SCREE SWARM v1.0 Beta 4

SCREE SWARM v1.0 Beta 4

SCREE SWARM is a 61-cell hexagonal feedback network synthesiser for macOS. Each cell hosts one of 12 module types — oscillators, samplers, filters, delays, granular processors and more — connected by a dynamic routing matrix that shifts behaviour in real time. It's designed for live performance and generative sound work, and it doesn't behave like anything else.
This is the fourth public beta, and there have been numerous bug-fixes and feature additions, but there will still be rough edges — that's why you're here.

macOS only. Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal Binary).

Installation: Download the DMG, drag SCREE SWARM to your Applications folder and launch normally.

New Features

Notes panel — per-preset free text notes, accessible via footer button or View menu. I've included notes on my presets, feel free to use this as a notepad when you create your own
Preset picker — single popup menu replacing the two dropdown boxes; folders appear as submenus
Window tiling — all tool panels are now contained within one tabbed window, and app should launch much cleaner on any monitor, resizes dynamically and use splitter between hive and tool window to resize proportionally.
OSC receive — full bidirectional OSC control; all parameters now controllable via incoming OSC; note on/off triggerable per cell
Last-used preset loads automatically on launch

Improvements

Granular cell - new envelopes added, pitch quantise added, sync to midi clock added
Envelope cell - sync to midi clock added
Sequencer cell - now steps between 1 - 64, swing added, microtonal facility with various EDO scales, new presets added
Oscillator cell - now has velocity sensitivity slider, 0 (fixed velocity) - 1 (fully sensitive)
Routing window - now has an 'auto-route' button, which creates 'intelligent' connections between cells placed in the hive matrix
Master BPM now saved and restored per preset
Env cell Clock trigger mode fixed — now works correctly with both internal and external MIDI clock; no longer requires sequencer transport to be running

Probably some other stuff I've forgotten about, have a look in the manual ;-)

Known issues:
- High Risk settings in patches with Delay and / or Reverb cells can go wild pretty quickly - using a Filter cell in the appropriate place can help tame this, but careful riding of the Risk fader can lead to some pretty wild results! There are also now buttons next to the Risk slider to disable Risk injection to Delay & Reverb cells, you can use these if things get out of hand ;-)

What I'd love feedback on:
• Stability — crashes, hangs, unexpected behaviour, audio dropouts
• Specific modules — anything that sounds wrong, behaves oddly, or doesn't do what you'd expect
• Musical behaviour — does it feel alive? Does the SWARM logic do interesting things? Where does it fall flat?
• Presets — do the factory presets load and behave correctly?

Feedback via GitHub Issues on this repo, or email info@sirreal.biz