v1.2.2: Live spectrum analyzer, makeup gain, drag-and-drop signal chain

- Real-time FFT spectrum analyzer drawn behind EQ curves
- Makeup gain knob (+/- 24 dB) after limiter
- Draggable signal chain panel: reorder Master Gain / Limiter / Makeup Gain
- Chain order saved/restored with DAW session
- Scaled fonts in signal chain panel

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
-project(InstaLPEQ VERSION 1.1.0)
+project(InstaLPEQ VERSION 1.2.2)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ target_sources(InstaLPEQ
         Source/EQCurveDisplay.cpp
         Source/FIREngine.cpp
         Source/NodeParameterPanel.cpp
+        Source/SignalChainPanel.cpp
 )
 
 target_compile_definitions(InstaLPEQ

Source/EQCurveDisplay.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ void EQCurveDisplay::setMagnitudeResponse (const std::vector<float>& magnitudesD
     repaint();
 }
 
+void EQCurveDisplay::setSpectrum (const float* data, int numBins, double sampleRate, int fftSize)
+{
+    spectrumDb.assign (data, data + numBins);
+    spectrumSampleRate = sampleRate;
+    spectrumFftSize = fftSize;
+}
+
 void EQCurveDisplay::setSelectedBand (int index)
 {
     if (selectedBand != index)
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ void EQCurveDisplay::paint (juce::Graphics& g)
     g.drawRoundedRectangle (bounds, 4.0f, 1.0f);
 
     drawGrid (g);
+    drawSpectrum (g);
     drawPerBandCurves (g);
     drawResponseCurve (g);
     drawNodes (g);
@@ -140,6 +148,55 @@ void EQCurveDisplay::drawGrid (juce::Graphics& g)
     }
 }
 
+void EQCurveDisplay::drawSpectrum (juce::Graphics& g)
+{
+    if (spectrumDb.empty())
+        return;
+
+    auto area = getPlotArea();
+    int numBins = (int) spectrumDb.size();
+
+    juce::Path specPath;
+    specPath.startNewSubPath (area.getX(), area.getBottom());
+    bool hasPoints = false;
+
+    for (float px = area.getX(); px <= area.getRight(); px += 1.5f)
+    {
+        float freq = xToFreq (px);
+        if (freq < 1.0f || freq > spectrumSampleRate * 0.5)
+            continue;
+
+        float binFloat = freq * (float) spectrumFftSize / (float) spectrumSampleRate;
+        int bin = (int) binFloat;
+        float frac = binFloat - (float) bin;
+
+        if (bin < 0 || bin >= numBins - 1)
+            continue;
+
+        float dbVal = spectrumDb[bin] * (1.0f - frac) + spectrumDb[bin + 1] * frac;
+        // Map dB range: -100 dB = bottom, 0 dB = top area
+        // Shift up so typical audio is visible
+        float mapped = juce::jmap (dbVal, -80.0f, 0.0f, minDb, maxDb);
+        mapped = juce::jlimit (minDb - 6.0f, maxDb, mapped);
+        float yPos = dbToY (mapped);
+
+        specPath.lineTo (px, yPos);
+        hasPoints = true;
+    }
+
+    if (! hasPoints)
+        return;
+
+    specPath.lineTo (area.getRight(), area.getBottom());
+    specPath.closeSubPath();
+
+    // Fill with subtle gradient
+    juce::ColourGradient specGrad (juce::Colour (0xff4488ff).withAlpha (0.12f), 0, area.getY(),
+                                    juce::Colour (0xff4488ff).withAlpha (0.03f), 0, area.getBottom(), false);
+    g.setGradientFill (specGrad);
+    g.fillPath (specPath);
+}
+
 void EQCurveDisplay::drawResponseCurve (juce::Graphics& g)
 {
     if (magnitudeResponseDb.empty())

Source/EQCurveDisplay.h

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
     void setListener (Listener* l) { listener = l; }
     void setBands (const std::vector<EQBand>& bands);
     void setMagnitudeResponse (const std::vector<float>& magnitudesDb, double sampleRate, int fftSize);
+    void setSpectrum (const float* data, int numBins, double sampleRate, int fftSize);
     int getSelectedBandIndex() const { return selectedBand; }
     void setSelectedBand (int index);
 
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ public:
 private:
     std::vector<EQBand> bands;
     std::vector<float> magnitudeResponseDb;
+    std::vector<float> spectrumDb;
+    double spectrumSampleRate = 44100.0;
+    int spectrumFftSize = 2048;
     double responseSampleRate = 44100.0;
     int responseFftSize = 8192;
     int selectedBand = -1;
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ private:
     float yToDb (float y) const;
 
     void drawGrid (juce::Graphics& g);
+    void drawSpectrum (juce::Graphics& g);
     void drawResponseCurve (juce::Graphics& g);
     void drawPerBandCurves (juce::Graphics& g);
     void drawNodes (juce::Graphics& g);

Source/FIREngine.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void FIREngine::setBands (const std::vector<EQBand>& newBands)
 
 void FIREngine::setFFTOrder (int order)
 {
-    fftOrder.store (juce::jlimit (12, 14, order));
+    fftOrder.store (juce::jlimit (9, 14, order));
     needsUpdate.store (true);
     notify();
 }

Source/FIREngine.h

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class FIREngine : private juce::Thread
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr int defaultFFTOrder = 13;  // 8192 taps
+    static constexpr int defaultFFTOrder = 11;  // 2048 taps
     static constexpr int maxBands = 8;
 
     FIREngine();

Source/NodeParameterPanel.cpp

@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@ NodeParameterPanel::NodeParameterPanel()
 {
     setupSlider (freqSlider, freqLabel, 20.0, 20000.0, 1.0, " Hz");
     freqSlider.setSkewFactorFromMidPoint (1000.0);
+    freqSlider.setDoubleClickReturnValue (true, 1000.0);
 
     setupSlider (gainSlider, gainLabel, -24.0, 24.0, 0.1, " dB");
+    gainSlider.setDoubleClickReturnValue (true, 0.0);
 
     setupSlider (qSlider, qLabel, 0.1, 18.0, 0.01, "");
     qSlider.setSkewFactorFromMidPoint (1.0);
+    qSlider.setDoubleClickReturnValue (true, 1.0);
     qSlider.getProperties().set (InstaLPEQLookAndFeel::knobTypeProperty, "dark");
 
     typeSelector.addItem ("Peak", 1);

Source/PluginEditor.cpp

@@ -36,21 +36,34 @@ InstaLPEQEditor::InstaLPEQEditor (InstaLPEQProcessor& p)
     addAndMakeVisible (newBandButton);
 
     // Quality selector (FIR latency)
-    qualitySelector.addItem ("4096 (~46ms)", 1);
-    qualitySelector.addItem ("8192 (~93ms)", 2);
-    qualitySelector.addItem ("16384 (~186ms)", 3);
-    qualitySelector.setSelectedId (2, juce::dontSendNotification);  // default 8192
+    qualitySelector.addItem ("512 (~6ms)", 1);
+    qualitySelector.addItem ("1024 (~12ms)", 2);
+    qualitySelector.addItem ("2048 (~23ms)", 3);
+    qualitySelector.addItem ("4096 (~46ms)", 4);
+    qualitySelector.addItem ("8192 (~93ms)", 5);
+    qualitySelector.addItem ("16384 (~186ms)", 6);
+    qualitySelector.setSelectedId (3, juce::dontSendNotification);  // default 2048
     qualitySelector.onChange = [this]
     {
         int sel = qualitySelector.getSelectedId();
-        int order = (sel == 1) ? 12 : (sel == 2) ? 13 : 14;
+        int order = sel + 8;  // 1->9, 2->10, 3->11, 4->12, 5->13, 6->14
         processor.setQuality (order);
+
+        if (sel <= 2)  // 512 or 1024
+            qualityWarning.setText ("Low freq accuracy reduced", juce::dontSendNotification);
+        else
+            qualityWarning.setText ("", juce::dontSendNotification);
     };
     addAndMakeVisible (qualitySelector);
     qualityLabel.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getMediumFont (13.0f));
     qualityLabel.setJustificationType (juce::Justification::centredRight);
     addAndMakeVisible (qualityLabel);
 
+    qualityWarning.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getRegularFont (11.0f));
+    qualityWarning.setColour (juce::Label::textColourId, juce::Colour (0xffff6644));
+    qualityWarning.setJustificationType (juce::Justification::centredRight);
+    addAndMakeVisible (qualityWarning);
+
     // EQ curve
     curveDisplay.setListener (this);
     addAndMakeVisible (curveDisplay);
@@ -65,11 +78,37 @@ InstaLPEQEditor::InstaLPEQEditor (InstaLPEQProcessor& p)
     masterGainSlider.setRange (-24.0, 24.0, 0.1);
     masterGainSlider.setValue (0.0);
     masterGainSlider.setTextValueSuffix (" dB");
+    masterGainSlider.setDoubleClickReturnValue (true, 0.0);
     addAndMakeVisible (masterGainSlider);
     masterGainLabel.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getMediumFont (13.0f));
     masterGainLabel.setJustificationType (juce::Justification::centred);
     addAndMakeVisible (masterGainLabel);
 
+    // Limiter toggle
+    limiterToggle.setToggleState (processor.limiterEnabled.load(), juce::dontSendNotification);
+    addAndMakeVisible (limiterToggle);
+    limiterLabel.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getMediumFont (13.0f));
+    limiterLabel.setColour (juce::Label::textColourId, InstaLPEQLookAndFeel::textSecondary);
+    limiterLabel.setJustificationType (juce::Justification::centred);
+    addAndMakeVisible (limiterLabel);
+
+    // Makeup gain
+    makeupGainSlider.setSliderStyle (juce::Slider::RotaryHorizontalVerticalDrag);
+    makeupGainSlider.setTextBoxStyle (juce::Slider::TextBoxBelow, false, 60, 16);
+    makeupGainSlider.setRange (-24.0, 24.0, 0.1);
+    makeupGainSlider.setValue (0.0);
+    makeupGainSlider.setTextValueSuffix (" dB");
+    makeupGainSlider.setDoubleClickReturnValue (true, 0.0);
+    addAndMakeVisible (makeupGainSlider);
+    makeupGainLabel.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getMediumFont (13.0f));
+    makeupGainLabel.setJustificationType (juce::Justification::centred);
+    addAndMakeVisible (makeupGainLabel);
+
+    // Signal chain panel
+    chainPanel.setListener (this);
+    chainPanel.setOrder (processor.getChainOrder());
+    addAndMakeVisible (chainPanel);
+
     // Sizing
     constrainer.setMinimumSize (700, 450);
     constrainer.setMaximumSize (1920, 1080);
@@ -132,7 +171,11 @@ void InstaLPEQEditor::resized()
 
     newBandButton.setBounds (header.removeFromRight ((int) (90 * scale)).reduced (2));
 
-    // Bottom master row
+    // Signal chain panel (bottom-most)
+    int chainH = (int) std::max (28.0f, 36.0f * scale);
+    chainPanel.setBounds (bounds.removeFromBottom (chainH).reduced (pad, 2));
+
+    // Master controls row (above chain)
     int masterH = (int) std::max (50.0f, 65.0f * scale);
     auto masterArea = bounds.removeFromBottom (masterH).reduced (pad, 2);
 
@@ -141,11 +184,23 @@ void InstaLPEQEditor::resized()
     masterGainLabel.setBounds (labelArea);
     masterGainSlider.setBounds (masterArea.removeFromLeft (masterH));
 
+    // Limiter toggle next to master gain
+    limiterLabel.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getMediumFont (std::max (11.0f, 14.0f * scale)));
+    limiterLabel.setBounds (masterArea.removeFromLeft (55));
+    limiterToggle.setBounds (masterArea.removeFromLeft (40));
+
+    // Makeup gain knob
+    makeupGainLabel.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getMediumFont (std::max (11.0f, 14.0f * scale)));
+    makeupGainLabel.setBounds (masterArea.removeFromLeft (55));
+    makeupGainSlider.setBounds (masterArea.removeFromLeft (masterH));
+
     // Quality selector on the right side of master row
     qualityLabel.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getMediumFont (std::max (11.0f, 14.0f * scale)));
     auto qLabelArea = masterArea.removeFromRight (30);
     qualityLabel.setBounds (qLabelArea);
     qualitySelector.setBounds (masterArea.removeFromRight ((int) (130 * scale)).reduced (2, (masterH - 24) / 2));
+    qualityWarning.setFont (customLookAndFeel.getRegularFont (std::max (9.0f, 11.0f * scale)));
+    qualityWarning.setBounds (masterArea.removeFromRight ((int) (170 * scale)));
 
     // Node parameter panel (15% of remaining height)
     int nodePanelH = (int) (bounds.getHeight() * 0.18f);
@@ -159,9 +214,19 @@ void InstaLPEQEditor::resized()
 
 void InstaLPEQEditor::timerCallback()
 {
-    // Sync bypass
+    // Sync bypass & limiter
     processor.bypassed.store (bypassToggle.getToggleState());
     processor.masterGainDb.store ((float) masterGainSlider.getValue());
+    processor.limiterEnabled.store (limiterToggle.getToggleState());
+    processor.makeupGainDb.store ((float) makeupGainSlider.getValue());
+
+    // Update spectrum analyzer
+    {
+        std::array<float, 1024> specData {};
+        if (processor.getSpectrum (specData.data(), (int) specData.size()))
+            curveDisplay.setSpectrum (specData.data(), (int) specData.size(),
+                                      processor.getCurrentSampleRate(), 2048);
+    }
 
     // Update display with latest magnitude response
     auto magDb = processor.getFIREngine().getMagnitudeResponseDb();
@@ -237,6 +302,11 @@ void InstaLPEQEditor::nodeDeleteRequested (int bandIndex)
     syncDisplayFromProcessor();
 }
 
+void InstaLPEQEditor::chainOrderChanged (const std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, InstaLPEQProcessor::numChainStages>& order)
+{
+    processor.setChainOrder (order);
+}
+
 void InstaLPEQEditor::syncDisplayFromProcessor()
 {
     auto currentBands = processor.getBands();

Source/PluginEditor.h

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 #include "LookAndFeel.h"
 #include "EQCurveDisplay.h"
 #include "NodeParameterPanel.h"
+#include "SignalChainPanel.h"
 
 class InstaLPEQEditor : public juce::AudioProcessorEditor,
                          private juce::Timer,
                          private EQCurveDisplay::Listener,
-                         private NodeParameterPanel::Listener
+                         private NodeParameterPanel::Listener,
+                         private SignalChainPanel::Listener
 {
 public:
     explicit InstaLPEQEditor (InstaLPEQProcessor& p);
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ private:
     void nodeParameterChanged (int bandIndex, const EQBand& band) override;
     void nodeDeleteRequested (int bandIndex) override;
 
+    // SignalChainPanel::Listener
+    void chainOrderChanged (const std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, InstaLPEQProcessor::numChainStages>& order) override;
+
     void syncDisplayFromProcessor();
 
     InstaLPEQProcessor& processor;
@@ -39,16 +44,23 @@ private:
     NodeParameterPanel nodePanel;
 
     juce::Label titleLabel { {}, "INSTALPEQ" };
-    juce::Label versionLabel { {}, "v1.1" };
+    juce::Label versionLabel { {}, "v1.2.2" };
     juce::ToggleButton bypassToggle;
     juce::Label bypassLabel { {}, "BYPASS" };
 
     juce::TextButton newBandButton { "NEW BAND" };
     juce::ComboBox qualitySelector;
     juce::Label qualityLabel { {}, "FIR" };
+    juce::Label qualityWarning { {}, "" };
 
     juce::Slider masterGainSlider;
     juce::Label masterGainLabel { {}, "MASTER" };
+    juce::ToggleButton limiterToggle;
+    juce::Label limiterLabel { {}, "LIMITER" };
+    juce::Slider makeupGainSlider;
+    juce::Label makeupGainLabel { {}, "MAKEUP" };
+
+    SignalChainPanel chainPanel;
 
     juce::ComponentBoundsConstrainer constrainer;
 

Source/PluginProcessor.cpp

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ void InstaLPEQProcessor::prepareToPlay (double sampleRate, int samplesPerBlock)
 
     juce::dsp::ProcessSpec spec { sampleRate, (juce::uint32) samplesPerBlock, 2 };
     convolution.prepare (spec);
+    limiter.prepare (spec);
+    limiter.setThreshold (0.0f);
+    limiter.setRelease (50.0f);
 
     firEngine.start (sampleRate);
     updateFIR();
@@ -63,10 +66,81 @@ void InstaLPEQProcessor::processBlock (juce::AudioBuffer<float>& buffer, juce::M
     juce::dsp::ProcessContextReplacing<float> context (block);
     convolution.process (context);
 
-    // Apply master gain
-    float gain = juce::Decibels::decibelsToGain (masterGainDb.load());
-    if (std::abs (gain - 1.0f) > 0.001f)
-        buffer.applyGain (gain);
+    // Apply chain in configured order
+    std::array<ChainStage, numChainStages> order;
+    {
+        const juce::SpinLock::ScopedTryLockType lock (chainLock);
+        if (lock.isLocked())
+            order = chainOrder;
+        else
+            order = { MasterGain, Limiter, MakeupGain };
+    }
+
+    for (auto stage : order)
+    {
+        switch (stage)
+        {
+            case MasterGain:
+            {
+                float gain = juce::Decibels::decibelsToGain (masterGainDb.load());
+                if (std::abs (gain - 1.0f) > 0.001f)
+                    buffer.applyGain (gain);
+                break;
+            }
+            case Limiter:
+            {
+                if (limiterEnabled.load())
+                {
+                    juce::dsp::AudioBlock<float> limBlock (buffer);
+                    juce::dsp::ProcessContextReplacing<float> limContext (limBlock);
+                    limiter.process (limContext);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case MakeupGain:
+            {
+                float mkGain = juce::Decibels::decibelsToGain (makeupGainDb.load());
+                if (std::abs (mkGain - 1.0f) > 0.001f)
+                    buffer.applyGain (mkGain);
+                break;
+            }
+            default: break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Feed spectrum analyzer (mono mix of output)
+    const int numSamples = buffer.getNumSamples();
+    const int numChannels = buffer.getNumChannels();
+    for (int i = 0; i < numSamples; ++i)
+    {
+        float sample = 0.0f;
+        for (int ch = 0; ch < numChannels; ++ch)
+            sample += buffer.getSample (ch, i);
+        sample /= (float) numChannels;
+
+        fifoBuffer[fifoIndex++] = sample;
+
+        if (fifoIndex >= spectrumFFTSize)
+        {
+            fifoIndex = 0;
+            std::copy (fifoBuffer.begin(), fifoBuffer.end(), fftData.begin());
+            std::fill (fftData.begin() + spectrumFFTSize, fftData.end(), 0.0f);
+            spectrumWindow.multiplyWithWindowingTable (fftData.data(), spectrumFFTSize);
+            spectrumFFT.performFrequencyOnlyForwardTransform (fftData.data());
+
+            {
+                const juce::SpinLock::ScopedLockType lock (spectrumLock);
+                for (int b = 0; b < spectrumFFTSize / 2; ++b)
+                {
+                    float mag = fftData[b] / (float) spectrumFFTSize;
+                    float dbVal = juce::Decibels::gainToDecibels (mag, -100.0f);
+                    // Smooth: 70% old + 30% new
+                    spectrumMagnitude[b] = spectrumMagnitude[b] * 0.7f + dbVal * 0.3f;
+                }
+            }
+            spectrumReady.store (true);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // ============================================================
@@ -119,6 +193,32 @@ int InstaLPEQProcessor::getNumBands() const
     return (int) bands.size();
 }
 
+bool InstaLPEQProcessor::getSpectrum (float* dest, int maxBins) const
+{
+    if (! spectrumReady.load())
+        return false;
+
+    const juce::SpinLock::ScopedTryLockType lock (spectrumLock);
+    if (! lock.isLocked())
+        return false;
+
+    int bins = std::min (maxBins, spectrumFFTSize / 2);
+    std::copy (spectrumMagnitude.begin(), spectrumMagnitude.begin() + bins, dest);
+    return true;
+}
+
+std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, InstaLPEQProcessor::numChainStages> InstaLPEQProcessor::getChainOrder() const
+{
+    const juce::SpinLock::ScopedLockType lock (chainLock);
+    return chainOrder;
+}
+
+void InstaLPEQProcessor::setChainOrder (const std::array<ChainStage, numChainStages>& order)
+{
+    const juce::SpinLock::ScopedLockType lock (chainLock);
+    chainOrder = order;
+}
+
 void InstaLPEQProcessor::updateFIR()
 {
     auto currentBands = getBands();
@@ -141,6 +241,17 @@ void InstaLPEQProcessor::getStateInformation (juce::MemoryBlock& destData)
     juce::XmlElement xml ("InstaLPEQ");
     xml.setAttribute ("bypass", bypassed.load());
     xml.setAttribute ("masterGain", (double) masterGainDb.load());
+    xml.setAttribute ("limiter", limiterEnabled.load());
+    xml.setAttribute ("makeupGain", (double) makeupGainDb.load());
+
+    auto order = getChainOrder();
+    juce::String chainStr;
+    for (int i = 0; i < numChainStages; ++i)
+    {
+        if (i > 0) chainStr += ",";
+        chainStr += juce::String ((int) order[i]);
+    }
+    xml.setAttribute ("chainOrder", chainStr);
 
     auto currentBands = getBands();
     for (int i = 0; i < (int) currentBands.size(); ++i)
@@ -164,6 +275,18 @@ void InstaLPEQProcessor::setStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBytes)
 
     bypassed.store (xml->getBoolAttribute ("bypass", false));
     masterGainDb.store ((float) xml->getDoubleAttribute ("masterGain", 0.0));
+    limiterEnabled.store (xml->getBoolAttribute ("limiter", true));
+    makeupGainDb.store ((float) xml->getDoubleAttribute ("makeupGain", 0.0));
+
+    auto chainStr = xml->getStringAttribute ("chainOrder", "0,1,2");
+    auto tokens = juce::StringArray::fromTokens (chainStr, ",", "");
+    if (tokens.size() == numChainStages)
+    {
+        std::array<ChainStage, numChainStages> order;
+        for (int i = 0; i < numChainStages; ++i)
+            order[i] = static_cast<ChainStage> (tokens[i].getIntValue());
+        setChainOrder (order);
+    }
 
     std::vector<EQBand> loadedBands;
     for (auto* bandXml : xml->getChildIterator())

Source/PluginProcessor.h

@@ -40,9 +40,19 @@ public:
     void removeBand (int index);
     int getNumBands() const;
 
+    // Signal chain stages
+    enum ChainStage { MasterGain = 0, Limiter, MakeupGain, NumStages };
+    static constexpr int numChainStages = (int) NumStages;
+
     // Settings
     std::atomic<bool> bypassed { false };
     std::atomic<float> masterGainDb { 0.0f };
+    std::atomic<bool> limiterEnabled { true };
+    std::atomic<float> makeupGainDb { 0.0f };  // -24 to +24 dB
+
+    // Chain order (read/write from GUI, read from audio thread)
+    std::array<ChainStage, numChainStages> getChainOrder() const;
+    void setChainOrder (const std::array<ChainStage, numChainStages>& order);
 
     void setQuality (int fftOrder);
 
@@ -55,11 +65,30 @@ private:
 
     FIREngine firEngine;
     juce::dsp::Convolution convolution;
+    juce::dsp::Limiter<float> limiter;
+
+    // Spectrum analyzer
+    static constexpr int spectrumFFTOrder = 11;  // 2048-point FFT
+    static constexpr int spectrumFFTSize = 1 << spectrumFFTOrder;
+    juce::dsp::FFT spectrumFFT { spectrumFFTOrder };
+    juce::dsp::WindowingFunction<float> spectrumWindow { spectrumFFTSize, juce::dsp::WindowingFunction<float>::hann };
+    std::array<float, spectrumFFTSize> fifoBuffer {};
+    int fifoIndex = 0;
+    std::array<float, spectrumFFTSize * 2> fftData {};
+    std::array<float, spectrumFFTSize / 2> spectrumMagnitude {};
+    juce::SpinLock spectrumLock;
+    std::atomic<bool> spectrumReady { false };
+
+public:
+    bool getSpectrum (float* dest, int maxBins) const;
 
     double currentSampleRate = 44100.0;
     int currentBlockSize = 512;
     bool firLoaded = false;
 
+    std::array<ChainStage, numChainStages> chainOrder { MasterGain, Limiter, MakeupGain };
+    juce::SpinLock chainLock;
+
     void updateFIR();
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (InstaLPEQProcessor)

Source/SignalChainPanel.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#include "SignalChainPanel.h"
+#include "LookAndFeel.h"
+
+SignalChainPanel::SignalChainPanel()
+{
+    setMouseCursor (juce::MouseCursor::DraggingHandCursor);
+}
+
+void SignalChainPanel::setOrder (const std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, numBlocks>& order)
+{
+    if (currentOrder != order)
+    {
+        currentOrder = order;
+        repaint();
+    }
+}
+
+juce::String SignalChainPanel::getStageName (InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage stage) const
+{
+    switch (stage)
+    {
+        case InstaLPEQProcessor::MasterGain: return "MASTER GAIN";
+        case InstaLPEQProcessor::Limiter:    return "LIMITER";
+        case InstaLPEQProcessor::MakeupGain: return "MAKEUP GAIN";
+        default: return "?";
+    }
+}
+
+juce::Colour SignalChainPanel::getStageColour (InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage stage) const
+{
+    switch (stage)
+    {
+        case InstaLPEQProcessor::MasterGain: return juce::Colour (0xffff8833);
+        case InstaLPEQProcessor::Limiter:    return juce::Colour (0xffff4455);
+        case InstaLPEQProcessor::MakeupGain: return juce::Colour (0xff44bbff);
+        default: return InstaLPEQLookAndFeel::textSecondary;
+    }
+}
+
+juce::Rectangle<float> SignalChainPanel::getBlockRect (int index) const
+{
+    auto bounds = getLocalBounds().toFloat().reduced (2);
+    float gap = 6.0f;
+    float blockW = (bounds.getWidth() - gap * (numBlocks - 1)) / numBlocks;
+    float x = bounds.getX() + index * (blockW + gap);
+    return { x, bounds.getY(), blockW, bounds.getHeight() };
+}
+
+int SignalChainPanel::getBlockAtX (float x) const
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < numBlocks; ++i)
+    {
+        if (getBlockRect (i).contains (x, getHeight() * 0.5f))
+            return i;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void SignalChainPanel::paint (juce::Graphics& g)
+{
+    auto bounds = getLocalBounds().toFloat();
+
+    // Background
+    g.setColour (InstaLPEQLookAndFeel::bgDark.darker (0.3f));
+    g.fillRoundedRectangle (bounds, 4.0f);
+    g.setColour (InstaLPEQLookAndFeel::bgLight.withAlpha (0.2f));
+    g.drawRoundedRectangle (bounds, 4.0f, 1.0f);
+
+    auto* lf = dynamic_cast<InstaLPEQLookAndFeel*> (&getLookAndFeel());
+
+    // Draw arrows between blocks (scale with height)
+    float arrowScale = bounds.getHeight() / 30.0f;
+    for (int i = 0; i < numBlocks - 1; ++i)
+    {
+        auto r1 = getBlockRect (i);
+        auto r2 = getBlockRect (i + 1);
+        float arrowX = (r1.getRight() + r2.getX()) * 0.5f;
+        float arrowY = bounds.getCentreY();
+        float aw = 5.0f * arrowScale;
+        float ah = 6.0f * arrowScale;
+        g.setColour (InstaLPEQLookAndFeel::textSecondary.withAlpha (0.5f));
+
+        juce::Path arrow;
+        arrow.addTriangle (arrowX - aw, arrowY - ah, arrowX - aw, arrowY + ah, arrowX + aw, arrowY);
+        g.fillPath (arrow);
+    }
+
+    // Draw blocks
+    for (int i = 0; i < numBlocks; ++i)
+    {
+        bool isDragged = (i == draggedIndex);
+        auto rect = getBlockRect (i);
+
+        // If this block is being dragged, offset it
+        if (isDragged)
+        {
+            float offset = dragCurrentX - dragOffsetX;
+            rect = rect.withX (rect.getX() + offset);
+        }
+
+        auto colour = getStageColour (currentOrder[i]);
+
+        // Block background
+        g.setColour (isDragged ? colour.withAlpha (0.25f) : colour.withAlpha (0.12f));
+        g.fillRoundedRectangle (rect, 4.0f);
+
+        // Block border
+        g.setColour (isDragged ? colour.withAlpha (0.8f) : colour.withAlpha (0.4f));
+        g.drawRoundedRectangle (rect, 4.0f, isDragged ? 2.0f : 1.0f);
+
+        // Label — scale with block height
+        juce::Font font = lf ? lf->getBoldFont (std::max (12.0f, rect.getHeight() * 0.45f))
+                              : juce::Font (juce::FontOptions (14.0f));
+        g.setFont (font);
+        g.setColour (isDragged ? colour : colour.withAlpha (0.8f));
+        g.drawText (getStageName (currentOrder[i]), rect.reduced (4), juce::Justification::centred, false);
+    }
+
+    // "SIGNAL CHAIN" label on the left
+    if (lf)
+    {
+        g.setFont (lf->getRegularFont (10.0f));
+        g.setColour (InstaLPEQLookAndFeel::textSecondary.withAlpha (0.5f));
+    }
+}
+
+void SignalChainPanel::resized() {}
+
+void SignalChainPanel::mouseDown (const juce::MouseEvent& e)
+{
+    draggedIndex = getBlockAtX (e.position.x);
+    if (draggedIndex >= 0)
+    {
+        dragOffsetX = e.position.x;
+        dragCurrentX = e.position.x;
+    }
+}
+
+void SignalChainPanel::mouseDrag (const juce::MouseEvent& e)
+{
+    if (draggedIndex < 0)
+        return;
+
+    dragCurrentX = e.position.x;
+
+    // Check if we should swap with a neighbor
+    int targetIndex = getBlockAtX (e.position.x);
+    if (targetIndex >= 0 && targetIndex != draggedIndex)
+    {
+        std::swap (currentOrder[draggedIndex], currentOrder[targetIndex]);
+        draggedIndex = targetIndex;
+        dragOffsetX = e.position.x;
+
+        if (listener)
+            listener->chainOrderChanged (currentOrder);
+    }
+
+    repaint();
+}
+
+void SignalChainPanel::mouseUp (const juce::MouseEvent&)
+{
+    draggedIndex = -1;
+    repaint();
+}

Source/SignalChainPanel.h

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+#pragma once
+#include <JuceHeader.h>
+#include "PluginProcessor.h"
+
+class SignalChainPanel : public juce::Component
+{
+public:
+    struct Listener
+    {
+        virtual ~Listener() = default;
+        virtual void chainOrderChanged (const std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, InstaLPEQProcessor::numChainStages>& order) = 0;
+    };
+
+    SignalChainPanel();
+
+    void setListener (Listener* l) { listener = l; }
+    void setOrder (const std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, InstaLPEQProcessor::numChainStages>& order);
+    std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, InstaLPEQProcessor::numChainStages> getOrder() const { return currentOrder; }
+
+    void paint (juce::Graphics& g) override;
+    void resized() override;
+    void mouseDown (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
+    void mouseDrag (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
+    void mouseUp (const juce::MouseEvent& e) override;
+
+private:
+    static constexpr int numBlocks = InstaLPEQProcessor::numChainStages;
+    std::array<InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage, numBlocks> currentOrder {
+        InstaLPEQProcessor::MasterGain,
+        InstaLPEQProcessor::Limiter,
+        InstaLPEQProcessor::MakeupGain
+    };
+
+    int draggedIndex = -1;
+    float dragOffsetX = 0.0f;
+    float dragCurrentX = 0.0f;
+
+    Listener* listener = nullptr;
+
+    juce::Rectangle<float> getBlockRect (int index) const;
+    int getBlockAtX (float x) const;
+    juce::String getStageName (InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage stage) const;
+    juce::Colour getStageColour (InstaLPEQProcessor::ChainStage stage) const;
+
+    JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (SignalChainPanel)
+};