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  DEEPFRYER  //  RELEASE NOTES  //  v1.0.0  //  2026-04-14
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Initial release.


FEATURES
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  * DSP
      - Tube saturation with H2 → H3 harmonic crossover
          H2-dominant (warm, classic) at low Drive
          H3-dominant (edgier, more present) at high Drive
          Crossover around 20% Drive
      - Three tube topologies: T (default), P1, P2
      - Bias — DC-bias offset, skews H2 / H3 balance without changing Drive
      - Tilt — post-saturation tone (dark to bright)
      - HPF — pre-saturation high-pass (20–500 Hz)
      - Mix — dry / wet blend
      - Trim — output level
      - Auto-Gain — compensates output level as Drive changes

  * Audio engine
      - Four quality modes: Live / Design / Mix / Master
        (1× / 2× / 4× / 8× oversampling)
      - Three stereo modes: Stereo, Dual Mono, Mid / Side

  * User interface
      - Spectrum / Curve / THD analyzer tabs
      - Factory preset bank
      - Settings, Presets, Support slide-in panels
      - Tooltips on every control (toggleable)
      - Resizable UI; scale persists per DAW project
      - Live settings & theme sync across all running plugin instances
      - One-click Reset for UI or DSP state

  * Licensing
      - Offline Ed25519 validation (no internet required, ever)
      - Cross-format activation persistence
      - Demo mode fully functional with periodic 0.5 s noise bursts every
        60 s (printed in renders)


PLATFORM
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  * Linux         (x64, ARM64)
  * Windows 10/11 (x64, ARM64)
  * VST3 and CLAP
  * macOS: not in this release — see Why_No_macOS.md


KNOWN LIMITATIONS
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  * Live (1×) quality above 50% Drive can produce aliasing artefacts.
    Step up to Design (2×) or higher.
  * Bypass-compare is misleading when Auto-Gain is off — Drive changes
    the output level, not just the tone.


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