Important Announcement: The Final Update (v1.4.0) and a Temporary Farewell

Discussed in https://github.com/LSXPrime/SoundFlow/discussions/102

^{Originally posted by LSXPrime January 7, 2026}
Good evening to everyone,

I'm writing this to give you a heads-up on two important things: the project's next major release and its future for the coming year.

In the next few hours, I will be pushing what is planned to be the final update for the foreseeable future: SoundFlow v1.4.0. My goal with this release was to leave the project in the most stable, feature-rich state possible before I have to step away. It will include new Comprehensive Security Suite and major performance optimizations and time stretching algorithm fixes, and I've poured everything I could into making it a solid foundation for you to use.

This release is also my last major act before I begin my mandatory military service on 11 January 2026. The expected duration is approximately one year (maybe additional month or two, I don't know much about it), which means I anticipate being able to return to active development around early February 2027.

What This Means for SoundFlow (After v1.4.0 is Live)

During my service, my access to computers and the internet will be extremely limited, if not entirely non-existent. The project isn't being abandoned, but it will be entering a state of temporary hibernation.

Here is what you can expect until my return:

• Active Development Paused: There will be no new features or major updates after v1.4.0. This version is designed to be a long-term stable release.
• Issue Reporting: Please continue to submit bug reports and feature requests. Your feedback is invaluable. I will log everything, but I won't be able to address them or respond until I am back. This will create a great backlog for me to dive into upon my return.
• Pull Requests: Community contributions are highly encouraged and deeply appreciated! If you create a PR, it will be reviewed and merged after my service is complete. Please don't be discouraged by the delay.
• Support & Guarantees: I cannot offer any guaranteed support. While there is a small chance I might have brief, sporadic breaks to check in, this is not something to count on. It's best to assume the project is in a read-only state from my end.

A Final Thank You

SoundFlow has been a true labor of love, and in a way, it’s a project I never intended to build.

The story behind it is that I never actually used this library for myself. It originally started as a component for a different personal project I was passionate about. However, developing the audio engine became an all-consuming task, taking around six months just for the initial release. By the time SoundFlow was ready, I had abandoned the original project entirely.

I was close to shelving the code, but instead, I decided to push it to GitHub on the off-chance it might be useful to someone else. I never expected the attraction it would gain. Seeing people star the repository, open issues, and actually use it in their own work was incredibly motivating.

Your support and engagement became the new purpose for this project. The hope that SoundFlow was genuinely helping people is what drove me to keep maintaining and enhancing it for all this time. So, to everyone who has starred the repository, used the framework, reported a bug, or simply followed along—thank you. You gave this project a life I never planned for it, and that has been incredibly rewarding.

I did the best I could with the time I had left, and I hope this final update serves you well.

I look forward to returning in 2027 to see what you've all built and to continue pushing SoundFlow forward.

Until then, thank you for everything.

— Ahmed Abdallah (SoundFlow's Maintainer)

This issue is an announcement about SoundFlow v1.4.0 and the maintainer's temporary absence; it names no source files, tests, or implementation entry points. There is no concrete change or completion criterion for a contributor to pursue.