Waves OneKnob Series

OneKnob Series

8 plugins optimized for speed and simplicity

Focus on the Music—and Stay Inspired

Inspiration has no patience. The OneKnob Series knows that, and is designed so you can dial up the effect you want in seconds. The interface’s elegant simplicity belies each effect’s versatility—one knob controls multiple parameters simultaneously, to morph seamlessly among various sounds.

Whether you want fat, loud, ambient, bright, filtered, squeezed, pumped, or saturated, the OneKnob series delivers the effects you need—before inspiration has a chance to slip away.

OneKnob Brighter

There’s much going behind that big knob. OneKnob Brighter boosts high-frequencies intelligently, by varying level and frequency to optimize the psychoacoustic brightness effect. Turn up full for air, pull back for shine, or choose lower settings for subtle enhancement.

For more articulated guitars, drums that snap, vocals with air, strings that zing, bass with presence, or shining a bright light on mixes, One Knob Brighter is the fastest, most effective solution.

OneKnob Driver

There’s a lot going on behind this deceptively simple knob. Turn it up, and distortion goes from nothing, to 2nd and 3rd harmonic distortion, and finally to heavy 3rd harmonic distortion. Meanwhile, EQ tracks the crunch to boost just the right frequencies at the right settings.

OneKnob Driver is like having several guitar overdrive pedals, but with one knob across all their overdrive characteristics. And as many have discovered—overdrive is definitely not only for guitars.

OneKnob Filter

OneKnob Filter transitions so smoothly from low to high frequencies that it sounds like the analog circuits of vintage synthesizers. From frequencies so low OneKnob Filter mutes the audio, to frequencies so high it passes the full audio frequency range, this is the essence of silky filtering.

Perfect in the studio for altering instrumental and vocal tone, OneKnob Filter is also an ideal live DJ tool—automate the knob for classy wah effects, or build dynamics live for the club.

OneKnob Louder

Your mix sounds fine, but doesn’t “pop” in a playlist the same way as commercial recordings. Problem solved: OneKnob Louder brings up the level with peak limiting, low-level compression, and automatic makeup gain to give the results you want in seconds—without destroying dynamics.

But OneKnob Louder isn’t only about mixes. Make vocal levels stronger and more consistent, increase guitar sustain, turn drums into monsters, enhance effects buses, and more… with just one knob.

OneKnob Phatter

Sometimes you need to shake the dance floor, and do a serious earthquake emulation…but sometimes you just need more warmth and depth on vocals. OneKnob Phatter creates an intelligent low-end boost—the more your turn it up, the more it tilts the response to the low end.

Whether your bass needs more space, your kick needs more “thick,” or your mix needs a fix, OneKnob Phatter is the one-stop answer to giving your low end the depth and authority it deserves.

OneKnob Pressure

Tweaking compressors can be frustrating: change one knob, then change another one, and then go back and re-tweak… OneKnob Pressure smashes that creativity speed bump. The 10 optimized compressor settings cover everything from light parallel compression to hardcore squashing.

Whether you need a gentle lift on a stereo bus, smoother vocal dynamics, shiny acoustic guitar, or pulverized drums, it’s simple—turn the knob, choose the sound you like, and click record. Done.

OneKnob Pumper

Pumping music in time with the beat is an essential EDM technique, but setting it up is complicated and cumbersome—or at least it was. OneKnob Pumper delivers that hypnotic, ducking effect, in a simple, versatile plugin. Choose your rhythm, turn a knob, and start pumping.

But OneKnob Pumper doesn’t have to be turned up all the way. For any musical genre, use it subtly to add a fresh, rhythmic pulse to pads, bass, keyboards, effects buses, drums, and more.

OneKnob Wetter

OneKnob Wetter morphs delay, reverb, and brightness in different amounts—from subtle delays that create space, to more reverb for a room sound, to less delay with ever-larger reverb spaces. Go from low settings that enhance vocals, to full up reverb for gauzy, detailed expansiveness.

In between, add a crystal-clear dimension to guitar, drums, leads, synthesizers, pianos, hand percussion—or anything that needs a satisfying depth and spread. OneKnob Wetter has it all.