```
+
+The `Source/FXProcessor.cpp` edit repairs code that does not compile at `HEAD`
+(`HEAD` declares a two-dimensional `units` array in `FXProcessor.h` but indexes
+it as one-dimensional in `FXProcessor.cpp`). Commit it first. Do not let two
+agents edit the same file at once.
+
+## Task index
+
+| Id | Title | Type | Priority | Primary files |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| JT-01 | Remove the unused look-and-feel | Cleanup | P1 | `Source/PluginEditor.h`, `Source/GUI/` |
+| JT-02 | Make the LFO preview use the real LFO shape | Defect fix | P1 | `Source/LFO.{h,cpp}`, `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.{h,cpp}` |
+| JT-03 | Give macros one set of names | Defect fix | P1 | `Source/MacroControls.*`, `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp`, `Source/PluginEditor.cpp` |
+| JT-04 | Report rejected mod and macro inserts | Defect fix | P1 | `Source/PluginEditor.cpp` |
+| JT-05 | Drive first-party compiler warnings to zero | Cleanup | P2 | several `Source/` files |
+| JT-06 | Use `FXProcessor::fxTypeName` for the FX type list | Cleanup | P2 | `Source/PluginEditor.cpp` |
+| JT-07 | Remove unused members and dead tracking | Cleanup | P2 | `Source/PluginEditor.h`, `Source/Filter.*`, `Source/Engine.*` |
+| JT-08 | Remove dead parameters and discarded computations | Cleanup | P2 | `Source/SubOscillator.*`, `Source/Oscillator.*`, `Source/Wavetable.cpp`, `Source/Filter.*`, `Source/FilterBank.*` |
+| JT-09 | De-duplicate the test render loop | Cleanup | P2 | `Source/Tests/TestMain.cpp` |
+| JT-10 | Unify pi and two-pi constants | Cleanup | P2 | `Source/EffectUnits/*`, `Source/Wavetable.cpp`, `Source/SubOscillator.h`, `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp`, `Source/EffectUnits/Biquad.h` |
+| JT-11 | Share the envelope curve and mark the filter preview | Cleanup | P2 | `Source/Envelope.*`, `Source/GUI/EnvelopeDisplay.cpp`, `Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.cpp` |
+| JT-12 | Reuse `paramIds::` in `PluginProcessor` | Cleanup | P3 | `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp` |
+| JT-13 | Guard the mono-buffer and capacity assumptions | Hardening | P3 | `Source/FXProcessor.cpp`, `Source/SynthVoice.cpp` |
+| JT-14 | Fix stale guidance and remaining prose slop | Cleanup | P3 | `AGENTS.md` files, `.claude/`, `build_windows.sh`, `AUDIT_REPORT.md` |
+
+---
+
+## JT-01 Remove the unused look-and-feel
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P1.
+Risk. None visible. The class was never installed, so deleting it changes nothing
+on screen. This outcome was chosen by the user on 2026-05-10: keep JUCE defaults.
+
+Observed problem. `Source/PluginEditor.h:39` declares `SerumLookAndFeel laf`, and
+no source file installs it. A repo-wide search finds no `setLookAndFeel` or
+`setDefaultLookAndFeel` call, and `git log -S setLookAndFeel` shows none ever
+existed. Every control draws with JUCE's default look-and-feel, and the custom
+`drawRotarySlider` and `drawLinearSlider` in `Source/GUI/SerumLookAndFeel.h` have
+never run. The class and its member are dead, and `Source/GUI/AGENTS.md:19` still
+requires controls to be drawn through it. `Source/GUI/Knob.h:11` repeats the claim.
+
+Desired behavior. JUCE's default look-and-feel stays in use, the dead class and
+member are gone, and the guidance matches the code.
+
+Work. Delete `Source/GUI/SerumLookAndFeel.h`. Remove the include at
+`Source/PluginEditor.h:5` and the `laf` member at `Source/PluginEditor.h:39`.
+Rewrite the comment at `Source/GUI/Knob.h:11` so it no longer says the knob is
+styled by `SerumLookAndFeel`. In `Source/GUI/AGENTS.md`, drop `SerumLookAndFeel.h`
+from Owned files and remove the "Draw all controls through `SerumLookAndFeel`"
+rule. The header is header-only and absent from `SERUMALT_SOURCES`, so CMake needs
+no change.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/PluginEditor.h`, `Source/GUI/SerumLookAndFeel.h`
+(delete), `Source/GUI/Knob.h`, `Source/GUI/AGENTS.md`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes.
+`grep -rn "SerumLookAndFeel" Source/` returns nothing. The GUI is unchanged,
+because the class was never installed.
+
+---
+
+## JT-02 Make the LFO preview use the real LFO shape
+
+Type. Defect fix.
+Priority. P1.
+Risk. Changes the LFO display. The audio path should not change.
+
+Observed problem. `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp:23-52` re-implements every LFO
+shape. The audio path implements the same shapes in `Source/LFO.cpp:65-96`. Two
+problems follow.
+
+1. Sample and hold disagrees. The display computes a fixed multiplicative hash
+   at `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp:31-32`
+   (`((step * 2654435761u) & 0xffffu) / 32768.0f - 1.0f`), while the audio
+   returns `holdValue`, which comes from `juce::Random`
+   (`Source/LFO.cpp:13,79,131-133`). The preview shows a sequence the synth
+   never plays.
+2. The remaining shapes can drift. Triangle, saw, square, step and freehand are
+   copied at `LFODisplay.cpp:26-28,34-52` and `LFO.cpp:73,75,77,80-92`.
+
+The display also hardcodes `64` at `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp:8,9,10,17`, while
+`LFO.h:16` already exposes `static constexpr int kShapePoints = 64;`.
+
+Desired behavior. One function decides the value of a shape, and both the audio
+render and the display call it. The preview then cannot disagree with the sound.
+
+Work. Extract the shape switch from `LFO::shapeValue` (`Source/LFO.cpp:65-96`)
+into a shared, pure function that takes phase, shape, step count and the shape
+buffer, for example `float lfoShapeValue (float phase, LfoShape shape, int steps,
+const float* data, int dataSize)`. Call it from both `LFO::shapeValue` and
+`LFODisplay::valueAt`. Replace the hardcoded `64` in `LFODisplay` with
+`LFO::kShapePoints`. For sample and hold, the preview should not invent values;
+either have the display read the live hold value through `Engine::getLfos()`
+(`Source/Engine.h:42`), or draw the S&H shape as a clearly labelled schematic and
+stop pretending it is the played sequence.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/LFO.h`, `Source/LFO.cpp`, `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.h`,
+`Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes. A
+focused check confirms the display and `LFO::shapeValue` return the same value for
+the same phase and shape, including sample and hold. State which S&H approach you
+took.
+
+---
+
+## JT-03 Give macros one set of names
+
+Type. Defect fix.
+Priority. P1.
+Risk. The macro parameter display names change in the host. Parameter IDs do not
+change, so saved projects still load.
+
+Observed problem. The same four macros have two names. `Source/MacroControls.cpp:30-40`
+returns "Energy", "Width", "Drive" and "Atmosphere". The APVTS parameters are
+named "Macro 1" through "Macro 4" at `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp:168-171`, and
+the assignment combo repeats "Macro 1" through "Macro 4" at
+`Source/PluginEditor.cpp:686`. The macro panels and the macro list use
+`MacroControls::macroName` (`Source/PluginEditor.cpp:668-669,948`). A user sees
+"Energy" on the panel and "Macro 1" in the host automation lane and in the assign
+combo.
+
+Desired behavior. One source of truth for the four macro names.
+
+Work. Make `MacroControls::macroName` the source of truth. Use it to build the
+APVTS display names in `PluginProcessor.cpp` and the `macroAssignIndex` items in
+`PluginEditor.cpp`. Leave the parameter IDs (`ids::macro1` and friends) and the
+normalized values unchanged.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/MacroControls.h`, `Source/MacroControls.cpp`,
+`Source/PluginProcessor.cpp`, `Source/PluginEditor.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes. The
+host automation names, the assign combo and the panel labels show the same four
+strings. `grep -rn '"Macro 1"' Source/` returns only
+`Source/Params.cpp:22`, which is the stable `ModSource` serialisation token used by
+saved state and must not change.
+
+---
+
+## JT-04 Report rejected mod and macro inserts
+
+Type. Defect fix.
+Priority. P1.
+Risk. Small UI change, no audio change.
+
+Observed problem. `ModulationMatrix::addConnection` and
+`MacroControls::addAssignment` return `bool` and reject inserts past
+`kMaxConnections` or `kMaxAssignments` (`Source/ModulationMatrix.cpp:6-12`,
+`Source/MacroControls.cpp:6-13`). The editor ignores both results at
+`Source/PluginEditor.cpp:550` and `Source/PluginEditor.cpp:716`, so a click that
+fails looks identical to a click that worked. The list does not change and no
+message appears.
+
+Desired behavior. A rejected insert is visible to the user.
+
+Work. Check the returned value at both call sites. The smallest useful fix is to
+disable or grey the Add buttons when the relevant count reaches its cap, and to
+keep the list text and selection unchanged on rejection. A status message is also
+acceptable. Do not change the caps.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/PluginEditor.cpp`. Read the caps from
+`ModulationMatrix::kMaxConnections` and `MacroControls::kMaxAssignments`; do not
+hardcode the numbers.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes. With
+the connection or assignment count at its cap, the Add control is visibly
+unavailable and clicking it changes nothing.
+
+---
+
+## JT-05 Drive first-party compiler warnings to zero
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P2.
+
+Observed problem. The harness build compiles with `-Wall -Wextra` plus JUCE's
+recommended warning flags and reports more than fifty warning lines from files
+under `Source/`. Representative sites, all current:
+
+- `Source/SynthVoice.cpp:131,138` sign conversion from `int` to `size_t`.
+- `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp:11,12,16,32` sign conversion and a float equality.
+- `Source/PluginEditor.cpp:88` `fmtSlope` is defined and never used.
+- `Source/Oscillator.cpp:15` unused parameter `freqHz`.
+- `Source/GUI/Slider.cpp:6` a local named `formatter` shadows a member.
+- `Source/GUI/Knob.cpp:77` a local named `cursor` shadows a member.
+- `Source/Params.cpp:8,33,58,97`, `Source/Oscillator.cpp:85,108`,
+  `Source/LFO.cpp:68`, `Source/Filter.cpp:57`, `Source/FXProcessor.cpp:53`,
+  `Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.cpp:13`, `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp:23`
+  `-Wswitch-enum` cases.
+- `-Wfloat-equal` comparisons in `Source/GUI/EnvelopeDisplay.cpp:8`,
+  `Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.cpp:40`, `Source/GUI/WaveformDisplay.h:18`,
+  `Source/Filter.cpp:99`, `Source/LFO.cpp:43`, `Source/Oscillator.cpp:28,29`,
+  `Source/MacroControls.cpp:82`, `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp:409`.
+
+Desired behavior. The harness build reports no warnings from `Source/`. Warnings
+from `third_party/JUCE` are out of scope.
+
+Work. List the warnings with:
+
+```bash
+BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh 2>&1 | grep 'warning:' | grep -v third_party
+```
+
+Fix the unused function, the unused parameter and the two shadowed locals by
+deletion or rename. Fix the sign-conversion sites with explicit `(size_t)` or
+`(juce::uint32)` casts, matching the surrounding style. For `-Wswitch-enum`, name
+every enumerator explicitly. For `-Wfloat-equal`, check the meaning of each
+comparison first. Some are deliberate cache keys that compare a stored parameter
+against the current one. If the exact comparison is intended, keep the behavior
+and make the intent explicit with a small named helper or a narrow, commented
+suppression. Do not silently weaken a change-detection check.
+
+Files in scope. The `Source/` files named above and any other first-party file
+that the command reports.
+
+Acceptance. The command above prints nothing from `Source/`.
+`BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes.
+
+---
+
+## JT-06 Use `FXProcessor::fxTypeName` for the FX type list
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P2.
+
+Observed problem. `FXProcessor::fxTypeName` is declared at
+`Source/FXProcessor.h:47` and defined at `Source/FXProcessor.cpp:51-67` with no
+callers. The same ten labels are written again as a literal `juce::StringArray`
+at `Source/PluginEditor.cpp:604-605`. The two lists must stay in the same order as
+the `FxType` enum, and nothing enforces that.
+
+Desired behavior. The FX type combo is built from the one label function.
+
+Work. In `PluginEditor::buildFxTab`, replace the literal array with a loop over
+`(int) FxType::Count` that adds `FXProcessor::fxTypeName (t)`. Confirm the combo
+indices still line up with `FxType` values, since the combo index is used
+directly as the parameter value (`Source/PluginEditor.cpp:246` area and the FX
+type attachment).
+
+Files in scope. `Source/PluginEditor.cpp`, `Source/FXProcessor.h`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes. The
+combo shows Off through Reverb in enum order and selecting a type still sets the
+matching slot type. `FXProcessor::fxTypeName` now has a caller.
+
+Conflict. `Source/FXProcessor.cpp` and `Source/PluginEditor.cpp` both have
+uncommitted edits. Commit or freeze them first.
+
+---
+
+## JT-07 Remove unused members and dead tracking
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P2.
+
+Observed problem. Four unused declarations remain:
+
+1. `Source/PluginEditor.h:66` declares
+   `std::vector<juce::Component*> oscAComponents, oscBComponents;`. Neither name
+   appears anywhere else in `Source/`.
+2. `Filter::svfLow` and `Filter::svfHigh` are declared at
+   `Source/Filter.h:53,55` and defined at `Source/Filter.cpp:108,130`. Each name
+   occurs twice, at the declaration and the definition. The sibling `svfBand` is
+   used at `Source/Filter.cpp:222`.
+3. `Engine::getActiveVoiceCount` (`Source/Engine.h:46`) has no callers, so
+   `activeVoiceCount` (`Source/Engine.h:70`) is written at
+   `Source/Engine.cpp:59` and `Source/Engine.cpp:363` and never read. The per-block
+   tally at `Source/Engine.cpp:360-362` exists only to feed it.
+4. `PluginEditor.cpp:88` `fmtSlope` is unused, which the compiler also reports
+   (task JT-05 overlaps here; one agent should own both).
+
+Desired behavior. No unused storage and no work that feeds nothing.
+
+Work. Delete the two `PluginEditor` vectors. Delete `svfLow` and `svfHigh` from
+the header and the implementation. Delete the getter, the atomic field, the
+`reset()` store and the per-block tally, unless you can point to an intended
+caller and wire it up instead. Delete `fmtSlope` unless a knob needs it; the
+slope readout currently uses a different formatter.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/PluginEditor.h`, `Source/Filter.h`, `Source/Filter.cpp`,
+`Source/Engine.h`, `Source/Engine.cpp`. Optionally `Source/PluginEditor.cpp` for
+`fmtSlope`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes and
+`grep -rn "oscAComponents\|oscBComponents\|svfLow\|svfHigh\|getActiveVoiceCount\|activeVoiceCount" Source/`
+returns nothing.
+
+---
+
+## JT-08 Remove dead parameters and discarded computations
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P2.
+
+Observed problem. Four sites compute or accept values that nothing uses:
+
+1. `Source/SubOscillator.cpp:9-11` computes `mult` from `octaveShift`, then
+   discards it and `freqHz` with `(void)` casts. Only `phase = 0.0;` has an
+   effect. The octave shift is already baked into `freqHz` by the voice
+   (`Source/SynthVoice.cpp:200,212`). The only caller passes `-1` for the shift
+   (`Source/SynthVoice.cpp:58`).
+2. `Source/Oscillator.cpp:15` accepts `freqHz` only to feed
+   `jassert (freqHz > 0.0)`. In a release build the assert compiles out and the
+   parameter is unused.
+3. `Source/Wavetable.cpp:238` and `:244` compute `const float u = ...` and
+   discard it with `(void) u` at `:240` and `:246`, while `:248` immediately
+   recomputes the same expression as `tt`, which is the value actually used.
+4. `Source/Filter::prepare` accepts `maxBlockSize` and discards it at
+   `Source/Filter.cpp:28`. `FilterBank::prepare` forwards it to four `Filter`
+   objects (`Source/FilterBank.cpp:8-11`), so the parameter is dead end to end.
+
+Desired behavior. Signatures and locals describe what the code uses.
+
+Work. Reduce `SubOscillator::noteOn` to the work it does, which is resetting
+phase, and update the one caller. Drop `freqHz` from `Oscillator::noteOn` and
+update the two callers at `Source/SynthVoice.cpp:170-171`. Delete the two `u`
+locals and both `(void) u` casts in `Wavetable.cpp`, keeping `tt`. Drop
+`maxBlockSize` from `Filter::prepare`, `FilterBank::prepare` and their headers,
+and update the `FilterBank` call at `Source/SynthVoice.cpp:20`. The `FXUnit`
+interface keeps its `prepare (double, int)` shape because all units share it, and
+the units that ignore the block size already leave the parameter unnamed, which is
+the existing convention. See `Source/EffectUnits/AGENTS.md` and
+`Source/synth/AGENTS.md`.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/SubOscillator.h`, `Source/SubOscillator.cpp`,
+`Source/Oscillator.h`, `Source/Oscillator.cpp`, `Source/Wavetable.cpp`,
+`Source/Filter.h`, `Source/Filter.cpp`, `Source/FilterBank.h`,
+`Source/FilterBank.cpp`, `Source/SynthVoice.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes.
+`grep -rn "(void)" Source/SubOscillator.cpp Source/Wavetable.cpp Source/Filter.cpp`
+returns nothing. The sub oscillator still tracks the voice frequency, because
+that frequency is applied in `SynthVoice::render`.
+
+Conflict. `Source/SynthVoice.cpp` has uncommitted edits.
+
+---
+
+## JT-09 De-duplicate the test render loop
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P2.
+
+Observed problem. `Source/Tests/TestMain.cpp` repeats the same render loop twice.
+The init-preset block at lines 49-74 and the per-preset block at lines 76-105 do
+the same work: build three note-ons, render 240 blocks of 512 samples, release at
+block 180, accumulate a NaN flag and a peak, compare against `0.001f`, print, and
+count failures. The RAVE block at lines 107-130 is a smaller variant.
+
+Desired behavior. One helper runs a preset and returns whether it passed.
+
+Work. Extract a function, for example
+`bool runPreset (serum::SerumAltAudioProcessor&, const juce::String& label, double maxPeakFloor)`,
+and call it for the init case and for each factory preset. Keep the output format
+and the exit code behavior. Keep the rule from `Source/Tests/AGENTS.md`: check
+non-silence across the whole render, not per block, because a release can produce
+a legitimately silent block.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/Tests/TestMain.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes and
+still prints one PASS line per preset.
+
+---
+
+## JT-10 Unify pi and two-pi constants
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P2.
+
+Observed problem. `Source/synth/AGENTS.md` and
+`Source/EffectUnits/AGENTS.md` require `juce::MathConstants`. Raw literals and
+local constants remain:
+
+- `Source/SubOscillator.h:26` `kTwoPi = 6.28318530717958647692`.
+- `Source/Wavetable.cpp:21` `twoPi = 6.28318530717958647692`.
+- `Source/Wavetable.cpp:156` `kPi = 3.14159265358979323846f`.
+- `Source/EffectUnits/Chorus.cpp:40,41` two-pi literals, `:46` a pi literal.
+- `Source/EffectUnits/Flanger.cpp:38,39` two-pi literals.
+- `Source/EffectUnits/Phaser.cpp:30,31` two-pi literals.
+- `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp:25` `6.2831853f`.
+- `Source/EffectUnits/Biquad.h:31,45,60,75,90` write
+  `2.0 * juce::MathConstants<double>::pi`, which should be `twoPi`.
+
+Already converted and correct: `Source/Oscillator.h:72`, `Source/Filter.cpp:8`,
+`Source/LFO.cpp:71`, `Source/Oscillator.cpp:63` (half pi, leave it).
+
+Desired behavior. One spelling for each constant, taken from
+`juce::MathConstants`.
+
+Work. Replace each literal with `juce::MathConstants<double>::twoPi` or
+`juce::MathConstants<float>::twoPi` as the surrounding precision requires, and
+`pi` where only pi is meant. Remove the now-unused local constants. Keep the
+per-sample DSP value types unchanged, so an `f`-suffixed literal becomes
+`juce::MathConstants<float>::twoPi` and a `double` literal becomes the `double`
+form.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/SubOscillator.h`, `Source/SubOscillator.cpp`,
+`Source/Wavetable.cpp`, `Source/EffectUnits/Chorus.cpp`,
+`Source/EffectUnits/Flanger.cpp`, `Source/EffectUnits/Phaser.cpp`,
+`Source/EffectUnits/Biquad.h`, `Source/GUI/LFODisplay.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes.
+`grep -rn "6.28318530717958647692\|3.14159265358979323846\|6.2831853f" Source/`
+returns nothing. The harness reports no NaN and preset peaks match the values
+from the unmodified build.
+
+---
+
+## JT-11 Share the envelope curve and mark the filter preview
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P2.
+
+Observed problem. Two smaller duplications remain between DSP and display.
+
+1. Envelope curve. `Source/Envelope.cpp:44-45` computes
+   `attackShape = 0.3 + curve * 2.7` and `decayShape = 3.0 - curve * 2.7`.
+   `Source/GUI/EnvelopeDisplay.cpp:22-23` repeats both formulas with `f` suffixes.
+2. Filter preview. `Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.cpp:6-36` re-implements a magnitude
+   response that does not match the DSP in `Source/Filter.cpp:87-88`. The display
+   uses `q = 0.6f + res * 14.0f`, while the DSP uses
+   `k = clamp (2.0 * (1.0 - res), 0.05, 2.0)`. The header calls the view
+   approximate (`Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.h:11,17`), but the re-implementation
+   site has no comment at all.
+
+Desired behavior. The envelope preview cannot drift from the envelope DSP, and
+the filter preview states at the code that it is schematic.
+
+Work. Add one shared helper for the curve mapping, for example
+`attackShapeFor (float curve)` and `decayShapeFor (float curve)` in
+`Source/Envelope.h`, and call it from both `Envelope::setParams` and
+`EnvelopeDisplay::paint`. Add a short comment at the top of
+`FilterDisplay::magnitude` that says the response is a schematic preview and does
+not model the DSP, the drive, the slope or modulation, and point to
+`Source/Filter.cpp`. Do not try to make the preview numerically match the
+nonlinear DSP.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/Envelope.h`, `Source/Envelope.cpp`,
+`Source/GUI/EnvelopeDisplay.cpp`, `Source/GUI/FilterDisplay.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes.
+`grep -n "2.7" Source/Envelope.h Source/Envelope.cpp Source/GUI/EnvelopeDisplay.cpp`
+returns the two uses in the shared helper only, and nothing in the two callers.
+`FilterDisplay.cpp` carries the approximate comment.
+
+---
+
+## JT-12 Reuse `paramIds::` in `PluginProcessor`
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P3.
+
+Observed problem. `Source/Params.h:229-269` defines the `paramIds::` indexed
+groups. `Source/Engine.cpp` and `Source/PluginEditor.cpp` now iterate those
+groups. `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp` still builds its own arrays that mirror the
+same groups:
+
+- `:102-106` five envelope arrays.
+- `:121-127` seven LFO arrays.
+- `:142-155` FX type, mix and parameter arrays.
+
+The arrays reference `ids::`, so no string literal is duplicated. The structure
+is.
+
+Desired behavior. The parameter layout walks the shared groups instead of
+re-declaring parallel arrays.
+
+Work. Replace the local arrays with `paramIds::envAttack` and the other groups, or
+iterate them directly. Keep the parameter names and defaults exactly as they are,
+because they define the host-visible layout and the saved-state order. Do not
+change parameter IDs.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/PluginProcessor.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes.
+The parameter count and order are unchanged. A saved state from before the change
+still loads.
+
+---
+
+## JT-13 Guard the mono-buffer and capacity assumptions
+
+Type. Hardening.
+Priority. P3.
+Risk. No behavior change for the current 2-channel, 64-sample path.
+
+Observed problem. `FXProcessor::process` reads and writes channel 1
+unconditionally (`Source/FXProcessor.cpp:92,98`). It is safe today only because
+`Engine` always hands it a 2-channel view (`Source/Engine.cpp:307`). A future
+one-channel caller reads a null channel. Similarly, `FXProcessor::process` and
+`SynthVoice::render` trust the sample count to fit the buffers sized in
+`prepare` (`Source/FXProcessor.cpp:38`, `Source/SynthVoice.cpp:23`) with no
+assert. The engine's 64-sample segmentation (`Source/Engine.cpp:270`) is the only
+thing keeping that true.
+
+Desired behavior. The boundaries are explicit, and a debug build catches a
+violation instead of corrupting memory.
+
+Work. In `FXProcessor::process`, handle `buffer.getNumChannels() < 2` by
+processing only the channels present, or by returning early with a `jassert`.
+Add `jassert (n <= wet.getNumSamples())` and
+`jassert (numSamples <= scratch.getNumSamples())` at the top of the two render
+functions. Do not add allocation and do not change the audio-thread behavior for
+valid input.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/FXProcessor.cpp`, `Source/SynthVoice.cpp`.
+
+Acceptance. `BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run` passes. A
+debug build asserts when `SynthVoice::render` is called with
+`numSamples > scratch.getNumSamples()`.
+
+Conflict. Both files have uncommitted edits.
+
+---
+
+## JT-14 Fix stale guidance and remaining prose slop
+
+Type. Cleanup.
+Priority. P3.
+
+Observed problem. Two kinds of documentation drift.
+
+Guidance that contradicts the code:
+
+- `Source/params/AGENTS.md` says to use the `ids::` namespace for every
+  parameter ID and never to re-declare one outside `Params.h`. It does not mention
+  the `paramIds::` indexed groups at `Source/Params.h:229`, which the engine and
+  editor now use.
+- `Source/synth/AGENTS.md` says "Wavetables are prebuilt during Engine
+  construction" but its example still ends with `// in prepareToPlay`. The real
+  call is `Source/Engine.cpp:22` in the constructor.
+- `Source/engine/AGENTS.md` shows a "GOOD" example that calls
+  `mixBuffer.clear()` in `processBlock`. The code instead builds a non-owning view
+  per segment (`Source/Engine.cpp:307`). Update the example to match.
+
+Prose that still violates the unslop rules:
+
+- `.claude/skills/graft/SKILL.md` carries em dashes, an emoji at line 129,
+  boldface across whole sentences, and colon connectors. This is the largest
+  remaining prose problem.
+- `build_windows.sh:3` has an em dash, and `:58-59` uses a colon as a connector.
+- `AUDIT_REPORT.md:123,141,247,320,322` use colons as mid-sentence connectors, and
+  `:286` reads "very sparingly".
+- `.claude/helpers/graft-hooks.cjs:67` and `.claude/helpers/graft-statusline.cjs:67`
+  have an em dash in a trailing comment.
+- Root `AGENTS.md` has nine em dashes inside the generated
+  `<!-- graft:start -->` block. That block is produced by `graft init` from a
+  Graft template, so editing it in place will be overwritten on the next
+  `graft init`. Fix the template source, or leave the block and note it as
+  generated.
+
+Desired behavior. Guidance matches the code, and prose reads plainly.
+
+Work. Apply the fixes above. For each unslop edit, replace em dashes with a
+comma or a full stop, split colon connectors into two sentences, remove the
+emoji, and unbold body text. Keep literal technical terms such as "harness",
+"vector" and "surface" when they name a real thing. Do not edit
+`third_party/JUCE`.
+
+Files in scope. `Source/params/AGENTS.md`, `Source/synth/AGENTS.md`,
+`Source/engine/AGENTS.md`, `.claude/skills/graft/SKILL.md`,
+`.claude/helpers/graft-hooks.cjs`, `.claude/helpers/graft-statusline.cjs`,
+`build_windows.sh`, `AUDIT_REPORT.md`, and root `AGENTS.md`.
+
+Acceptance. `bash -n` passes for `build_*.sh`.
+`grep -rn "—" AGENTS.md Source/*/AGENTS.md build_windows.sh .claude/skills/graft/SKILL.md`
+returns nothing outside the generated graft block. A build and harness run still
+pass, since only comments and prose changed.
+
+Conflict. `AGENTS.md`, `AUDIT_REPORT.md` and the `Source/**/AGENTS.md` files have
+uncommitted edits. Commit or freeze them first.
+
+---
+
+## Considered and rejected
+
+These came up during verification and are deliberately not tasks.
+
+- Rename `Source/RAVEButton.{h,cpp}` to match `class RaveController`. Both
+  `Source/modulation/AGENTS.md:19` and root `AGENTS.md` say to keep the filenames
+  unless a rename is in scope.
+- Rewrite `AUDIT_REPORT.md`. Its own header and root `AGENTS.md` mark it as a
+  historical snapshot, so it is not a pending instruction. Only its prose is
+  touched, in JT-14.
+- Move `PluginEditor`, `FXProcessor`, `Resources` and `RAVEButton` into
+  subdirectories. The proposed moves in `AUDIT_REPORT.md` are suggestions, and
+  root `AGENTS.md` says the current layout is intentional until a move is part of
+  a requested task.
+- Make `ModulationMatrix::connections` and `MacroControls::assignments` private
+  and force all mutation through locked members. Every current caller already
+  holds `Engine::getControlLock()`, and the change is a wide interface refactor,
+  not cleanup. Revisit only if a caller appears outside the lock.
+- Make the lazy `WavetableLibrary::getTable` build branch unreachable. The
+  constructor prebuilds every index (`Source/Engine.cpp:22`), so the branch is
+  dead today. JT-13 covers the defensive asserts; deleting the lazy path is a
+  separate design decision.
+- Add tests. `AGENTS.md` says to add test infrastructure only when requested.
+
+## Proposed dispatch order
+
+Dispatch one task at a time per file cluster. The conflicts column above names
+the files with uncommitted edits.
+
+- Batch 1, independent files: JT-02, JT-09, JT-11, JT-13.
+- Batch 2, editor cluster, serial: JT-01, then JT-03, then JT-04, then JT-06.
+- Batch 3, dead-code cluster, serial across `SynthVoice` and `Filter`: JT-08,
+  then JT-07.
+- Batch 4, wide edits, serial: JT-05, then JT-10, then JT-12, then JT-14.
+
+Each agent must run the harness before handing back:
+
+```bash
+BUILD_DIR=/tmp/serumalt-check ./build_harness.sh --run
+```
+
+## Execution status
+
+All 14 tasks were dispatched and completed. Final consolidated verification on the
+frozen tree:
+
+```bash
+BUILD_DIR=/tmp/jt-final CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=8 ./build_harness.sh --run
+```
+
+Result: exit 0, `1/1 Test #1: SerumAltTest ... Passed`, `100% tests passed`, and
+zero first-party compiler warnings in `Source/` (down from 55 warning lines).
+
+| Id | Result | Note |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| JT-01 | Done | `Source/GUI/SerumLookAndFeel.h` deleted. The class was never installed, so the GUI is unchanged. |
+| JT-02 | Done | One `lfoShapeValue` function now serves `LFO` and `LFODisplay`. The sample-and-hold preview is a labelled schematic and no longer invents a sequence. |
+| JT-03 | Done | Macro names come from `MacroControls::macroName` in the APVTS, the assign combo, the panels and the list. Only the `Params.cpp` serialisation tokens keep the old strings. |
+| JT-04 | Done | Add and Assign grey out at `kMaxConnections` and `kMaxAssignments`, and rejected inserts no longer look like success. |
+| JT-05 | Done | 55 first-party warning lines to 0. New `Source/ExactCompare.h` names the deliberate exact float comparisons instead of weakening them to an epsilon. |
+| JT-06 | Done | The FX type combo is built from `FXProcessor::fxTypeName`; the duplicate literal list is gone. |
+| JT-07 | Done | Removed the unused `oscAComponents`/`oscBComponents`, `Filter::svfLow`/`svfHigh`, `Engine::getActiveVoiceCount` and the per-block tally, and the unused `fmtSlope`. |
+| JT-08 | Done | Removed the dead `SubOscillator` octave math, the assert-only `Oscillator::noteOn` frequency, the discarded `Wavetable` locals, and the unused `maxBlockSize` chain through `Filter` and `FilterBank`. |
+| JT-09 | Done | The duplicated test loops are one `runPreset` helper. Output format and peak values are unchanged. |
+| JT-10 | Done | Raw pi and two-pi literals replaced with `juce::MathConstants`. The only remaining match is the intentional "BAD" example in `Source/synth/AGENTS.md`. |
+| JT-11 | Done | The envelope curve mapping lives in `Envelope.h` and both callers use it. `FilterDisplay::magnitude` now states that it is a schematic preview. |
+| JT-12 | Done | `PluginProcessor::createParameterLayout` uses the `paramIds::` groups. A layout comparison confirmed all 96 `(id, name, default)` entries are identical and in the same order. |
+| JT-13 | Done | `FXProcessor::process` returns early on a mono buffer, and capacity asserts guard `FXProcessor::process` and `SynthVoice::render`. |
+| JT-14 | Done, one limitation | Guidance and prose fixed across the `AGENTS.md` files, `.claude/skills/graft/SKILL.md`, `build_windows.sh`, `AUDIT_REPORT.md` and the two helper scripts. Nine em dashes remain inside the generated `<!-- graft:start -->` block in root `AGENTS.md`. |
+
+The JT-14 limitation. The graft block in root `AGENTS.md` is generated by the
+installed `@nanonets/graft` package, whose template carries the em dashes.
+`graft init` would reproduce them, so the block was left as generated. Removing
+them needs a change to the package template at
+`/home/biggy/Documents/Coding/_skills/Graft/src/hosts/instructions.ts` and a
+reinstall, which is outside this repository.
+
+Other notes.
+
+- The pre-existing uncommitted work in the tree was preserved throughout. It
+  includes the `FXProcessor` per-slot repair, the `SynthVoice::getModulationValue`
+  addition, the editor control-lock line, and the `AGENT.md` to `AGENTS.md`
+  renames. `HEAD` does not compile without the `FXProcessor` repair, so commit the
+  current tree before treating any single task as an isolated diff.
+- Every task ran its own harness build in `/tmp`, so no `build_*` directory in the
+  repository was modified and `third_party/JUCE` was not touched.
+- No task changed APVTS parameter IDs, so saved projects stay compatible.

opencode.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
   "mcp": {
     "graft": {
       "type": "local",