> PROFILE

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Violet Vector
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> PATCH NOTES

2026-04-28
DRUMS v1.0.0
  • New: standalone drum machine (web app + VST)
  • 8 synthesized voices: kick, snare, hi-hats, clap, tom, rimshot, cowbell
  • 16-step sequencer with swing, 4 pattern slots, random fill, WAV export
VOCODER v1.0.0
  • New: 16-band vocoder (web app + VST)
  • Mic input as modulator, built-in carrier synth (saw/square/noise/chord)
  • Real-time band analyzer visualization
PERFECT TOMMY v4.0.0
  • New instrument: STRINGS (#14) -- Solina/Juno string machine with 3-tap BBD chorus
  • Preset browser: 16 factory presets + user bank with save/name/delete
  • B3 gain staging rewrite -- proper unity-gain bypass on drive/chorus/Leslie
  • Rack effects now work on B3 (post-Leslie insert)
  • Mellotron/Wurly tape wow + flutter (dual LFO on playbackRate)
  • Lead Guitar replaced with synth engine (twin saws + tube saturation)
  • Orch Hit: Stravinsky/MK-style layered stab (brass + choir + gong)
  • MIDI Learn: right-click any control to bind a CC
  • Launchkey Mini MK4 default knob mappings for B3 FX
2026-04-16
MONOREPO + SHARED CORE
  • All 12 audio plugins consolidated into violet-vector-audio monorepo
  • Shared C++ DSP core: envelope, filter, oscillator, saturation, noise, reverb, sampler
  • Shared web UI: vv-audio.css, vv-knob.js, vv-header.js, vv-osk.js, vv-midi-learn.js
  • WASM pipeline: Emscripten compiles shared C++ to WebAssembly (chime POC, 24 KB)
  • All 10 web apps migrated to shared UI; all plugins migrated to shared core
  • Mobile portrait QA pass on all web apps
2026-04-14
NEW VST PLUGINS
  • Perfect Tommy VST: 14 instruments ported from web app
  • Pipe Organ VST: 7 stops from Bureå Funeral Chapel samples
  • Handpan VST: metallic bowl with 6 scales + rain mode
  • Chime VST: 32-voice pentatonic bells
  • Graph VST: MIDI-driven theremin with Moog ladder filter
  • Samplr VST: file-loading sampler with crop/loop/pitch
2026-04-13
WINDOWS BUILDS
  • All 4 VST3 plugins now build for Windows alongside Mac
  • Glitch Grid, Organ, Medieval, Scanner — Mac + Windows download links on AUDIO page
  • Mac ZIPs include VST3 + AU + Standalone .app; Windows ZIPs include VST3 + Standalone .exe
  • Fresh Mac builds shipped at current versions
  • Build instructions: violet-vector/BUILD.md
2026-04-13
PLUGIN ORGANIZATION
  • Consolidated all 4 VST3 plugin repos under violet-vector/plugins/ via symlinks
  • Individual repos remain intact (violet-vector-organ, -pipes, -scanner)
  • Single entry point for building / shipping audio software
2026-04-05
HANDPAN v1.0.0
  • New app: touch handpan instrument
  • Warm metallic synthesis with singing harmonics and long decay
  • 6 scales: D Minor, C Major, Celtic, Hijaz, Pygmy, Akebono
  • Rain mode — ambient generative play
  • Ripple animations, glow effects, touch optimized
2026-04-04
PERFECT TOMMY v3.0.0
  • Visual rack system — 4-slot signal chain with drag-and-drop FX
  • 6 effects: Distort, Reverb, Delay, Filter, Chorus, Bitcrush
  • Circular knob UI on all rack modules
  • Master limiter (always on) prevents clipping
  • Real D-50 Fantasia samples (extracted from SF2 soundfont)
  • On-screen MIDI keyboard with touch drag support
  • Collapsible signal chain, preset labels
  • Rhodes/Lead Guitar/Mellotron volume fixes
2026-04-03
VIOLET VECTOR DAW v1.0
  • Quantized clip launching — syncs to bar boundaries
  • Note length selector (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, whole)
  • Click-and-drag painting in drum + note sequencers
  • Fixed drum sequencer freezing during playback
  • Fixed clip not responding on first click
2026-04-02
VIOLET VECTOR DAW v0.9
  • 20 instruments: added Bass Synth, Orch Hit, Lead Guitar, Supersaw, all mellotron banks
  • Export to WAV — bounce session via OfflineAudioContext
  • Tap tempo, per-track reverb send, duplicate clip
  • Velocity per step: shift+click accent, ctrl+click ghost note
  • Undo (Cmd+Z) for step sequencer edits
2026-04-02
SAMPLR v1.0.0
  • New app: touch-based sample player/mangler
  • Record from mic, load WAV/MP3 files
  • 4 modes: tape scrub, slicer pads, loop regions, granular synthesis
  • Reverse playback, filter, delay, speed control
  • Export mangled sample as WAV
2026-04-02
PERFECT TOMMY v2.2.0
  • Bass Synth — sub bass with filter envelope
  • Lead Guitar — sampled Gretsch + distortion chain
  • Per-instrument volume knobs
  • Preset save/recall (4 slots, long-press to save)
  • MIDI program change to switch instruments
  • Pitch bend on all instruments
  • 12 instruments total
2026-04-02
VIOLET VECTOR DAW v0.7
  • Instrument browser sidebar (Ableton-style) with drag-and-drop
  • Add/delete tracks dynamically
  • Audio track — record mic/line input into looped clips
  • Save/load projects to localStorage (auto-save every 30s)
  • 2-octave step sequencer with octave scroll
  • Scene launch + stop-all row
  • Metronome with beat/bar accent
  • 9 instruments: Rhodes, B3, Wurly, Piano, Strings, Flute, Supersaw, Lead Guitar, 808 Drums
  • Keyboard shortcuts: Space, Esc, R, B, M, 1-7, Cmd+S/O
2026-04-02
PERFECT TOMMY v2.1.0
  • Supersaw lead synth — 7 detuned saws + resonant filter
  • Orchestra Hit — layered stab with velocity dynamics
  • Lead Guitar — sampled Gretsch hollowbody + distortion chain
  • Pitch bend (±2 semi) on all instruments
  • Fixed Rhodes FM clipping — gentler modulation index
  • Mellotron volume boost, recorder tamed
  • Sustain pedal + velocity sensitivity
  • 11 instruments total
2026-04-02
VIOLET VECTOR MEDIEVAL v2.3.0
  • Crossfade loop for sustain — guitar/harp no longer cut out
  • Loops last 30% of sample (tail) instead of whole sample
2026-04-02
MODS SECTION v1.0.0
  • New section: Baldur's Gate mods and modding tools
  • I Remember You -- Aerie for BG1 with romance and BG2 recognition
  • Violet -- AI Deva NPC with cyber-tech gifts
  • Total Party Kill -- permadeath mod
  • Mystic Theurge Kit -- Cleric/Mage custom kit
  • BG Mod Orchestrator -- Python install automation
2026-04-02
SITE RESTRUCTURE
  • Split from single-page scroll to multi-page site
  • Separate pages for Audio, Games, Mods, Profile
  • New landing page with section previews
2026-04-01
VIOLET VECTOR v0.1.0
  • Web-based DAW -- Ableton Session View-style clip launcher
  • 5 tracks: 808 drums, Rhodes, B3 organ, Wurlitzer, Piano
  • Clip recording and looping from MIDI input
  • 16-step drum sequencer with synthesized 808 kit
2026-04-01
PERFECT TOMMY v2.0.0
  • Sustain pedal, velocity sensitivity, Rhodes piano
  • 8 new mellotron banks, Steinway grand, harpsichord
  • MIDI CC mapping for Novation LaunchKey
2026-03-21
INITIAL LAUNCH
  • Glitch Grid v2.1.0, Medieval v2.1.0, Organ v2.1.0
  • Scanner v1.0.0, Graph, Chime web apps
  • NULL//DRIFT alpha embed

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