OneKnob Series User Manual
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1. and sounds great on vocals piano synths drums bass you name it Use it and abuse it on any input you think might benefit from some extra edge and attitude 2 OneKnob Wetter Designed to shine in studio and live environments alike OneKnob Wetter provides spatial ambience to any signal you put through it To add instant depth to any track just it up and find the sweet spot that s right for your source material different points on the scale are optimized for different source materials From short bright ambiences that are felt more than heard to longer darker spaces OneKnob Wetter creates the perfect atmosphere Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 8 Chapter 3 The WaveSystem 3 1 The WaveSystem Toolbar All Waves plugins feature the WaveSystem toolbar which takes care of most administrative functions you will encounter while working with your Waves software The features of the WaveSystem toolbar on the one knob series are a little scaled down comparing to the standard WaveSystem toolbar found on most other Waves plugins Basically due to the limited amount of controls we figured a 32 levels of undo may be a little extensive Toolbar Functions LAI Opens the plugin About box Setup A B Toggles between two presets useful for comparison of parameter settings Load Recalls presets from file Save Saves presets in the Waves file formats Opens the PDF manual for the plugin you are using 3 2 Preset2. Handling Preset Types Factory Presets are permanent presets in the Load menu Factory presets cannot be overwritten or deleted When applicable different component plugins may have different factory presets User Presets are your favorite settings of the plugin saved as a preset in the Load menu under User Presets User Presets can be overwritten and deleted Setup Files may contain more than one preset For example a single file can contain all the presets for a session When you open a Setup File all its setups become part of your Load pop up menu for fast access This can be particularly useful with multiple instances of a plugin in a single session By saving all the settings you create into a single Setup File they can all be quickly available for every instance of that plugin Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 9 Loading Presets and Setups Click on the Load button to see the Load pop up menu The menu is divided into four sections If a section is not currently available it will not appear in the Load pop up menu Open Preset File Select to open any setup or preset file whether from the Library or your own creations Filename xps Displays any currently loaded Setup File and its presets Factory Presets Displays the default Factory Presets User Presets Displays any loaded User Presets Saving Presets and Setups Click on the Save button to see the Save pop up menu Four options are a
3. Click or scroll the mouse wheel on the slider itself or anywhere within the sliders track The numerical value of the slider settings is displayed in a hover window above the slider path Hover Box Hovering boxes will appear and display the control value when hovering with the mouse over the control 3 4 Waves Preferences Pro Tools only When launching Pro Tools hold Shift to view the Waves plugin Preferences window The following options are available Don t use AudioSuite plugins Don t use RTAS plugins Rescan all plugins HUI control surface support low resolution Enable single click text entry Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 12
4. USER GUIDE pressure W WAVES www waves com TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER T INTRODUC TION t c cccp di ta B n xz4740x8 10664 84405024557 IV CC Sonne Preece nga ena ee RRO en eR eo ga er 1 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW rii naa a a 1 3 CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY ccccccecceeccecececececeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeuseeaneeeeeeeens 14 COMPONENT S ronius anr e a CHAPTER 2 THE 2 E ONEKNOB P 2 3 ONEIKNOB EITER1itrnetetboxgi10906x61 900106563 618xa4310009u56093635n505 09530 460040x190300565390830999 2A ONEKNOB PRESSURE S112 Settee 25 ONE KNOB LOUDER 2 0 ONE KNOB DRIVE Rea E ONEKNOB WETTER E RER CHAPTER 3 THE WAV ES YS TEM sarrraeaaarrriodioooriaolsrrieixigdtlaxxirnbsziet EVV AVES VS TEI TOOLBAR EE 2 RE OEM PIANDLING 3 3 INTERFACE CONTROL sic ERA A la sn A A 11 3 4 WAVES PREFERENCES PRO TOOLS ONLY 12 Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Welcome Thank you for choosing Waves In order to get the most out of your Waves processor please take the time to read through this manual In conjunction we also suggest that you become familiar with www wavesupport net There you will find an extensive Answer Base the l
5. atest Tech Specs detailed Installation guides new Software Updates and current information on Authorization and Registration By signing up at www wavesupport net you will receive personalized information on your registered products reminders when updates are available and information on your authorization status 1 2 Product Overview The Waves Series is a set of seven plugins each of which provides a particular effect controlled by a single knob Straightforward and easy to use OneKnob plugins comprise the best of Waves award winning audio processes coupled with our simplest most intuitive interfaces ever Suitable for studio as well as live sound work OneKnob plugins deliver quick high quality results providing outstanding go to solutions for a wide variety of source material In the control room in the DJ booth or when mixing a live show when you don t feel like tweaking loads of parameters when you want to stay focused on the music and simply dial up some great sounding effects OneKnob plugins may be just what you ve been looking for Hook them up to a hardware controller and mixing has never been this fast or this much fun We hope you enjoy them Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 3 1 3 Concepts and Terminology The OneKnob Series plugins are designed to be used on Digital Audio Workstation track inserts they re not meant to be used in auxiliary send return setups The default s
6. brary files cannot be deleted or overwritten 1 Hold the Command Mac Control PC key down 2 Click and hold the Load button to see the pop up menu 3 While still holding the Command Control key select the preset or setup to delete 4 Aconfirmation box will appear allowing you to cancel or OK the deletion A B Comparison and Copying The Setup A Setup button may be clicked to compare two settings If you load a preset in the Setup B position this will not affect the preset loaded into the Setup A position and vice versa If you want to slightly modify the settings in Setup A you can copy them to Setup by clicking on the Copy to B button then alter Setup A and compare with the original Setup B The name of the current setup will be shown in the title bar on platforms which support it and will switch as you change from Setup A to Setup B Note an asterisk will be added to the preset name when a change is made to the preset 3 3 Interface Controls Controls can be in one of three states e Not Selected where the control is not the target of any user entry e Selected where the control is the target of mouse control entry only e Selected and Active where the control is the target for both mouse and keyboard entry Toggle Buttons Toggle buttons display the state of a control and allow switching between two or more states Single click to change the control s state Some toggle buttons have a text display
7. creased headroom SO you may want to make sure the level of the source material going into the plugin isnt too hot Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 6 2 4 OneKnob Pressure One Knob Pressure is a dynamics processor that can take you from light parallel style compression to pumping and squashing At its most extreme setting it sounds explosive and dirty which depending on your track and your taste may be just the effect you re after With an input button that allows you to pad or boost the input of the compressor to better match the gain of your input source OneKnob Pressure is ideal for many types of source material and is especially effective on percussive dynamic sources such as drum busses 2 5 OneKnob Louder louder 4 Using a combination of peak limiting and low level compression with automatic makeup OneKnob Louder is a dynamics processor that makes your tracks louder If you have a track with weak levels rather then just boost the peaks Louder will increase its RMS by up to 24dB And if your source level is already loud it will deliver a moderate loudness boost Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 7 2 6 OneKnob Driver ia driver Capable of everything from light overdrive to full on distortion OneKnob Driver is an analog style processor inspired by famous guitar overdrive pedals But it s not just for guitars its sound is filtered for warmth rather than screeching high frequencies
8. etting for most OneKnob plugins is 0 which delivers a neutral sound meaning its output signal sounds pretty much like its input signal The exception is OneKnob Filter whose maximum control value of 10 is the default neutral sound Since the OneKnob series uses Native floating point processing the plugins do not clip internally This means the floating point passes over to the next element in the signal path and clipping at the output can be solved through trimming OneKnob plugins may output a hot signal that could exceed the full scale OdBFS If they reach the output at this level they may clip at the digital to analog converter Feel free to use the tools in your DAW such as the fader to reduce the output level and eliminate potential clipping Or trust your ears and go with whatever sounds good even if it lights up the little red LED at the top of your DAW meter you may be OK 1 4 Components The OneKnob Series includes OneKnob Brighter mono and stereo components OneKnob Phatter mono and stereo components OneKnob Filter mono and stereo components OneKnob Pressure mono and stereo components o OneKnob Louder mono and stereo components OneKnob Driver mono and stereo components OneKnob Wetter mono stereo and mono to stereo components Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 4 Chapter 2 The OneKnob Series 2 1 OneKnob Brighter brighter Essentially treble booster that adds bri
9. ghtness from mid high range and up OneKnob Brighter can be used whenever you want to brighten a track make it cut through the mix Higher values at the far right side of the knob push the treble boost to a higher frequency range which may be better suited for certain instruments that need more air but not too much presence 2 2 OneKnob Phatter Vm 0 phatter 4 A bass booster that provides generous analog style low shelf filter to fatten up any source OneKnob Phatter is OneKnob Brighter s heavier set brother For tracks that seem too thin Phatter is a quick way to add bottom weight and body to instruments drums and vocals alike to bring them just a bit closer in the mix Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 5 2 3 OneKnob Filter Perfect for full mixes loops analog synths and more OneKnob Filter 15 powerful creative effect whose single knob controls the filter sweep ranging from neutral open sound all the way down to a low range club style rumble Well suited for live situations as well OneKnob Filter allows you to slide out of the filter eliminating the need to bypass the plugin which might cause undesired clicks or pops OneKnob Filter s Resonance button lets you specify how much resonance is applied the filter s cutoff from no resonance to extreme whistling When set to values other than none the boost created by the resonance might benefit from in
10. vailable If an option is not currently available it will be grayed out and inaccessible Save to New File Save File Name Preset Name Save to File Name As Put into Preset Menu As Select this to start a new Setup file There are two prompts first for the setup filename then for the preset name You must provide a name for both the setup file and the preset Click OK ENTER to complete the save It is a good idea to create a folder in which to save several setup files for a project Overwrites the settings of the loaded preset whether a User Preset or a preset from a Setup File with the current settings l a Setup File is currently loaded the name of the Setup File is displayed followed by the name of the preset itself If a User Preset is loaded its name is displayed Saves the current settings as a new preset into the Setup file that is open if one is not open the option is grayed out You will be prompted to give the preset a name Save the current settings into a User Preset that will always be in your Load menu until deleted You will be prompted to give this preset a name User Presets are stored in the plugin s preference file Please note Special characters such as etc are not supported in preset names Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 10 Deleting Presets You may delete User Presets and presets within a Setup File Factory Presets and Setup Li
11. which updates with the current setting and others bypass solo or monitoring toggles illuminate when the control is active Some plugins have link buttons between a pair of toggle buttons allowing click and drag adjustment while retaining the offset between the controls Waves OneKnob Series User Guide 11 Value Window Buttons Value windows display the value of a control and allow click and drag adjustment or direct control via the keyboard e Using the mouse click and drag on the value window to adjust Some value windows support left right some up down as you hover over a button arrows will appear to let you know which direction of movement that button supports You may also use your mouse wheel to adjust parameter values e Using the arrow keys click once with mouse to select the button and then use up down left right depending on the direction supported by that button to move in the smallest incremental steps across the button s range holding down the arrow keys will move faster through the range e Using key entry double click on the button to open the value window and directly enter the value from your keyboard If you enter an out of range number the button stays selected but remains at the current setting system beeps If system sounds are on Some plugins have link buttons between a pair of value windows allowing click and drag adjustment while retaining the offset between the controls Sliders
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