ui polish: center header elements, highlight active preset section, longer piano decay, remove unused PNGs

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ juce_add_binary_data(ChromaFlockBinaryData
     NAMESPACE BinaryData
     SOURCES
         bg.png
-        cf3d.png
         newlogo.png
     )
 

Source/PluginEditor.cpp

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void ComboBoxLookAndFeel::drawPopupMenuItem(juce::Graphics& g, const juce::Recta
         return;
     }
 
-    // Persistent highlight for the currently selected (ticked) entry
+    // Persistent highlight for the currently selected (ticked) entry or section
     if (isTicked && !isHighlighted) {
         g.setColour(juce::Colour(0xffccaa44).withAlpha(0.3f));
         g.fillRoundedRectangle(area.reduced(2).toFloat(), 3.0f);
@@ -660,9 +660,12 @@ void MainContentComponent::showPresetMenu() {
     auto categories = processorRef.presetManager.getCategories();
 
     juce::String currentName;
+    juce::String currentCategory;
     auto& allPresets = processorRef.presetManager.getPresets();
-    if (currentPresetIndex >= 0 && currentPresetIndex < static_cast<int>(allPresets.size()))
+    if (currentPresetIndex >= 0 && currentPresetIndex < static_cast<int>(allPresets.size())) {
         currentName = allPresets[currentPresetIndex].name;
+        currentCategory = allPresets[currentPresetIndex].category;
+    }
 
     for (auto& cat : categories) {
         juce::PopupMenu subMenu;
@@ -672,7 +675,8 @@ void MainContentComponent::showPresetMenu() {
             bool isCurrent = (preset.name == currentName);
             subMenu.addItem(static_cast<int>(menuOrder.size()), preset.name, true, isCurrent);
         }
-        menu.addSubMenu(cat, subMenu);
+        // Tick the section that contains the active patch (cleared when randomize -> index -1)
+        menu.addSubMenu(cat, subMenu, true, juce::Image(), cat == currentCategory);
     }
 
     menu.showMenuAsync(juce::PopupMenu::Options().withTargetComponent(&presetButton),
@@ -959,19 +963,30 @@ void MainContentComponent::resized() {
     reverbDampKnob.setBounds(1468, fx2KnobY, lfoKnobSize, lfoKnobSize);
     reverbMixKnob.setBounds(1553, fx2KnobY, lfoKnobSize, lfoKnobSize);
 
-    // --- PRESET + SCALE ---
-    presetButton.setBounds(20, 8, 90, 28);
-    randomizeButton.setBounds(20, 42, 90, 28);
-    patchLCD.setBounds(118, 8, 360, 28);
-    prevPresetButton.setBounds(486, 8, 28, 28);
-    nextPresetButton.setBounds(518, 8, 28, 28);
-    octaveTransposeLabel.setBounds(1112, 10, 30, 20);
-    octaveTransposeBox.setBounds(1142, 8, 64, 24);
-    semitoneTransposeLabel.setBounds(1214, 10, 32, 20);
-    semitoneTransposeBox.setBounds(1246, 8, 74, 24);
+    // --- PRESET + SCALE (vertically centered within top section, y: 0..128) ---
+    int headerH = 128;
+    int btnH = 28, btnGap = 8;
+    int presetGroupH = btnH * 2 + btnGap;
+    int presetStartY = (headerH - presetGroupH) / 2;
+    presetButton.setBounds(20, presetStartY, 90, btnH);
+    randomizeButton.setBounds(20, presetStartY + btnH + btnGap, 90, btnH);
 
-    scaleLabel.setBounds(1520, 10, 42, 20);
-    uiScaleBox.setBounds(1566, 8, 80, 24);
+    int rowH = 28;
+    int rowY = (headerH - rowH) / 2;
+    patchLCD.setBounds(118, rowY, 360, rowH);
+    prevPresetButton.setBounds(486, rowY, 28, rowH);
+    nextPresetButton.setBounds(518, rowY, 28, rowH);
+
+    int comboH2 = 24, labelH2 = 20;
+    int comboY2 = (headerH - comboH2) / 2;
+    int labelY2 = (headerH - labelH2) / 2;
+    octaveTransposeLabel.setBounds(1112, labelY2, 30, labelH2);
+    octaveTransposeBox.setBounds(1142, comboY2, 64, comboH2);
+    semitoneTransposeLabel.setBounds(1214, labelY2, 32, labelH2);
+    semitoneTransposeBox.setBounds(1246, comboY2, 74, comboH2);
+
+    scaleLabel.setBounds(1520, labelY2, 42, labelH2);
+    uiScaleBox.setBounds(1566, comboY2, 80, comboH2);
 
     // Visualizer area
     int vizY = 818;

Source/PresetManager.h

@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ private:
             {"phaseOffset", 0.5f},
             {"filterType", 0}, {"filterCutoff", 10000}, {"filterRes", 0.05f}, {"filterEnvAmt", 0.8f}, {"keyTrack", 0.95f},
             {"fEnvAttack", 0.001f}, {"fEnvDecay", 0.06f}, {"fEnvSustain", 0.0f}, {"fEnvRelease", 0.04f},
-            {"envAttack", 0.001f}, {"envDecay", 0.08f}, {"envSustain", 0.0f}, {"envRelease", 0.06f},
+            {"envAttack", 0.001f}, {"envDecay", 2.5f}, {"envSustain", 0.0f}, {"envRelease", 0.2f},
             {"pan", 0}, {"drive", 1.0f}, {"masterLevel", 0.8f},
             {"pitchBendRange", 2},
             {"distType", 0}, {"distAmount", 0}, {"distMix", 0},