# PIXEL ARC Beta v0.4.83

All-in-one vocal effect for Windows 10/11 x64 DAWs supporting VST3. This ZIP contains the complete VST3 bundle, this README and third-party notices. No setup executable is included.

## Installation

1. Close the DAW and plugin scanners. Extract the ZIP.
2. Copy the complete PIXEL ARC Beta.vst3 folder to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3. Keep Contents and the binary inside the bundle. Avoid nested copies.
3. In FL Studio use Options > Manage plugins > Find installed plugins, then load PIXEL ARC Beta on a vocal mixer insert.
4. Confirm V0.4.83 BETA in the interface. When updating, replace the old bundle with the same name while the DAW is closed.

## Vocal rack

Gate with hysteresis/ratio/attack/release/range; Smooth and Hard Snap pitch correction with key/scale, speed, note hold, vibrato and pitch transpose; Tone HP/body/air; frequency-range De-esser with threshold to -80 dB and Listen/Removed; compressor; drive; two-voice Doubler; stereo tempo-synced delay; reverb. Independent MIX for every stage: 0% passes dry audio, 100% processes fully. Input/output trims and Master control the whole plugin separately.

Drag the top strip or cards to change module order. Double-click an expandable top-strip module to open Studio FX. The compact blue interface includes rounded readouts, optional hidden values and reduced motion.

## Component windows

The native Windows title bars show the PIXEL ARC mark. Use ATTACH / ALWAYS ON TOP in Studio FX or Analyze to pin that window above other applications. Click again to unpin. Each preference is saved with the plugin instance and recalled by the host project. All Studio FX component pages share that window setting. UNDO / REDO now sit in the same top strip, beside ATTACH. Their history includes EQ, Gate, De-esser, Doubler, Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Phaser and Flanger. Ctrl+Z undoes; Ctrl+Shift+Z or Ctrl+Y redoes. Host automation playback does not fill this local history.

## Studio FX and Analyze

The selected High Pass / Low Pass band shows a compact slope control above its point. Drag up/right to steepen, down/left to soften, scroll to step, or click to choose 12/24/48/96 dB/oct or Brickwall (finite 192 dB/oct). Keyboard arrows change slope; Home/End choose the gentlest/steepest setting. One drag creates one undo step. The same control is used in Delay and Reverb EQs.

Main parametric EQ: up to 12 draggable bands, Bell/Shelf/Pass filters with steep/192 dB-per-octave Brickwall setting, Dynamic Gain, Follow Pitch, band Solo and dry/wet spectrum. Width/motion/decay affect the sound and animated 3D visualization. Delay and reverb have their own six-band wet-return EQs; reverb supports Dynamic Gain. Gate and De-esser have 2D editors. Doubler has six local presets and direct/voice controls. Chorus, phaser and flanger have their own pages.

Right-click controls can show the host's automation menu when supported. Graph/module edits have shared local Undo/Redo (Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Shift+Z). File Analyze accepts WAV/MP3 vocals and instrumentals, estimates key/tempo, and can apply the detected key to Tune. Estimates still need checking against the song.

## Twelve factory vocal presets

1. Vocal Ready — clear centered lead, dynamic low-mid control and subtle filtered space.
2. Hard Tune — fast Snap, tighter dynamics and a restrained stereo echo.
3. Pop Shine — bright Smooth lead with light chorus and doubled sides.
4. Intimate — softer gate, warm body, light correction and a small room.
5. Airy Lead — open top end with controlled sibilance and airy doubles.
6. Dense Vocal — firmer compression and dynamic low-mid restraint.
7. Clean Spoken — controlled speech with automatic note correction and spatial FX off.
8. Wide Chorus — stacked voices with chorus and a touch of flanger.
9. Power Lead — firm Snap lead, tight doubling and short space.
10. Modern Wide — Snap with airy stereo voices and filtered tails.
11. Velvet Room — warm Smooth vocal, vintage double and a damped room.
12. Neon Echo — Snap, independent stereo echoes and subtle phaser.

Presets reset all sound settings so custom EQ bands, Listen/Solo and old FX mixes cannot leak in. They retain your input/output/Master levels, song key/scale and chosen module order. Set the correct song key/scale before judging correction. The new-instance Vocal Ready chain matches the selected factory preset. Existing saved sessions restore their stored settings.

## This release

Two new presets, all twelve revised for the newer dynamic EQ/Doubler/FX features, deterministic preset loading and matching blue website-logo icons on Studio FX and Analyze window title bars. The approved native pitch-shifting algorithms are unchanged.

## Beta notes and support

Pitch correction is intended for a solo monophonic vocal. Results depend on recording quality, source level, key and scale. Keep a duplicate of important projects. For reports include version, DAW, sample rate, buffer size, preset and reproduction steps. Beta feedback: https://www.instagram.com/pixel_beatz/ .

Review LICENSES_AND_DEPENDENCIES.md for JUCE and any other applicable dependency notices.