CA-72 0.2.4 - Windows x64 manual installation
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VST3 and CLAP plug-ins for a compatible 64-bit audio host on Windows 10 or 11,
without the installer. These are the unchanged binaries of the v0.2.4 release
build, from the same CI run as CA-72-0.2.4-Windows-setup.exe. CA-72.exe is the
standalone application: extract the archive and double-click it to play without a host.

Install
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1. Close your audio host before installing or updating.
2. Extract this ZIP. Do not load plug-ins directly from the ZIP.
3. Copy the whole CA-72.vst3 folder to:
   C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
   Keep its internal Contents\x86_64-win\CA-72.vst3 structure intact.
4. If your host supports CLAP, copy CA-72.clap to:
   C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP\
   You may install only the format you use.
5. Start your host and rescan its plug-ins. CA-72 appears as an instrument
   by Idle Foundry.

Windows may ask for administrator permission when copying to Program Files.
An alternative folder works only if your host supports and scans that folder
for the chosen plug-in format. Keep just one installed copy of each format in
the folders your host scans, to avoid loading an older duplicate.

Update
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Close the host. Replace the old CA-72.vst3 folder as a whole with the new one;
do not merge it and leave old files behind. Replace CA-72.clap if installed.
Then reopen and rescan the host. Keep your presets folder unchanged.

The plug-in's DOWNLOAD button opens the Windows installer. The manual-install
ZIP of each version is on the release page:
https://github.com/idlefoundry/ca-72/releases

Requirements and data
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This build statically links the C runtime and has no Visual C++
Redistributable dependency. Its imported DLLs are Windows system libraries.
Factory presets and fonts are built into the plug-ins; no separate sound or
font files need installing. Keep LICENSE.txt and THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt with
your copy. Copies of both are also inside the VST3 bundle's Resources folder.

The executable can run from the extracted folder; its session and settings use
your Windows profile rather than the archive's folder. Your presets and library settings
remain in:
%APPDATA%\Idle Foundry\CA-72\Presets

Uninstall
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Close the host and remove the copied CA-72.vst3 folder and CA-72.clap file.
Your presets remain. Manual installation creates no Windows Apps entry.
If you previously used the installer, its Apps entry may still show the old
version, and its uninstaller can remove plug-ins later replaced manually.

Licence and source
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Copyright (C) 2026 Idle Foundry Ltd.
GNU General Public License, version 3 or later. See LICENSE.txt.
Third-party licences are in THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt.
Source and build instructions:
https://github.com/idlefoundry/ca-72/tree/v0.2.4
Git dependency sources accompany the release:
https://github.com/idlefoundry/ca-72/releases/tag/v0.2.4

Build provenance
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Source commit: ec5d2aee04ce3b7320f64eb105281ccd5cc62d2c
CI run that built it:
https://github.com/idlefoundry/ca-72/actions/runs/38845351212
Binary artifact: CA-72-Windows, artifact ID 12023291084
Original artifact ZIP SHA-256:
a76f8c7ec85fe768541d89a2c1c27c037c53e70627faab541580f68199560e21
Each plug-in binary SHA-256:
91d78ebc9ad5c15bd8ec59866e9da9f2560a9fc9c67e2e0883aa5b5f696db0c9

This archive adds installation instructions and licence files to those
unmodified binaries. FILE-SHA256SUMS.txt lists every other file in this ZIP.
