FreeEQ8 Research Bridge

FreeEQ8 is the strongest current product anchor for the GareBear99 / TizWildin audio ecosystem.

Research positioning

FreeEQ8 can be positioned as:

• open-source JUCE/C++ EQ plugin
• parametric EQ implementation reference
• analyzer UI / plugin UI reference
• M/S processing example
• dynamic EQ direction
• linear-phase / quality-mode research direction
• pluginval / DAW compatibility test target
• DSP education resource

Citation-readiness tasks

• Add CITATION.cff.
• Add CITATIONS.md.
• Add Zenodo DOI after a stable release.
• Add pluginval logs.
• Add DAW compatibility table.
• Separate implemented features from roadmap features.

Suggested citation title

FreeEQ8: Open-source JUCE/C++ parametric equalizer plugin