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v0.3.0 — Harmonic EQ

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@stoatworks-labs stoatworks-labs released this 15 Jul 21:26

8-band zero-latency parametric EQ + dynamic EQ + feed-forward compressor + I/O trim,
now with a Harmonic band character.

New in this release

  • Harmonic character: a third per-band option alongside Modern/Vintage. Layers
    gain-driven even/odd harmonic saturation on top of the standard linear response.
    Even harmonics (warm, tube-like) come from an asymmetric quadratic waveshaper; odd
    harmonics (grittier, transistor-like) come from a tanh waveshaper; a per-band blend
    slider crossfades between them. Drive scales with the band's own applied gain, so a
    band left at 0dB stays transparent.
  • Uses first-order antiderivative anti-aliasing (ADAA) instead of oversampling, so
    the added harmonic content stays clean without adding latency.

Verified

  • pluginval (VST3 + AU, strictness 5): clean pass.
  • Real audio through the actual shipped processor class, FFT-checked: the even
    generator produces exactly the fundamental + 2nd harmonic and nothing else; the odd
    generator produces exactly odd harmonics and nothing else. Zero added latency
    confirmed throughout.

Known limitations

  • No preset system yet.
  • Meters are simple peak reads, not ballistics-accurate.
  • Dynamic EQ detection is internal only (no external sidechain input yet).
  • Not yet tested against real audio hardware in a live signal chain.

Both roadmap items from v0.2.0 (dynamic EQ, harmonic EQ) are now shipped.