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enhancement(ui): flat DAW redesign — mixer, topbar, waveform, and sidebar polish #44

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@thcp

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Full UI overhaul to a flat dark DAW aesthetic for the alpha release. Several iterative polish fixes were required after the initial redesign.

Changes included

Mixer

  • Horizontal fader layout (icon → name+VU → fader → dB value → M/S/DL)
  • VU meter displayed below stem name
  • Volume fader expanded, dB labels (0.0 dB at unity, ±dB values on drag)
  • Stem icons removed from mixer rows
  • Stem row height increased

Topbar

  • Link and lightning icons removed
  • Height increased for readability

Waveform / ruler alignment

  • .daw-mixer-label and .daw-wave-label widths matched to .daw-stems-panel to fix playhead and ruler misalignment

Sidebar

  • Trash bin rail button restored
  • "Empty trash" button added to trash view (red-tinted, shows only when in trash view)
  • Folder header hidden when in trash view

Release

0.5.0-alpha.1

Activity

  1. added this to the 0.5.0-alpha.1 milestone on May 17, 2026
  2. thcp commented on May 17, 2026

    @thcp
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    Resolved: complete UI overhaul shipped — DAW-style layout with transport bar, mixer strips, waveform viewer, collapsible sidebar with catalog/library panel, dark theme via CSS custom properties, and VU meters using pre-computed envelope data.

  3. self-assigned this
    on Oct 1, 2026
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