What is Chainix Raw?
Chainix Raw runs your sound through a whole curated rack: the same FX engine from the full Chainix. Warm Tape saturation, glue compression, stereo width, a touch of delay, and reverb space all open together as you turn one knob. The rack is level-matched as it opens, so it just gets bigger, never just louder. Zero-latency, so it sits anywhere in your chain.
Quick start
Get a result with Chainix Raw in under a minute.
- Insert it. Put Chainix Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn CHAIN up. Raise CHAIN until it sounds right.
- Compare. Bypass the plugin in your DAW to hear the difference.
The interface
Controls
Header
- 1Fire Head: click the flame logo to open the About panel: what the plugin is, who made it and the trademark notices. Click anywhere in the panel to close it.
The knob
- 2CHAIN: a single macro that scales the whole rack together. At low settings you get gentle warmth and glue. Push it and saturation, width, delay, and reverb all ramp up in proportion: front-loaded so the early travel is musical. The rack stays level-matched as it opens: each module's mix and a gentle output trim hold the loudness steady, so your A/B comparison is honest.
Key specs*
| Fixed signal chain | The macro runs a set order every block: Saturate, then Compress, then Chorus width, then a tempo-synced slap Delay, then Reverb space, all scaled together from the one value. |
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| Warm saturation and glue | A Tape-mode tanh waveshaper with a tape roll-off warms the signal, while a peak-detecting glue compressor with automatic makeup is driven in parallel by the macro. |
| DC blocker and safety ceiling | A 5 Hz high-pass runs on the output, followed by a tanh soft ceiling clamped for 0 dBFS-ish safety, plus NaN/Inf guarding that resets DSP state if non-finite output is detected. |
| Zero latency | No oversampling, no look-ahead, no FFT, so reported latency is a constant 0 samples and the plugin sits anywhere in the chain without delaying the signal. |
| One knob, hidden targets | Only CHAIN appears in the host automation list; every internal chain amount (Drive, Glue, Width, Delay, Space, Mix, Output, Bypass) is wrapped as non-automatable but still saved and restored with plugin state. |
| Controls | One knob, CHAIN |
| Formats | macOS: AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX, Standalone. Windows: VST3, CLAP, Standalone |
* Key specs from the plugin page. Some specs may not be listed.
How do I use Chainix Raw on a track?
- Insert it. Put Chainix Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn CHAIN up. Raise CHAIN until it sounds right. At low settings you get gentle warmth and glue. Push it and saturation, width, delay, and reverb all ramp up in proportion: front-loaded so the early travel is musical.
What about the full Chainix?
Love the rack? The full Chainix lets you build your own. The Pro version gives you 8 drag-reorderable FX modules (saturate, filter, compress, crush, chorus, delay, reverb, noise), the Hex Pad XY performance controller, PHAT and TRASH macros, the Flux modulation engine, Sub-Anchor crossover, chain seeds, and a full set of factory presets. Every control is explained in the Chainix manual.
Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
These work in every Chainix Raw format (AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX, Standalone).
| Reset a control to its default | Double-click the knob or slider |
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| Scroll to change a value | Hover over a knob and scroll the mouse wheel |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Chainix Raw free?
Yes. Chainix Raw is completely free: freeware, no trial, no nag screens, no expiration.
What does the CHAIN knob do?
CHAIN is a macro that runs your sound through a whole curated rack at once: warm saturation, glue compression, stereo width, a touch of delay and reverb space: all scaled together and front-loaded. The rack is level-matched as it opens, so it just gets bigger, with no volume jump.
How is Chainix Raw different from Chainix (Pro)?
Chainix Raw gives you the curated FX rack behind a single, level-matched CHAIN knob. The full Chainix lets you reorder all 8 modules, dial every effect by hand, add bit-crush and noise, and includes the Hex Pad performance controller, macros, and factory presets.
Does Chainix Raw add latency?
No. Chainix Raw is zero-latency: no oversampling, no look-ahead, so it sits anywhere in your chain without delaying the signal.
Does Chainix Raw run on Apple Silicon and Windows?
Yes. Chainix Raw is a Universal Binary that runs natively on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel Macs, and ships as a 64-bit build for Windows 10 and 11.
Can I automate Chainix Raw?
Yes: CHAIN is the single host-automatable control, so you can automate the whole rack from one lane. Every internal chain amount (Drive, Glue, Width, Delay, Space, Mix, Output, Bypass) is wrapped as a hidden, non-automatable parameter driven by the macro, so the host automation list stays clean.
Do I need the Pro version?
No. Chainix Raw is a complete, free, working plugin: one CHAIN knob runs a full level-matched FX rack. The full Chainix just adds more control: reorderable modules, hands-on dialing of every effect, bit-crush and noise, the Hex Pad controller, macros, and factory presets.
Where can I find more about Chainix Raw?
On the Chainix Raw page: its features, system requirements and how to get it.
How do I get and install Chainix Raw?
- Get it. Chainix Raw is free. Get it from the Chainix Raw page.
- Run the installer. On macOS, double-click the .pkg file and choose AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX or Standalone. On Windows, run the .exe installer and choose VST3, CLAP or Standalone.
- Open your DAW. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins if needed, then find Chainix Raw under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.
More about Chainix Raw, including its features and system requirements, is on the Chainix Raw page.
Where are the plugin files?
If you need to find Chainix Raw on disk, for example to troubleshoot or to uninstall it manually, these are the standard locations.
| macOS AU | ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ |
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| macOS VST3 | ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ |
| macOS CLAP | ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/ |
| macOS AAX | /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/ |
| Windows VST3 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\ |
| Windows CLAP | C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP\ |
To uninstall, quit your DAW and delete the Chainix Raw file from the relevant folder. Your DAW will stop listing it on its next rescan.
Need help with Chainix Raw?
If something isn't covered here, or Chainix Raw doesn't behave as described, contact support or email support@remiblaze.com. To get an answer faster, include:
- your operating system and version (for example macOS 15.6 or Windows 11)
- your DAW and its version
- the format you're using (AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX or Standalone)
- the version you installed (shown in the installer and in your download), since the About panel of every Raw shows v1.0.0
- what you did, what you expected, and what happened instead
This manual is for Chainix Raw 1.1.0. Controls and settings can change between versions, so if something here doesn't match what you see, check the version shown in your installer or download. Spotted a mistake or have a question? Let us know.