BRIMSTONE CORE R1 1.0.0-rc.16 — CUMULATIVE SIGNED APPLICATION UPDATE
7 November 2026

Download: https://core-audio.uk/downloads/core/Brimstone-Core-R1-1.0.0-rc.16-Update-20261107.tar.gz
Bytes: 7154174
SHA256: b06894cdf1cbf4bec6fa509aded59e911e38ac03b970f1b1557eb80e7b9bf95c

Includes all completed Core application corrections from today: bounded
catalogue/PostgreSQL resource use; audio-bootleg paging and video-bootleg
search; artwork caching/thumbnails/conditional replies; verified native MS200
hardware-volume support; basic Meridian control visibility; and the exact
native PCM high-resolution planning fix already used for the targeted hotfix.

Native Meridian can convert 24-bit/192 kHz and 32-bit sources to its supported
24/96 ceiling or a lower selected limit. The 176.4 kHz family can use 88.2 kHz.
Compatible material remains native unless a Fixed profile is requested.
Original source files are unchanged; other output types are not globally
limited to the MS200 ceiling. Native hardware volume does not add software gain.

1,700 source and exact signed-runtime tests passed, zero failures, 167 skips,
14 passing subtests. The cumulative JavaScript suite has 26 passing files.
All 473 runtime files and 25 cumulative fix hashes were verified. Trusted
updater support is unchanged; new artwork and volume modules are included.

Update ONLY when Core is idle. Use Settings / Updates & Recovery with the
intact .tar.gz, verify the signature/version, and follow the installed helper.
Keep database backups and rollback. If any validation, readiness or baseline
check refuses the update, stop and contact support; do not change the checks.
The archive supports its inspected baselines, including plain RC14, the exact
RC14 PCM hotfix and the verified RC15 candidate. Do not assume arbitrary local
changes are supported. Containers do not use the full A/B/C disk-update route.

Verified on the Home VM10000 test system on 7 November 2026: the normal
trusted update passed through Recovery C, booted slot B and confirmed
automatically. All 473 installed application hashes matched; saved queue order
and indices, library/metadata counts, preferences and quality settings were
preserved. Verification completed at 17:52 UTC. This is one test-system result,
not fresh physical-install or other customer-system qualification.

Outstanding: physical hardware-volume-change listening, full-library 4 GiB
mixed-load qualification and native installed Qt Control GUI. No new ISO or GUI is included. The existing RC15 installer is a
separate candidate; this archive does not rewrite USB sticks, fstab, Recovery C,
network routes or native-service host overrides. Desktop/mobile clients and
local Wireshark diagnostics are separate products.

The memory baseline remains 4 GiB. Encoded-artwork caches retain up to 192 MiB;
temporary decoding memory is additional. Preserve user quality profiles, queues,
credentials and any existing scan freeze. Earlier downloads remain available.

Source commit: 60e1812c39e651c478a24dfa697a9f705f62fee0
Published Git commit: 310459e67c4bdd5f23058a6ebdef64fd31a89470
Exact source tree: 60a56aef8e91773f03e4b3e8cbedc457810e9f1c
Notes: https://core-audio.uk/releases.html#core-r1-1.0.0-rc.16
Guide: https://core-audio.uk/update-core.html