HEX SURGICAL EQ — MAC BETA 0.1.0

macOS 12 or later. Apple Silicon and Intel. AU + VST3.

INSTALL
1. Quit your DAW.
2. Double-click the Install Hex Surgical EQ .pkg file and follow the steps.
3. Open your DAW and search for Hex Surgical EQ.

IF macOS BLOCKS IT
This private beta is not signed with Developer ID or notarized by Apple.
If you received it directly from the developer and trust it:
1. Try opening the installer normally first.
2. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security and find the blocked-item message.
3. Click Open Anyway for this installer and confirm the macOS prompt.
On older macOS versions, look in System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
macOS may also require approval for a plug-in or the uninstaller.
Apple's instructions: https://support.apple.com/102445
No Terminal commands or global security-setting changes are part of installation.

Logic: Audio FX > Audio Units > Hex Audio > Hex Surgical EQ.
REAPER: Add FX > search Hex Surgical EQ > VST3.

Double-click the graph to add a band. Click a band handle to show its controls.
Drag for frequency/gain; scroll for Q. Colour is optional and off by default.

INSTALLED FOR YOUR USER ACCOUNT
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Hex Surgical EQ.component
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Hex Surgical EQ.vst3

REMOVE
Open Uninstall Hex Surgical EQ from your home Applications > Hex Audio folder.
It moves the plugins to Trash and keeps your presets and music.
Previous versions are kept in:
~/Library/Application Support/Hex Audio/Hex Surgical EQ/Installer Backups/

FEEDBACK
Send the developer your Mac model, macOS version, DAW/version, and what happened.
Include the steps to reproduce it and a screenshot or preset if useful.
There is no automatic telemetry, login, or activation.

SOURCE
Corresponding Source.zip contains the project, build/installer scripts and JUCE
source/notices. The combined JUCE plugin is distributed under AGPLv3. The
original Hex source retains its MIT notice. The installer includes this source
archive, which it places alongside the documentation. Keep source available
with this test release when sharing it.

BUILD TYPES
"Beta.pkg" is the unsigned friend-test installer and may need macOS approval.
"UNSIGNED-PREVIEW.pkg" is a packaging preview.
A Developer ID signed/notarized release can avoid the unsigned-developer warning.