stWIP update : now 1.1

[daz.diamond]

hi ....

I've updated whiteLABEL stWIP to version 1.1 - its now available for
surround work too ...

"a little gem ... I got one open on every channel" ( Rob Lee, Bassline
Records)

General purpose : stWIP can be used pretty much anywhere you need
compression, gating, distortion, EQ or limiting. Each Filter and EQ
band delivers upto 30 decibels of cut or gain and the 10 cross mixed
dynamics modes range from light compression to heavy companding. To
top it off, the distortion unit can further boost ( and / or destroy )
your signal and a hard-limiter on the outputs keeps things under
control.

Fully specified : From a single mono input to a full 5.1 surround mix,
stWIP automatically switches to the configuration of your choosing.
Whenever a channel input falls silent, the channel goes to sleep
( reducing CPU use ), and whenever a section is un-used, it too enters
sleep mode so you can use your precious CPU cycles on some other
aspect of your project.

Intuitive control : As well as text-input of major settings, control
elements respond to a set of [<key> + click] commands to quickly and
easily set control positions, toggle individual sections, and copy and
paste between patches. 5 keyboard layouts are supported for
international users - QWERTY, AZERTY, QWERTZ, DVORAK & COLEMAC - once
set, stWIP remembers the layout so the control modifier keys are in
the same position under the hand regardless of physical keyboard
layout.

Clean and simple : Each of stWIP's 22 main controls is colour coded
according to the function it provides - purple for dynamics ( gate &
compressor ), green for filters ( high & low shelf ), blue for EQ ( 3
bands, fully parametric ) and red for output ( distortion & gain ).
Whenever a control is changed, the legend above or below the control
shows a real-world value, and whenever a section is toggled, an easy-
on-the-eye indication is given as both the knob's surround and the
legend's background illuminate or dim to confirm the current state.

Visual feedback : As well as control names and values, stWIP's screen
displays a waveform of either input or output featuring user-
switchable update rates ( 6 scroll speeds ranging from super-slow to
speedy-quick ), and whenever a filter or EQ setting changes, the
screen switches to display an approximation of stWIP's frequency
response.

Mute ability : Each and any of stWIP's channels ( upto 6 ) can be
individually muted ( unless a channel is asleep ), and the tall bright
VU meters ( input & output ) give a clear indication of levels -
expressed as either linear or non-linear scale ( double-clicking the
meters changes mode ) and when the input configuration changes, the
meters switch to show only the number of channels in use - for
example, when using stWIP on a QUAD mix and panning the input to just
the front pair of speakers, the VU meters reconfigure themselves to 2-
channel mode giving a clearer view of only the channels currently in
use.

Version control : There are 2 main versions of stWIP - stereo [ stWIP
(FULL) ] and surround [ stWIP(XL) ]. They only differ in channel-
count. stWIP(FULL) has 2 channels and can be used on mono or stereo
tracks / groups / sends / busses, and stWIP(XL) [ the bigger brother ]
has 6 channels and can be used on mono, stereo, quad and surround
parts - any combination up to 6 channels wide. In addition, a 3rd
version, [ stWIP(FREE) ] can be used on mono or stereo tracks but
lacks midi and automation support. Despite the slight reduction in
functionality ( and nagscreen ) it features the same great-sounding
algorithms and has the same look and feel.