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EMBEREX

A single-knob performance filter built for sweeps, builds, and drops.

Emberex is a resonant filter effect with drive, an LFO, and an envelope follower. One bipolar knob sweeps from low-pass to high-pass, with Bandpass, Comb, and Formant modes on tap for creative sound design. Built for tech house, house, and electronic music — from subtle DJ cuts to screaming resonant builds.

AU · VST3 · Standalone · macOS (Universal Binary)

Emberex — A DJ-style resonant filter for tech house, house, and electronic music — plugin interface for macOS (AU, VST3, Standalone)
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INSTALLATION

3 steps. Takes 30 seconds.

1

RUN THE INSTALLER

Double-click the .pkg file. Choose AU, VST3, or Standalone.

Signed & notarized by Apple — it installs cleanly, no security warnings, no "Open Anyway."
2

CHOOSE YOUR FORMATS

The installer lets you pick AU (Logic, GarageBand, Ableton), VST3 (Ableton, Reaper, Bitwig, FL Studio), and the Standalone app. Install takes a few seconds.

3

OPEN YOUR DAW

Restart your DAW and rescan plugins if needed. Find Emberex under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.

  • Ableton: Plugins › Audio Effects › VST3
  • Logic Pro: Audio Effects › Remi Blaze › Emberex
  • Reaper: FX › VST3 › Emberex
Security Note: Emberex is built by Remi Blaze and is signed & notarized by Apple, so it installs cleanly with no security warnings. The plugin is safe to use — no background processes, no network calls, no telemetry. Downloads are distributed via GitHub Releases.

FEATURES

Filter Engine

◆Bipolar filter knob — drag left for low-pass, right for high-pass, center is bypass
◆Four filter modes — LP/HP, Bandpass, Comb, and Formant
◆Formant Spread — widens or narrows the vowel character in Formant mode
◆Three slopes — 12 dB, 24 dB, and 48 dB per octave
◆Resonance — from flat to a screaming resonant peak
◆Kinetic Resonance — a Sensitivity-scaled resonance boost that grows with how hard the input is driving the filter, adding life to fast sweeps
◆TCR (Transient-Controlled Resonance) — spikes the filter Q on kick and snare hits, with adjustable Intensity
◆Drift & Seed Lock — organic cutoff wander with a lockable seed for reproducible motion, plus a Roll button for a new pattern

MIDI & Performance

◆Key tracking — filter cutoff follows MIDI note pitch (1V/oct mapping)
◆Velocity linking — MIDI velocity modulates filter depth, drive, or resonance
◆Velocity target selector and amount control (0–100%)
◆Three velocity curve modes: Linear, Logarithmic, Exponential
◆Frequency lock — holds the filter cutoff when the knob returns to center

Saturation

◆Drive — pre-filter tanh saturation running at 4x oversampling
◆Smolder — auto-saturation that grows with filter movement, adding tanh warmth proportional to how far the filter is displaced
◆Ignition — instantly snaps the filter open for a fast build/drop gesture

LFO

◆Six waveform shapes: Sine, Triangle, Square, Saw, Custom, and Sample & Hold
◆Adjustable Rate, Depth, and Smoothing controls
◆Custom waveform drawing via an interactive display
◆Tempo sync — LFO Sync snaps to note divisions, and Loop Sync locks motion to the host bar/beat grid (1/64 up to 32 Bars)

Envelope Follower

◆Env Follow amount — the filter reacts to input dynamics
◆Independent Attack (0.1–50 ms) and Release (10–500 ms) controls

Mix & Output

◆Dry/wet parallel mix (0–100%)
◆Output gain (-24 dB to +6 dB) with phase reverse toggle
◆DC blocker — a 10 Hz high-pass on the output keeps the signal DC-free after saturation

Under the Hood

◆4x oversampled drive — the tanh saturation stage stays engaged for consistent, honest latency reporting
◆Anti-pop preset recall — a short output fade freezes filter reads during preset and state changes to prevent clicks
◆Reproducible modulation — Drift wander and Sample & Hold randomness are seeded, so projects reload to identical motion when Seed Lock is on

Presets & Workflow

◆22 factory presets (Gentle LP Sweep, DJ High Cut, Resonant Acid, Bass Isolation, Build-Up HP, Drop LP, and more)
◆A/B comparison — instant switching between two parameter states
◆One-click Randomize for instant sound discovery
◆Save/load user presets (export and share .preset files) and a resizable UI (440x560 up to 900x860)

FACTORY PRESETS

Init
Gentle LP Sweep
DJ High Cut
Resonant Acid
Bass Isolation
Vocal Telephone
Driven Filter
Subtle Warmth
Build-Up HP
Drop LP
Remi Blaze Sweep
The Deep Rise
Sub-Cleaner
Rhythmic Grit
4-Bar Wash
Sub-Surgical
Comb Metallic
Vowel Sweep
Phase Ghost
Sassy Formant
Sub-Anchor Brickwall
Industrial Metallic 2

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • OS macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later
  • Architecture Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal Binary)
  • Formats AU, VST3, Standalone
  • DAW Any AU or VST3 compatible host

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is Emberex free?

Yes. Emberex is completely free to download and use under a proprietary freeware license. No trial, no watermark, no feature limits.

What filter modes does Emberex have?

Four modes: LP/HP (a bipolar knob that sweeps from low-pass to high-pass through center bypass), Bandpass, Comb, and Formant with vowel morphing. Each mode offers 12, 24, or 48 dB per octave slopes.

Can I automate the filter with an LFO?

Yes. Emberex has an LFO with six waveform shapes (Sine, Triangle, Square, Saw, Custom, and Sample & Hold), adjustable Rate, Depth, and Smoothing. Tempo sync snaps to note divisions, and Loop Sync locks motion to the host bar/beat grid (1/64 up to 32 Bars).

Does Emberex respond to MIDI?

Yes. Key tracking makes the filter cutoff follow MIDI note pitch (1V/oct), and Velocity linking lets MIDI velocity modulate resonance or drive with Linear, Logarithmic, or Exponential curves.

What is Ignition?

Ignition instantly snaps the filter fully open for a fast build or drop gesture — a one-touch performance move for live sets and transitions. Smolder adds tanh warmth automatically as the filter moves.

Does Emberex support Apple Silicon?

Yes. Emberex is a Universal Binary that runs natively on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel Macs.

Installation guide is above. Need more help? Visit the support page.

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