1-Loud: One Knob Loudness Exapanse

1-Loud is a simple loudness tool with just one knob. Turn up the Amount, and your sound gets fuller, more energetic, and easier to hear in a mix — without crushing the dynamics. Behind the scenes, it uses a custom process to enhance perceived loudness and harmonic content, helping tracks stand out with minimal effort.

Whether you need your vocals to cut through, your drums to hit harder, or your mix to sound bigger — 1-Loud gets you there instantly, with no technical fuss.

Dry Example:

1-Loud from 0% to 100% - from 100% to 0%:

Looking for more?
This plugin is also part of the 1-Bundle — a collection of five one-knob tools for fast and effective sound shaping. Get the full set and save compared to individual purchases.

Beta access on macOS. 1-Loud is in open beta and not notarised by Apple yet — notarisation arrives with the stable release. Until then macOS keeps the quarantine flag it puts on every downloaded file, so there is one short step the first time you install.

Copy the plugin into your Components folder:
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/

then run this once in Terminal to clear that flag:

sudo xattr -cr /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/1-Loud.component

That is all: macOS then loads it like any other plugin, and Windows needs no setup at all. If your DAW still does not list it, write to hi.23dsp@gmail.com with your macOS version and DAW — beta reports get priority.