diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17c3eed..04cf677 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ import { MetalKnob, LEDKnob, Fader, logTaper } from 'dreamknob'
   rounding, discrete `values` lists, evenly spaced detents (`steps`), linear / log /
   power / custom tapers.
 - **Styles**: `FlatKnob`, `MetalKnob`, `RubberKnob`, `VintageKnob`, `LEDKnob`, `NeonKnob`,
-  `SteppedKnob`, `PanKnob`, `ImageKnob` (film-strips), `Fader`, `LEDFader`, `Meter`
-  (PPM ballistics · dBFS · loudness), `MeterBridge`, `Gauge`, `XYPad`, `PushButton`,
-  `Button`, `IndicatorLamp`, `LampRow`, `ToggleSwitch`, `SegmentSwitch`,
-  `TransportButton`, `ScrubField`, `SegmentDisplay`, `AlphaDisplay`, plus
-  `LabeledField`/`Rack` layout — every color themeable per instance.
+  `SteppedKnob`, `ImageKnob` (film-strips), `Fader`, `LEDFader`, `Meter`, `MeterBridge`,
+  `Gauge`, `XYPad`, `PushButton`, `IndicatorLamp`, `LampRow`, `ToggleSwitch`,
+  `SegmentSwitch`, `TransportButton`, `ScrubField`, `SegmentDisplay`, `AlphaDisplay`,
+  plus `LabeledField`/`Rack` layout — every color themeable per instance.
 - **Composable**: `<Knob>` + primitives (`Arc`, `Pointer`, `Ticks`, `TickLabels`, `Face`,
   `KnobValue`, `KnobLabel`, `GlowFilter`) for custom designs, or go fully headless with
   `useKnob`.
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ See `packages/dreamknob/README.md` and the docs app for the full API.
 The easiest way is the published release on our Forgejo:
 
 ```bash
-pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.4/dreamknob-1.1.4.tgz
+pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.2/dreamknob-1.1.2.tgz
 ```
 
 Or build locally — the package builds to `packages/dreamknob/dist` (ESM + CJS + types):
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/sections/ApiDocs.tsx b/apps/docs/src/sections/ApiDocs.tsx
index 3cffec2..ac44fa2 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/sections/ApiDocs.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/sections/ApiDocs.tsx
@@ -128,15 +128,14 @@ export const ApiDocs: React.FC = () => (
         <Row name="<LEDKnob />" type="digital" desc="Segmented LED ring + seven-segment readout. color, offColor, segments, digits, displayDecimals (any precision), unit label under the digits." />
         <Row name="<NeonKnob />" type="2D" desc="Glowing arc + dot pointer. color, trackColor, arcFrom." />
         <Row name="<SteppedKnob />" type="selector" desc="Detented switch. positions (named) or steps (numeric), color, faceColor." />
-        <Row name="<PanKnob />" type="2D · bipolar" desc="Stereo pan: fills from center, snaps to a center detent, reads out L<n>/C/R<n>. Defaults to −50…50 centered at 0; pass min/max for other conventions." />
         <Row name="<Fader />" type="linear" desc="Channel fader. orientation, length, breadth, color, tickCount, showFill, unit, format, valuePosition ('top' | 'end' | 'none'), fill (stretch to container)." />
         <Row name="<LEDFader />" type="linear · digital" desc="Segmented LED meter-fader. orientation, length, segments, color or zones ([{upTo, color}] — defaults to the theme's green/amber/red), glow, digits, unit, fill (stretch to container)." />
         <Row name="<ImageKnob />" type="sprite" desc="Film-strip knob (KnobMan-style PNG strips): src, frames, stripOrientation. Photoreal skins with zero drawing code." />
-        <Row name="<Meter />" type="display" desc="LED level meter: value (number or [l, r, ...]), zones, peakHold, peakDecay (fall tail), ballistics (PPM attack/decay), scale='db' (feed amplitude → dBFS + reference lines), integrated (windowed loudness), fill, disabled, seven-seg readout, clip LED (showClip/clipThreshold/clipHold 'latch'/clipColor/onClip). All the new metering is opt-in." />
+        <Row name="<Meter />" type="display" desc="Read-only LED level meter: value (number or [l, r, ...]), zones (theme green/amber/red), peakHold, peakColor, orientation, unit, fill (stretch to container), disabled, seven-segment readout. Clip LED: showClip, clipThreshold, clipHold (ms or 'latch'), clipColor, onClip." />
         <Row name="<MeterBridge />" type="display" desc="Labeled multi-strip meter block: channels ([{label, value, clipValue?}]), per-channel peak-hold text, shared clip LED — the mixer meter row, prebuilt." />
         <Row name="<XYPad />" type="2D control" desc="Two-parameter pad: x/y axis configs (each with min/max/step/invert/detents), drag + arrow keys (arrows follow the visual direction), grid, crosshair, Escape cancel, double-click reset." />
-        <Row name="<Button />" type="action" desc="Click-to-fire command button in the panel style (Regenerate, Add, Apply). PushButton locked to mode='action' — never latches, press-down, onClick. No LED by default (an action has no state); opt in with led='dot' | 'strip'. Forwards native button props → usable as a Radix asChild trigger." />
-        <Row name="<PushButton />" type="switch" desc="Panel button: mode 'toggle' | 'momentary' | 'action', controlled/uncontrolled, aria-pressed. led defaults to 'strip' for toggle/momentary (state) and off for action; also 'dot'. leadingIcon slot. Forwards ...rest and composes handlers, so it works as a dropdown/tooltip/popover trigger." />
+        <Row name="<Button />" type="action" desc="Click-to-fire command button in the panel style (Regenerate, Add, Apply). PushButton locked to mode='action' — never latches, press-down + LED flash, onClick. led: 'dot' (default) | 'strip' | false." />
+        <Row name="<PushButton />" type="switch" desc="Panel button: mode 'toggle' | 'momentary' | 'action', controlled/uncontrolled, aria-pressed. led: 'strip' | 'dot'. leadingIcon slot tinted to the LED." />
         <Row name="<IndicatorLamp />" type="switch · display" desc="Panel LED lamp: pressable toggle (role='switch') or read-only status light, blink, momentary, label either side (labelSize to shrink the caption below its 10px floor) — the checkbox, in hardware form." />
         <Row name="<SegmentSwitch />" type="selector" desc="Segmented option switch (radiogroup): options list, LED tick on the active cell, arrow/Home/End keys, controlled/uncontrolled index." />
         <Row name="<ScrubField />" type="numeric field" desc="After-Effects-style number field: drag the label to scrub (Shift = fine), click to type (Enter commits, Esc reverts), arrows step, wheel nudges. role='spinbutton'." />
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ export const ApiDocs: React.FC = () => (
     ledGreen: '#3df2ad',            // SegmentDisplay default lit color
     ledAmber: '#ffb84d',            // AlphaDisplay default lit color
     panel:    'rgba(255,255,255,0.03)', // Rack / panel chrome
-    ledWell:  '#0b0d0e',            // LED display well (LEDKnob/LEDFader/Meter)
   }}
 >
   <FlatKnob ... /> <Fader ... /> <LEDKnob ... />
@@ -313,25 +311,12 @@ function MyKnob() {
   <ToggleSwitch defaultOn showStateLabel />
 </LabeledField>
 
-// A declarative channel strip — now with a pan knob
+// A declarative channel strip
 <Rack orientation="column" title="Channel 1">
   <FlatKnob label="Gain" sublabel="dB" />
-  <PanKnob size={56} defaultValue={0} />
   <Fader orientation="horizontal" fill valuePosition="end" />
   <Meter value={level} min={-60} max={6} fill orientation="horizontal" />
-</Rack>
-
-// A pro dBFS meter — feed amplitude, get ballistics + peak-decay + loudness
-<Meter value={[ampL, ampR]} scale="db" ballistics
-  peakHold={1500} peakDecay={0.25} integrated showValue unit="dB" />
-
-// A Button as a Radix dropdown trigger (it forwards + composes handlers)
-<DropdownMenu>
-  <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
-    <Button led={false}>Add channel</Button>
-  </DropdownMenuTrigger>
-  <DropdownMenuContent>{/* … */}</DropdownMenuContent>
-</DropdownMenu>`}
+</Rack>`}
       />
 
       <h3 className="api-h">Precision &amp; number handling</h3>
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/sections/Buttons.tsx b/apps/docs/src/sections/Buttons.tsx
index 1cf6753..02676f4 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/sections/Buttons.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/sections/Buttons.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const Buttons: React.FC = () => {
             </Button>
             <Button
               color="#ff4d6b"
-              led="strip"
+              led={false}
               leadingIcon={<Glyph>✕</Glyph>}
               onClick={() => setFired(n => n + 1)}
               aria-label="Clear"
@@ -131,10 +131,9 @@ export const Buttons: React.FC = () => {
 
         <p className="section-sub" style={{ marginTop: 20 }}>
           <code>&lt;Button&gt;</code> is <code>&lt;PushButton mode=&quot;action&quot;&gt;</code> —
-          it never latches, shows a press-down, and calls <code>onClick</code>. It has{' '}
-          <strong>no LED by default</strong> — an action has no state to indicate, unlike a
-          toggle. Add <code>led=&quot;dot&quot;</code> for a corner dot that flashes on
-          press, or <code>led=&quot;strip&quot;</code> for the full strip.
+          it never latches, shows a press-down and a brief LED flash, and calls{' '}
+          <code>onClick</code>. <code>led=&quot;dot&quot;</code> gives the corner-dot
+          look; <code>led=&#123;false&#125;</code> a plain button.
         </p>
       </div>
     </section>
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/sections/Gallery.tsx b/apps/docs/src/sections/Gallery.tsx
index 2158ee2..050b87f 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/sections/Gallery.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/sections/Gallery.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import {
   AlphaDisplay,
   Arc,
-  Button,
   DreamknobProvider,
   Fader,
   FlatKnob,
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import {
   Meter,
   MeterBridge,
   NeonKnob,
-  PanKnob,
   Pointer,
   PushButton,
   Rack,
@@ -282,10 +280,7 @@ const PanelDemo: React.FC = () => {
       <LabeledField label="Fresh seed" labelWidth={78}>
         <ToggleSwitch on={fresh} onChange={setFresh} color="#c9a6ff" showStateLabel aria-label="Fresh seed" />
       </LabeledField>
-      <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 8, alignItems: 'center' }}>
-        <SegmentSwitch options={['SOLID', 'GRAD', 'NOISE']} value={mode} onChange={setMode} color="#c9a6ff" aria-label="Fill mode" />
-        <Button color="#c9a6ff" size={30} title="Regenerate the world" aria-label="Regenerate">↻</Button>
-      </div>
+      <SegmentSwitch options={['SOLID', 'GRAD', 'NOISE']} value={mode} onChange={setMode} color="#c9a6ff" aria-label="Fill mode" />
       <LampRow
         lamps={[
           { label: 'Cue', on: playing, color: '#3df2ad' },
@@ -297,97 +292,6 @@ const PanelDemo: React.FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
-const DbMeterDemo: React.FC = () => {
-  // Drive with linear amplitude; the meter converts to dBFS internally.
-  const [amp, setAmp] = React.useState<[number, number]>([0.3, 0.28]);
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    let t = 0;
-    const id = setInterval(() => {
-      t += 0.11;
-      const spike = Math.random() < 0.05 ? 0.4 : 0;
-      setAmp([
-        Math.max(0.001, Math.min(1.2, 0.34 + Math.sin(t) * 0.22 + Math.random() * 0.16 + spike)),
-        Math.max(0.001, Math.min(1.2, 0.32 + Math.sin(t * 1.25 + 1) * 0.22 + Math.random() * 0.16 + spike)),
-      ]);
-    }, 90);
-    return () => clearInterval(id);
-  }, []);
-  return (
-    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 20, alignItems: 'center' }}>
-      <Meter
-        value={amp}
-        scale="db"
-        ballistics
-        peakHold={1400}
-        peakDecay={0.22}
-        integrated
-        clipThreshold={0}
-        length={140}
-        showValue
-        unit="dB"
-        label="Vertical"
-        aria-label="dBFS meter"
-      />
-      <Meter
-        value={amp}
-        scale="db"
-        ballistics
-        peakHold={1400}
-        peakDecay={0.22}
-        clipThreshold={0}
-        orientation="horizontal"
-        length={190}
-        breadth={14}
-        label="Horizontal"
-        aria-label="dBFS meter horizontal"
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
-const PanDemo: React.FC = () => (
-  <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 22, alignItems: 'center' }}>
-    <PanKnob size={84} defaultValue={0} color="#4cc2ff" aria-label="Pan center" />
-    <PanKnob size={84} defaultValue={-30} color="#3df2ad" label="Track 2" aria-label="Pan left" />
-  </div>
-);
-
-const LightThemeDemo: React.FC = () => {
-  const [play, setPlay] = React.useState(false);
-  const [mute, setMute] = React.useState(true);
-  return (
-    <DreamknobProvider base="light" theme={{ accent: '#0868c8' }}>
-      <div
-        style={{
-          background: '#eceef2',
-          borderRadius: 12,
-          padding: 18,
-          display: 'flex',
-          flexDirection: 'column',
-          gap: 16,
-          alignItems: 'center',
-        }}
-      >
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 18, alignItems: 'center' }}>
-          <LEDKnob size={74} min={20} max={2000} defaultValue={440} taper={logTaper} label="Freq" unit="Hz" aria-label="Light freq" />
-          <SegmentDisplay value={128.4} digits={4} decimals={1} height={22} />
-          <Meter value={[62, 44]} min={0} max={100} length={92} breadth={14} aria-label="Light meter" />
-        </div>
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 10, alignItems: 'center' }}>
-          <PushButton pressed={mute} onChange={setMute} color="#d92546" size={32} aria-label="Mute">
-            Mute
-          </PushButton>
-          <Button color="#0868c8" size={32} onClick={() => undefined} aria-label="Apply">
-            Apply
-          </Button>
-          <TransportButton kind="play" active={play} onClick={() => setPlay(p => !p)} size={32} />
-          <SegmentSwitch options={['LP', 'BP', 'HP']} defaultValue={1} aria-label="Light filter" />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </DreamknobProvider>
-  );
-};
-
 const ImageKnobDemo: React.FC = () => {
   const src = useGeneratedStrip();
   if (!src) return null;
@@ -601,18 +505,10 @@ export const Gallery: React.FC = () => (
           </div>
         </Card>
 
-        <Card title="Light theme" desc="base='light' adapts the whole panel — LED wells go transparent so readouts and meters read as flat segments, and the buttons/switches become light raised chrome instead of dark chips." tag="<DreamknobProvider base='light' />">
-          <LightThemeDemo />
-        </Card>
-
         <Card title="Meters" desc="Stereo metering from one component (value={[l, r]}), or a full labeled bridge with per-channel peak text. Click the clip LED to clear it." tag="<Meter /> · <MeterBridge />">
           <MeterDemo />
         </Card>
 
-        <Card title="dBFS meter" desc="The same <Meter>, in dB mode: feed linear amplitude and it shows dBFS with PPM ballistics, a peak-decay tail, reference lines and a windowed loudness readout." tag="<Meter scale='db' ballistics integrated />">
-          <DbMeterDemo />
-        </Card>
-
         <Card title="Lamps & switches" desc="A segmented option switch, pressable indicator lamps (blink included) and a corner-dot button — the whole panel family." tag="<SegmentSwitch /> · <IndicatorLamp />">
           <LampSwitchDemo />
         </Card>
@@ -640,10 +536,6 @@ export const Gallery: React.FC = () => (
           <PanelDemo />
         </Card>
 
-        <Card title="Pan" desc="Bipolar stereo pan: fills from center, snaps to a center detent, and reads out L/C/R." tag="<PanKnob />">
-          <PanDemo />
-        </Card>
-
         <Card title="Gradient arc" desc="Position-anchored gradient — the red zone stays at the top of travel." tag="<Arc gradient={...} />">
           <Knob size={96} min={-60} max={6} step={0.5} defaultValue={-8} aria-label="Gradient arc demo">
             <Arc
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/sections/GettingStarted.tsx b/apps/docs/src/sections/GettingStarted.tsx
index 32dbbc9..f973723 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/sections/GettingStarted.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/sections/GettingStarted.tsx
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ export const GettingStarted: React.FC = () => (
 
       <Step n={1} title="Install">
         <CodeBlock
-          code={`pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.4/dreamknob-1.1.4.tgz\n# (or npm install <same url>)  ·  peer deps: react >= 18, react-dom >= 18`}
+          code={`pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.1/dreamknob-1.1.1.tgz\n# (or npm install <same url>)  ·  peer deps: react >= 18, react-dom >= 18`}
         />
         <p className="api-note" style={{ marginTop: 10 }}>
           Installs straight from the{' '}
           <a href="https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases">
-            v1.1.4 release
+            v1.1.1 release
           </a>{' '}
           on our Forgejo. Zero runtime dependencies, ESM + CJS, full TypeScript types. No
           CSS file to import — everything is SVG and inline styles.
diff --git a/apps/docs/src/sections/Hero.tsx b/apps/docs/src/sections/Hero.tsx
index 4669d40..f71020d 100644
--- a/apps/docs/src/sections/Hero.tsx
+++ b/apps/docs/src/sections/Hero.tsx
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export const Hero: React.FC = () => {
           range, any decimal precision, and colors you fully control.
         </p>
         <div className="install">
-          <span>pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.4/dreamknob-1.1.4.tgz</span>
+          <span>pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.1/dreamknob-1.1.1.tgz</span>
           <button
             onClick={() => {
-              navigator.clipboard.writeText('pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.4/dreamknob-1.1.4.tgz');
+              navigator.clipboard.writeText('pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.1/dreamknob-1.1.1.tgz');
               setCopied(true);
               setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1400);
             }}
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/dreamknob/CHANGELOG.md
index 2091a6c..07ab660 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,69 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 1.1.4 — 2026-07-14
-
-Light-theme support — the controls whose chrome was hardcoded dark now adapt.
-
-### Themeable LED well
-- **`ledWell` theme token** — the recessed "screen" fill behind the LED
-  segments of `LEDKnob`, `LEDFader`, `Meter`, and the default well of
-  `SegmentDisplay` / `AlphaDisplay`, now comes from the theme instead of a
-  hardcoded near-black. Dark base keeps the classic dark well (`#0b0d0e`); the
-  **light base is `transparent`**, so LED controls and readouts render as clean
-  flat segment rings / bar meters / digits on the light panel (still clearly
-  "LED" from the lit segments) instead of dark blobs. The `faceColor` /
-  `background` props still override per-instance.
-
-### Light-theme panel chrome
-- **`scheme` theme token** (`'dark' | 'light'`, set by the `base`) drives the
-  raised gradient/border/shadow of `PushButton` (and `Button`),
-  `TransportButton` and `SegmentSwitch`. On a light base they render as light
-  raised buttons instead of dark chips; unlit LED pips flip to a faint dark so
-  they still read. New `panelButtonChrome(scheme, pressed)` helper.
-- Fixes the whole panel-button/switch family looking like dark chips on light
-  themes; the flat knobs and faders already adapted (their face is the `face`
-  token).
-
-## 1.1.3 — 2026-07-14
-
-Fourth integration-feedback release — a composability fix for buttons, a much
-smarter meter, and the pan control the mixer was missing.
-
-### Buttons
-- **Action buttons no longer show an LED by default.** `Button` (and
-  `PushButton mode="action"`) are plain by default — an action has no state to
-  indicate. `led` defaults to `'strip'` for `toggle`/`momentary` (which do have
-  a state) and to `false` for `action`; pass `led="dot"` / `led="strip"` to opt
-  a command button back in.
-
-### Buttons compose as Radix triggers
-- `PushButton` / `Button` now forward unknown props (`...rest`) to the
-  underlying `<button>` and **compose** their own event handlers with any the
-  consumer (or a Radix `asChild` slot) injects. A `Button` can now be a
-  dropdown / tooltip / popover trigger: `onPointerDown`, `onKeyDown`,
-  `data-state`, `aria-expanded` etc. all reach the DOM and fire alongside the
-  button's own press behavior. The prop types now extend the native button
-  attributes.
-
-### Meter — ballistics, dBFS, loudness
-- **`ballistics`** — PPM-style attack/decay smoothing of the displayed level
-  (`true` ≈ 5 ms attack / 350 ms decay, or `{ attack, decay }` in ms).
-- **`peakDecay`** — the peak-hold marker falls with a decay tail (normalized
-  units/second) after `peakHold` instead of snapping back.
-- **`scale="db"`** — feed linear amplitude (0..1) and the meter displays dBFS;
-  `min`/`max` default to -60 / 0 dB and faint reference gridlines are drawn
-  (`showScale` / `referenceTicks` to tune). New `ampToDb` / `dbToAmp` helpers.
-- **`integrated`** — a time-windowed loudness estimate (LUFS-ish on the dB
-  scale — a windowed mean of channel power, not a full BS.1770 measurement),
-  shown as a secondary readout and a marker line (`integrationWindow`,
-  `loudnessColor`).
-- All of the above are opt-in; the default meter behaves exactly as before.
-
-### New component
-- **`PanKnob`** — a bipolar stereo-pan knob: fills from center, snaps to a
-  center detent, reads out `L<n>` / `C` / `R<n>`. Defaults to a −50…50 range
-  centered at 0.
-
 ## 1.1.2 — 2026-07-14
 
 Third integration-feedback release — a general action button, responsive
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/README.md b/packages/dreamknob/README.md
index 7b1e597..0a03e50 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/README.md
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ headless core, any number range, any decimal precision, and colors you fully con
 Zero runtime dependencies.
 
 ```
-pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.4/dreamknob-1.1.4.tgz
+pnpm add https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases/download/v1.1.2/dreamknob-1.1.2.tgz
 ```
 
 (Latest release tarballs: https://git.dreamodus.software/Dreamodus/DreamKnob/releases)
@@ -95,16 +95,14 @@ import {
   LEDKnob,      // segmented LED ring + true seven-segment readout
   NeonKnob,     // glowing arc for dark UIs
   SteppedKnob,  // detented selector (positions={['LP','BP','HP']})
-  PanKnob,      // bipolar stereo pan — center detent, L<n>/C/R<n> readout
   Fader,        // linear channel fader, vertical or horizontal
   LEDFader,     // segmented LED meter-fader with color zones
   ImageKnob,    // film-strip sprite knob (KnobMan-style PNG strips)
-  Meter,        // LED level meter — multi-channel, PPM ballistics, dBFS scale, loudness
+  Meter,        // read-only LED level meter — mono or multi-channel (value={[l, r]})
   MeterBridge,  // labeled multi-strip meter block with per-channel peak text
   Gauge,        // read-only radial arc meter (round sibling of Meter) for CPU/RAM/load
   XYPad,        // two-parameter pad (cutoff/resonance, vector mixing)
-  PushButton,   // latch/hold panel button — LED strip or corner dot (toggle/momentary)
-  Button,         // click-to-fire command button (no LED by default; led="dot" opt-in)
+  PushButton,   // panel button with LED strip or corner dot (toggle or momentary)
   IndicatorLamp,  // pressable LED lamp — the hardware checkbox (blink, momentary)
   LampRow,        // row of indicator lamps with console-print captions
   ToggleSwitch,   // rocker/slider boolean — the knob slides OFF↔ON
@@ -120,10 +118,7 @@ import {
 
 Knob skins also take `sublabel` (a second caption line) and `labelSize` (caption
 size independent of the dial); `Meter` and `Fader` take `fill` to stretch to their
-container. `Meter` adds `ballistics` (PPM attack/decay), `peakDecay`, `scale="db"`
-(feed amplitude, show dBFS) and `integrated` (windowed loudness) — all opt-in.
-`PushButton`/`Button` forward native button props and compose handlers, so a
-`Button` works as a Radix `asChild` trigger.
+container.
 
 ## Theming
 
@@ -137,9 +132,7 @@ import { DreamknobProvider } from 'dreamknob'
 
 `base="light"` swaps in light-background defaults. Tokens: `accent`, `track`, `face`,
 `text`, `label`, `ticks`, `focusRing`, `zoneGood`/`zoneWarn`/`zoneHot` (meter zones),
-`ledGreen`/`ledAmber` (display defaults), `panel` (rack chrome), `ledWell` (LED display
-well — transparent on the light base), `fontMono`, `fontUI`. `scheme` (`'dark'|'light'`)
-is set by `base` and drives the panel-button/switch chrome; you rarely set it directly.
+`ledGreen`/`ledAmber` (display defaults), `panel` (rack chrome), `fontMono`, `fontUI`.
 
 Every knob skin and fader takes the core props plus `size`, `label`, `showValue`,
 `unit`, `format`, and per-part color props (`color`, `trackColor`, `faceColor`,
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/package.json b/packages/dreamknob/package.json
index 81a8018..b587886 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/package.json
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dreamknob",
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "description": "A feature-full, studio-grade React knob & fader library. Rotary, linear, 2D, 3D, digital and analog styles with a headless core.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Dreamodus Software Inc.",
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/core/theme.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/core/theme.tsx
index 0a34f2e..1116396 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/core/theme.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/core/theme.tsx
@@ -40,58 +40,10 @@ export interface KnobTheme {
   ledAmber: string;
   /** Panel/rack chrome background (`Rack`, panel containers). */
   panel: string;
-  /**
-   * The "well" behind LED displays — the recessed screen of `LEDKnob`,
-   * `LEDFader`, `Meter` and the default panel of `SegmentDisplay` /
-   * `AlphaDisplay`. Dark base keeps the classic near-black well (`#0b0d0e`) so
-   * lit segments read as glowing; the light base is `transparent`, so LED
-   * controls and readouts render as clean flat segment rings / bar meters /
-   * digits on the light panel instead of dark blobs. Per-instance
-   * `faceColor` / `background` props still override it.
-   */
-  ledWell: string;
-  /**
-   * Which base this theme derives from. Panel chrome that can't be expressed
-   * as a single token — the raised gradient/border/shadow of `PushButton`,
-   * `TransportButton`, `SegmentSwitch` — switches between dark and light
-   * treatments on this. Set automatically by the `base`; overrides rarely
-   * need to touch it.
-   */
-  scheme: 'dark' | 'light';
   fontMono: string;
   fontUI: string;
 }
 
-/** Raised panel-button chrome (background gradient, border, inset/drop shadow)
- *  for the current scheme — shared by PushButton, TransportButton and the
- *  SegmentSwitch container so they stay consistent and adapt to light themes
- *  instead of being hardcoded dark chips. */
-export function panelButtonChrome(
-  scheme: 'dark' | 'light',
-  pressed: boolean,
-): { background: string; border: string; boxShadow: string } {
-  if (scheme === 'light') {
-    return {
-      border: '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.16)',
-      background: pressed
-        ? 'linear-gradient(180deg, #d9dbe0, #e9eaee)'
-        : 'linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, #e7e8ec)',
-      boxShadow: pressed
-        ? 'inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.16)'
-        : 'inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.9), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.13)',
-    };
-  }
-  return {
-    border: '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.7)',
-    background: pressed
-      ? 'linear-gradient(180deg, #17181d, #232429)'
-      : 'linear-gradient(180deg, #35363d, #1d1e24)',
-    boxShadow: pressed
-      ? 'inset 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.65)'
-      : 'inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.09), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)',
-  };
-}
-
 export const darkTheme: KnobTheme = {
   track: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.12)',
   face: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.05)',
@@ -105,8 +57,6 @@ export const darkTheme: KnobTheme = {
   ledGreen: '#3df2ad',
   ledAmber: '#ffb84d',
   panel: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.03)',
-  ledWell: '#0b0d0e',
-  scheme: 'dark',
   fontMono: MONO_FONT,
   fontUI: UI_FONT,
 };
@@ -124,8 +74,6 @@ export const lightTheme: KnobTheme = {
   ledGreen: '#0fa571',
   ledAmber: '#b26a00',
   panel: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.04)',
-  ledWell: 'transparent',
-  scheme: 'light',
   fontMono: MONO_FONT,
   fontUI: UI_FONT,
 };
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/AlphaDisplay.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/AlphaDisplay.tsx
index 872dc77..142affc 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/AlphaDisplay.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/AlphaDisplay.tsx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export const AlphaDisplay: React.FC<AlphaDisplayProps> = ({
   color,
   weight = 1,
   gap = DEFAULT_GAP,
-  background: backgroundProp,
+  background = '#0a0d0c',
   ghostOpacity = 0.08,
   skew = 6,
   glow = 1.4,
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ export const AlphaDisplay: React.FC<AlphaDisplayProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const theme = useKnobTheme();
   const lit = color ?? theme.ledAmber;
-  // Default the display well to the theme's ledWell (transparent on the light
-  // base) so readouts adapt to light themes.
-  const background = backgroundProp ?? theme.ledWell ?? '#0a0d0c';
   const filterId = React.useId();
   const half = BASE_HALF * weight;
   const POLY = buildPoly(half);
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/SegmentDisplay.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/SegmentDisplay.tsx
index c9b623d..95725ba 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/SegmentDisplay.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/digital/SegmentDisplay.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const SegmentDisplay: React.FC<SegmentDisplayProps> = ({
   zones,
   weight = 1,
   gap,
-  background: backgroundProp,
+  background = '#0a0d0c',
   ghostOpacity = 0.09,
   skew = 6,
   glow = 1.6,
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ export const SegmentDisplay: React.FC<SegmentDisplayProps> = ({
   style,
 }) => {
   const theme = useKnobTheme();
-  // Default the display well to the theme's ledWell (dark base = dark well,
-  // light base = transparent) so readouts adapt to light themes.
-  const background = backgroundProp ?? theme.ledWell ?? '#0a0d0c';
   const filterId = React.useId();
   const numeric = typeof value === 'number' ? value : NaN;
   const resolved =
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/index.ts b/packages/dreamknob/src/index.ts
index 712cdc1..f030813 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/index.ts
@@ -64,12 +64,10 @@ export { VintageKnob, type VintageKnobProps } from './skins/VintageKnob';
 export { LEDKnob, type LEDKnobProps } from './skins/LEDKnob';
 export { NeonKnob, type NeonKnobProps } from './skins/NeonKnob';
 export { SteppedKnob, type SteppedKnobProps } from './skins/SteppedKnob';
-export { PanKnob, type PanKnobProps } from './skins/PanKnob';
 export { Fader, type FaderProps } from './skins/Fader';
 export { LEDFader, type LEDFaderProps, type LEDFaderZone } from './skins/LEDFader';
 export { ImageKnob, type ImageKnobProps } from './skins/ImageKnob';
 export { Meter, type MeterProps } from './skins/Meter';
-export { ampToDb, dbToAmp, type Ballistics } from './skins/meterEngine';
 export { MeterBridge, type MeterBridgeProps, type MeterBridgeChannel } from './skins/MeterBridge';
 export { Gauge, type GaugeProps } from './skins/Gauge';
 export { PushButton, type PushButtonProps, Button, type ButtonProps } from './skins/PushButton';
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDFader.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDFader.tsx
index 6b68c4e..d8fb95c 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDFader.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDFader.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const LEDFader = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LEDFaderProps>(function
   zones,
   offOpacity = 0.13,
   glow = true,
-  faceColor: faceColorProp,
+  faceColor = '#0b0d0e',
   focusRing,
   label,
   showValue = true,
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ export const LEDFader = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LEDFaderProps>(function
   const [editing, setEditing] = React.useState(false);
   const theme = useKnobTheme();
   const color = colorProp ?? theme.accent;
-  const faceColor = faceColorProp ?? theme.ledWell ?? '#0b0d0e';
   const ring = focusRing ?? theme.focusRing;
   const vertical = orientation === 'vertical';
   const pad = 5;
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDKnob.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDKnob.tsx
index baf4224..43968ae 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDKnob.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/LEDKnob.tsx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const LEDKnob = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LEDKnobProps>(function L
   digits = 3,
   displayDecimals,
   labelColor,
-  faceColor: faceColorProp,
+  faceColor = '#0b0d0e',
   label,
   sublabel,
   labelSize,
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ export const LEDKnob = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, LEDKnobProps>(function L
 }, ref) {
   const theme = useKnobTheme();
   const color = colorProp ?? theme.accent ?? '#3df2ad';
-  const faceColor = faceColorProp ?? theme.ledWell ?? '#0b0d0e';
   const id = React.useId();
   const glowId = `${id}-glow`;
   return (
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/Meter.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/Meter.tsx
index ba348be..ac9fb3b 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/Meter.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/Meter.tsx
@@ -4,25 +4,16 @@ import type { Taper } from '../core/math';
 import { useKnobTheme } from '../core/theme';
 import type { LEDFaderZone } from './LEDFader';
 import { SegmentDisplay } from '../digital/SegmentDisplay';
-import { ampToDb, useMeterEngine, type Ballistics } from './meterEngine';
 
 export interface MeterProps {
   /**
    * Level to display — a single number, or an array for a multi-channel
-   * meter (e.g. `[l, r]` for stereo). The meter is read-only. With
-   * `scale="db"` these are linear amplitudes (0..1); otherwise they are in the
-   * `min`..`max` domain directly.
+   * meter (e.g. `[l, r]` for stereo). The meter is read-only.
    */
   value: number | readonly number[];
   min?: number;
   max?: number;
   taper?: Taper;
-  /**
-   * 'linear' (default) shows `value` in the `min`..`max` domain. 'db' treats
-   * `value`/`clipValue` as linear amplitude and displays dBFS; `min`/`max`
-   * then default to -60 / 0 dB.
-   */
-  scale?: 'linear' | 'db';
   orientation?: 'vertical' | 'horizontal';
   /** Travel length in px. Default: 160. */
   length?: number;
@@ -44,42 +35,16 @@ export interface MeterProps {
   zones?: readonly LEDFaderZone[];
   /** Opacity of unlit segments. Default: 0.1. */
   offOpacity?: number;
-  /**
-   * Attack/decay ballistics — smooth the displayed level like a PPM meter.
-   * `true` uses ~5 ms attack / ~350 ms decay; pass `{ attack, decay }` (ms) to
-   * tune. Default: off (the level follows the value directly).
-   */
-  ballistics?: boolean | Ballistics;
   /**
    * Peak hold time in ms — the highest recent segment stays lit and falls
    * back after this long. `false` disables. Default: 1200.
    */
   peakHold?: number | false;
-  /**
-   * After `peakHold`, let the peak marker fall at this many normalized units
-   * per second (a decay tail) instead of snapping back. Requires the rAF
-   * engine (also enabled by `ballistics`/`integrated`).
-   */
-  peakDecay?: number;
   /** Peak indicator color. Defaults to the peak's zone color. */
   peakColor?: string;
-  /**
-   * Show a time-windowed loudness estimate (LUFS-ish on the 'db' scale — a
-   * mean of channel power over `integrationWindow`, not a full BS.1770
-   * measurement). Rendered as a small secondary readout + a marker line.
-   */
-  integrated?: boolean;
-  /** Loudness integration window in ms. Default: 3000. */
-  integrationWindow?: number;
-  /** Color for the integrated-loudness readout and marker line. */
-  loudnessColor?: string;
-  /** Faint reference gridlines across the meter. Default: on for scale='db'. */
-  showScale?: boolean;
-  /** Reference marks in the value domain. Defaults to dBFS marks for 'db'. */
-  referenceTicks?: readonly number[];
   /** Dedicated clip LED at the hot end (shared across channels). Default: true. */
   showClip?: boolean;
-  /** Value (in the display domain — dB for scale='db') at/above which it lights. Default: `max`. */
+  /** Value at/above which the clip LED lights. Default: `max`. */
   clipThreshold?: number;
   /**
    * Signal(s) used for clip detection when different from the displayed
@@ -113,20 +78,15 @@ export interface MeterProps {
 const asArray = (v: number | readonly number[]): readonly number[] =>
   Array.isArray(v) ? v : [v as number];
 
-const DEFAULT_DB_TICKS = [0, -6, -12, -18, -24, -36, -48];
-
 /**
  * Read-only LED level meter with peak hold and a latching clip LED — pass an
  * array of values for stereo/multi-channel bars sharing one clip indicator.
- * Optional PPM ballistics, a peak-decay tail, a dBFS scale and a windowed
- * loudness readout (all opt-in).
  */
 export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
   value,
-  min: minProp,
-  max: maxProp,
+  min = 0,
+  max = 100,
   taper = linearTaper,
-  scale = 'linear',
   orientation = 'vertical',
   length = 160,
   fill = false,
@@ -136,22 +96,15 @@ export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
   color,
   zones,
   offOpacity = 0.1,
-  ballistics,
   peakHold = 1200,
-  peakDecay,
   peakColor,
-  integrated = false,
-  integrationWindow = 3000,
-  loudnessColor,
-  showScale,
-  referenceTicks,
   showClip = true,
   clipThreshold,
   clipValue,
   clipHold = 1500,
   clipColor = '#ff2b39',
   onClip,
-  faceColor: faceColorProp,
+  faceColor = '#0b0d0e',
   label,
   showValue = false,
   digits = 4,
@@ -163,51 +116,27 @@ export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
   ...aria
 }) => {
   const theme = useKnobTheme();
-  const faceColor = faceColorProp ?? theme.ledWell ?? '#0b0d0e';
   const vertical = orientation === 'vertical';
-  const dbScale = scale === 'db';
-  const min = minProp ?? (dbScale ? -60 : 0);
-  const max = maxProp ?? (dbScale ? 0 : 100);
-
   const values = asArray(value);
   const channels = values.length;
-  // Value-domain per channel (dB for scale='db', else the value itself).
-  const domain = values.map(v => (dbScale ? ampToDb(v) : v));
-  const targetNs = domain.map(d => clamp(taper.toNormalized(clamp(d, min, max), min, max), 0, 1));
+  const ns = values.map(v => clamp(taper.toNormalized(clamp(v, min, max), min, max), 0, 1));
 
-  // rAF engine (ballistics / peak-decay / loudness). Null on the legacy path.
-  const animated = !!ballistics || peakDecay != null || integrated;
-  const engine = useMeterEngine(targetNs, domain, {
-    enabled: animated,
-    ballistics,
-    peakHold,
-    peakDecay: peakDecay ?? null,
-    integrated,
-    integrationWindow,
-    scale,
-  });
-  const levels = animated && engine ? engine.levels : targetNs;
-
-  // Legacy timer-based peaks (only when the engine is off).
-  const [legacyPeaks, setLegacyPeaks] = React.useState<readonly number[]>(targetNs);
+  // Peaks: per channel, falling back together after `peakHold` ms of no rise.
+  const [peaks, setPeaks] = React.useState<readonly number[]>(ns);
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (animated || peakHold === false) return;
-    setLegacyPeaks(prev => {
-      const rose = targetNs.map((n, i) => n >= (prev[i] ?? 0));
-      if (rose.every(Boolean) || prev.length !== targetNs.length)
-        return targetNs.map((n, i) => Math.max(n, prev[i] ?? 0));
-      return prev.map((p, i) => Math.max(p, targetNs[i] ?? 0));
+    if (peakHold === false) return;
+    setPeaks(prev => {
+      const rose = ns.map((n, i) => n >= (prev[i] ?? 0));
+      if (rose.every(Boolean) || prev.length !== ns.length) return ns.map((n, i) => Math.max(n, prev[i] ?? 0));
+      return prev.map((p, i) => Math.max(p, ns[i] ?? 0));
     });
-    const t = setTimeout(() => setLegacyPeaks(targetNs), peakHold);
+    const t = setTimeout(() => setPeaks(ns), peakHold);
     return () => clearTimeout(t);
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [JSON.stringify(targetNs), peakHold, animated]);
-  const peaks = animated && engine ? engine.peaks : legacyPeaks;
+  }, [JSON.stringify(ns), peakHold]);
 
   // Clip: latch when any channel's raw (unclamped) signal reaches threshold.
-  const clipSignals = (clipValue !== undefined ? asArray(clipValue) : values).map(v =>
-    dbScale ? ampToDb(v) : v,
-  );
+  const clipSignals = clipValue !== undefined ? asArray(clipValue) : values;
   const hottest = Math.max(...clipSignals);
   const [clipped, setClipped] = React.useState(false);
   const clipTimer = React.useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>();
@@ -253,20 +182,14 @@ export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
 
   const clipLed = 7;
   const clipSpan = showClip ? clipLed + 3 : 0;
-  const innerLen = along - pad * 2 - clipSpan;
-  const slot = Math.max(1, innerLen / segments);
+  const slot = Math.max(1, (along - pad * 2 - clipSpan) / segments);
   const gap = Math.min(2.5, slot * 0.35);
   const segSize = Math.max(0.5, slot - gap);
 
-  // Position (px along the travel axis) of a normalized value, measured from
-  // the cold end.
-  const posOf = (nrm: number) =>
-    vertical ? along - pad - nrm * innerLen : pad + nrm * innerLen;
-
   const bars: React.ReactNode[] = [];
   for (let c = 0; c < channels; c++) {
     const offset = c * (breadth + chGap) + pad;
-    const lit = Math.round((levels[c] ?? 0) * segments);
+    const lit = Math.round((ns[c] ?? 0) * segments);
     const peakIdx =
       peakHold !== false && (peaks[c] ?? 0) > 0
         ? Math.min(segments - 1, Math.ceil((peaks[c] ?? 0) * segments) - 1)
@@ -275,8 +198,8 @@ export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
       const zone = zoneFor((i + 1) / segments);
       const isPeak = i === peakIdx && i >= lit;
       const on = i < lit || isPeak;
-      const barFill = isPeak ? (peakColor ?? zone) : zone;
-      const common = { rx: 1.2, fill: barFill, opacity: on ? 1 : offOpacity };
+      const fill = isPeak ? (peakColor ?? zone) : zone;
+      const common = { rx: 1.2, fill, opacity: on ? 1 : offOpacity };
       bars.push(
         vertical ? (
           <rect
@@ -301,43 +224,7 @@ export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
     }
   }
 
-  // Reference gridlines (value domain -> position across the bar area).
-  const ticks = referenceTicks ?? (dbScale ? DEFAULT_DB_TICKS : []);
-  const drawScale = (showScale ?? dbScale) && ticks.length > 0;
-  const scaleLines: React.ReactNode[] = [];
-  if (drawScale) {
-    for (const tv of ticks) {
-      if (tv < min || tv > max) continue;
-      const nrm = clamp(taper.toNormalized(clamp(tv, min, max), min, max), 0, 1);
-      const p = posOf(nrm);
-      scaleLines.push(
-        vertical ? (
-          <line key={`s${tv}`} x1={pad} y1={p} x2={w - pad} y2={p} stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.14)" strokeWidth={0.6} strokeDasharray="2 2" />
-        ) : (
-          <line key={`s${tv}`} x1={p} y1={pad} x2={p} y2={h - pad} stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.14)" strokeWidth={0.6} strokeDasharray="2 2" />
-        ),
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Integrated-loudness marker line.
-  const loud = loudnessColor ?? theme.zoneWarn;
-  let loudnessLine: React.ReactNode = null;
-  if (integrated && engine && engine.integrated != null && Number.isFinite(engine.integrated)) {
-    const nrm = clamp(taper.toNormalized(clamp(engine.integrated, min, max), min, max), 0, 1);
-    if (nrm > 0.001) {
-      const p = posOf(nrm);
-      loudnessLine = vertical ? (
-        <line x1={pad} y1={p} x2={w - pad} y2={p} stroke={loud} strokeWidth={1.4} />
-      ) : (
-        <line x1={p} y1={pad} x2={p} y2={h - pad} stroke={loud} strokeWidth={1.4} />
-      );
-    }
-  }
-
-  const shownDomain = domain.length ? domain.map(d => clamp(d, min, max)) : [min];
-  const hottestShown = Math.max(...shownDomain);
-  const readoutColor = zoneFor(Math.max(...levels, 0));
+  const hottestShown = Math.max(...values.map(v => clamp(v, min, max)));
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -360,43 +247,21 @@ export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
         ...style,
       }}
     >
-      {(showValue || (integrated && engine && engine.integrated != null && Number.isFinite(engine.integrated))) && (
-        // Each readout is its own stack: the value with its unit centered
-        // directly underneath — peak above, loudness below.
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6 }}>
-          {showValue && (
-            <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', gap: 1 }}>
-              <SegmentDisplay
-                value={hottestShown}
-                digits={digits}
-                decimals={displayDecimals}
-                height={11}
-                color={readoutColor}
-                background="none"
-                ghostOpacity={0}
-              />
-              {unit && (
-                <span style={{ fontFamily: theme.fontMono, fontSize: 9, letterSpacing: '0.06em', color: theme.label, whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
-                  {unit}
-                </span>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          )}
-          {integrated && engine && engine.integrated != null && Number.isFinite(engine.integrated) && (
-            <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', gap: 1 }}>
-              <SegmentDisplay
-                value={clamp(engine.integrated, min, max)}
-                digits={digits}
-                decimals={displayDecimals}
-                height={9}
-                color={loud}
-                background="none"
-                ghostOpacity={0}
-              />
-              <span style={{ fontFamily: theme.fontMono, fontSize: 9, letterSpacing: '0.06em', color: theme.label, whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
-                {dbScale ? 'LUFS' : 'AVG'}
-              </span>
-            </div>
+      {showValue && (
+        <div style={{ width: '100%', display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'baseline', gap: 4 }}>
+          <SegmentDisplay
+            value={hottestShown}
+            digits={digits}
+            decimals={displayDecimals}
+            height={11}
+            color={zoneFor(Math.max(...ns))}
+            background="none"
+            ghostOpacity={0.06}
+          />
+          {unit && (
+            <span style={{ fontFamily: theme.fontMono, fontSize: 10, color: theme.label, whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+              {unit}
+            </span>
           )}
         </div>
       )}
@@ -409,9 +274,7 @@ export const Meter: React.FC<MeterProps> = ({
         aria-hidden="true"
       >
         <rect x={0.5} y={0.5} width={w - 1} height={h - 1} rx={4} fill={faceColor} stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.09)" />
-        {scaleLines}
         {bars}
-        {loudnessLine}
         {showClip && (
           <rect
             data-part="clip"
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/PanKnob.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/PanKnob.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 3274329..0000000
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/PanKnob.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { FlatKnob, type FlatKnobProps } from './FlatKnob';
-
-export interface PanKnobProps extends Omit<FlatKnobProps, 'arcFrom'> {
-  /**
-   * Readout precision for the L/R amount. Default: 0 (whole numbers).
-   * The formatter shows `C` at center, `L<n>` left, `R<n>` right.
-   */
-  panDecimals?: number;
-}
-
-/**
- * A stereo pan control — a bipolar knob that fills from the center, snaps to a
- * center detent, and reads out `L<n>` / `C` / `R<n>`. Defaults to a −50…50
- * range centered at 0; pass `min`/`max` for other conventions (e.g. −1…1).
- */
-export const PanKnob = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, PanKnobProps>(function PanKnob(
-  {
-    min = -50,
-    max = 50,
-    defaultValue,
-    origin,
-    detents,
-    detentSize,
-    format,
-    label = 'Pan',
-    panDecimals = 0,
-    ...rest
-  },
-  ref,
-) {
-  const center = (min + max) / 2;
-  const panFormat = React.useMemo(
-    () =>
-      format ??
-      ((v: number) => {
-        const amount = Math.abs(v - center);
-        if (amount < Math.pow(10, -panDecimals) / 2) return 'C';
-        const n = amount.toFixed(panDecimals);
-        return v < center ? `L${n}` : `R${n}`;
-      }),
-    [format, center, panDecimals],
-  );
-
-  return (
-    <FlatKnob
-      ref={ref}
-      arcFrom="center"
-      min={min}
-      max={max}
-      defaultValue={defaultValue ?? center}
-      origin={origin ?? center}
-      detents={detents ?? [center]}
-      detentSize={detentSize ?? 0.04}
-      format={panFormat}
-      label={label}
-      {...rest}
-    />
-  );
-});
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/PushButton.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/PushButton.tsx
index a3cf560..51327c0 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/PushButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/PushButton.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { panelButtonChrome, useKnobTheme } from '../core/theme';
+import { useKnobTheme } from '../core/theme';
 
-/** Call every handler in order (skipping undefined) — for merging our own
- * handlers with consumer/Radix-injected ones on the same event. */
-const chain =
-  <E,>(...fns: Array<((e: E) => void) | undefined>) =>
-  (e: E) => {
-    for (const fn of fns) if (typeof fn === 'function') fn(e);
-  };
-
-export interface PushButtonProps
-  extends Omit<React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>, 'onChange' | 'onClick'> {
+export interface PushButtonProps {
   /** Controlled pressed state. Pair with `onChange`. */
   pressed?: boolean;
   defaultPressed?: boolean;
@@ -26,10 +17,9 @@ export interface PushButtonProps
   /** LED / active color. */
   color?: string;
   /**
-   * LED style: 'strip' (above the caption), 'dot' (small corner dot — scales
-   * down better for icon-only toggles), or false for none. `true` is an alias
-   * for 'strip'. Defaults to 'strip' for toggle/momentary (they indicate a
-   * state) and to false for `mode="action"` (a command has no state to show).
+   * LED style: 'strip' (default, above the caption), 'dot' (small corner
+   * dot — scales down better for icon-only toggles), or false for none.
+   * `true` is an alias for 'strip'.
    */
   led?: boolean | 'strip' | 'dot';
   /** Button height in px. Default: 36. */
@@ -45,6 +35,7 @@ export interface PushButtonProps
   children?: React.ReactNode;
   className?: string;
   style?: React.CSSProperties;
+  'aria-label'?: string;
 }
 
 /** Studio panel button with an LED strip — mute/solo/bypass in matching style. */
@@ -57,7 +48,7 @@ export const PushButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, PushButtonProps>(
       onClick,
       mode = 'toggle',
       color,
-      led: ledProp,
+      led = true,
       size = 36,
       width,
       disabled = false,
@@ -66,15 +57,12 @@ export const PushButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, PushButtonProps>(
       children,
       className,
       style,
-      ...rest
+      ...aria
     },
     ref,
   ) {
     const theme = useKnobTheme();
     const accent = color ?? theme.accent ?? '#4cc2ff';
-    // The LED indicates a persistent/held state, so it defaults on for
-    // toggle/momentary but off for `action` (a command has no state).
-    const led = ledProp ?? (mode === 'action' ? false : true);
     const isControlled = pressed !== undefined;
     const [internal, setInternal] = React.useState(defaultPressed);
     const [focusVisible, setFocusVisible] = React.useState(false);
@@ -87,9 +75,6 @@ export const PushButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, PushButtonProps>(
     const latched = isControlled ? (pressed as boolean) : internal;
     const on = mode === 'action' ? held : latched; // press-down / background inset
     const ledOn = mode === 'action' ? held || flash : latched;
-    const chrome = panelButtonChrome(theme.scheme, on);
-    // Unlit LED tint: faint white on dark chrome, faint black on light.
-    const ledOff = theme.scheme === 'light' ? 'rgba(0,0,0,0.13)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.09)';
 
     const set = (next: boolean) => {
       if (next === latched) return;
@@ -133,38 +118,25 @@ export const PushButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, PushButtonProps>(
           }
         : { onClick: () => set(!latched) };
 
-    // Merge our own handlers with any consumer/Radix-injected ones of the same
-    // name (from {...rest}), so the button works as a Radix `asChild` trigger:
-    // the injected onPointerDown/onKeyDown/data-state/aria-* all reach the DOM.
-    const restHandlers = rest as Record<string, ((e: unknown) => void) | undefined>;
-    const composedHandlers = Object.fromEntries(
-      Object.entries(momentaryProps).map(([k, fn]) => [
-        k,
-        chain(restHandlers[k], fn as (e: unknown) => void),
-      ]),
-    );
-    const handleFocus = chain(restHandlers.onFocus, (e: React.FocusEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-      try {
-        setFocusVisible(e.currentTarget.matches(':focus-visible'));
-      } catch {
-        setFocusVisible(true);
-      }
-    });
-    const handleBlur = chain(restHandlers.onBlur, () => setFocusVisible(false));
-
     return (
       <button
-        {...rest}
         ref={ref}
         type="button"
         disabled={disabled}
         aria-pressed={mode === 'action' ? undefined : latched}
+        aria-label={aria['aria-label']}
         data-pressed={on ? '' : undefined}
         data-focus-visible={focusVisible ? '' : undefined}
         className={className}
-        onFocus={handleFocus}
-        onBlur={handleBlur}
-        {...composedHandlers}
+        onFocus={e => {
+          try {
+            setFocusVisible(e.currentTarget.matches(':focus-visible'));
+          } catch {
+            setFocusVisible(true);
+          }
+        }}
+        onBlur={() => setFocusVisible(false)}
+        {...momentaryProps}
         style={{
           position: 'relative',
           display: 'inline-flex',
@@ -177,12 +149,16 @@ export const PushButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, PushButtonProps>(
           minWidth: size * 1.4,
           padding: '0 12px',
           borderRadius: 7,
-          border: chrome.border,
-          background: chrome.background,
+          border: '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.7)',
+          background: on
+            ? 'linear-gradient(180deg, #17181d, #232429)'
+            : 'linear-gradient(180deg, #35363d, #1d1e24)',
           outline: 'none',
-          boxShadow: `${chrome.boxShadow}${
-            focusVisible ? `, 0 0 0 2px ${theme.focusRing}` : ''
-          }`,
+          boxShadow: `${
+            on
+              ? 'inset 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.65)'
+              : 'inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.09), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)'
+          }${focusVisible ? `, 0 0 0 2px ${theme.focusRing}` : ''}`,
           color: on ? theme.text : theme.label,
           fontFamily: theme.fontUI,
           fontSize: Math.max(10, size * 0.28),
@@ -205,7 +181,7 @@ export const PushButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, PushButtonProps>(
               width: '55%',
               height: Math.max(3, size * 0.09),
               borderRadius: 3,
-              background: ledOn ? accent : ledOff,
+              background: ledOn ? accent : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.09)',
               boxShadow: ledOn ? `0 0 ${size * 0.22}px ${accent}` : 'inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.6)',
               transition: 'background 80ms, box-shadow 80ms',
             }}
@@ -221,7 +197,7 @@ export const PushButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, PushButtonProps>(
               width: Math.max(4, size * 0.14),
               height: Math.max(4, size * 0.14),
               borderRadius: '50%',
-              background: ledOn ? accent : ledOff,
+              background: ledOn ? accent : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.09)',
               boxShadow: ledOn ? `0 0 ${size * 0.25}px ${accent}` : 'inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.6)',
               transition: 'background 80ms, box-shadow 80ms',
             }}
@@ -258,12 +234,12 @@ export interface ButtonProps
 /**
  * A normal click-to-fire command button in the studio-panel style — the
  * non-latching sibling of `PushButton`. Use it for actions (Regenerate,
- * Add, Apply, Refresh). It's `PushButton` locked to `mode="action"`. Plain by
- * default (no LED — an action has no state); pass `led="dot"` for a corner dot
- * that flashes on press, or `led="strip"` for the full strip.
+ * Add, Apply, Refresh). It's `PushButton` locked to `mode="action"`; pass
+ * `led="dot"` for the corner-dot look (like a Fresh Seed button) or
+ * `led={false}` for a plain button.
  */
 export const Button = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ButtonProps>(
-  function Button({ led, ...rest }, ref) {
+  function Button({ led = 'dot', ...rest }, ref) {
     return <PushButton ref={ref} mode="action" led={led} {...rest} />;
   },
 );
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/SegmentSwitch.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/SegmentSwitch.tsx
index 153bc0a..ae89925 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/SegmentSwitch.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/SegmentSwitch.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export const SegmentSwitch = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SegmentSwitchProps
   ) {
     const theme = useKnobTheme();
     const accent = color ?? theme.accent ?? '#4cc2ff';
-    const light = theme.scheme === 'light';
     const isControlled = value !== undefined;
     const [internal, setInternal] = React.useState(defaultValue);
     const active = Math.max(0, Math.min(options.length - 1, isControlled ? (value as number) : internal));
@@ -89,13 +88,9 @@ export const SegmentSwitch = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SegmentSwitchProps
           display: 'inline-flex',
           height: size,
           borderRadius: 8,
-          border: light ? '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.14)' : '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.7)',
-          background: light
-            ? 'linear-gradient(180deg, #e3e4e8, #edeef1)'
-            : 'linear-gradient(180deg, #16171c, #101116)',
-          boxShadow: light
-            ? 'inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)'
-            : 'inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.06), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.4)',
+          border: '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.7)',
+          background: 'linear-gradient(180deg, #16171c, #101116)',
+          boxShadow: 'inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.06), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.4)',
           overflow: 'hidden',
           opacity: disabled ? 0.45 : 1,
           userSelect: 'none',
@@ -127,20 +122,11 @@ export const SegmentSwitch = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SegmentSwitchProps
                 padding: '0 12px',
                 minWidth: size * 1.6,
                 border: 'none',
-                borderRight:
-                  i < options.length - 1
-                    ? `1px solid ${light ? 'rgba(0,0,0,0.1)' : 'rgba(0,0,0,0.55)'}`
-                    : 'none',
+                borderRight: i < options.length - 1 ? '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.55)' : 'none',
                 background: isActive
-                  ? light
-                    ? 'linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff, #f4f5f7)'
-                    : 'linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,0,0.25))'
+                  ? 'linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,0,0.25))'
                   : 'transparent',
-                boxShadow: isActive
-                  ? light
-                    ? '0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.16)'
-                    : 'inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.55)'
-                  : undefined,
+                boxShadow: isActive ? 'inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.55)' : undefined,
                 color: isActive ? theme.text : theme.label,
                 fontFamily: theme.fontUI,
                 fontSize: Math.max(10, size * 0.34),
@@ -159,7 +145,7 @@ export const SegmentSwitch = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SegmentSwitchProps
                     width: '55%',
                     height: Math.max(2, size * 0.08),
                     borderRadius: 2,
-                    background: isActive ? accent : light ? 'rgba(0,0,0,0.12)' : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
+                    background: isActive ? accent : 'rgba(255,255,255,0.08)',
                     boxShadow: isActive ? `0 0 ${size * 0.2}px ${accent}` : undefined,
                     transition: 'background 80ms, box-shadow 80ms',
                   }}
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/TransportButton.tsx b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/TransportButton.tsx
index b6763ab..9ce6917 100644
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/TransportButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/TransportButton.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { panelButtonChrome, useKnobTheme } from '../core/theme';
+import { useKnobTheme } from '../core/theme';
 
 export type TransportKind =
   | 'play'
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ export const TransportButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, TransportButt
     const theme = useKnobTheme();
     const [focusVisible, setFocusVisible] = React.useState(false);
     const glyphRef = React.useRef<SVGSVGElement>(null);
-    const chrome = panelButtonChrome(theme.scheme, active);
 
     const accent =
       color ??
@@ -146,11 +145,17 @@ export const TransportButton = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, TransportButt
           height: size,
           padding: 0,
           borderRadius: 8,
-          border: chrome.border,
-          background: chrome.background,
-          boxShadow: `${chrome.boxShadow}${
-            active ? `, 0 0 ${size * 0.28}px ${accent}55` : ''
-          }${focusVisible ? `, 0 0 0 2px ${theme.focusRing}` : ''}`,
+          border: '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.6)',
+          background: active
+            ? 'linear-gradient(180deg, #17181d, #232429)'
+            : 'linear-gradient(180deg, #35363d, #1d1e24)',
+          boxShadow: `${
+            active
+              ? 'inset 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.6)'
+              : 'inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.09), 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)'
+          }${active ? `, 0 0 ${size * 0.28}px ${accent}55` : ''}${
+            focusVisible ? `, 0 0 0 2px ${theme.focusRing}` : ''
+          }`,
           outline: 'none',
           cursor: disabled ? 'not-allowed' : 'pointer',
           opacity: disabled ? 0.45 : 1,
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/meterEngine.test.ts b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/meterEngine.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b655fe..0000000
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/meterEngine.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { ampToDb, dbToAmp, smoothingCoeff } from './meterEngine';
-
-describe('ampToDb', () => {
-  it('maps unity amplitude to 0 dBFS', () => {
-    expect(ampToDb(1)).toBeCloseTo(0, 6);
-  });
-
-  it('halving amplitude is about -6 dB', () => {
-    expect(ampToDb(0.5)).toBeCloseTo(-6.0206, 3);
-  });
-
-  it('a tenth is -20 dB', () => {
-    expect(ampToDb(0.1)).toBeCloseTo(-20, 6);
-  });
-
-  it('silence is -Infinity', () => {
-    expect(ampToDb(0)).toBe(-Infinity);
-    expect(ampToDb(-0.2)).toBe(-Infinity);
-  });
-
-  it('round-trips through dbToAmp', () => {
-    for (const amp of [1, 0.5, 0.25, 0.031]) {
-      expect(dbToAmp(ampToDb(amp))).toBeCloseTo(amp, 6);
-    }
-  });
-});
-
-describe('smoothingCoeff', () => {
-  it('is in (0,1) and rises with dt', () => {
-    const a = smoothingCoeff(5, 100);
-    const b = smoothingCoeff(50, 100);
-    expect(a).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    expect(b).toBeLessThan(1);
-    expect(b).toBeGreaterThan(a);
-  });
-
-  it('reaches ~63% of the way after one time constant', () => {
-    expect(smoothingCoeff(100, 100)).toBeCloseTo(1 - Math.exp(-1), 6);
-  });
-
-  it('a shorter tau (faster attack) moves further per step', () => {
-    expect(smoothingCoeff(10, 5)).toBeGreaterThan(smoothingCoeff(10, 350));
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/meterEngine.ts b/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/meterEngine.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 909fe93..0000000
--- a/packages/dreamknob/src/skins/meterEngine.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-
-/** Linear amplitude (0..1+) to dBFS. 0 (or below) maps to -Infinity. */
-export const ampToDb = (amp: number): number => (amp <= 0 ? -Infinity : 20 * Math.log10(amp));
-
-/** dBFS back to linear amplitude. */
-export const dbToAmp = (db: number): number => Math.pow(10, db / 20);
-
-/** One-pole smoothing coefficient for a time constant `tau` (ms) over `dt` (ms). */
-export const smoothingCoeff = (dt: number, tau: number): number =>
-  1 - Math.exp(-dt / Math.max(1, tau));
-
-export interface Ballistics {
-  /** Rise time constant in ms (fast). */
-  attack?: number;
-  /** Fall time constant in ms (slow). */
-  decay?: number;
-}
-
-export interface MeterEngineOptions {
-  /** Run the rAF engine at all. When false the hook returns null (legacy path). */
-  enabled: boolean;
-  /** Smooth the displayed level with attack/decay ballistics. */
-  ballistics?: boolean | Ballistics;
-  /** Peak-hold time in ms before the peak marker starts to fall. */
-  peakHold?: number | false;
-  /** Peak fall rate in normalized units per second once the hold expires. */
-  peakDecay?: number | null;
-  /** Compute a time-windowed loudness (LUFS-ish) from `rawDomain`. */
-  integrated?: boolean;
-  /** Loudness integration window in ms. */
-  integrationWindow?: number;
-  /** 'db' integrates power in the log domain; 'linear' uses RMS. */
-  scale?: 'linear' | 'db';
-}
-
-export interface MeterEngineState {
-  /** Ballistics-smoothed (or raw) normalized levels, per channel. */
-  levels: readonly number[];
-  /** Peak-hold markers, per channel, in normalized [0,1]. */
-  peaks: readonly number[];
-  /** Windowed loudness in the value domain (dB for 'db' scale), or null. */
-  integrated: number | null;
-}
-
-const DEFAULT_ATTACK = 5;
-const DEFAULT_DECAY = 350;
-
-/**
- * A requestAnimationFrame meter engine: attack/decay ballistics, peak-hold with
- * a decay tail, and an optional time-windowed loudness estimate. Returns null
- * when disabled so the caller can keep its cheap legacy (timer) path.
- *
- * `targetNs` are the instantaneous normalized levels; `rawDomain` are the same
- * channels in value space (dB or linear) for loudness integration.
- */
-export const useMeterEngine = (
-  targetNs: readonly number[],
-  rawDomain: readonly number[],
-  opts: MeterEngineOptions,
-): MeterEngineState | null => {
-  const {
-    enabled,
-    ballistics,
-    peakHold = 1200,
-    peakDecay = null,
-    integrated = false,
-    integrationWindow = 3000,
-    scale = 'linear',
-  } = opts;
-
-  const useBallistics = !!ballistics;
-  const attack = (typeof ballistics === 'object' && ballistics?.attack) || DEFAULT_ATTACK;
-  const decay = (typeof ballistics === 'object' && ballistics?.decay) || DEFAULT_DECAY;
-
-  const targetRef = React.useRef(targetNs);
-  targetRef.current = targetNs;
-  const rawRef = React.useRef(rawDomain);
-  rawRef.current = rawDomain;
-
-  const [state, setState] = React.useState<MeterEngineState>(() => ({
-    levels: targetNs,
-    peaks: targetNs,
-    integrated: null,
-  }));
-
-  // Per-channel timestamp of the last time the peak was refreshed.
-  const holdAt = React.useRef<number[]>([]);
-  // Ring buffer of {t, power} for loudness integration.
-  const powerBuf = React.useRef<{ t: number; p: number }[]>([]);
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (!enabled) return;
-    let raf = 0;
-    let last =
-      typeof performance !== 'undefined' && performance.now ? performance.now() : 0;
-
-    const tick = (now: number) => {
-      const dt = Math.min(100, now - last);
-      last = now;
-      const tgt = targetRef.current;
-      const raw = rawRef.current;
-
-      setState(prev => {
-        const n = tgt.length;
-        const prevLevels = prev.levels.length === n ? prev.levels : tgt;
-        const prevPeaks = prev.peaks.length === n ? prev.peaks : tgt;
-
-        const levels = tgt.map((t, i) => {
-          const l = prevLevels[i] ?? 0;
-          if (!useBallistics) return t;
-          const tau = t >= l ? attack : decay;
-          return l + (t - l) * smoothingCoeff(dt, tau);
-        });
-
-        const holdMs = peakHold === false ? Infinity : peakHold;
-        const peaks = levels.map((lvl, i) => {
-          const p = prevPeaks[i] ?? 0;
-          if (lvl >= p) {
-            holdAt.current[i] = now;
-            return lvl;
-          }
-          const heldFor = now - (holdAt.current[i] ?? now);
-          if (heldFor < holdMs) return p;
-          if (peakDecay == null) return lvl; // no decay tail — track the level
-          return Math.max(lvl, p - (peakDecay / 1000) * dt);
-        });
-
-        let integratedOut = prev.integrated;
-        if (integrated) {
-          const power =
-            raw.length > 0
-              ? raw.reduce(
-                  (s, d) => s + (scale === 'db' ? Math.pow(10, d / 10) : d * d),
-                  0,
-                ) / raw.length
-              : 0;
-          const buf = powerBuf.current;
-          buf.push({ t: now, p: power });
-          while (buf.length > 1 && now - buf[0].t > integrationWindow) buf.shift();
-          const meanP = buf.reduce((s, b) => s + b.p, 0) / (buf.length || 1);
-          integratedOut =
-            scale === 'db' ? 10 * Math.log10(Math.max(meanP, 1e-12)) : Math.sqrt(meanP);
-        }
-
-        return { levels, peaks, integrated: integratedOut };
-      });
-
-      raf = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
-    };
-
-    raf = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
-    return () => cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
-  }, [
-    enabled,
-    useBallistics,
-    attack,
-    decay,
-    peakHold,
-    peakDecay,
-    integrated,
-    integrationWindow,
-    scale,
-  ]);
-
-  return enabled ? state : null;
-};