MMR v1.3.4

MULTIBAND MODULAR RACK v1.3.4
Changes since v1.2.10

A hardware-inspired workspace for the same modular sound-design engine. This update brings compact rack panels, effect-specific displays, clearer interaction and a more helpful Tutorial Mode across INPUT, FX RACKS and MASTER OUTPUT.

HARDWARE-INSPIRED INTERFACE

• Compact FX cards retain the three-column LOW / MID / HIGH layout, with metal faceplates, recessed displays, screws, shading and warm, subtly tinted lettering.
• FX POWER uses an I/O rocker switch. Compact dice and remove controls share the same hardware styling. Powered-off FX collapse to their header while retaining their settings.
• Saturation has distinct Tube, Tape, Transistor and Transformer artwork. Tube illumination follows the measured input level after this instance's Input gain.
• Compressor panels and knobs have their own visual identities: FET Fast, light-faced Opto Leveler, VCA Bus, Legacy and a modern digital UP/DOWN design. FET ratio and Opto Compress/Limit switches control the existing model parameters.
• Extended the shared style to the outer enclosure, tabs, controls and analyzers, with side rails, handles, screws and separate fronts for internal devices.
• Synth sources, processing cards and modulation blocks have individual rack panels. Master EQ and Master Limiter occupy separate rack sections.
• OUTPUT GUARD has its own compact rack and is visible only in INPUT with SYNTHESIZER selected. It no longer occupies space in AUDIO, GENERATOR or other tabs.
• Added amber/gold scrollbars, improved crossover handles and frequency readouts, and inset plot labels to keep them clear of their frames.
• Model selectors retain their recessed 3D frame without an extra black rectangle behind the selected text. Corrected text sizing, icon alignment and unwanted edge lines.
• Standard knobs now use neutral reflections while preserving shading and the white pointer. Dedicated compressor knob designs remain distinct.

EFFECT DISPLAYS THAT EXPLAIN THE SOUND

• Clipper and Distortion preview a reference waveform through the actual shaping function, following the selected mode and controls.
• Compression, Limiter and Gate show measured gain reduction. UP/DOWN has separate measured upward-gain and downward-reduction indicators.
• Stereo Width has a live stereo goniometer; Transient Shaper compares measured input and processed peak envelopes.
• Frequency Shifter, Ring Modulator and Exciter display live input and processed spectra.
• Phaser, Flanger, Wah and Comb / Resonator show response previews driven by their settings and, where applicable, actual modulation or cutoff values.
• Chorus shows moving delay positions. Stereo Delay and Reverb explain repeat timing and decay settings.
• Tutorial descriptions distinguish live measurements from explanatory previews. A response graph is not presented as an output-level meter.
• Enlarged display captions, model names, meter values and scales for the compact cards.

DRAG, DROP AND RESET

• Dragging FX or movable synth cards shows a translucent image of the held card and a moving gap at the proposed destination.
• Neighbouring cards move during the preview, with edge autoscrolling. Audio order changes only on a valid drop; cancelling keeps the previous order.
• Reordering stays within the current rack or synth lane.
• Double-click reset now also covers independent FX instances and model-specific compressor knobs, restoring their factory defaults.

MUTE SAVES PROCESSING

• Muting a band fades it out over 5 ms, then suspends that band's FX and oversampling work.
• Unmuting restarts the band with fresh effect history and a short fade-in. Old delay and reverb tails are deliberately discarded.
• Non-solo bands use the same suspension behaviour. The crossover and latency alignment continue running; other bands, the synth and Master processing are unaffected.
• No fixed CPU-saving percentage is claimed. MASTER MIX can still include the parallel dry signal.

PRESET WORKFLOW

• Removed the permanent preset-name field from the toolbar and gave the preset list more room.
• SAVE AS opens a name-entry window. Existing names require overwrite confirmation, including names that collide after filename normalization or differ only in letter case.
• SAVE asks before overwriting the preset selected in the list. With an empty list, it opens SAVE AS.
• DELETE asks before removing the selected preset file; the current sound stays unchanged.
• SAVE AS closes after Save, Cancel or Escape. Cancelling keeps saved files unchanged.

SYNTH AND TUTORIAL REFINEMENTS

• Clicking the same MOD button again closes its inline editor; another MOD switches the edited target. Removing CLOSE makes the panel simpler without disabling modulation.
• Dragging a modulation source onto a supported knob still adds the connection and opens its editor.
• Fixed the tiny DEPTH value in the actual hardware theme. The numeric field now uses its intended readable font and scales correctly.
• Inset the Wavetable preview so its trace stays inside the frame. Synth lane buttons use ON/OFF, with adjusted header spacing.
• Tutorial Mode starts enabled for new instances and remembers the choice when reopening the same instance. Illumination indicates its state without an ON/OFF suffix.
• Reviewed English explanations for beginners, including modulation sources and depth, effect controls, randomizers, routing and limiter measurements. Removed obsolete MATRIX references and corrected descriptions such as Transient Shaper Attack and manual/automatic Wah.
• Hover bubbles fit wrapped text at a fixed readable font size.

COMPATIBILITY AND VALIDATION

• Retained the existing DSP algorithms, VST3 identity, 752 host parameters and preset schema 4. No preset migration is required.
• Existing synth functions, dynamic FX instances, routing, EQ, limiter measurement points and proportional resizing remain available.
• Release x64 VST3 v1.3.4 built successfully. Native checks passed for preset dialogs, actual Save/Cancel actions and Escape, hardware-theme DEPTH text at 100/200%, state, all 18 FX, five compressor models, MUTE, oversampling and reorder previews.
• Tested FX DSP matched the stored reference for the regression signals at 44.1, 48, 96 and 384 kHz. These checks do not cover every possible signal or host interaction; manual REAPER validation remains separate.

Windows 10/11 x64 VST3. Freeware binaries; development sources remain private.
These notes summarize the final changes since the documented v1.2.10 baseline, without treating intermediate development builds as separate public releases.