OneMove Resonance & Balance user manual
OneMove Resonance & Balance is one app with two AUv3 plug-ins. Resonance finds the frequencies that ring and cuts only those, only while they ring. Balance rebalances the spectrum as the music moves: it tames what dominates and lifts what is hidden. Keyed by a voice, both can make room for the singer. Neither adds latency. Found a bug or have an idea? Tell us.
Getting started
- Install OneMove Resonance & Balance from the App Store and open the app once.
- In your AUv3 host, add an audio effect and choose OneMove › Resonance or OneMove › Balance.
- Each plug-in opens on its Default preset. Pick a preset for the job, then adjust.
To hear them first without a host, tap Try Resonance or Try Balance in the app (see Try it in the app).
Resonance: the controls
| control | range (default) | what it does |
|---|---|---|
| Depth | 0–10 (5) | How hard Resonance cuts the frequencies that ring. |
| Detail | 0–10 (5) | How narrow the cuts are: higher finds smaller, sharper peaks. |
| Attack | 0–10 (5) | How quickly a cut starts when a resonance appears. |
| Release | 0–10 (3) | How quickly a cut lets go when the resonance stops. |
| Mode | Soft / Hard (Soft) | Soft cuts peaks that stand out from their surroundings, at any level. Hard cuts where a frequency gets louder than a threshold set by Depth; use it for ducking with a key. |
| Max Cut | 0–24 dB (0 = no limit) | The deepest any cut may go. |
| Mix | 0–100 % (100 %) | Blend with the dry signal. |
| Delta | Off / On | Plays only what Resonance removes, so you can hear what it is taking out. |
| Output | −18 to +18 dB (0 dB) | Output level. |
The band and tilt editor
The editor above the knobs shows the spectrum and the cuts as they happen. Its read-out shows MAX, the deepest cut right now. Switch it between Band and Tilt:
- Band: up to eight bands shape where Resonance works and how hard. They don't EQ the sound. Each band has a shape (Low Cut, Low Shelf, Bell, Band Pass, Band Reject, Tilt, High Shelf, High Cut), a frequency, a depth (−10 to +10) and a Q. The default leaves the lows below 100 Hz and the top above 16 kHz alone and works a little harder around 4 kHz.
- Tilt: sets Detail, Attack and Release separately for the lows (below about 500 Hz) and the highs (above about 2 kHz), so you can, for example, react faster in the top end than in the bass.
Balance: the controls
| control | range (default) | what it does |
|---|---|---|
| Recover | 0–200 % (50 %) | Lifts parts of the spectrum that are hidden. |
| Tame | 0–200 % (50 %) | Turns down parts that dominate. |
| Bias | −100 to +100 % (0) | Moves the reference Balance compares the sound with, shifting the balance between taming and recovering. |
| Brighten | −100 to +100 % (0) | Tilts the result darker or brighter around 1 kHz. |
| Boost | −20 to +20 dB (0 dB) | A loudness-shaped lift or cut of lows and highs together. |
| Above / Below | 20 Hz–20 kHz | The frequency range Balance works in. |
| Voice Duck | 0–12 dB (5 dB) | With a voice as the key: how far Balance may turn the music down in the voice's own bands, while the voice is there. |
| Gain | −24 to +24 dB (0 dB) | Output level. |
| Mix | 0–100 % (100 %) | Blend with the dry signal. |
Balance keeps the overall loudness about the same while it rebalances, so you can compare it in and out fairly. Its display shows the curve it is applying now, and the read-out shows PEAK, the largest change at the moment.
Presets
Pick a preset from the menu, or step through them with ◂ ▸. A preset sets every control. Your host saves your changes with the session.
| Resonance | good for |
|---|---|
| Default | a starting point |
| Vocal Harshness | sharp, piercing vocals |
| Vocal De-ess | sibilance |
| Mud & Boom | low-mid build-up |
| Proximity Effect | a boomy close-miked voice |
| Gentle Mix Bus | a light touch across a mix |
| Music: Room for Vocal (Key A) | the music bus, keyed by the vocal on Link A |
| Balance | good for |
|---|---|
| Default | a starting point |
| Gentle Mix | a light touch across a mix |
| Bright & Open | a dull mix |
| Warm | a thin or harsh mix |
| Music: Vocal Space (Key A) | the music bus, keyed by the vocal on Link A |
Key Link: make room for the voice
Key Link passes a signal from one OneMove plug-in to another on the same device, on eight letters (Link A to H), with no side-chain routing in the host. Resonance and Balance can send a key or listen to one.
The Key Link controls are in each panel:
- Role: Process (the plug-in works on its own track) or Send Key (it only shares its track's audio on a letter and leaves the sound alone).
- Key: what the plug-in listens to: Off, Link A–H, or SC Bus (the host's side-chain input, where the host can route one). In Send Key, it is the letter to send on.
- Listen: hear the key instead of the track, to check it arrives.
The usual setup: the vocal keys the music
- On the vocal track, send the voice on Link A. Any of these works:
- OneMove Air: open ⚙︎ and switch on Send vocal key. Air sends its input on Link A and its own sound doesn't change.
- OneMove Vocal Console: in Expert ▸ Ride ▸ Key Link, set Send Vocal On to Link A.
- Resonance or Balance on the vocal, with Role: Send Key and Key: Link A.
- On the music bus, add Resonance or Balance and choose the preset Music: Room for Vocal (Key A) or Music: Vocal Space (Key A), or set Key to Link A yourself.
- Check the Key Link display on the music plug-in. It should read LINKED A.
What the Key Link display says
| display | meaning |
|---|---|
| LINKED A · 0 MS | The key arrives, in time. |
| LINKED A · LATE n MS | The key arrives, but the host processed the sender after the receiver. See troubleshooting. |
| SENDING ON A | This plug-in is sending (Role: Send Key). |
| PICK A LINK TO SEND | Role is Send Key, but no letter is chosen. |
| NO SENDER ON A | Nothing is sending on that letter. |
| 2 SENDERS ON A! | Two plug-ins send on the same letter. Move one to another letter. |
| SIDECHAIN BUS / NO SIDECHAIN AUDIO | Key is SC Bus, and the host's side-chain is or isn't arriving. |
| SELF-DETECT (NO KEY) | No key is chosen: the plug-in listens to its own track. |
Try it in the app
Tap Try Resonance or Try Balance on the app's main screen. It plays a demo vocal over music. Hear the plug-in on the whole mix, or switch on Key: vocal to hear it on the music, keyed by the vocal, so the music makes room. Bypass switches it in and out, and Done goes back. The demo audio is free to audition and never uses up the free version's time. The app plays only its built-in demos and never records.
Free version and purchases
- Every feature works in the free version, in any host.
- 5 minutes of real-time processing each time a plug-in loads. Then it crossfades to your unprocessed audio and the panel shows Free version with how to unlock. Reload the plug-in for another 5 minutes.
- Bounces and exports pass through unprocessed until you unlock. The audio is never muted or watermarked.
- Unlock once, in the app. No subscription. Your saved settings carry over.
| purchase | unlocks | price (US) |
|---|---|---|
| Unlock Resonance | Resonance in full | $7.99 |
| Unlock Balance | Balance in full | $7.99 |
| Unlock both | Resonance and Balance in full | $11.99 |
Prices in other countries are set by the App Store in your currency. Once you own either plug-in, Unlock both is no longer offered: buy the other one on its own.
- After buying, reload the plug-in in your host (remove it and add it again, or reopen the session), so it reads the unlock.
- Restore purchase in the app unlocks the plug-ins again on a new device, signed in with the same Apple Account.
- Refunds are handled by Apple, from its "Report a Problem" page.
Help and feedback
The ? button in each panel, and Help & feedback in the app, open this manual or the support form to report a bug, suggest an idea or ask a question. The form is filled in with the app version and your device; nothing is sent until you press Send.
Settings
Settings in the panel chooses the panel finish (Black or Cream), the knob look, and how often the meters refresh (15, 30 or 60 frames per second).
Automation and MIDI
Every control is a host parameter, including the eight bands and the tilts. Automate them, or map them to MIDI controllers in your host.
Host setup tips
- Where to put them: Resonance on a vocal, an instrument or a bus; Balance on a music bus or a mix.
- No latency to compensate: both report zero latency.
- Keying in hosts without side-chain routing: use Key Link (above). In hosts that can route a side-chain to an effect, you can use SC Bus instead.
- Loopy Pro is the host we have tested our plug-ins in. If something doesn't work in your host, tell us which one.
Troubleshooting
The plug-in isn't in my host's list
Open the OneMove Resonance & Balance app once, then close the host completely and open it again. Hosts read the list of plug-ins when they start.
No sound, or no change
- No change after a few minutes: the free version's 5 minutes for this load are up, so the plug-in passes the sound through and shows Free version. Reload it, or unlock.
- Still limited after buying: reload the plug-in in your host so it reads the unlock. If that doesn't help, tap Restore purchase in the app.
- A bounce sounds unprocessed: the free version passes offline renders through. Unlock and bounce again.
- Delta is on: you hear only what is being removed, which can be very quiet. Switch Delta off.
- Listen is on: you hear the key instead of the track. Switch Listen off.
- No sound at all: check the host's bypass, the track's input and monitoring, and Mix and the output level.
A crackle when I move or resize the plug-in window
A known issue in version 1.0, in all OneMove plug-ins: moving, resizing or covering the plug-in window while audio plays can cause a short crackle. A fix is planned for an update. If you hear crackles at other times, please report it.
Key Link isn't connecting
- NO SENDER ON A: the sender isn't playing, is bypassed, or sends on another letter. Check that the vocal track's sender is on and on the same letter.
- 2 SENDERS ON A!: two plug-ins send on one letter. Switch one off, or move it.
- LATE n MS: the host processes the receiver before the sender, so the key arrives one block late. If your host lets you change the order of tracks or effects, put the sender earlier. The key still works, a little later.
- All the plug-ins must be on the same device. Key Link passes audio only between OneMove plug-ins there; it never leaves the device.
Report a bug or suggest an idea
Use the support form. Tell us your device, iPadOS or iOS version, host, what you did and what happened. For an idea, pick Idea or request.