Highstead 0.1.2

Highstead 0.1.2

Musical tuning readouts and complete interface skin packs.

Musical tuning

• FREQUENCY tooltips show signed semitone offsets relative to concert pitch, with up to
  two decimal places and no trailing zeroes: 0 st, +12 st, +7.25 st.
• FINE tooltips show cents instead of raw knob rotation.
• The frequency readout follows the selected calibration and tuning law. EVEN spans
  -12 to +36 semitones; ANALOG and the drawn circuit follow their own curves.

The readouts describe static tuning at A4, with modulation off and FINE centred for the
FREQUENCY readout. Tuning remains continuous. Audio processing, presets, automation and
typed rotation entry are unchanged.

Complete interface packs

• Custom .ifskin packs can now dress the stereo strip, keyboard case and preset browser
  as well as the instrument panel.
• Packs can supply checked fonts, replacement materials, face tint and custom panel height.
  Controls and menus follow the selected height; a host that refuses resizing restores the
  previous look.
• SETTINGS > LOOK > OPEN SKINS FOLDER opens the shared folder for manual installation.
• The CC0 starter and full-editor previews help creators make and check their own packs.
  Signed Idle Foundry packs are verified offline through the shared plugin-kit reader.

See the skin-pack guide (docs/skin-packs.md in the source archive) for installation and creation. Packs contain
artwork and data; they do not change the sound, presets or automation.

Downloads

• macOS 11+, Apple silicon and Intel: Highstead-0.1.2-macOS.pkg, signed and notarised.
• Windows 10/11, 64-bit: Highstead-0.1.2-Windows-setup.exe.
• Windows manual installation: Highstead-0.1.2-Windows-x86_64.zip.
• Linux x86-64, Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent or later: Highstead-0.1.2-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz.

Close your DAW, install over 0.1.1, then restart/rescan. Existing presets and saved sessions remain compatible. The installers include VST3, CLAP and the standalone application; macOS also includes Audio Unit. Linux: unpack and run ./install.sh. The Windows installer is unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen.

Checksums and corresponding source

Verify downloads with SHA256SUMS.txt. Highstead is GPL-3.0-or-later. The corresponding implementation source is Highstead-0.1.2-source.tar.gz, built from commit 62c57c22752e5b0c2a4fd2c848f321837031c7d5 (implementation tag v0.1.2); pinned Git dependency sources are in Highstead-0.1.2-git-sources.tar.gz. Third-party licenses are in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt.

The automatic “Source code” links below belong to this downloads repository. Use the explicitly named Highstead source archives for the instrument's source; the illustrated quick start is in docs/quick-start.md inside the implementation archive.

Please report your OS, DAW/version, plugin format, quality mode and reproduction steps with feedback. Existing limits at extreme pitch, pulse and drive settings remain as described in 0.1.0.

Highstead 0.1.1

Highstead 0.1.1

An editor update following the first public release. The sound engine is unchanged.

• Tooltips stay inside the panel at window edges, including on Retina displays.
• Trackpad scrolling works on every stereo slider and the voice count, with Shift for fine control.
• Modulation knobs keep small values near zero when released.
• Preset browser labels, tabs, tags and status text are brighter.
• Choose STANDARD or REVERSED knob scrolling in SETTINGS > WINDOW. The choice is saved for this computer; lists continue to follow system scrolling.

Downloads

• macOS 11+, Apple silicon and Intel: Highstead-0.1.1-macOS.pkg, signed and notarised.
• Windows 10/11, 64-bit: Highstead-0.1.1-Windows-setup.exe.
• Windows manual installation: Highstead-0.1.1-Windows-x86_64.zip.
• Linux x86-64, Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent or later: Highstead-0.1.1-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz.

Close your DAW, install over 0.1.0, then restart/rescan. Existing presets and saved sessions remain compatible. The installers include VST3, CLAP and the standalone application; macOS also includes Audio Unit. Linux: unpack and run ./install.sh. The Windows installer is unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen.

Checksums and corresponding source

Verify downloads with SHA256SUMS.txt. Highstead is GPL-3.0-or-later. The corresponding implementation source is Highstead-0.1.1-source.tar.gz, built from commit 0e5750f7366f407308908a7f8a5fa8edbe3f2a1d (implementation tag v0.1.1); pinned Git dependency sources are in Highstead-0.1.1-git-sources.tar.gz. Third-party licenses are in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt.

The automatic “Source code” links below belong to this downloads repository. Use the explicitly named Highstead source archives for the instrument's source; the illustrated quick start is in docs/quick-start.md inside the implementation archive.

Please report your OS, DAW/version, plugin format, quality mode and reproduction steps with feedback. Existing limits at extreme pitch, pulse and drive settings remain as described in 0.1.0.

Highstead 0.1.0

Highstead 0.1.0

The first public release of Highstead (CA-74), Idle Foundry's circuit model of the Oberheim SEM.

• Two oscillators with sync and PWM; LP/notch/HP and band-pass filtering; two envelopes and the native SEM LFO.
• MONO, POLY and UNISON; stereo voice placement; DRIVE with AUTO GAIN.
• 29 factory presets, MIDI Learn, MPE in Settings, and a standalone application.
• A focused SEM panel. NOTCH dims while BP is selected and restores its saved position when LP-HP returns.

Downloads

Platform	File
macOS 11+, Apple silicon and Intel	Highstead-0.1.0-macOS.pkg — signed and notarized
Windows 10/11 x86-64	Highstead-0.1.0-Windows-setup.exe
Windows, manual installation	Highstead-0.1.0-Windows-x86_64.zip
Linux x86-64, Ubuntu 22.04 or equivalent or later	Highstead-0.1.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Close your DAW, install, then restart/rescan it and choose Highstead by Idle Foundry. The installers include VST3, CLAP and the standalone; macOS also includes Audio Unit. On Linux, unpack and run ./install.sh. The Windows ZIP includes manual instructions. The Windows installer is unsigned and may trigger SmartScreen.

Checksums and corresponding source

Verify downloads with SHA256SUMS.txt. Highstead is GPL-3.0-or-later. The corresponding implementation source and documentation are in Highstead-0.1.0-source.tar.gz, built from commit 075cd6a650b0f8e03aa50fd6ea08814a8fde3279; the pinned Git dependency sources are in Highstead-0.1.0-git-sources.tar.gz. Third-party licenses are listed in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt.

The automatic “Source code” ZIP/tar links below belong to this downloads repository. Use the explicitly named Highstead source archives above for the instrument's source. The illustrated quick start is in docs/quick-start.md inside the implementation archive.

Feedback and current limits

Please report your OS, DAW/version, plug-in format, quality mode and reproduction steps. Oscillator aliasing residuals remain at extreme pitch/pulse settings; downstream behavior under extreme DRIVE/high-frequency input is still being characterized. This first version does not claim zero aliasing at every setting.