SAWSTAR 1.0.1

SAWSTAR 1.0.1

Simple Synth - Big Sound. The Sounds of Trance.

Final build 50ba83a passed all macOS and Windows Debug/Release checks, Universal/x64/ARM64 VST3 validation and installer tests. Package manifests and checksums were verified; the final macOS build was opened in REAPER 7.79 on Apple M1.

Installation / Telepítés (EN/HU) · Review evidence

Changes since 1.0.0

• Refined stereo sample-peak meter: green/yellow/red LED cells, peak hold and subtle afterglow. Independent CLIP indicators clear on click or five seconds after the last clipped sample. This is not RMS/true-peak metering.
• Brighter keyboard highlights, a red felt line, clearer control scales, matched About separators and refined header/footer typography. Control layout and dimensions are preserved.
• Idle voices initialize oscillator/filter targets before their first sample; active retriggers, steals and legato retain smoothing. Reset starts at the intended master gain.
• Cache unchanged reverb settings and avoid redundant wrapper work.
• Reject empty host state safely; organize host parameters into groups without changing IDs.
• Improve Unicode preset-name collision protection on macOS and Windows.
• Confirmation text uses measured width rather than fixed character counts.
• Add a bounded, reproducible engine/ARP stress test and update English/Hungarian manuals.

Downloads

Windows x64 and ARM64 Setup installers; macOS Universal DMG/PKG (Intel and Apple Silicon). Separate Manual ZIPs contain the VST3 bundle. Packages include both PDF manuals and license notices. SHA256SUMS.txt verifies the downloaded files.

Installers are unsigned and macOS builds are not Apple-notarized. Follow docs/INSTALLATION.md for normal installation and narrowly scoped troubleshooting. Do not install two copies of the same plugin into a host's search paths.

Existing parameter IDs and preset state format are retained. Back up projects and user presets before updating. The 1.0.0 release remains available.

Validation

Preview b53772f passed macOS/Windows Debug and Release CI, including Universal/x64/ARM64 plugin builds. The author reported successful Windows/macOS installer testing and a four-instance demo render. Final package checks are recorded in docs/RELEASE_AUDIT_1.0.1.md; these do not constitute testing on every supported OS/hardware combination.

SAWSTAR 1.0.0

SAWSTAR 1.0.0

Release date: 11 September 2026.

Simple Synth - Big Sound. The Sounds of Trance.

Included

• Two waveform/unison oscillators, SUB with selectable waveform, White/Pink/Dark
  noise and Noise Color, four-source mixer.
• Filter and amp envelopes, filter character controls, poly/mono/legato,
  pitch bend, sustain, glide, two LFOs and four modulation routes.
• Tempo-following arpeggiator, chorus, delay, reverb and master stereo width.
• MAIN / ADVANCED / PRESETS interface, pre-effects scope and output meter.
• 24 embedded sounds: seven Templates and 17 finished presets.
• Individual .sawstar files, multi-file import, favorites, Save/Save As,
  recoverable deletion and saved signal-flow explanations.
• Separate English and Hungarian PDF guides (1.0.0 edition).

Packages and scope

Recommended installers: Windows x64 and ARM64 Setup EXEs, and macOS Universal
DMG containing a PKG. Optional manual-install VST3 ZIPs are provided for all
three targets, with both PDF manuals and license notices. AU, CLAP and
standalone applications are not included.

These packages are unsigned: no Apple Developer ID/notarization or Windows
Authenticode signature. Security prompts may appear; follow INSTALLATION.md.
Do not disable system-wide security. See SYSTEM_REQUIREMENTS.md for build
minimums and the distinction between targets and tested configurations.

Windows dual-architecture installation/uninstallation was reported successful
by the project owner on 11 September 2026. Automated builds validate both
Windows architectures and both slices of the macOS Universal plugin.

Keep user-library and DAW-project backups when upgrading development builds.
Factory presets are embedded. A saved DAW project recalls its own parameter
state rather than automatically adopting updated factory settings.