diff --git a/app/src/components/AudioPlayer/AudioPlayer.tsx b/app/src/components/AudioPlayer/AudioPlayer.tsx
index 75e1b4e5..667404f3 100644
--- a/app/src/components/AudioPlayer/AudioPlayer.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/AudioPlayer/AudioPlayer.tsx
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
           barRadius: 2,
           height: 80,
           normalize: true,
-          backend: 'WebAudio',
+          // Use MediaElement backend (default). Unlike the WebAudio backend,
+          // MediaElement uses a standard <audio> element for playback which
+          // benefits from the browser/webview's built-in audio session recovery.
+          // This prevents audio loss when another app steals audio output or
+          // the system audio session is interrupted.
           interact: true, // Enable interaction (click to seek)
           mediaControls: false, // Don't show native controls
         });
@@ -189,15 +193,6 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
         const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
         wavesurfer.setVolume(currentVolume);
 
-        // Get the underlying audio element and ensure it's not muted
-        // (unless we're using native playback, which will be set later)
-        const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-        if (mediaElement && !isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-          mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-          mediaElement.muted = false;
-          debug.log('Audio element volume:', mediaElement.volume, 'muted:', mediaElement.muted);
-        }
-
         // Auto-play when ready - check if we should use native playback
         // Get current values from the store and queries at runtime (not captured closure values)
         const currentAudioUrl = usePlayerStore.getState().audioUrl;
@@ -264,21 +259,8 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
             debug.log('Should use native playback:', shouldUseNative);
 
             if (!shouldUseNative) {
-              debug.log('No custom devices assigned, falling back to WaveSurfer');
-              // Reset native playback flag and unmute WaveSurfer
+              debug.log('No custom devices assigned, using standard playback');
               isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
-              const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-              if (mediaElement) {
-                const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-                mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-                mediaElement.muted = false;
-                debug.log(
-                  'WaveSurfer unmuted for normal playback - volume:',
-                  mediaElement.volume,
-                  'muted:',
-                  mediaElement.muted,
-                );
-              }
             } else {
               const deviceIds = assignedChannels.flatMap((ch: any) => ch.device_ids);
               debug.log('Device IDs to play to:', deviceIds);
@@ -299,19 +281,10 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
                   // Mark that we're using native playback
                   isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = true;
 
-                  // Mute WaveSurfer's audio element to prevent UI audio output
-                  // Keep WaveSurfer running for visualization
-                  const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-                  if (mediaElement) {
-                    mediaElement.volume = 0;
-                    mediaElement.muted = true;
-                    debug.log(
-                      'WaveSurfer muted for native playback - volume:',
-                      mediaElement.volume,
-                      'muted:',
-                      mediaElement.muted,
-                    );
-                  }
+                  // Mute WaveSurfer's audio output — native handles the actual sound
+                  // Keep WaveSurfer running for waveform visualization
+                  wavesurfer.setVolume(0);
+                  wavesurfer.setMuted(true);
 
                   // Start WaveSurfer playback for visualization (muted)
                   wavesurfer.play().catch((error) => {
@@ -334,38 +307,15 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
               'Native playback failed during auto-play, falling back to WaveSurfer:',
               error,
             );
-            // Reset native playback flag and unmute WaveSurfer
             isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
-            const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-            if (mediaElement) {
-              const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-              mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-              mediaElement.muted = false;
-              debug.log(
-                'WaveSurfer unmuted after native playback failure - volume:',
-                mediaElement.volume,
-                'muted:',
-                mediaElement.muted,
-              );
-            }
             // Fall through to WaveSurfer playback
           }
-        } else {
-          debug.log('Not using native playback, using WaveSurfer');
-          // Reset native playback flag and unmute WaveSurfer
-          isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
-          const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-          if (mediaElement) {
-            const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-            mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-            mediaElement.muted = false;
-            debug.log(
-              'WaveSurfer unmuted for normal playback - volume:',
-              mediaElement.volume,
-              'muted:',
-              mediaElement.muted,
-            );
-          }
+        }
+
+        // Standard playback path — ensure WaveSurfer is unmuted
+        if (!isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
+          wavesurfer.setMuted(false);
+          wavesurfer.setVolume(usePlayerStore.getState().volume);
         }
 
         // Only auto-play if shouldAutoPlay flag is set (user explicitly clicked to play)
@@ -389,28 +339,6 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
       // Handle play/pause
       wavesurfer.on('play', () => {
         setIsPlaying(true);
-        // Ensure audio element volume is set correctly
-        const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-        if (mediaElement) {
-          // Double-check: if using native playback, keep WaveSurfer muted
-          // Otherwise, ensure it's unmuted
-          if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-            mediaElement.volume = 0;
-            mediaElement.muted = true;
-            debug.log('Playing (native mode) - WaveSurfer muted for visualization only');
-          } else {
-            // Ensure WaveSurfer is unmuted for normal playback
-            const currentVolume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-            mediaElement.volume = currentVolume;
-            mediaElement.muted = false;
-            debug.log(
-              'Playing (normal mode) - volume:',
-              mediaElement.volume,
-              'muted:',
-              mediaElement.muted,
-            );
-          }
-        }
       });
       wavesurfer.on('pause', () => setIsPlaying(false));
       wavesurfer.on('finish', () => {
@@ -492,11 +420,6 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
       if (wavesurferRef.current) {
         debug.log('Destroying WaveSurfer instance');
         try {
-          const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-          if (mediaElement) {
-            mediaElement.pause();
-            mediaElement.src = '';
-          }
           wavesurferRef.current.destroy();
         } catch (error) {
           debug.error('Error destroying WaveSurfer:', error);
@@ -537,13 +460,10 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
     }
 
     // Reset native playback flag when loading new audio
-    // Also unmute WaveSurfer if it was muted
+    // Unmute WaveSurfer if it was muted for native playback
     if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-      const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-      if (mediaElement) {
-        mediaElement.muted = false;
-        mediaElement.volume = usePlayerStore.getState().volume;
-      }
+      wavesurfer.setMuted(false);
+      wavesurfer.setVolume(usePlayerStore.getState().volume);
     }
     isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = false;
 
@@ -559,16 +479,7 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
         wavesurfer.pause();
       }
 
-      // Stop the media element explicitly
-      const mediaElement = wavesurfer.getMediaElement();
-      if (mediaElement) {
-        debug.log('Stopping media element');
-        mediaElement.pause();
-        mediaElement.currentTime = 0;
-        mediaElement.src = '';
-      }
-
-      // Use empty() to completely destroy the waveform and media element
+      // Use empty() to completely destroy the waveform and reset media
       debug.log('Calling wavesurfer.empty() to destroy audio');
       wavesurfer.empty();
     } catch (error) {
@@ -623,20 +534,13 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
   // Sync volume
   useEffect(() => {
     if (wavesurferRef.current) {
-      wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(volume);
-      // Also ensure the underlying audio element volume is set
-      const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-      if (mediaElement) {
-        // If using native playback, keep WaveSurfer muted regardless of volume setting
-        if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-          mediaElement.volume = 0;
-          mediaElement.muted = true;
-          debug.log('Volume sync: Using native playback, keeping WaveSurfer muted');
-        } else {
-          mediaElement.volume = volume;
-          mediaElement.muted = volume === 0;
-          debug.log('Volume synced:', volume, 'muted:', mediaElement.muted);
-        }
+      // If using native playback, keep WaveSurfer muted regardless of volume setting
+      if (isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
+        wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(0);
+        debug.log('Volume sync: Using native playback, keeping WaveSurfer muted');
+      } else {
+        wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(volume);
+        debug.log('Volume synced:', volume);
       }
     }
   }, [volume]);
@@ -757,11 +661,8 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
           isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current = true;
 
           // Mute WaveSurfer and start it for visualization
-          const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-          if (mediaElement) {
-            mediaElement.volume = 0;
-            mediaElement.muted = true;
-          }
+          wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(0);
+          wavesurferRef.current.setMuted(true);
 
           // Start WaveSurfer for visualization (muted)
           wavesurferRef.current.play().catch((error) => {
@@ -785,11 +686,8 @@ export function AudioPlayer() {
     } else {
       // Ensure WaveSurfer is not muted if not using native playback
       if (!isUsingNativePlaybackRef.current) {
-        const mediaElement = wavesurferRef.current.getMediaElement();
-        if (mediaElement) {
-          mediaElement.muted = false;
-          mediaElement.volume = volume;
-        }
+        wavesurferRef.current.setMuted(false);
+        wavesurferRef.current.setVolume(volume);
       }
 
       wavesurferRef.current.play().catch((error) => {
diff --git a/app/src/components/EffectsTab/EffectsDetail.tsx b/app/src/components/EffectsTab/EffectsDetail.tsx
index f877c914..60c2bf7f 100644
--- a/app/src/components/EffectsTab/EffectsDetail.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/EffectsTab/EffectsDetail.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { EffectsChainEditor } from '@/components/Effects/EffectsChainEditor';
 import { GenerationPicker } from '@/components/Effects/GenerationPicker';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
 import { Separator } from '@/components/ui/separator';
@@ -29,6 +37,11 @@ export function EffectsDetail() {
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [deleting, setDeleting] = useState(false);
 
+  // "Save as Custom" dialog state
+  const [saveAsDialogOpen, setSaveAsDialogOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [saveAsName, setSaveAsName] = useState('');
+  const [saveAsDescription, setSaveAsDescription] = useState('');
+
   // Preview state
   const [previewGenId, setPreviewGenId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [previewLoading, setPreviewLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -165,8 +178,38 @@ export function EffectsDetail() {
     }
   }
 
-  async function handleSaveAsNew() {
-    await handleSaveNew();
+  function handleSaveAsNew() {
+    // Open the dialog with a suggested name based on the current preset
+    setSaveAsName(`${name} (Copy)`);
+    setSaveAsDescription(description);
+    setSaveAsDialogOpen(true);
+  }
+
+  async function handleSaveAsConfirm() {
+    if (!saveAsName.trim()) {
+      toast({ title: 'Name required', variant: 'destructive' });
+      return;
+    }
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      const created = await apiClient.createEffectPreset({
+        name: saveAsName.trim(),
+        description: saveAsDescription.trim() || undefined,
+        effects_chain: workingChain,
+      });
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['effect-presets'] });
+      setSaveAsDialogOpen(false);
+      setSelectedPresetId(created.id);
+      toast({ title: 'Preset saved', description: `"${created.name}" has been created.` });
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast({
+        title: 'Failed to save',
+        description: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+        variant: 'destructive',
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
   }
 
   async function handleDelete() {
@@ -327,6 +370,53 @@ export function EffectsDetail() {
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
+
+      {/* Save as Custom dialog */}
+      <Dialog open={saveAsDialogOpen} onOpenChange={setSaveAsDialogOpen}>
+        <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-md">
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Save as Custom Preset</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              Create a new custom preset based on the current effects chain.
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <div className="space-y-3 py-2">
+            <div className="space-y-1.5">
+              <Label className="text-xs">Name</Label>
+              <Input
+                value={saveAsName}
+                onChange={(e) => setSaveAsName(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="My preset..."
+                className="h-9"
+                autoFocus
+                onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                  if (e.key === 'Enter' && saveAsName.trim()) {
+                    handleSaveAsConfirm();
+                  }
+                }}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className="space-y-1.5">
+              <Label className="text-xs">Description</Label>
+              <Textarea
+                value={saveAsDescription}
+                onChange={(e) => setSaveAsDescription(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Describe what this preset does..."
+                className="min-h-[60px] resize-none"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setSaveAsDialogOpen(false)} disabled={saving}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button onClick={handleSaveAsConfirm} disabled={saving || !saveAsName.trim()}>
+              <Save className="h-3.5 w-3.5 mr-1.5" />
+              {saving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save'}
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/app/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/app/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index ac4e9f17..88659399 100644
--- a/app/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ export function Sidebar({ isMacOS }: SidebarProps) {
 
       {/* Navigation Buttons */}
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-        {tabs.map((tab) => {
+        {tabs.map((tab, index) => {
           const Icon = tab.icon;
           // For index route, use exact match; for others, use default matching
           const isActive =
             tab.path === '/' ? matchRoute({ to: '/', exact: true }) : matchRoute({ to: tab.path });
 
+          // Accent fades as buttons get further from the logo
+          const accentOpacity = Math.max(0.08, 0.5 - index * 0.07);
+
           return (
             <Link
               key={tab.id}
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ export function Sidebar({ isMacOS }: SidebarProps) {
                   style={{
                     maskImage: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, black, transparent 60%)',
                     WebkitMaskImage: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, black, transparent 60%)',
-                    border: '1px solid hsl(var(--accent) / 0.5)',
+                    border: `1px solid hsl(var(--accent) / ${accentOpacity})`,
                   }}
                 />
               )}
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE_v0.2.0.md b/docs/RELEASE_v0.2.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d2d8e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/RELEASE_v0.2.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# Voicebox v0.2.0 -- Release Notes
+
+## The story
+
+Voicebox v0.1.x shipped as a single-engine voice cloning app built around Qwen3-TTS. It worked, but it was limited: one model family, 10 languages, English-centric emotion, a synchronous generation pipeline that locked the UI, and a hard ceiling on how much text you could generate at once.
+
+v0.2.0 is a ground-up rethink. Voicebox is now a **multi-engine voice cloning platform**. Four TTS engines. 23 languages. Expressive paralinguistic controls. A full post-processing effects pipeline. Unlimited generation length. Asynchronous everything. And it runs on every major GPU vendor -- NVIDIA, AMD, Intel Arc, Apple Silicon -- plus Docker for headless deployment.
+
+This is the release where Voicebox stops being a proof of concept and starts being a real tool.
+
+---
+
+## Major New Features
+
+### Multi-Engine Architecture
+Voicebox now supports **four TTS engines**, each with different strengths. Switch between them per-generation from a single unified interface:
+
+| Engine | Languages | Strengths |
+|--------|-----------|-----------|
+| **Qwen3-TTS** (0.6B / 1.7B) | 10 | High-quality multilingual cloning, delivery instructions ("speak slowly", "whisper") |
+| **LuxTTS** | English | Lightweight (~1GB VRAM), 48kHz output, 150x realtime on CPU |
+| **Chatterbox Multilingual** | 23 | Broadest language coverage -- Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish and more |
+| **Chatterbox Turbo** | English | Fast 350M model with paralinguistic emotion/sound tags |
+
+### Emotions and Paralinguistic Tags (Chatterbox Turbo)
+Type `/` in the text input to open an autocomplete for **9 expressive tags** that the model synthesizes inline with speech:
+
+`[laugh]` `[chuckle]` `[gasp]` `[cough]` `[sigh]` `[groan]` `[sniff]` `[shush]` `[clear throat]`
+
+Tags render as inline badges in a rich text editor and serialize cleanly to the API. This makes generated speech sound natural and expressive in a way that plain TTS can't.
+
+### 23 Languages via Chatterbox Multilingual
+The Chatterbox Multilingual engine brings zero-shot voice cloning to **23 languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, and Turkish. The language dropdown dynamically filters to show only languages supported by the selected engine.
+
+### Unlimited Generation Length (Auto-Chunking)
+Previously, long text would hit model context limits and degrade. Now, text is **automatically split at sentence boundaries** and each chunk is generated independently, then crossfaded back together. This is fully engine-agnostic and works with all four engines.
+
+- **Auto-chunking limit slider** (100-5,000 chars, default 800) -- controls when text gets split
+- **Crossfade slider** (0-200ms, default 50ms) -- blends chunk boundaries smoothly, or set to 0 for a hard cut
+- **Max text length raised to 50,000 characters** -- generate entire scripts, chapters, or articles in one go
+- Smart splitting respects abbreviations (Dr., e.g., a.m.), CJK punctuation, and never breaks inside paralinguistic `[tags]`
+
+### Asynchronous Generation Queue
+Generation is now fully **non-blocking**. Submit a generation and immediately start typing the next one -- no more frozen UI waiting for inference to complete.
+
+- Serial execution queue prevents GPU contention across all backends
+- Real-time SSE status streaming (`generating` -> `completed` / `failed`)
+- Failed generations can be retried without re-entering text
+- Stale generations from crashes are auto-recovered on startup
+- Generating status pill shown inline in the story editor
+
+### Post-Processing Effects Pipeline
+A full audio effects system powered by Spotify's `pedalboard` library. Apply effects after generation, preview them in real time, and build reusable presets -- all without leaving the app.
+
+**8 effects available:**
+
+| Effect | What it does |
+|--------|-------------|
+| **Pitch Shift** | Shift pitch up or down by up to 12 semitones |
+| **Reverb** | Room reverb with configurable size, damping, and wet/dry mix |
+| **Delay** | Echo with adjustable delay time, feedback, and mix |
+| **Chorus / Flanger** | Modulated delay -- short for metallic flanger, longer for lush chorus |
+| **Compressor** | Dynamic range compression with threshold, ratio, attack, and release |
+| **Gain** | Volume adjustment from -40 to +40 dB |
+| **High-Pass Filter** | Remove low frequencies below a configurable cutoff |
+| **Low-Pass Filter** | Remove high frequencies above a configurable cutoff |
+
+**Effects presets** -- Four built-in presets ship out of the box (Robotic, Radio, Echo Chamber, Deep Voice), and you can create unlimited custom presets. Presets are drag-and-drop chains of effects with per-parameter sliders.
+
+**Per-profile default effects** -- Assign an effects chain to a voice profile and it applies automatically to every generation with that voice. Override per-generation from the generate box.
+
+**Live preview** -- Audition any effects chain against an existing generation before committing. The preview streams processed audio without saving anything.
+
+### Generation Versions
+Every generation now supports **multiple versions** with full provenance tracking:
+
+- **Original** -- the clean, unprocessed TTS output (always preserved)
+- **Effects versions** -- apply different effects chains to create new versions from any source version
+- **Takes** -- regenerate with the same text and voice but a new seed for variation
+- **Source tracking** -- each version records which version it was derived from
+- **Version pinning in stories** -- pin a specific version to a track clip in the story editor, independent of the generation's default
+- **Favorites** -- star generations to mark them for quick access
+
+---
+
+## New Platform Support
+
+### Linux (Native)
+Full Linux support with `.deb` and `.rpm` packages. Includes PulseAudio/PipeWire audio capture for voice sample recording.
+
+### AMD ROCm GPU Acceleration
+AMD GPU users now get hardware-accelerated inference via ROCm, with automatic `HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION` configuration for GPUs not officially in the ROCm compatibility list (e.g., RX 6600).
+
+### NVIDIA CUDA Backend Swap
+The CPU-only release can download and swap in a CUDA-accelerated backend binary from within the app -- no reinstall required. Handles GitHub's 2GB asset limit by downloading split parts and verifying SHA-256 checksums.
+
+### Intel Arc (XPU) and DirectML
+PyTorch backend also supports Intel Arc GPUs via IPEX/XPU and Windows any-GPU via DirectML.
+
+### Docker + Web Deployment
+Run Voicebox headless as a Docker container with the full web UI:
+```bash
+docker compose up
+```
+3-stage build, non-root runtime, health checks, persistent model cache across rebuilds. Binds to localhost only by default.
+
+---
+
+## Model Management
+- **Per-model unload** -- free GPU memory without deleting downloaded models
+- **Custom models directory** -- set `VOICEBOX_MODELS_DIR` to store models anywhere
+- **Model folder migration** -- move all models to a new location with progress tracking
+- **Whisper Turbo** -- added `openai/whisper-large-v3-turbo` as a transcription model option
+- **Download cancel/clear UI** -- cancel in-progress downloads, VS Code-style problems panel for errors
+
+---
+
+## Security
+- **CORS hardening** -- replaced wildcard `*` with an explicit allowlist of local origins; extensible via `VOICEBOX_CORS_ORIGINS` env var
+- **Network access toggle** -- fully disable outbound network requests for air-gapped deployments
+
+## Accessibility
+- Comprehensive screen reader support (tested with NVDA/Narrator) across all major UI surfaces
+- Keyboard navigation for voice cards, history rows, model management, and story editor
+- State-aware `aria-label` attributes on all interactive controls
+
+## Reliability
+- **Atomic audio saves** -- two-phase write prevents corrupted files on crash/interrupt
+- **Filesystem health endpoint** -- proactive disk space and directory writability checks
+- **Errno-specific error messages** -- clear feedback for permission denied, disk full, missing directory
+
+## UX Polish
+- Responsive layout with horizontal-scroll voice cards on mobile
+- App version shown in sidebar
+- Voice card heights normalized
+- Audio player title hidden at narrow widths to prevent overflow
+
+---
+
+## Installation
+
+| Platform | Download |
+|----------|----------|
+| **macOS (Apple Silicon)** | `Voicebox_0.2.0_aarch64.dmg` |
+| **macOS (Intel)** | `Voicebox_0.2.0_x64.dmg` |
+| **Windows** | `Voicebox_0.2.0_x64_en-US.msi` or `x64-setup.exe` |
+| **Linux** | `.deb` / `.rpm` packages |
+| **Docker** | `docker compose up` |
+
+The app includes automatic updates -- future patches will be installed automatically.
+
+---
+
+## Video Script Beats
+
+For the marketing video, focus on these six beats:
+
+1. **"Four engines, one app"** -- show the engine dropdown switching between Qwen, LuxTTS, Chatterbox, and Turbo
+2. **"23 languages"** -- generate the same voice clone in Arabic, Japanese, Hindi, etc.
+3. **"Make it expressive"** -- type `/laugh` and `/sigh` with Chatterbox Turbo, play back the result
+4. **"Shape your sound"** -- apply the Robotic or Deep Voice preset, preview it live, then build a custom effects chain with drag-and-drop
+5. **"No limits"** -- paste a long script, show it auto-chunk and generate seamlessly
+6. **"Queue and go"** -- fire off multiple generations back-to-back without waiting
diff --git a/landing/src/app/api/stars/route.ts b/landing/src/app/api/stars/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc8f73c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/landing/src/app/api/stars/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { getStarCount } from '@/lib/releases';
+
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+export const revalidate = 600;
+
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    const count = await getStarCount();
+    return NextResponse.json({ count });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error fetching star count:', error);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to fetch star count' }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/landing/src/app/globals.css b/landing/src/app/globals.css
index 709d74b7..143203e7 100644
--- a/landing/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/landing/src/app/globals.css
@@ -116,16 +116,17 @@
 }
 
 /* Noise texture overlay for hero glow */
-.hero-glow::after {
+/* .hero-glow::after {
   content: "";
   position: absolute;
   inset: 0;
   z-index: 5;
   pointer-events: none;
-  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 512 512' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noiseFilter'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='1.8' numOctaves='5' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noiseFilter)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
-  opacity: 0.3;
+  background: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='2048' height='2048'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='1.5' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 100% 100% no-repeat;
+  opacity: 0.35;
   mix-blend-mode: overlay;
-}
+  will-change: transform;
+} */
 
 /* Scrollbar hiding */
 ::-webkit-scrollbar {
diff --git a/landing/src/app/layout.tsx b/landing/src/app/layout.tsx
index a5ba9383..164b7f71 100644
--- a/landing/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/landing/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import './globals.css';
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: 'Voicebox - Open Source Voice Cloning Desktop App',
   description:
-    'Near-perfect voice cloning powered by Qwen3-TTS. Desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Multi-sample support, smart caching, local or remote inference.',
+    'Near-perfect voice cloning with multiple TTS engines. Desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Multi-sample support, smart caching, local or remote inference.',
   keywords: [
     'voice cloning',
     'TTS',
-    'Qwen3',
+    'multi-engine',
     'desktop app',
     'AI voice',
     'open source',
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
 export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <html lang="en" suppressHydrationWarning className="dark">
+      <head>
+        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
+        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossOrigin="anonymous" />
+        <link
+          href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Caveat:wght@400;500&display=swap"
+          rel="stylesheet"
+        />
+      </head>
       <body>
         <div className="relative min-h-screen bg-background font-sans">{children}</div>
       </body>
diff --git a/landing/src/app/page.tsx b/landing/src/app/page.tsx
index cc5728e3..e78d1ca3 100644
--- a/landing/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/landing/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { Github } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Github, Globe, Languages, MessageSquare, Zap } from 'lucide-react';
 import Image from 'next/image';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { ControlUI } from '@/components/ControlUI';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { Features } from '@/components/Features';
 import { Footer } from '@/components/Footer';
 import { Navbar } from '@/components/Navbar';
 import { AppleIcon, LinuxIcon, WindowsIcon } from '@/components/PlatformIcons';
+import { VoiceCreator } from '@/components/VoiceCreator';
 import { DOWNLOAD_LINKS, GITHUB_REPO } from '@/lib/constants';
 import type { DownloadLinks } from '@/lib/releases';
 
@@ -44,18 +45,18 @@ export default function Home() {
           {/* Logo */}
           <div
             className="fade-in mx-auto mb-8 h-[120px] w-[120px] md:h-[160px] md:w-[160px]"
-            style={{ animationDelay: '0ms' }}
+            style={{
+              animationDelay: '0ms',
+              filter:
+                'drop-shadow(0 0 20px hsl(43 60% 50% / 0.4)) drop-shadow(0 0 60px hsl(43 60% 50% / 0.2))',
+            }}
           >
             <Image
               src="/voicebox-logo-app.webp"
               alt="Voicebox"
               width={160}
               height={160}
-              className="h-full w-full object-contain"
-              style={{
-                filter:
-                  'drop-shadow(0 0 20px hsl(43 60% 50% / 0.4)) drop-shadow(0 0 60px hsl(43 60% 50% / 0.2))',
-              }}
+              className="h-full w-full object-contain mix-blend-lighten"
               priority
             />
           </div>
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@ export default function Home() {
             className="fade-in mx-auto mt-6 max-w-2xl text-lg text-muted-foreground md:text-xl"
             style={{ animationDelay: '200ms' }}
           >
-            Open source voice cloning studio powered by Qwen3-TTS. Clone any voice, generate natural
-            speech, and compose multi-voice projects — all running locally.
+            Open source voice cloning studio with support for multiple TTS engines. Clone any voice,
+            generate natural speech, and compose multi-voice projects — all running locally.
           </p>
 
           {/* CTAs */}
@@ -116,27 +117,125 @@ export default function Home() {
       {/* ── Features ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
       <Features />
 
-      {/* ── About / Manifesto ────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {/* ── Voice Creator ────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      <VoiceCreator />
+
+      {/* ── Models ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
       <section id="about" className="border-t border-border py-24">
-        <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl px-6">
-          <h2 className="mb-10 text-center text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-4xl">
-            Why Voicebox exists
-          </h2>
-          <div className="space-y-6 text-center">
-            <p className="text-base leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
-              Cloud voice cloning services lock your voice data behind subscriptions, rate limits,
-              and terms of service that can change at any time. Your voice — and the voices you
-              clone — should belong to you.
-            </p>
-            <p className="text-lg font-medium text-foreground">
-              Voicebox is a local-first voice cloning studio. Download a model, clone any voice from
-              a few seconds of audio, and generate speech entirely on your machine.
-            </p>
-            <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
-              Optimized with Metal acceleration on Mac and CUDA on Windows/Linux. No Python install
-              required. No cloud. No subscriptions. Free and open-source, forever.
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6">
+          <div className="text-center mb-14">
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-4xl mb-4">
+              Multi-Engine Architecture
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl mx-auto">
+              Choose the right model for every job. All models run locally on your hardware —
+              download once, use forever.
             </p>
           </div>
+
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+            {/* Qwen3-TTS */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">Qwen3-TTS</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by Alibaba</span>
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex gap-1.5">
+                  <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+                    1.7B
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+                    0.6B
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                High-quality multilingual voice cloning with natural prosody. The only engine with
+                delivery instructions — control tone, pace, and emotion with natural language.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Globe className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  10 languages
+                </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <MessageSquare className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  Delivery instructions
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Chatterbox */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">Chatterbox</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by Resemble AI</span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                Production-grade voice cloning with the broadest language support. 23 languages with
+                zero-shot cloning and emotion exaggeration control.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Languages className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  23 languages
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Chatterbox Turbo */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">Chatterbox Turbo</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by Resemble AI</span>
+                </div>
+                <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground">
+                  350M
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                Lightweight and fast. Supports paralinguistic tags — embed [laugh], [sigh], [gasp]
+                and more directly in your text for expressive, natural speech.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Zap className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  350M params
+                </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <MessageSquare className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  [laugh] [sigh] tags
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* LuxTTS */}
+            <div className="rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm p-6 transition-colors hover:border-accent/30">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-3">
+                <div>
+                  <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">LuxTTS</h3>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/60">by ZipVoice</span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-4">
+                Ultra-fast, CPU-friendly voice cloning at 48kHz. Exceeds 150x realtime on CPU with
+                ~1GB VRAM. The fastest engine for quick iterations.
+              </p>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  <Zap className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  150x realtime
+                </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  48kHz output
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </section>
 
@@ -193,16 +292,17 @@ export default function Home() {
             </a>
 
             {/* Linux */}
-            <div
-              className="flex items-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm px-5 py-4 opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed"
-              title="Linux builds coming soon"
+            <a
+              href={downloadLinks.linux}
+              download
+              className="flex items-center rounded-xl border border-border bg-card/60 backdrop-blur-sm px-5 py-4 transition-all hover:border-accent/30 hover:bg-card group"
             >
-              <LinuxIcon className="h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+              <LinuxIcon className="h-6 w-6 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground group-hover:text-foreground transition-colors" />
               <div className="ml-4">
                 <div className="text-sm font-medium">Linux</div>
-                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Coming soon</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">AppImage (x64)</div>
               </div>
-            </div>
+            </a>
           </div>
 
           {/* GitHub link */}
diff --git a/landing/src/components/ControlUI.tsx b/landing/src/components/ControlUI.tsx
index 886f1374..b7babe96 100644
--- a/landing/src/components/ControlUI.tsx
+++ b/landing/src/components/ControlUI.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   Wand2,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { LandingAudioPlayer } from './LandingAudioPlayer';
+import { LandingAudioPlayer, unlockAudioContext } from './LandingAudioPlayer';
 
 // ─── Data ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Edit this section to customise all the content shown in the ControlUI demo.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface VoiceProfile {
   hasEffects: boolean;
 }
 
-/** Voice profiles shown in the 3×3 grid. Index matters — DemoScript references profiles by index. */
+/** Voice profiles shown in the grid / scroll strip. Index matters — DemoScript references profiles by index. */
 const PROFILES: VoiceProfile[] = [
   {
     name: 'Jarvis',
@@ -301,24 +301,27 @@ function LoadingBars({ mode }: { mode: 'idle' | 'generating' | 'playing' }) {
 
 // ─── Profile Card ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-function ProfileCard({
+const ProfileCard = ({
   profile,
   selected,
   selecting,
+  cardRef,
 }: {
   profile: VoiceProfile;
   selected: boolean;
   selecting: boolean;
-}) {
+  cardRef?: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement>;
+}) => {
   return (
     <motion.div
-      className={`rounded-xl border-2 bg-card p-3.5 flex flex-col aspect-square transition-all duration-200 ${
+      ref={cardRef}
+      className={`rounded-xl border-2 bg-card p-3.5 flex flex-col h-[143px] transition-all duration-200 ${
         selected ? 'border-accent shadow-md' : 'border-border/50 hover:shadow-sm'
       } ${selecting && !selected ? 'opacity-60' : ''}`}
       animate={selecting && selected ? { scale: [1, 1.02, 1] } : {}}
       transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
     >
-      <div className="text-[15px] font-bold leading-tight">{profile.name}</div>
+      <div className="text-[15px] font-bold leading-tight line-clamp-2">{profile.name}</div>
       <div className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2 leading-relaxed mt-1">
         {profile.description}
       </div>
@@ -335,7 +338,7 @@ function ProfileCard({
       </div>
     </motion.div>
   );
-}
+};
 
 // ─── History Row ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -416,79 +419,79 @@ function FloatingGenerateBox({
   phase,
   typingText,
   selectedProfile,
+  engine,
   effect,
 }: {
   phase: Phase;
   typingText: string;
   selectedProfile: VoiceProfile | null;
+  engine: string;
   effect?: string;
 }) {
   const isFocused = phase === 'typing' || phase === 'generating';
   const isGenerating = phase === 'generating';
 
   return (
-    <div className="absolute left-3 right-3 z-20" style={{ bottom: 117 }}>
-      <motion.div
-        className="bg-background/30 backdrop-blur-2xl border border-accent/20 rounded-[1.5rem] shadow-2xl p-2.5"
-        animate={{
-          borderColor: isGenerating
-            ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.35)'
-            : isFocused
-              ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.25)'
-              : 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.15)',
-        }}
-        transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
-      >
-        {/* Text area + generate button */}
-        <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
-          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-            <motion.div
-              className="overflow-hidden"
-              animate={{ height: isFocused ? 100 : 32 }}
-              transition={{ duration: 0.25, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+    <motion.div
+      className="bg-background/30 backdrop-blur-2xl border border-accent/20 rounded-[1.5rem] shadow-2xl p-2.5"
+      animate={{
+        borderColor: isGenerating
+          ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.35)'
+          : isFocused
+            ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.25)'
+            : 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.15)',
+      }}
+      transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+    >
+      {/* Text area + generate button */}
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+          <motion.div
+            className="overflow-hidden"
+            animate={{ height: isFocused ? 100 : 32 }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.25, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+          >
+            <div
+              className="text-[12.5px] text-muted-foreground/60 px-2 py-1 leading-relaxed"
+              style={{ minHeight: isFocused ? 100 : 32 }}
             >
-              <div
-                className="text-[12.5px] text-muted-foreground/60 px-2 py-1 leading-relaxed"
-                style={{ minHeight: isFocused ? 100 : 32 }}
-              >
-                {phase === 'typing' ? (
-                  <span className="text-foreground">
-                    <TypewriterText text={typingText} />
-                  </span>
-                ) : phase === 'generating' ? (
-                  <span className="text-muted-foreground/40">{typingText}</span>
-                ) : (
-                  <span>
-                    {selectedProfile
-                      ? `Generate speech using ${selectedProfile.name}...`
-                      : 'Select a voice profile above...'}
-                  </span>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            </motion.div>
-          </div>
-
-          {/* Generate button */}
-          <button className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-accent flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 shadow-lg">
-            <Sparkles className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-accent-foreground" />
-          </button>
+              {phase === 'typing' ? (
+                <span className="text-foreground">
+                  <TypewriterText text={typingText} />
+                </span>
+              ) : phase === 'generating' ? (
+                <span className="text-muted-foreground/40">{typingText}</span>
+              ) : (
+                <span>
+                  {selectedProfile
+                    ? `Generate speech using ${selectedProfile.name}...`
+                    : 'Select a voice profile above...'}
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Bottom selectors */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-2">
-          <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground">
-            English
-          </span>
-          <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground">
-            Qwen3-TTS 1.7B
-          </span>
-          <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1">
-            <Sparkles className="h-2.5 w-2.5" />
-            {effect || 'Effect'}
-          </span>
-        </div>
-      </motion.div>
-    </div>
+        {/* Generate button */}
+        <button className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-accent flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 shadow-lg">
+          <Sparkles className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-accent-foreground" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Bottom selectors */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-2">
+        <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground">
+          English
+        </span>
+        <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground">
+          {engine}
+        </span>
+        <span className="text-[10px] px-2 py-1 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1">
+          <Sparkles className="h-2.5 w-2.5" />
+          {effect || 'Effect'}
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </motion.div>
   );
 }
 
@@ -505,11 +508,20 @@ export function ControlUI() {
   const [pageHidden, setPageHidden] = useState(false);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const phaseRef = useRef(phase);
+  const profileCardRefs = useRef<Map<number, HTMLDivElement>>(new Map());
   phaseRef.current = phase;
 
   const step = DEMO_SCRIPT[cycle % DEMO_SCRIPT.length];
   const selectedProfile = PROFILES[selectedIndex];
 
+  // Scroll to selected profile card
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = profileCardRefs.current.get(selectedIndex);
+    if (el) {
+      el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest', inline: 'center' });
+    }
+  }, [selectedIndex]);
+
   // Visibility detection
   useEffect(() => {
     const observer = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => setIsVisible(entry.isIntersecting), {
@@ -589,33 +601,83 @@ export function ControlUI() {
 
   return (
     <div ref={containerRef} className="relative z-20 mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl px-6">
-      {/* Unmute button */}
+      {/* Unmute button with handwritten hint */}
       <div className="flex justify-end mb-3">
-        <button
-          onClick={() => setIsMuted(!isMuted)}
-          className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-card/50 backdrop-blur text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
-        >
-          {isMuted ? (
-            <>
-              <Volume2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-              <span>Unmute</span>
-            </>
-          ) : (
-            <>
-              <Volume2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-accent" />
-              <span>Mute</span>
-            </>
+        <div className="relative">
+          {/* Handwritten hint — absolutely positioned above the button */}
+          {isMuted && (
+            <motion.div
+              className="absolute select-none pointer-events-none"
+              style={{ top: -30, right: 100 }}
+              initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 6 }}
+              animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+              transition={{ delay: 2, duration: 0.6, ease: 'easeOut' }}
+            >
+              <span
+                className="text-xl text-accent/80 whitespace-nowrap"
+                style={{
+                  fontFamily: "'Caveat', 'Segoe Script', 'Comic Sans MS', cursive",
+                  letterSpacing: '0.02em',
+                }}
+              >
+                try me!
+              </span>
+              {/* Curved arrow from text down-right toward the button */}
+              <svg
+                width="22"
+                height="11"
+                viewBox="0 0 80 40"
+                fill="none"
+                className="text-accent/70 absolute"
+                style={{ top: 14, left: 60 }}
+                aria-hidden="true"
+              >
+                <title>Arrow</title>
+                <path
+                  d="M4 4 C20 4, 40 8, 55 20 C62 26, 66 32, 70 36"
+                  stroke="currentColor"
+                  strokeWidth="3"
+                  strokeLinecap="round"
+                  fill="none"
+                />
+                <path
+                  d="M58 42 L70 36 L64 22"
+                  stroke="currentColor"
+                  strokeWidth="3"
+                  strokeLinecap="round"
+                  strokeLinejoin="round"
+                  transform="rotate(35, 70, 36)"
+                  fill="none"
+                />
+              </svg>
+            </motion.div>
           )}
-        </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={() => {
+              unlockAudioContext();
+              setIsMuted(!isMuted);
+            }}
+            className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-card/50 backdrop-blur text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+          >
+            {isMuted ? (
+              <>
+                <Volume2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                <span>Unmute</span>
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <>
+                <Volume2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-accent" />
+                <span>Mute</span>
+              </>
+            )}
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div
-        className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-app-line bg-app-box shadow-[0_25px_60px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0_8px_20px_rgba(0,0,0,0.3)]"
-        style={{ height: 640 }}
-      >
-        <div className="flex h-full">
-          {/* ── Sidebar ───────────────────────────────────────────── */}
-          <div className="w-16 shrink-0 border-r border-app-line bg-sidebar flex flex-col items-center py-4 gap-4">
+      <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-app-line bg-app-box shadow-[0_25px_60px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0_8px_20px_rgba(0,0,0,0.3)] md:h-[640px]">
+        <div className="flex flex-col md:flex-row h-full">
+          {/* ── Sidebar (hidden on mobile) ─────────────────────────── */}
+          <div className="hidden md:flex w-16 shrink-0 border-r border-app-line bg-sidebar flex-col items-center py-4 gap-4">
             {/* Logo */}
             <div className="mb-1">
               <div
@@ -658,11 +720,11 @@ export function ControlUI() {
           </div>
 
           {/* ── Main content ──────────────────────────────────────── */}
-          <div className="flex-1 flex min-w-0 relative">
-            {/* Left: Profiles */}
-            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-w-0 relative">
+          <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col md:flex-row min-w-0 relative">
+            {/* Left: Profiles + Generate box */}
+            <div className="flex flex-col min-w-0 relative md:flex-1">
               {/* Header */}
-              <div className="px-4 pt-6 pb-2 flex items-center justify-between relative z-10">
+              <div className="px-4 pt-4 md:pt-6 pb-2 flex items-center justify-between relative z-10">
                 <h2 className="text-base font-bold">Voicebox</h2>
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
                   <button className="h-6 text-[10px] px-2.5 rounded-full border border-border bg-card text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1">
@@ -675,32 +737,58 @@ export function ControlUI() {
                 </div>
               </div>
 
-              {/* Profile grid */}
-              <div className="flex-1 overflow-hidden px-4 pb-24">
-                <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-2 auto-rows-auto mt-1">
+              {/* Profile cards — horizontal scroll on mobile, 3-col grid on desktop */}
+              <div className="px-4">
+                {/* Mobile: horizontal scroll strip */}
+                <div className="flex gap-2 overflow-x-auto pb-2 md:hidden">
+                  {PROFILES.map((profile, i) => (
+                    <div
+                      key={profile.name}
+                      className="shrink-0 w-[140px]"
+                      ref={(el) => {
+                        if (el) profileCardRefs.current.set(i, el);
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      <ProfileCard
+                        profile={profile}
+                        selected={i === selectedIndex}
+                        selecting={phase === 'selecting'}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Desktop: 3-col grid */}
+                <div className="hidden md:grid grid-cols-3 gap-2 mt-1 pb-24">
                   {PROFILES.map((profile, i) => (
                     <ProfileCard
                       key={profile.name}
                       profile={profile}
                       selected={i === selectedIndex}
                       selecting={phase === 'selecting'}
+                      cardRef={(el: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+                        if (el) profileCardRefs.current.set(i, el);
+                      }}
                     />
                   ))}
                 </div>
               </div>
 
-              {/* Floating generate box */}
-              <FloatingGenerateBox
-                phase={phase}
-                typingText={step.text}
-                selectedProfile={selectedProfile}
-                effect={step.effect}
-              />
+              {/* Floating generate box — desktop: absolute overlay, mobile: inline */}
+              <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-3 md:pt-0 md:absolute md:left-3 md:right-3 md:bottom-[117px] md:z-20 md:pb-0">
+                <FloatingGenerateBox
+                  phase={phase}
+                  typingText={step.text}
+                  selectedProfile={selectedProfile}
+                  engine={step.engine}
+                  effect={step.effect}
+                />
+              </div>
             </div>
 
-            {/* Right: History */}
-            <div className="w-[48%] shrink-0 flex flex-col min-w-0">
-              <div className="flex-1 overflow-hidden px-3 pt-6 pb-3">
+            {/* Right/Below: History */}
+            <div className="md:w-[48%] shrink-0 flex flex-col min-w-0 border-t md:border-t-0 border-app-line">
+              <div className="max-h-[360px] md:max-h-none flex-1 overflow-hidden px-3 pt-3 md:pt-6 pb-3">
                 <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
                   {generations.map((gen) => {
                     const isThisNew = gen.id === newGenId;
diff --git a/landing/src/components/Features.tsx b/landing/src/components/Features.tsx
index 498c742d..9d1c0e8b 100644
--- a/landing/src/components/Features.tsx
+++ b/landing/src/components/Features.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
-import { AudioLines, Cloud, Layers, MessageSquareText, Mic, Monitor } from 'lucide-react';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { AudioLines, Cloud, MessageSquareText, Mic, Sparkles, TextCursorInput } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 // ─── Lazy load wrapper ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -111,122 +111,435 @@ function VoiceCloningAnimation() {
   );
 }
 
-// ─── Animation: Stories Editor ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── Mini waveform for clips ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Fixed-width dense waveform that overflows — the clip container clips it.
+// This way resizing a clip just reveals/hides bars instead of re-rendering.
 
-function StoriesAnimation() {
-  const [activeTrack, setActiveTrack] = useState(0);
-  const tracks = [
-    {
-      name: 'Narrator',
-      color: '#ac8a2b',
-      clips: [
-        { w: '45%', x: '5%' },
-        { w: '30%', x: '60%' },
-      ],
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'Character A',
-      color: '#3b82f6',
-      clips: [
-        { w: '25%', x: '15%' },
-        { w: '35%', x: '50%' },
-      ],
-    },
-    { name: 'Character B', color: '#8b5cf6', clips: [{ w: '20%', x: '30%' }] },
-  ];
+const WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT = 60;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setActiveTrack((p) => (p + 1) % tracks.length);
-    }, 2200);
-    return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, [tracks.length]);
+function MiniWaveform({ seed, color }: { seed: number; color: string }) {
+  // Deterministic pseudo-random waveform that looks like real speech audio.
+  // Uses layered noise at different frequencies for natural envelope + detail.
+  const bars = useMemo(() => {
+    // Seeded pseudo-random number generator (deterministic per seed)
+    let s = seed * 9301 + 49297;
+    const rand = () => {
+      s = (s * 16807 + 0) % 2147483647;
+      return s / 2147483647;
+    };
+
+    // Pre-generate random values
+    const r = Array.from({ length: WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT }, () => rand());
+
+    return Array.from({ length: WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT }, (_, i) => {
+      const t = i / WAVEFORM_BAR_COUNT;
+
+      // Slow envelope — broad amplitude shape (words / phrases)
+      const envelope =
+        0.3 +
+        0.35 *
+          Math.sin(t * Math.PI * (2 + (seed % 3))) *
+          Math.sin(t * Math.PI * (1.3 + seed * 0.7)) +
+        0.2 * Math.sin(t * Math.PI * (4.7 + seed * 1.3));
+
+      // Medium variation — syllable-level bumps
+      const mid = 0.15 * Math.sin(i * 0.8 + seed * 3.1) * Math.cos(i * 1.3 + seed);
+
+      // High-frequency noise — individual sample jitter
+      const noise = (r[i] - 0.5) * 0.25;
+
+      // Combine and clamp
+      const raw = envelope + mid + noise;
+      return Math.max(0.06, Math.min(1, raw));
+    });
+  }, [seed]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4 gap-2">
-      {tracks.map((track, i) => (
-        <motion.div
-          key={track.name}
-          className="flex items-center gap-2 h-8 rounded border px-2"
-          animate={{
-            borderColor: i === activeTrack ? `${track.color}40` : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
-            backgroundColor: i === activeTrack ? `${track.color}08` : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
+    <div className="flex items-center h-full overflow-hidden">
+      {bars.map((h, i) => (
+        <div
+          key={`w-${seed}-${i}`}
+          className="shrink-0 rounded-full opacity-50"
+          style={{
+            width: 2,
+            marginRight: 1,
+            height: `${h * 100}%`,
+            backgroundColor: color,
           }}
-          transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
-        >
-          <span
-            className="text-[8px] w-14 shrink-0 truncate"
-            style={{ color: i === activeTrack ? track.color : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)' }}
-          >
-            {track.name}
-          </span>
-          <div className="flex-1 relative h-4">
-            {track.clips.map((clip, j) => (
-              <motion.div
-                key={j}
-                className="absolute h-full rounded-sm"
-                style={{
-                  left: clip.x,
-                  width: clip.w,
-                  backgroundColor:
-                    i === activeTrack ? `${track.color}30` : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.04)',
-                  borderLeft: `2px solid ${i === activeTrack ? track.color : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)'}`,
-                }}
-                transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
-              />
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </motion.div>
+        />
       ))}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-// ─── Animation: Multi-Sample ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── Animation: Stories Editor ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-function MultiSampleAnimation() {
-  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
-  const samples = [
-    { label: 'interview_clip.wav', dur: '12.4s', quality: 0.92 },
-    { label: 'podcast_intro.wav', dur: '8.1s', quality: 0.88 },
-    { label: 'narration_take3.wav', dur: '15.7s', quality: 0.95 },
-    { label: 'casual_chat.wav', dur: '6.2s', quality: 0.85 },
+// Clip shape: id, profile, track, left (px out of 220), width (px), waveform seed
+type DemoClip = { id: string; profile: string; track: number; x: number; w: number; seed: number };
+
+const INITIAL_CLIPS: DemoClip[] = [
+  { id: 'n1', profile: 'Morgan', track: 0, x: 4, w: 70, seed: 1 },
+  { id: 'n2', profile: 'Morgan', track: 0, x: 135, w: 35, seed: 2 },
+  { id: 'a1', profile: 'Scarlett', track: 1, x: 25, w: 40, seed: 3 },
+  { id: 'a2', profile: 'Scarlett', track: 1, x: 120, w: 35, seed: 4 },
+  { id: 'b1', profile: 'Jarvis', track: 2, x: 70, w: 45, seed: 5 },
+];
+
+// Timeline width the clips live inside
+const TL_W = 220;
+// Each action returns a new clips array (or modifies in place)
+type Action = { label: string; apply: (clips: DemoClip[]) => DemoClip[] };
+
+const ACTIONS: Action[] = [
+  // 0 — move Jarvis clip earlier
+  { label: 'Move clip', apply: (c) => c.map((cl) => (cl.id === 'b1' ? { ...cl, x: 55 } : cl)) },
+  // 1 — split Morgan's first clip into two with visible gap
+  {
+    label: 'Split clip',
+    apply: (c) => {
+      // Idempotent: if n1b already exists, the split already happened
+      if (c.some((cl) => cl.id === 'n1b')) return c;
+      const clip = c.find((cl) => cl.id === 'n1');
+      if (!clip) return c;
+      const leftW = 25;
+      const gap = 8;
+      const rightW = clip.w - leftW - gap;
+      return [
+        ...c.filter((cl) => cl.id !== 'n1'),
+        { ...clip, w: leftW, id: 'n1' },
+        {
+          id: 'n1b',
+          profile: clip.profile,
+          track: clip.track,
+          x: clip.x + leftW + gap,
+          w: rightW,
+          seed: 6,
+        },
+      ];
+    },
+  },
+  // 2 — trim Scarlett's second clip shorter
+  { label: 'Trim clip', apply: (c) => c.map((cl) => (cl.id === 'a2' ? { ...cl, w: 25 } : cl)) },
+  // 3 — duplicate Jarvis to track 0
+  {
+    label: 'Duplicate',
+    apply: (c) => {
+      // Idempotent: if b1d already exists, the duplicate already happened
+      if (c.some((cl) => cl.id === 'b1d')) return c;
+      const clip = c.find((cl) => cl.id === 'b1');
+      if (!clip) return c;
+      return [...c, { ...clip, id: 'b1d', track: 0, x: 180, w: 35, seed: 7 }];
+    },
+  },
+  // 4 — reset
+  { label: '', apply: () => INITIAL_CLIPS },
+];
+
+function StoriesAnimation() {
+  const [clips, setClips] = useState<DemoClip[]>(INITIAL_CLIPS);
+  const [actionIndex, setActionIndex] = useState(-1);
+  const [playheadX, setPlayheadX] = useState(0);
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const playheadRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof requestAnimationFrame>>(0);
+
+  // Animate the playhead continuously
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let start: number | null = null;
+    const speed = 12; // px per second
+    const animate = (ts: number) => {
+      if (start === null) start = ts;
+      const elapsed = (ts - start) / 1000;
+      setPlayheadX((elapsed * speed) % TL_W);
+      playheadRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+    };
+    playheadRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+    return () => cancelAnimationFrame(playheadRef.current);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Step through actions
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setActionIndex((prev) => {
+        const next = (prev + 1) % ACTIONS.length;
+        setClips((current) => ACTIONS[next].apply(current));
+        // Highlight the clip being acted on
+        if (next === 0) setSelectedId('b1');
+        else if (next === 1) setSelectedId('n1');
+        else if (next === 2) setSelectedId('a2');
+        else if (next === 3) setSelectedId('b1');
+        else setSelectedId(null);
+        return next;
+      });
+    }, 2600);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
+
+  const trackLabels = ['1', '0', '-1'];
+  const timeMarkers = [0, 2, 4, 6, 8];
+  const accentColor = 'hsl(43 50% 45%)';
+  const accentFg = 'hsl(30 10% 94%)';
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50">
+      {/* Toolbar */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 border-b border-app-line bg-app-darkBox/60 shrink-0">
+        <div className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-ink-faint/40" />
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <div className="w-4 h-4 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button">
+            <div className="border-l-[4px] border-l-ink-faint border-t-[3px] border-t-transparent border-b-[3px] border-b-transparent ml-0.5" />
+          </div>
+          <div className="w-4 h-4 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button">
+            <div className="w-2 h-2 rounded-sm bg-ink-faint/60" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <span className="text-[8px] text-ink-faint font-mono ml-1 tabular-nums">0:03 / 0:10</span>
+        <div className="flex-1" />
+        {actionIndex >= 0 && actionIndex < ACTIONS.length - 1 && (
+          <motion.span
+            key={actionIndex}
+            className="text-[7px] font-medium px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-full"
+            style={{
+              backgroundColor: `${accentColor.replace(')', ' / 0.15)')}`,
+              color: accentColor,
+            }}
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 3 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.25 }}
+          >
+            {ACTIONS[actionIndex].label}
+          </motion.span>
+        )}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+          <span className="text-[7px] text-ink-faint">Zoom</span>
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button text-[8px] text-ink-faint">
+            -
+          </div>
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded flex items-center justify-center bg-app-button text-[8px] text-ink-faint">
+            +
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Timeline */}
+      <div className="flex flex-1 min-h-0">
+        {/* Track labels sidebar */}
+        <div className="w-7 shrink-0 border-r border-app-line bg-app-darkBox/30 flex flex-col">
+          <div className="h-5 border-b border-app-line" />
+          {trackLabels.map((label) => (
+            <div
+              key={label}
+              className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center border-b border-app-line"
+            >
+              <span className="text-[7px] text-ink-faint select-none">{label}</span>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Tracks area */}
+        <div className="flex-1 relative overflow-hidden flex flex-col">
+          {/* Time ruler */}
+          <div className="h-5 shrink-0 border-b border-app-line bg-app-darkBox/20 relative">
+            {timeMarkers.map((t) => (
+              <div
+                key={`tm-${t}`}
+                className="absolute top-0 h-full flex flex-col justify-end pb-0.5"
+                style={{ left: `${(t / 10) * 100}%` }}
+              >
+                <div className="h-1.5 w-px bg-app-line" />
+                <span className="text-[7px] text-ink-faint ml-0.5 select-none">{`0:0${t}`}</span>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Track rows + clips — same parent so percentages match */}
+          <div className="flex-1 relative min-h-0">
+            {/* Track rows background */}
+            {trackLabels.map((label, i) => (
+              <div
+                key={`bg-${label}`}
+                className="border-b border-app-line absolute left-0 right-0"
+                style={{
+                  height: `${100 / 3}%`,
+                  top: `${(i * 100) / 3}%`,
+                  backgroundColor: i % 2 === 0 ? 'transparent' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.01)',
+                }}
+              />
+            ))}
+
+            {/* Clips */}
+            {clips.map((clip) => {
+              const trackIdx = clip.track;
+              const isSelected = clip.id === selectedId;
+              const clipTop = `calc(${(trackIdx * 100) / 3}% + 2px)`;
+              const clipHeight = `calc(${100 / 3}% - 4px)`;
+              return (
+                <motion.div
+                  key={clip.id}
+                  className="absolute rounded overflow-hidden"
+                  initial={false}
+                  style={{
+                    height: clipHeight,
+                    left: `${(clip.x / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    width: `${(clip.w / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    top: clipTop,
+                  }}
+                  animate={{
+                    left: `${(clip.x / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    width: `${(clip.w / TL_W) * 100}%`,
+                    top: clipTop,
+                  }}
+                  transition={{ type: 'spring', stiffness: 200, damping: 25 }}
+                >
+                  <div
+                    className="w-full h-full rounded overflow-hidden flex flex-col"
+                    style={{
+                      backgroundColor: isSelected ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)' : 'hsl(43 45% 40%)',
+                      boxShadow: isSelected
+                        ? 'inset 0 0 0 1px hsl(43 50% 55%), 0 0 0 1px hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.4)'
+                        : 'inset 0 0 0 1px hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.1)',
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    {/* Profile label — scaled to bypass browser min font size */}
+                    <div className="shrink-0 relative" style={{ height: 9 }}>
+                      <span
+                        className="text-[10px] font-medium leading-none absolute top-0 left-0.5 origin-top-left opacity-80 whitespace-nowrap"
+                        style={{ color: accentFg, transform: 'scale(0.75)' }}
+                      >
+                        {clip.profile}
+                      </span>
+                    </div>
+                    {/* Waveform — absolutely positioned so it never affects clip width */}
+                    <div className="absolute left-0 right-0 bottom-0" style={{ top: 9 }}>
+                      <MiniWaveform seed={clip.seed} color={accentFg} />
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                  {/* Trim handles on selected */}
+                  {isSelected && (
+                    <>
+                      <div
+                        className="absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-1 rounded-l"
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: 'hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.25)' }}
+                      />
+                      <div
+                        className="absolute right-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-1 rounded-r"
+                        style={{ backgroundColor: 'hsl(30 10% 94% / 0.25)' }}
+                      />
+                    </>
+                  )}
+                </motion.div>
+              );
+            })}
+
+            {/* Playhead */}
+            <motion.div
+              className="absolute top-0 bottom-0 w-[2px] rounded-full z-20 pointer-events-none"
+              style={{ backgroundColor: accentColor }}
+              animate={{ left: `${(playheadX / TL_W) * 100}%` }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.05, ease: 'linear' }}
+            >
+              <div
+                className="absolute -top-0.5 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 w-2 h-2 rounded-full"
+                style={{ backgroundColor: accentColor }}
+              />
+            </motion.div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Animation: Effects Pipeline ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function EffectsAnimation() {
+  const [activeEffect, setActiveEffect] = useState(0);
+  const effects = [
+    { name: 'Pitch Shift', param: '-3 semitones', color: '#3b82f6' },
+    { name: 'Reverb', param: 'Room 0.7', color: '#8b5cf6' },
+    { name: 'Compressor', param: '-15 dB', color: '#ec4899' },
+    { name: 'Low-Pass', param: '6000 Hz', color: '#14b8a6' },
   ];
 
+  // Waveform bars — original shape
+  const rawBars = [0.3, 0.6, 0.8, 0.5, 0.9, 0.4, 0.7, 0.3, 0.6, 0.5, 0.8, 0.4, 0.7, 0.9, 0.3];
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setActive((p) => (p + 1) % samples.length);
-    }, 2000);
+      setActiveEffect((p) => (p + 1) % effects.length);
+    }, 2200);
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, [samples.length]);
+  }, [effects.length]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4 gap-1.5">
-      {samples.map((s, i) => (
-        <motion.div
-          key={s.label}
-          className="flex items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded border text-[9px]"
-          animate={{
-            borderColor: i === active ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.4)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
-            backgroundColor: i === active ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.06)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
-          }}
-          transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
-        >
-          <span
-            className={`flex-1 font-mono truncate ${i === active ? 'text-accent' : 'text-ink-faint'}`}
-          >
-            {s.label}
-          </span>
-          <span className="text-ink-faint shrink-0">{s.dur}</span>
-          <div className="w-10 h-1 rounded-full bg-app-line shrink-0 overflow-hidden">
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4 gap-3">
+      {/* Effects chain */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+        {effects.map((fx, i) => (
+          <div key={fx.name} className="flex items-center gap-1">
             <motion.div
-              className="h-full rounded-full bg-accent"
-              animate={{ width: i === active ? `${s.quality * 100}%` : '0%' }}
-              transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: i === active ? 0.2 : 0 }}
-            />
+              className="text-[8px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full border font-medium"
+              animate={{
+                borderColor: i <= activeEffect ? `${fx.color}60` : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
+                backgroundColor: i <= activeEffect ? `${fx.color}15` : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
+                color: i <= activeEffect ? fx.color : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)',
+              }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+            >
+              {fx.name}
+            </motion.div>
+            {i < effects.length - 1 && (
+              <motion.span
+                className="text-[8px]"
+                animate={{
+                  color: i < activeEffect ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
+                }}
+                transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+              >
+                &rarr;
+              </motion.span>
+            )}
           </div>
-        </motion.div>
-      ))}
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Waveform that morphs as effects are applied */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-[2px] h-10 w-full max-w-[200px] justify-center">
+        {rawBars.map((h, i) => {
+          // Each effect stage progressively transforms the shape
+          const shifted = activeEffect >= 0 ? h * (0.7 + 0.3 * Math.sin(i * 0.8)) : h;
+          const dampened = activeEffect >= 1 ? shifted * (0.6 + 0.4 * Math.cos(i * 0.3)) : shifted;
+          const compressed = activeEffect >= 2 ? 0.3 + dampened * 0.5 : dampened;
+          const filtered = activeEffect >= 3 ? compressed * (1 - i * 0.03) : compressed;
+          const finalH = Math.max(0.08, Math.min(1, filtered));
+
+          return (
+            <motion.div
+              key={`bar-${i}`}
+              className="w-[3px] rounded-full"
+              animate={{
+                height: `${finalH * 100}%`,
+                backgroundColor: effects[activeEffect].color,
+              }}
+              transition={{
+                height: { duration: 0.5, delay: i * 0.02, ease: 'easeInOut' },
+                backgroundColor: { duration: 0.4 },
+              }}
+            />
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Active effect detail */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="text-[9px] font-mono text-ink-faint"
+        key={activeEffect}
+        initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 4 }}
+        animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+        transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+      >
+        {effects[activeEffect].name}: {effects[activeEffect].param}
+      </motion.div>
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -332,51 +645,115 @@ function TranscriptionAnimation() {
   );
 }
 
-// ─── Animation: Cross-Platform ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ─── Animation: Unlimited Length ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-function CrossPlatformAnimation() {
-  const [active, setActive] = useState(0);
-  const platforms = [
-    { name: 'macOS', icon: '🍎', detail: 'Metal acceleration' },
-    { name: 'Windows', icon: '🪟', detail: 'CUDA acceleration' },
-    { name: 'Linux', icon: '🐧', detail: 'CUDA acceleration' },
+function UnlimitedLengthAnimation() {
+  const [phase, setPhase] = useState(0);
+
+  const chunks = [
+    'The morning sun crept over the mountains, casting long shadows across the valley below.',
+    'Birds stirred in the canopy, their songs weaving through the cool air like threads of gold.',
+    'Far below, a river wound its way through ancient stones, carrying whispers of the night.',
   ];
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setActive((p) => (p + 1) % platforms.length);
+      setPhase((p) => (p + 1) % 4); // 0-2 = processing chunks, 3 = crossfade/done
     }, 2000);
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, [platforms.length]);
+  }, []);
 
   return (
-    <div className="h-40 w-full flex items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4">
-      <div className="flex gap-3">
-        {platforms.map((p, i) => (
+    <div className="h-40 w-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-app-darkerBox/50 p-4 gap-2.5">
+      {/* Chunk pills */}
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 w-full max-w-[220px]">
+        {chunks.map((chunk, i) => (
           <motion.div
-            key={p.name}
-            className="flex flex-col items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2.5 rounded-lg border"
+            key={`chunk-${i}`}
+            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 rounded border text-[8px]"
             animate={{
-              borderColor: i === active ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.4)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
-              backgroundColor: i === active ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.06)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
-              scale: i === active ? 1.05 : 1,
+              borderColor:
+                phase === 3
+                  ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.3)'
+                  : i === phase
+                    ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.5)'
+                    : i < phase
+                      ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.12)'
+                      : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
+              backgroundColor:
+                phase === 3
+                  ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.04)'
+                  : i === phase
+                    ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.08)'
+                    : i < phase
+                      ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.04)'
+                      : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.02)',
             }}
-            transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.4 }}
           >
-            <span className="text-lg">{p.icon}</span>
+            {/* Status indicator */}
+            <motion.div
+              className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0"
+              animate={{
+                backgroundColor:
+                  phase === 3
+                    ? 'hsl(43 50% 50%)'
+                    : i === phase
+                      ? 'hsl(43 50% 50%)'
+                      : i < phase
+                        ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)'
+                        : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.1)',
+                boxShadow:
+                  i === phase && phase < 3 ? '0 0 6px hsl(43 50% 50%)' : '0 0 0px transparent',
+              }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+            />
             <span
-              className={`text-[9px] font-medium ${i === active ? 'text-accent' : 'text-ink-faint'}`}
+              className={`truncate font-mono ${
+                phase === 3 || i <= phase ? 'text-ink-dull' : 'text-ink-faint/50'
+              }`}
             >
-              {p.name}
-            </span>
-            <span
-              className={`text-[7px] font-mono ${i === active ? 'text-ink-dull' : 'text-ink-faint/50'}`}
-            >
-              {p.detail}
+              {chunk}
             </span>
           </motion.div>
         ))}
       </div>
+
+      {/* Crossfade / result bar */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1 w-full max-w-[220px]">
+        {chunks.map((_, i) => (
+          <motion.div
+            key={`seg-${i}`}
+            className="h-1.5 flex-1 rounded-full"
+            animate={{
+              backgroundColor:
+                phase === 3
+                  ? 'hsl(43 50% 45%)'
+                  : i < phase
+                    ? 'rgba(255,255,255,0.2)'
+                    : i === phase
+                      ? 'hsl(43 50% 45% / 0.5)'
+                      : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.06)',
+            }}
+            transition={{ duration: 0.4 }}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Status text */}
+      <motion.div
+        className="text-[9px] font-mono"
+        key={phase}
+        initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+        animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+        transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
+      >
+        <span className={phase === 3 ? 'text-accent' : 'text-ink-faint'}>
+          {phase < 3
+            ? `generating chunk ${phase + 1} of ${chunks.length}...`
+            : 'crossfaded & ready'}
+        </span>
+      </motion.div>
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -387,7 +764,7 @@ const FEATURES = [
   {
     title: 'Near-Perfect Voice Cloning',
     description:
-      'Powered by Qwen3-TTS for exceptional voice quality. Clone any voice from a few seconds of audio with natural intonation and emotion.',
+      'Multiple TTS engines for exceptional voice quality. Clone any voice from a few seconds of audio with natural intonation and emotion.',
     icon: Mic,
     animation: VoiceCloningAnimation,
   },
@@ -399,16 +776,16 @@ const FEATURES = [
     animation: StoriesAnimation,
   },
   {
-    title: 'Multi-Sample Support',
+    title: 'Audio Effects Pipeline',
     description:
-      'Combine multiple voice samples for higher quality results. More samples means more natural-sounding speech synthesis.',
-    icon: Layers,
-    animation: MultiSampleAnimation,
+      'Apply pitch shift, reverb, delay, compression, and more — then save as presets. Preview effects live and set defaults per voice profile.',
+    icon: Sparkles,
+    animation: EffectsAnimation,
   },
   {
     title: 'Local or Remote',
     description:
-      'Run GPU inference locally with Metal or CUDA, or connect to a remote machine. One-click server setup with automatic discovery.',
+      'Run GPU inference locally with Metal, CUDA, ROCm, Intel Arc, or DirectML — or connect to a remote machine. One-click server setup with automatic discovery.',
     icon: Cloud,
     animation: LocalRemoteAnimation,
   },
@@ -420,11 +797,11 @@ const FEATURES = [
     animation: TranscriptionAnimation,
   },
   {
-    title: 'Cross-Platform',
+    title: 'Unlimited Generation Length',
     description:
-      'Available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. No Python installation required — everything is bundled.',
-    icon: Monitor,
-    animation: CrossPlatformAnimation,
+      'Generate up to 50,000 characters in one go. Text is auto-split at sentence boundaries, generated per-chunk, and crossfaded seamlessly.',
+    icon: TextCursorInput,
+    animation: UnlimitedLengthAnimation,
   },
 ];
 
diff --git a/landing/src/components/LandingAudioPlayer.tsx b/landing/src/components/LandingAudioPlayer.tsx
index a3b105ce..61c76e2c 100644
--- a/landing/src/components/LandingAudioPlayer.tsx
+++ b/landing/src/components/LandingAudioPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { Pause, Play, Repeat, Volume2, VolumeX, X } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Pause, Play, Repeat, Volume2, VolumeX } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import WaveSurfer from 'wavesurfer.js';
 
@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@ function formatDuration(seconds: number): string {
   return `${m}:${s.toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
 
+// Unlock Web Audio on iOS Safari — must be called from a user gesture (click/tap)
+let audioContextUnlocked = false;
+export function unlockAudioContext() {
+  if (audioContextUnlocked) return;
+  try {
+    const ctx = new (
+      window.AudioContext ||
+      (window as unknown as { webkitAudioContext: typeof AudioContext }).webkitAudioContext
+    )();
+    const buffer = ctx.createBuffer(1, 1, 22050);
+    const source = ctx.createBufferSource();
+    source.buffer = buffer;
+    source.connect(ctx.destination);
+    source.start(0);
+    audioContextUnlocked = true;
+  } catch {
+    // Silently fail — non-Safari browsers don't need this
+  }
+}
+
 interface LandingAudioPlayerProps {
   audioUrl: string;
   title: string;
@@ -145,24 +165,23 @@ export function LandingAudioPlayer({
     if (!ws || !isReady) return;
 
     if (playing) {
+      // Resume the AudioContext first (required for iOS Safari after unlock)
+      const backend = ws.getMediaElement();
+      if (backend && 'context' in backend) {
+        const ctx = (backend as unknown as { context: AudioContext }).context;
+        if (ctx?.state === 'suspended') ctx.resume();
+      }
       ws.play()
         .then(() => {
-          console.log(
-            '[Player] play succeeded, isPlaying:',
-            ws.isPlaying(),
-            'currentTime:',
-            ws.getCurrentTime(),
-          );
-          setTimeout(() => {
-            console.log(
-              '[Player] 1s later, isPlaying:',
-              ws.isPlaying(),
-              'currentTime:',
-              ws.getCurrentTime(),
-            );
-          }, 1000);
+          console.log('[Player] play succeeded');
         })
-        .catch((e) => console.error('[Player] play failed', e));
+        .catch((e: Error) => {
+          if (e.name === 'NotAllowedError') {
+            console.warn('[Player] Autoplay blocked by browser — waiting for user gesture');
+          } else {
+            console.error('[Player] play failed', e);
+          }
+        });
     } else {
       ws.pause();
     }
@@ -180,34 +199,27 @@ export function LandingAudioPlayer({
     wavesurferRef.current.playPause();
   }, []);
 
-  const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
-    if (wavesurferRef.current) {
-      wavesurferRef.current.pause();
-    }
-    setIsPlaying(false);
-    onClose();
-  }, [onClose]);
-
   return (
     <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 border-t border-border bg-background/95 backdrop-blur supports-backdrop-filter:bg-background/60 z-30">
-      <div className="px-4 py-3">
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+      <div className="px-4 py-3 flex flex-col md:flex-row md:items-center gap-2 md:gap-4">
+        {/* Waveform — full width row on mobile, inline on desktop */}
+        <div className="min-w-0 min-h-[60px] md:min-h-[80px] md:flex-1 md:order-2">
+          <div ref={waveformRef} className="w-full h-full min-h-[60px] md:min-h-[80px]" />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Controls row */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3 md:contents">
           {/* Play/Pause */}
           <button
             onClick={handlePlayPause}
             disabled={!isReady}
-            className="h-10 w-10 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-muted shrink-0 disabled:opacity-50"
+            className="h-10 w-10 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-muted shrink-0 disabled:opacity-50 md:order-1"
           >
             {isPlaying ? <Pause className="h-5 w-5" /> : <Play className="h-5 w-5 ml-0.5" />}
           </button>
 
-          {/* Waveform */}
-          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 flex flex-col gap-1">
-            <div ref={waveformRef} className="w-full min-h-[80px]" />
-          </div>
-
           {/* Time */}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground shrink-0">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground shrink-0 md:order-3">
             <span className="font-mono text-xs">{formatDuration(currentTime)}</span>
             <span className="text-xs">/</span>
             <span className="font-mono text-xs">{formatDuration(duration)}</span>
@@ -215,7 +227,7 @@ export function LandingAudioPlayer({
 
           {/* Title */}
           {title && (
-            <div className="text-sm font-medium truncate max-w-[200px] shrink-0 hidden lg:block">
+            <div className="text-sm font-medium truncate max-w-[200px] shrink-0 hidden lg:block md:order-4">
               {title}
             </div>
           )}
@@ -223,7 +235,7 @@ export function LandingAudioPlayer({
           {/* Loop */}
           <button
             onClick={() => setIsLooping(!isLooping)}
-            className={`h-8 w-8 flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm shrink-0 hover:bg-muted ${
+            className={`h-8 w-8 flex items-center justify-center rounded-sm shrink-0 hover:bg-muted md:order-5 ${
               isLooping ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground'
             }`}
           >
@@ -231,7 +243,7 @@ export function LandingAudioPlayer({
           </button>
 
           {/* Volume */}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0 w-[120px]">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0 w-[120px] md:order-6">
             <button
               onClick={() => setVolume(volume > 0 ? 0 : 0.75)}
               className="h-8 w-8 flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-muted rounded-sm"
@@ -251,14 +263,6 @@ export function LandingAudioPlayer({
               className="flex-1 h-1 appearance-none bg-muted rounded-full accent-foreground cursor-pointer [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:appearance-none [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:h-3 [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:w-3 [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:rounded-full [&::-webkit-slider-thumb]:bg-foreground"
             />
           </div>
-
-          {/* Close */}
-          <button
-            onClick={handleClose}
-            className="h-8 w-8 flex items-center justify-center hover:bg-muted rounded-sm shrink-0"
-          >
-            <X className="h-5 w-5 text-muted-foreground" />
-          </button>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/landing/src/components/Navbar.tsx b/landing/src/components/Navbar.tsx
index 41eb6c76..c0b0b186 100644
--- a/landing/src/components/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/landing/src/components/Navbar.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,34 @@
 
 import { Github } from 'lucide-react';
 import Image from 'next/image';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { GITHUB_REPO } from '@/lib/constants';
 
+function formatStarCount(count: number): string {
+  if (count >= 1000) {
+    const k = count / 1000;
+    return k % 1 === 0 ? `${k}k` : `${k.toFixed(1)}k`;
+  }
+  return count.toString();
+}
+
 export function Navbar() {
+  const [starCount, setStarCount] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch('/api/stars')
+      .then((res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch stars');
+        return res.json();
+      })
+      .then((data) => {
+        if (typeof data.count === 'number') setStarCount(data.count);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error('Failed to fetch star count:', error);
+      });
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <nav className="fixed inset-x-0 top-0 z-50 border-b border-border/50 bg-background/80 backdrop-blur-xl">
       <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-7xl items-center justify-between px-6 py-3">
@@ -50,8 +75,12 @@ export function Navbar() {
           className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border/60 bg-card/60 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground hover:border-border"
         >
           <Github className="h-4 w-4" />
-          <span className="hidden sm:inline">Star on GitHub</span>
-          <span className="sm:hidden">GitHub</span>
+          <span className="text-[13px] font-medium">Star</span>
+          {starCount !== null && (
+            <span className="border-l border-border/60 pl-2 text-[13px] font-semibold text-foreground">
+              {formatStarCount(starCount)}
+            </span>
+          )}
         </a>
       </div>
     </nav>
diff --git a/landing/src/components/VoiceCreator.tsx b/landing/src/components/VoiceCreator.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c1523b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/landing/src/components/VoiceCreator.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,479 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { AnimatePresence, motion } from 'framer-motion';
+import { Mic, Monitor, Upload } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+
+// ─── Waveform bars generator ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function generateWaveformBars(count: number, seed: number): number[] {
+  const bars: number[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    const x = i / count;
+    // Speech-like envelope: ramp up, sustain, taper
+    const envelope = Math.sin(x * Math.PI) * 0.8 + 0.2;
+    // Layered pseudo-random noise
+    const n1 = Math.sin(seed * 127.1 + i * 43.7) * 0.5 + 0.5;
+    const n2 = Math.sin(seed * 269.5 + i * 17.3) * 0.3 + 0.5;
+    const n3 = Math.sin(seed * 53.9 + i * 97.1) * 0.2 + 0.5;
+    const noise = (n1 + n2 + n3) / 3;
+    bars.push(envelope * noise);
+  }
+  return bars;
+}
+
+// ─── Animated waveform background ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function WaveformBackground({ active }: { active: boolean }) {
+  const bars = useMemo(() => generateWaveformBars(60, 42), []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none flex items-end justify-center overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="flex items-end gap-[2px] w-full h-full px-4 pb-4">
+        {bars.map((h, i) => {
+          const maxH = 120; // max bar height in px
+          const baseH = 4;
+          const activeH = baseH + h * maxH;
+          const idleH = baseH + h * maxH * 0.25;
+          return (
+            <motion.div
+              key={i}
+              className="flex-1 rounded-full bg-accent"
+              animate={{
+                opacity: active ? 0.35 : 0.1,
+                height: active ? [idleH, activeH, idleH * 1.5, activeH * 0.7, idleH] : idleH,
+              }}
+              transition={
+                active
+                  ? {
+                      duration: 1.0 + (i % 5) * 0.12,
+                      repeat: Infinity,
+                      repeatType: 'mirror',
+                      delay: (i % 7) * 0.04,
+                      ease: 'easeInOut',
+                    }
+                  : { duration: 0.6 }
+              }
+            />
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Tab content panels ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function UploadPanel() {
+  const [hasFile, setHasFile] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Simulate file drop after 2s
+    const t1 = setTimeout(() => setHasFile(true), 2000);
+    const t2 = setTimeout(() => setHasFile(false), 5000);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(t1);
+      clearTimeout(t2);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 border-2 rounded-lg min-h-[180px] transition-colors duration-300 ${
+        hasFile ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5' : 'border-dashed border-muted-foreground/25'
+      }`}
+    >
+      <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+        {!hasFile ? (
+          <motion.div
+            key="idle"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="h-10 px-5 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <Upload className="h-4 w-4" />
+              Choose File
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-center">
+              Drag and drop an audio file, or click to browse.
+              <br />
+              Maximum duration: 30 seconds.
+            </p>
+          </motion.div>
+        ) : (
+          <motion.div
+            key="file"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Upload className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">sample-voice-clip.wav</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <span>0:04</span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Mic className="h-3 w-3" />
+                Transcribe
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function RecordPanel() {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<'idle' | 'recording' | 'done'>('idle');
+  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const t1 = setTimeout(() => setState('recording'), 1500);
+    const t2 = setTimeout(() => setState('done'), 5500);
+    const t3 = setTimeout(() => {
+      setState('idle');
+      setElapsed(0);
+    }, 8000);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(t1);
+      clearTimeout(t2);
+      clearTimeout(t3);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  // Timer
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (state !== 'recording') return;
+    setElapsed(0);
+    const interval = setInterval(() => setElapsed((e) => e + 1), 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [state]);
+
+  const formatTime = (s: number) => `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${(s % 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 border-2 rounded-lg min-h-[180px] overflow-hidden transition-colors duration-300 ${
+        state === 'recording'
+          ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+          : state === 'done'
+            ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+            : 'border-dashed border-muted-foreground/25'
+      }`}
+    >
+      <WaveformBackground active={state === 'recording'} />
+
+      <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+        {state === 'idle' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="idle"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="h-10 px-5 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <Mic className="h-4 w-4" />
+              Start Recording
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-center">
+              Click to record from your microphone.
+              <br />
+              Maximum duration: 30 seconds.
+            </p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'recording' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="recording"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-accent animate-pulse" />
+              <span className="text-lg font-mono font-semibold">{formatTime(elapsed)}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="h-9 px-4 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-sm bg-accent-foreground" />
+              Stop Recording
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{formatTime(30 - elapsed)} remaining</p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'done' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="done"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Mic className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">Recording complete</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <span>0:04</span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Mic className="h-3 w-3" />
+                Transcribe
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SystemPanel() {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<'idle' | 'capturing' | 'done'>('idle');
+  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const t1 = setTimeout(() => setState('capturing'), 1500);
+    const t2 = setTimeout(() => setState('done'), 5500);
+    const t3 = setTimeout(() => {
+      setState('idle');
+      setElapsed(0);
+    }, 8000);
+    return () => {
+      clearTimeout(t1);
+      clearTimeout(t2);
+      clearTimeout(t3);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (state !== 'capturing') return;
+    setElapsed(0);
+    const interval = setInterval(() => setElapsed((e) => e + 1), 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [state]);
+
+  const formatTime = (s: number) => `${Math.floor(s / 60)}:${(s % 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 p-6 border-2 rounded-lg min-h-[180px] overflow-hidden transition-colors duration-300 ${
+        state === 'capturing'
+          ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+          : state === 'done'
+            ? 'border-accent bg-accent/5'
+            : 'border-dashed border-muted-foreground/25'
+      }`}
+    >
+      <WaveformBackground active={state === 'capturing'} />
+
+      <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+        {state === 'idle' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="idle"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="h-10 px-5 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <Monitor className="h-4 w-4" />
+              Start Capture
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-center">
+              Capture audio playing on your system.
+              <br />
+              Maximum duration: 30 seconds.
+            </p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'capturing' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="capturing"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-accent animate-pulse" />
+              <span className="text-lg font-mono font-semibold">{formatTime(elapsed)}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="h-9 px-4 rounded-md bg-accent text-accent-foreground flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium">
+              <div className="h-3 w-3 rounded-sm bg-accent-foreground" />
+              Stop Capture
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{formatTime(30 - elapsed)} remaining</p>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+
+        {state === 'done' && (
+          <motion.div
+            key="done"
+            initial={{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.95 }}
+            animate={{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }}
+            exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+            className="relative z-10 flex flex-col items-center gap-3"
+          >
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <Monitor className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">Capture complete</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <span>0:04</span>
+              </div>
+              <div className="h-8 px-3 rounded-md border border-border flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                <Mic className="h-3 w-3" />
+                Transcribe
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </motion.div>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ─── Tab selector ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const TABS = [
+  { id: 'upload' as const, label: 'Upload', icon: Upload },
+  { id: 'record' as const, label: 'Microphone', icon: Mic },
+  { id: 'system' as const, label: 'System Audio', icon: Monitor },
+];
+
+type TabId = (typeof TABS)[number]['id'];
+
+// ─── Main section ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function VoiceCreator() {
+  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<TabId>('record');
+  const [cycleKey, setCycleKey] = useState(0);
+
+  // Auto-cycle tabs
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const tabOrder: TabId[] = ['record', 'upload', 'system'];
+    let idx = tabOrder.indexOf(activeTab);
+
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      idx = (idx + 1) % tabOrder.length;
+      setActiveTab(tabOrder[idx]);
+      setCycleKey((k) => k + 1);
+    }, 9000);
+
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [activeTab]);
+
+  return (
+    <section className="border-t border-border py-24">
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-6">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-12 md:gap-16 items-center">
+          {/* Left: Copy */}
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight text-foreground md:text-4xl mb-4">
+              Clone any voice in seconds
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-muted-foreground mb-6">
+              Three ways to capture a voice sample. Upload a clip, record from your microphone, or
+              capture audio playing on your system. Voicebox clones the voice from as little as 3
+              seconds of audio.
+            </p>
+            <div className="space-y-3">
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-lg bg-accent/10 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+                  <Upload className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-medium">Upload a clip</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Drag and drop any audio file — WAV, MP3, FLAC, or WebM.
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-lg bg-accent/10 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+                  <Mic className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-medium">Record from microphone</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Live waveform preview while you record. Up to 30 seconds.
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-lg bg-accent/10 flex items-center justify-center shrink-0 mt-0.5">
+                  <Monitor className="h-4 w-4 text-accent" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-medium">System audio capture</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Clone a voice from a YouTube video, podcast, or any app playing audio.
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Right: Animated UI mock */}
+          <div className="rounded-xl border border-app-line bg-app-darkBox overflow-hidden">
+            <div className="p-5">
+              {/* Tab bar */}
+              <div className="flex rounded-lg border border-border bg-card/50 p-1 mb-4">
+                {TABS.map((tab) => {
+                  const Icon = tab.icon;
+                  const isActive = activeTab === tab.id;
+                  return (
+                    <button
+                      key={tab.id}
+                      onClick={() => {
+                        setActiveTab(tab.id);
+                        setCycleKey((k) => k + 1);
+                      }}
+                      className={`flex-1 flex items-center justify-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-md text-xs font-medium transition-colors ${
+                        isActive
+                          ? 'bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm'
+                          : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'
+                      }`}
+                    >
+                      <Icon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                      <span className="hidden sm:inline">{tab.label}</span>
+                    </button>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+
+              {/* Panel */}
+              <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+                <motion.div
+                  key={`${activeTab}-${cycleKey}`}
+                  initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 6 }}
+                  animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
+                  exit={{ opacity: 0, y: -6 }}
+                  transition={{ duration: 0.2 }}
+                >
+                  {activeTab === 'upload' && <UploadPanel />}
+                  {activeTab === 'record' && <RecordPanel />}
+                  {activeTab === 'system' && <SystemPanel />}
+                </motion.div>
+              </AnimatePresence>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/landing/src/lib/releases.ts b/landing/src/lib/releases.ts
index ad19c548..3f985d31 100644
--- a/landing/src/lib/releases.ts
+++ b/landing/src/lib/releases.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ let cachedReleaseInfo: ReleaseInfo | null = null;
 let cacheTimestamp: number = 0;
 const CACHE_DURATION = 1000 * 60 * 10; // 10 minutes
 
+// Cache for star count
+let cachedStarCount: number | null = null;
+let starCacheTimestamp: number = 0;
+
 /**
  * Fetches the latest release from GitHub and extracts download links
  */
@@ -92,3 +96,38 @@ export async function getLatestRelease(): Promise<ReleaseInfo> {
     throw error;
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Fetches the star count for the repo from GitHub
+ */
+export async function getStarCount(): Promise<number> {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (cachedStarCount !== null && now - starCacheTimestamp < CACHE_DURATION) {
+    return cachedStarCount;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${GITHUB_API_BASE}/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}`, {
+      next: { revalidate: 600 },
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/vnd.github.v3+json',
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`GitHub API error: ${response.status}`);
+    }
+
+    const repo = await response.json();
+    const count = repo.stargazers_count ?? 0;
+
+    cachedStarCount = count;
+    starCacheTimestamp = now;
+
+    return count;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to fetch star count:', error);
+    if (cachedStarCount !== null) return cachedStarCount;
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
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