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@walkthroughwonder walkthroughwonder released this 28 Jul 19:56
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Changelog

1.0.0 — 2026-07-28

First public release of Fringe as a native audio plugin.

Instrument

  • CPU FDTD wave-optics synthesizer (port of the web Fringe)
  • Optical presets: Single Slit, Double Slit, Convex Lens, Diffraction, Mach–Zehnder, Draw, Open Field
  • 3-detector stereo sonification + compressor, resonant peaks, scale/drone modes, FDN reverb, filter, sub
  • Mid/bass musical factory defaults (warm filter, pentatonic scale on)
  • MIDI (pulse / hold modes), CC1 → freq, CC74 → filter
  • QWERTY pentatonic when editor focused
  • Spacebar fires a wavefront pulse
  • 3 routable LFOs (rate/depth; targets via host automation)

Editor

  • Cinematic 20:9 UI
  • Live supersampled wave field (CINE / SCI views)
  • Drag SRC and DET probes on the field
  • Draw mode (paint/erase walls)
  • Detector scope + energy meter
  • LFO activity glow on knobs

Formats (this release)

  • macOS VST3 (x86_64 Intel)
  • macOS Standalone (x86_64 Intel)
  • AU when built with full Xcode (not in CLT-only CI images by default)

License

  • GPL-3.0 (open source; JUCE under GPL)

Known limitations

  • Intel Mac binary in the zip (Apple Silicon: use Rosetta, or build from source / CI universal later)
  • Ad-hoc code signature (Gatekeeper may require Open Anyway)
  • Not notarized with Apple Developer ID
  • No Windows/Linux builds in this release
  • CLAP deferred

0.x development

Internal milestones: scaffold → DSP port → warm defaults → 20:9 UI → interactive field → wavefront spacebar.

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