The concept behind Waves’ OneKnob Brighter is simple. Simply turn the dial until you’re satisfied with the result. Since there is only one parameter to set, it makes finding that elusive “sweet spot” easy. The one knob plugin is a concept that’s been around for a while. The fact that you can get several quality effects in one makes this our best overall selection. But given the flexibility of Scheps Omni Channel, and its moderate price tag, we couldn’t think of a better starting point that this. Waves has multiple high quality channel strips modeled after much revered vintage units. Trust me when I say we hemmed and hawed over our best overall selection. Some of the EQ, filter, and compressor controls have been mapped to the eMotion LV1 mixing console.Īlso onboard are “Focus” presets, which tell you which parameters to focus on in tweaking specific sounds.įinally, Scheps Omni Channel comes with internal MS / duo / stereo routing per module, stereo component for discrete control over each channel, shaping for internal or external sidechain input, and artist presets via Tony Visconti, Ken “Pooch” Van Druten, Billy Bush, and more. Thanks to its zero-latency design, Scheps Omni Channel could prove a viable live music tool as well. If that wasn’t enough, Scheps Omni Channel has an insert slot you can use to add any Waves plugin of your choosing (you can even add another instance of any of the Scheps modules). Onboard are four filter types and two full-range bands.īut wait. But you are also given complete control over the maximum noise reduction.įinally, there’s the DS2 module for all your de-essing needs. The Gate module can be used for gating and expansion, and it comes with the expected parameters – threshold, attack, and release. There’s also a wet / dry control for parallel compression. Then there’s the Compression module, featuring three different flavors. Next up is the Pre module, for adding one of three types of saturation to your tracks. This is a four-band equalizer, but it can even turn into a parametric or surgical EQ if that’s what you need. There are six modules included in Scheps Omni Channel. Scheps Omni Channel brings together the best of modular channel strips with vintage mixing consoles. Scheps Omni Channel is a powerful channel strip VST plugin created alongside Grammy-winning mixer Andrew Scheps.Ĭhannel strips can create incredible efficiencies in the mixing process, allowing you to cover all basic processing needs – like compression, EQ, and gating – all from a single plugin.

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