whiteLABEL has announced the release of SKWOSH, which is the test-rig used during development of whiteLABEL's bolsterisers. It's available for Windows as a VST effect plug-in.

SKWOSH is a versatile multi-function stereo compressor featuring:

• Envelope: peak / RMS 1 / RMS 2 ...
• Operation: hard knee / soft knee / hard boost / soft boost.
• Sidechain: internal or external (2 stereo inputs).
• Key filter: LP / BP / HP: 6/12/18/24 dB/oct - 80hz to 8khz.
• Lookahead: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 40ms with additional match / half / double modes.
• Character: clean / static drive / dynamic drive - with controls for filth level and drive factor.
• Output limiter: on / off.
• Chain audition: on / off.
• Input / output flip: 1&2 / 3&4.
• Output wet / dry mix control.

A free demo (light) version is available.

SKWOSH's full price is £25. It is free to all members of the ongoing bolsterisers Group Buy which means for a limited time (only 20 places left) you can get both SKWOSH and the 6 bolsterisers plugins for just £10.