- Added ml-2 (8px left margin) to TrackFader
- Added ml-2 (8px left margin) to MasterFader
- Both faders with their labels now shifted right for better alignment
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- Restructured TrackControls layout using flexbox justify-between
- Pan knob positioned at top
- Fader vertically centered in flex-1 middle section
- R/S/M/A/E buttons positioned at bottom in two rows
- Main container uses h-full for proper vertical distribution
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- Reverted buttons to two rows (R/S/M and A/E) for better organization
- Changed button borders from 'rounded' to 'rounded-md' for consistency
- Centered pan knob and fader in their containers
- Increased spacing from gap-1.5 py-1.5 to gap-2 py-2
- Increased default track height from 300px to 320px
- Increased minimum track height from 220px to 240px
- All buttons now clearly visible with proper spacing
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- Added showEffects prop to TrackControls interface
- Effects button (E) now shows active state with primary color when toggled
- Automation button (A) already had active state functionality
- Both buttons now provide clear visual feedback when active
- Updated Track component to pass showEffects state to TrackControls
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- Integrated all R/S/A/E buttons into TrackControls component
- Removed duplicate button sections from Track component
- Updated CircularKnob pan visualization to show no arc at center position
- Arc now extends from center to value for directional indication
- Moved MasterControls to dedicated right sidebar
- Removed master controls from PlaybackControls footer
- Optimized TrackControls spacing (gap-1.5, smaller buttons)
- Cleaner separation between transport and master control sections
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Unified design language across all tracks and master section:
- Created TrackFader component: vertical fader with horizontal meter bars
- Created TrackControls: integrated pan + fader + mute in compact layout
- Created MasterFader: similar design but larger for master output
- Created MasterControls: master version with pan + fader + mute
- Updated Track component to use new TrackControls
- Updated PlaybackControls to use new MasterControls
- Removed old VerticalFader and separate meter components
New features:
- Horizontal peak/RMS meter bars behind fader (top=peak, bottom=RMS)
- Color-coded meters (green/yellow/red based on dB levels)
- dB scale labels and numeric readouts
- Integrated mute button in controls
- Consistent circular pan knobs
- Professional DAW-style channel strip appearance
- Master section includes clip indicator
Visual improvements:
- Unified design across all tracks and master
- Compact vertical layout saves space
- Real-time level monitoring integrated with volume control
- Smooth animations and transitions
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Added comprehensive master output level monitoring:
- Created MasterMeter component with dual vertical bars (peak + RMS)
- Implemented real-time level monitoring in useMultiTrackPlayer hook
- Added master analyser node connected to audio output
- Displays color-coded levels (green/yellow/red) based on dB thresholds
- Shows numerical dB readouts for both peak and RMS
- Includes clickable clip indicator with reset functionality
- Integrated into PlaybackControls next to master volume
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Implemented comprehensive automation recording system for volume, pan, and effect parameters:
- Added automation recording modes:
- Write: Records continuously during playback when values change
- Touch: Records only while control is being touched/moved
- Latch: Records from first touch until playback stops
- Implemented value change detection (0.001 threshold) to prevent infinite loops
- Fixed React setState-in-render errors by:
- Using queueMicrotask() to defer state updates
- Moving lane creation logic to useEffect
- Properly memoizing touch handlers with useMemo
- Added proper value ranges for effect parameters:
- Frequency: 20-20000 Hz
- Q: 0.1-20
- Gain: -40-40 dB
- Enhanced automation lane auto-creation with parameter-specific ranges
- Added touch callbacks to all parameter controls (volume, pan, effects)
- Implemented throttling (100ms) to avoid excessive automation points
Technical improvements:
- Used tracksRef and onRecordAutomationRef to ensure latest values in animation loops
- Added proper cleanup on playback stop
- Optimized recording to only trigger when values actually change
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Effects panel improvements:
- Removed track name label header
- Moved "Add Effect" button to top left corner
- Button now uses self-start alignment for left positioning
- Cleaner, more minimal design
Layout changes:
- Button appears consistently in top left whether effects exist or not
- More space for effect devices
- Better visual hierarchy
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Fixed playhead marker alignment issue:
- Changed automation controls from w-[180px] to w-48 (192px)
- Now matches track controls panel width exactly
- Playhead marker now aligns perfectly between waveform and automation
Technical details:
- Track controls use Tailwind's w-48 class (12rem = 192px)
- Automation controls were using w-[180px] causing 12px misalignment
- Both sidebars now use consistent w-48 sizing
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Major automation UX improvements:
- Moved all automation controls to left sidebar (180px, matching track controls)
- Parameter dropdown selector
- Automation mode button (R/W/T/L with color coding)
- Height adjustment buttons (+/-)
- Automation canvas now fills right side (matching waveform width exactly)
- Removed AutomationHeader component (no longer needed)
- Removed eye icon (automation visibility controlled by "A" button on track)
Two-column layout consistency:
- Left: 180px sidebar with all controls
- Right: Flexible canvas area matching waveform width
- Perfect vertical alignment between waveform and automation
Simplified AutomationLane component:
- Now only renders the canvas area with points
- All controls handled in parent Track component
- Cleaner, more maintainable code structure
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Automation lane improvements:
- Lane now aligns exactly with waveform width using two-column layout
- Added 180px left spacer to match track controls sidebar
- Playhead marker now aligns perfectly with waveform
Automation header improvements:
- Dropdown has fixed width (min-w-[120px] max-w-[200px]) instead of flex-1
- Eye icon (show/hide) is now positioned absolutely on the right
- Cleaner, more compact header layout
Visual consistency:
- Removed redundant border-b from AutomationLane (handled by parent)
- Automation lane and waveform now perfectly aligned vertically
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Phase 9 Automation Improvements:
- Replaced multiple automation lanes with single lane + parameter selector
- Added dropdown in automation header to switch between parameters:
- Track parameters: Volume, Pan
- Effect parameters: Dynamically generated from effect chain
- Lanes are created on-demand when parameter is selected
- Effects panel now has fixed height (280px) with scroll
- Panel no longer resizes when effects are expanded
- Maintains consistent UI layout
Technical changes:
- Track.automation.selectedParameterId: Tracks current parameter
- AutomationHeader: Added parameter dropdown props
- AutomationLane: Passes parameter selection to header
- Track.tsx: Single lane rendering with IIFE for parameter list
- Effects panel: h-[280px] with flex layout and overflow-y-auto
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- Added showEffects property to Track type
- Added "E" button with Sparkles icon to toggle per-track effects
- Effects panel now appears below each track when toggled
- Removed global EffectsPanel from AudioEditor
- Updated useMultiTrack to persist showEffects state
- Streamlined workflow: both automation and effects are now per-track
This aligns the UX with professional DAWs like Ableton Live, where
effects and automation are track-scoped rather than global.
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Added comprehensive automation lane UI with Ableton-style design:
**Automation Components:**
- AutomationLane: Canvas-based rendering with grid lines, curves, and points
- AutomationHeader: Parameter name, mode selector, value display
- AutomationPoint: Interactive draggable points with hover states
**Automation Utilities:**
- createAutomationLane/Point: Factory functions
- evaluateAutomationLinear: Interpolation between points
- formatAutomationValue: Display formatting with unit support
- addAutomationPoint/updateAutomationPoint/removeAutomationPoint
**Track Integration:**
- Added "A" toggle button in track control panel
- Automation lanes render below waveform
- Default lanes for Volume (orange) and Pan (green)
- Support for add/edit/delete automation points
- Click to add, drag to move, double-click to delete
**Visual Design:**
- Dark background with horizontal grid lines
- Colored curves with semi-transparent fill (20% opacity)
- 4-6px automation points, 8px on hover
- Mode indicators (Read/Write/Touch/Latch) with colors
- Value labels and current value display
Ready for playback integration in next step.
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Re-enabled mouse event handlers on waveform canvas that were accidentally
removed. Users can now:
- Click to seek to a specific position
- Drag to create selection regions
Also fixed TypeScript error by properly typing EffectType parameter in
handleAddEffect callback.
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Major improvements:
- Fixed multi-file import (FileList to Array conversion)
- Auto-select first track when adding to empty project
- Global effects panel folding state (independent of track selection)
- Effects panel collapsed/disabled when no track selected
- Effect device expansion state persisted per-device
- Effect browser with searchable descriptions
Visual refinements:
- Removed center dot from pan knob for cleaner look
- Simplified fader: removed volume fill overlay, dynamic level meter visible through semi-transparent handle
- Level meter capped at fader position (realistic mixer behavior)
- Solid background instead of gradient for fader track
- Subtle volume overlay up to fader handle
- Fixed track control width flickering (consistent 4px border)
- Effect devices: removed shadows/rounded corners for flatter DAW-style look, added consistent border-radius
- Added border between track control and waveform area
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Fixed "onUpdateTrack is not defined" error by:
- Added onUpdateTrack to TrackProps interface
- Added onUpdateTrack to Track component destructuring
- Passed onUpdateTrack prop from TrackList to Track
This prop is required for:
- Track height resizing functionality
- Automation lane updates
- General track property updates
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Major UI Redesign:
- Reduced track control width from 288px to 192px (33% narrower)
- Replaced horizontal sliders with vertical fader and circular knob
- More compact, professional appearance matching Ableton Live
- Global settings dialog replaces inline recording settings
New Components Created:
- VerticalFader.tsx: Vertical volume control with integrated level meter
- Shows volume dB at top, level dB at bottom
- Level meter displayed as background gradient
- Draggable handle for precise control
- CircularKnob.tsx: Rotary pan control
- SVG-based rotary knob with arc indicator
- Vertical drag interaction (200px sensitivity)
- Displays L/C/R values
- GlobalSettingsDialog.tsx: Centralized settings
- Tabbed interface (Recording, Playback, Interface)
- Recording settings moved from inline to dialog
- Accessible via gear icon in header
- Modal dialog with backdrop
Track Control Panel Changes:
- Track name: More compact (text-xs)
- Buttons: Smaller (h-6 w-6), text-based S/M buttons
- Record button: Circle indicator instead of icon
- Pan: Circular knob (40px) instead of horizontal slider
- Volume: Vertical fader with integrated meter
- Removed: Inline recording settings panel
Header Changes:
- Added Settings button (gear icon) before ThemeToggle
- Opens GlobalSettingsDialog on click
- Clean, accessible from anywhere
Props Cleanup:
- Removed recordingSettings props from Track/TrackList
- Removed onInputGainChange, onRecordMonoChange, onSampleRateChange props
- Settings now managed globally via dialog
Technical Details:
- VerticalFader uses mouse drag for smooth control
- CircularKnob rotates -135° to +135° (270° range)
- Global event listeners for drag interactions
- Proper cleanup on unmount
Benefits:
✅ 33% narrower tracks = more tracks visible
✅ Professional Ableton-style appearance
✅ Cleaner, less cluttered interface
✅ Global settings accessible anywhere
✅ Better use of vertical space
✅ Consistent with industry-standard DAWs
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- Volume icon now switches between Volume2 and VolumeX based on volume value
- Matches behavior of master volume controls for consistency
- Icon size remains consistent at h-3.5 w-3.5
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- Replaced CircleArrowOutUpRight pan icon with UnfoldHorizontal
- Standardized all track control icons to h-3.5 w-3.5:
- Volume, Pan, Mic, and Gauge icons now have consistent sizing
- Improves visual consistency across the track control panel
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Changed level meter display to show professional dB values instead
of percentages, and replaced volume icon with gauge icon.
Display Changes:
- Show dB values (-60 to 0) instead of percentage (0-100%)
- Use monospace font for consistent digit alignment
- Show "-∞" for silence (level = 0) instead of "-60"
- Rounded to nearest integer dB (no decimals for cleaner display)
Icon Updates:
- Replaced Volume2 icon with Gauge icon for playback levels
- Kept Mic icon for recording input levels
- Gauge better represents metering/measurement vs audio control
dB Conversion:
- Formula: dB = (normalized * 60) - 60
- Reverse of: normalized = (dB + 60) / 60
- Range: -60dB (silence) to 0dB (full scale)
Display Examples:
0.00 (0%) = -∞ (silence)
0.17 (17%) = -50dB (very quiet)
0.50 (50%) = -30dB (moderate)
0.83 (83%) = -10dB (loud)
1.00 (100%) = 0dB (full scale)
Benefits:
✅ Professional dB notation matching industry standards
✅ Clearer for audio engineers and musicians
✅ Easier to identify levels relative to 0dBFS
✅ Gauge icon better conveys "measurement"
✅ Monospace font prevents number jumping
Now meters show "-18" instead of "70%" making it immediately
clear where you are in the dynamic range.
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Replaced solid color blocks with smooth gradient to match
professional audio metering standards and dB scale mapping.
The Problem:
- Hard color transitions (green/yellow/red) looked jarring
- Didn't match professional DAW aesthetics
- Color didn't reflect actual dB values visually
The Solution:
- Implemented CSS linear gradient across meter bar
- Gradient matches dB scale breakpoints:
* Green: 0-70% (-60dB to -18dB) - Safe zone
* Yellow: 70-90% (-18dB to -6dB) - Getting hot
* Red: 90-100% (-6dB to 0dB) - Very loud/clipping
Gradient Details:
Horizontal: linear-gradient(to right, ...)
Vertical: linear-gradient(to top, ...)
Color stops:
0%: rgb(34, 197, 94) - Green start
70%: rgb(34, 197, 94) - Green hold
85%: rgb(234, 179, 8) - Yellow transition
100%: rgb(239, 68, 68) - Red peak
Visual Behavior:
- Smooth color transition as levels increase
- Green dominates safe zone (-60dB to -18dB)
- Yellow appears in warning zone (-18dB to -6dB)
- Red shows critical/clipping zone (-6dB to 0dB)
- Matches Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live style
Benefits:
✅ Professional appearance matching industry DAWs
✅ Smooth visual feedback instead of jarring transitions
✅ Colors accurately represent dB ranges
✅ Better user experience for mixing/mastering
✅ Gradient visible even at low levels
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Added comprehensive playback level monitoring system that shows
real-time audio levels during playback for each track.
useMultiTrackPlayer Hook:
- Added AnalyserNode for each track in audio graph
- Implemented RMS-based level calculation with requestAnimationFrame
- Added trackLevels state (Record<string, number>) tracking levels by track ID
- Insert analysers after effects chain, before master gain
- Monitor levels continuously during playback
- Clean up level monitoring on pause/stop
Audio Graph Chain:
source -> gain -> pan -> effects -> analyser -> master gain -> destination
AudioEditor Integration:
- Extract trackLevels from useMultiTrackPlayer hook
- Pass trackLevels down to TrackList component
TrackList & Track Components:
- Accept and forward trackLevels prop
- Pass playbackLevel to individual Track components
- Track component displays appropriate level:
* Recording level (with "Input" label) when armed/recording
* Playback level (with "Level" label) during normal playback
Visual Feedback:
- Color-coded meters: green -> yellow (70%) -> red (90%)
- Real-time percentage display
- Seamless switching between input and output modes
This completes Phase 8 (Recording) with full bidirectional level monitoring!
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Fixed layout issues with the level meter:
Track Height:
- Increased DEFAULT_TRACK_HEIGHT from 150px to 180px
- Ensures enough vertical space for all controls without clipping
Level Meter Display:
- Now always visible (not conditional on recording state)
- Shows "Input" with mic icon when track is armed or recording
- Shows "Level" with volume icon when not recording
- Displays appropriate level based on state
This prevents the meter from being cut off and provides consistent
visual feedback for all tracks. Future enhancement: show actual
playback output levels when not recording.
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Completed the integration of recording functionality into the AudioEditor:
Recording Controls:
- Added global record button to PlaybackControls component
- Implemented track arming system (arm track before recording)
- Added visual feedback with pulsing red animations during recording
- Connected recording state from useRecording hook to UI
AudioEditor Integration:
- Added handleToggleRecordEnable for per-track record arming
- Added handleStartRecording with permission checks and toast notifications
- Added handleStopRecording to save recorded audio to track buffer
- Connected recording input level monitoring to track meters
TrackList Integration:
- Pass recording props (onToggleRecordEnable, recordingTrackId, recordingLevel)
- Individual tracks show input level meters when armed or recording
- Visual indicators for armed and actively recording tracks
This completes Phase 8 (Recording) implementation with:
✅ MediaRecorder API integration
✅ Input level monitoring with RMS calculation
✅ Per-track record arming
✅ Global record button
✅ Real-time visual feedback
✅ Permission handling
✅ Error handling with user notifications
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Added recording capabilities to the multi-track editor:
- useRecording hook with MediaRecorder API integration
- Audio input device enumeration and selection
- Microphone permission handling
- Input level monitoring with RMS calculation
- InputLevelMeter component with visual feedback
- Record-enable button per track with pulsing indicator
- Real-time input level display when recording
Recording infrastructure is complete. Next: integrate into AudioEditor
for global recording control and buffer storage.
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Fixed async state update issue where selections were being cleared
immediately after creation. The mouseUp handler now checks drag
distance directly instead of relying on async state, ensuring
selections persist correctly.
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Improved selection UX to match professional DAWs:
- Drag directly on waveform to create selections (no modifier keys needed)
- Click without dragging seeks playhead and clears selection
- 3-pixel drag threshold prevents accidental selections
- Fixed variable name conflict with existing file drag-and-drop feature
Users can now naturally drag across waveforms to select regions for
editing, providing a more intuitive workflow.
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Added comprehensive selection and editing capabilities to multi-track editor:
- Visual selection overlay with Shift+drag interaction on waveforms
- Multi-track edit commands (cut, copy, paste, delete, duplicate)
- Full keyboard shortcut support (Ctrl+X/C/V/D, Delete, Ctrl+Z/Y)
- Complete undo/redo integration via command pattern
- Per-track selection state with localStorage persistence
- Audio buffer manipulation utilities (extract, insert, delete, duplicate segments)
- Toast notifications for all edit operations
- Red playhead to distinguish from blue selection overlay
All edit operations are fully undoable and integrated with the existing
history manager system.
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Removed the master effects section from AudioEditor footer:
- Simplified footer to only show transport controls
- Removed master channel strip area
- Removed border separator between sections
Added note to PLAN.md:
- 🔲 Master channel effects (TODO)
- Will implement master effect chain UI later
- Similar to per-track effects but for final mix
- Documented in Phase 7 multi-track features section
This cleans up the UI for now - we'll add master effects
with a proper device rack UI later, similar to how per-track
effects work (collapsible section with horizontal device cards).
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Implemented MutationObserver to detect theme changes:
- Added themeKey state that increments on theme change
- MutationObserver watches document.documentElement for class changes
- Detects when "dark" class is toggled
- Added themeKey to waveform effect dependencies
- Canvas automatically redraws with new theme colors
How it works:
1. Observer listens for class attribute changes on <html>
2. When dark mode is toggled, themeKey increments
3. useEffect dependency triggers canvas redraw
4. getComputedStyle reads fresh --color-waveform-bg value
5. Waveform renders with correct theme background
Benefits:
- Seamless theme transitions
- Waveform colors always match current theme
- No manual refresh needed
- Automatic cleanup on unmount
Now switching between light/dark themes instantly updates
all waveform backgrounds with the correct theme colors!
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Visual improvements:
- Effects section background now matches waveform (slate-900/50)
- More subtle border (border-border/50)
- Compact header (py-1.5 instead of py-2)
- Expanded area has darker background (slate-900/30) for depth
Collapsed state improvements:
- When collapsed, shows mini effect chips in the header
- Each chip shows effect name with visual state:
- Enabled: primary color with border (blue/accent)
- Disabled: muted with border
- Chips are scrollable horizontally if many effects
- Falls back to "Devices (count)" when no effects
Better integration:
- Background colors tie to waveform area
- Subtle hover effect on header (accent/30)
- Visual hierarchy: waveform -> effects blend together
- No more "abandoned" feeling - feels like part of the track
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- Removed "Devices" button from control panel
- Effects section now always present below each track
- Collapsible via chevron in the effects header itself
- Click header to expand/collapse the device rack
- "+" button in header to add effects (with stopPropagation)
- Each track has independent collapse state
- Hover effect on header for better UX
This matches the typical DAW layout where each track has its own
device section that can be individually collapsed/expanded.
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Major UX improvement inspired by Ableton Live's device view:
- Effects section now appears below the waveform in the track lane
- Toggle button in control panel shows/hides the effects area
- Gives much more horizontal space for device rack
- Effects section spans full width of track (control panel + waveform)
- Clean separation between track controls and effects
- Header with device count, add button, and close button
Layout changes:
- Track structure changed from horizontal to vertical flex
- Top row contains control panel + waveform (fixed height)
- Bottom section contains collapsible effects area (when shown)
- Effects hidden by default, toggled via "Devices" button
- When collapsed, track doesn't show effects section
This provides a cleaner workflow where users can focus on mixing
when effects are hidden, then expand to full device view when needed.
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- Removed border-t border-border from devices section
- Added negative margin (-mx-3) and padding (px-3) to effects container
to make it extend full width of the track control panel
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- Created EffectDevice component with expand/collapse state
- Each device shows name, type, enabled/disabled toggle, and remove button
- When expanded, devices show parameter details
- Replaced vertical effect list with horizontal scrolling rack
- Effects display in 192px wide cards with visual feedback
- Power button toggles effect enabled/disabled state
- Parameters display shown when expanded (controls coming soon)
This matches the Ableton Live/Bitwig workflow where effects are
arranged horizontally with collapsible UI for each device.
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Created a beautiful effect browser dialog inspired by Ableton Live:
**EffectBrowser Component:**
- Modal dialog with search functionality
- Effects organized by category:
- Dynamics (Compressor, Limiter, Gate)
- Filters (Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, etc.)
- Time-Based (Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser)
- Distortion (Distortion, Bitcrusher)
- Pitch & Time (Pitch Shifter, Time Stretch)
- Utility (Normalize, Fade In/Out, Reverse)
- Grid layout with hover effects
- Real-time search filtering
- Click effect to add to track
**Integration:**
- "+" button in track strip opens EffectBrowser dialog
- Selecting an effect adds it to the track's effect chain
- Effects appear immediately in the Devices section
- Full enable/disable and remove functionality
**UX Flow:**
1. Click "+" in track Devices section
2. Browse or search for effect
3. Click effect to add it
4. Effect appears in Devices list
5. Toggle on/off with ●/○
6. Remove with × button
Effects are now fully manageable in the UI! Next: Apply them to audio.
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Major UX refactor to match professional DAW workflows (Ableton/Bitwig):
**Layout Changes:**
- Removed sidebar completely
- Track actions moved to header toolbar (Add/Import/Clear All)
- Each track now shows its own devices/effects in the track strip
- Master section moved to bottom footer area
- Full-width waveform display
**Track Strip (left panel):**
- Track name (editable inline)
- Color indicator
- Collapse/Solo/Mute/Delete buttons
- Volume slider with percentage
- Pan slider with L/C/R indicator
- Collapsible "Devices" section showing track effects
- Shows effect count in header
- Each effect card shows: name, enable/disable toggle, remove button
- Effects are colored based on enabled/disabled state
- Click to expand/collapse devices section
**Master Section (bottom):**
- Transport controls (Play/Pause/Stop) with timeline
- Master volume control
- Master effects placeholder (to be implemented)
**Benefits:**
- True DAW experience like Ableton Live
- Each track is self-contained with its own effect chain
- No context switching between tabs
- Effects are always visible for each track
- More screen space for waveforms
- Professional mixer-style layout
Note: Effects are visible but not yet applied to audio - that's next!
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Changed from confusing 3-tab layout to cleaner 2-tab design inspired by
professional DAWs like Ableton Live:
**Tracks Tab:**
- Track management actions (Add/Import/Clear)
- Track count with selected track indicator
- Contextual help text
- Selected track's effects shown below (when track is selected)
- Clear visual separation with border-top
**Master Tab:**
- Master channel description
- Master effects chain
- Preset management for master effects
- Clear that these apply to final mix
Benefits:
- Clear separation: track operations vs master operations
- Contextual: selecting a track shows its effects in same tab
- Less cognitive load than 3 tabs
- Follows DAW conventions (track strip vs master strip)
- Selected track name shown in status area
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Architecture:
- Each track now has its own effect chain stored in track.effectChain
- Separate master effect chain for the final mix output
- SidePanel has 3 tabs: Tracks, Track FX, Master FX
Changes:
- types/track.ts: Add effectChain field to Track interface
- lib/audio/track-utils.ts: Initialize effect chain when creating tracks
- lib/hooks/useMultiTrack.ts: Exclude effectChain from localStorage, recreate on load
- components/editor/AudioEditor.tsx:
- Add master effect chain state using useEffectChain hook
- Add handlers for per-track effect chain manipulation
- Pass both track and master effect chains to SidePanel
- components/layout/SidePanel.tsx:
- Update to 3-tab interface (Tracks | Track FX | Master FX)
- Track FX tab shows effects for currently selected track
- Master FX tab shows master bus effects with preset management
- Different icons for track vs master effects tabs
Note: Effect processing in Web Audio API not yet implemented.
This commit sets up the data structures and UI.
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