v1.8.4

Customer-ready build for Apple Silicon Macs (M1/M2/M3/M4), macOS 13+, Logic Pro.

This is the polished Ben installer: full content bundle, iPad-style PLAY layout, Preset Explorer, and a drag-and-readme DMG.

Install

1. Download MURMUR-1.4.3-macOS-arm64-full.dmg from GitHub Releases
2. Open the DMG → read 1 — READ ME FIRST.txt
3. Double-click Install MURMUR.pkg
4. If Gatekeeper blocks it: right-click → Open → Open
5. Quit Logic completely, reopen
6. Settings → Plug-in Manager → Reset & Rescan Selection
7. Software Instrument track → AU Instruments → Murmur → MURMUR
8. Open presets: BROWSE button, click the preset name, or ⌘B

Optional: drag MURMUR.app from the DMG to Applications to test standalone.

What's included

Item	Path after install
Audio Unit (Logic)	~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/MURMUR.component
Standalone app	~/Applications/MURMUR.app (full installer)
VST3	~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/MURMUR.vst3 (full installer)
Factory presets (1800+)	~/Library/Application Support/MURMUR/Presets/factory/
Wavetables	~/Library/Application Support/MURMUR/Wavetables/
Design FX presets	~/Library/Application Support/MURMUR/design-fx/
Docs + release notes	~/Library/Application Support/MURMUR/Docs/

What's new in 1.4.3

• Cadillac installer — DMG with readme, install pkg, checksums, hard-fail auval gate
• iPad-style PLAY view — scope + master output deck, 6 macro knobs, mode pills
• Preset Explorer — BROWSE button, preset pill click, ⌘B shortcut; mood/genre/tag filters
• Crash fix — editor startup recursion guard
• Install script fix — always picks the newest built AU (no more stale 1.4.0)

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Logic shows old version (1.4.0)	Quit Logic → Plug-in Manager → Reset & Rescan → reinstall pkg
Logic crash on load	Reinstall 1.4.3 full pkg; confirm version in plug-in footer
Gatekeeper blocks pkg	Right-click → Open
No presets	Check ~/Library/Application Support/MURMUR/Presets/factory/ for .pw8 files
Can't open preset browser	Click BROWSE in header or press ⌘B

Build (maintainers)

scripts/release_gate.sh 1.4.3
# Output: dist/MURMUR-1.4.3-macOS-arm64-full.{pkg,dmg,SHA256SUMS.txt}

Push tag v1.4.3 to trigger CI release workflow.