ToneKnob Compressor

Simple on the Outside, Sophisticated on the Inside

The ToneKnob series is our affordable line of effects, designed to be simple to use, with just one knob to twist until you hit your sweet spot. Despite their simplicity, these plugins are sophisticated under the hood, built with all our experience in emulating high-end studio analog hardware.​

Our analog expertise simplified​

The ToneKnob Compressor is essentially a compact, simplified version of the legendary German Telefunken U73b tube compressor on steroids. We took the heart of the analog sound and color of U73B and fine tuned the compression to be usable in the whole range of the one simple knob.​

Advanced studio compression, applicable easily anywhere.

Soft and slow compression​

When you need to retrain the natural dynamics of your tracks but need to smooth out the dynamic range, ToneKnob Compressor has you covered. Enhance the groove of your bass and help it sound more natural.  Help the attack and sustain in your guitar tracks. Bring the best out of your vocal tracks and make them sound smooth while maintaining the singer's dynamics.

Fast and aggressive compression​

The more you turn the knob, the faster and more aggressive compression you will get. The internal parameters of ratio, attack, and release increase, and you will get a completely different compression type. Use these settings to bring the punch of a kick or snare drum. Enhance the chugging of your aggressive guitars with controlled transients. Retain a tight low-end on your bass track.

Mix Bus Glue​

Subtly apply the ToneKnob Compressor on the drum bus, vocal bus, or even the master bus to smooth out elements of your mix. Each aspect will sound cohesive and integrated without overly squashing the mix. 

Bring the color in​

As with all of our emulations, the smooth and warm tube saturation makes mixes sound full and rounded. Apply ToneKnob Compressor lightly and improve the tonal qualities of vocals, bass, or entire mix busses.

Fine tune it yourself​

Since compression highly depends on the input source, we’ve added a Calibration feature in the service menu. This way, you can fine-tune the compression to meet the exact needs of your track.

Why will you love it?​

The ToneKnob Compressor is perfect for those who appreciate quick, intuitive work, allowing them to focus on their ear and taste rather than tweaking multiple compression parameters. It’s also ideal for new sound engineers who might not be familiar with all the technicalities of compression. Want great compression? Just turn the knob—and you’re there.​

What’s Next?

The ToneKnob series will soon expand, bringing you a full range of essential studio effects in one familiar interface. Besides the classic effects, you can look forward to some unique, creative effects that will give your instruments and mixes an unmistakable character.​