What is Flarex Raw?
One knob to a bigger mix. Flarex Raw is the free, one-knob version of Remi Blaze's Flarex: turn a single WIDTH knob to spread synths, pads, and vocals across the stereo field, always mono-safe. No menus, no guesswork, no phase problems.
Under the hood it runs mid/side processing while keeping the low end locked to mono. The bass-mono crossover is always active: your sub and kick stay centered no matter how wide you push the top end, and a phase-correlation safety net automatically pulls the width back if the signal ever drifts toward cancellation. Club-safe stereo width, every time.
Quick start
Get a result with Flarex Raw in under a minute.
- Insert it. Put Flarex Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn WIDTH up. Raise WIDTH 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
- 2WIDTH: WIDTH controls stereo spread intensity. At low settings, the image gently opens up: subtle spaciousness without losing center focus. Push it further and the sides widen dramatically while the bass-mono crossover keeps everything below ~120Hz locked to center. You can go wide without worrying about phase cancellation on club systems or mono playback.
Key specs*
| One knob, hidden parameters | WIDTH is the only host-automatable parameter; the M/S width, mid/side gain, bass-mono, and output controls are each wrapped as non-automatable so they never clutter your automation list, yet still save and restore with the plugin's state. |
|---|---|
| Mid/side imager | The signal is encoded to mid/side, widened with a power-constant scaling and mono-compatible all-pass decorrelation above unity, then decoded to L/R, so a wider image still collapses cleanly to mono. |
| Always-on bass-mono | A Linkwitz-Riley crossover pinned to 120 Hz removes the low side content so the bass sums to the center, crossfaded in so nothing clicks and the low end never phase-cancels. |
| Phase-Lock Sentinel | A per-block correlation meter smoothly pulls the width back if phase problems appear, and a Deep-Dive hard-mute collapses to mono if correlation goes severely negative, keeping the widening mono-safe. |
| Constant latency and safety | The engine reports zero latency so the host's plugin-delay compensation never changes mid-stream, with NaN/Inf protection, a hard limiter, and denormal guards keeping every knob position clean. |
| Controls | One knob, WIDTH |
| 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 Flarex Raw on a track?
- Insert it. Put Flarex Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn WIDTH up. Raise WIDTH until it sounds right. At low settings, the image gently opens up: subtle spaciousness without losing center focus. Push it further and the sides widen dramatically while the bass-mono crossover keeps everything below ~120Hz locked to center.
- Automate it. WIDTH is the only control your DAW can automate, so one automation lane covers it.
What about the full Flarex?
Love the width? The full Flarex goes deeper. The Pro version adds manual mid/side gain, adjustable bass-mono frequency, the Entropy stereo-modulation engine with Seed Lock for evolving spatial textures, and manual output control. Every control is explained in the Flarex manual.
Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
These work in every Flarex Raw format (AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX, Standalone).
| Reset a control to its default | Double-click the knob or slider |
|---|---|
| Scroll to change a value | Hover over a knob and scroll the mouse wheel |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Flarex Raw free?
Yes. Flarex Raw is completely free: freeware, no trial, no nag screens, no expiration.
What does the WIDTH knob do?
WIDTH controls stereo spread intensity using mid/side processing. It widens your signal while keeping bass frequencies locked to mono. The bass-mono crossover is always active: your low end never phase-cancels on club systems or mono playback.
How is Flarex Raw different from Flarex (Pro)?
Flarex Raw gives you stereo width with built-in bass-mono behind a single WIDTH knob. The full Flarex adds manual mid/side gain, adjustable bass-mono frequency, the Entropy stereo-modulation engine with Seed Lock, and manual output control.
Does Flarex Raw run on Apple Silicon and Windows?
Yes. Flarex 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.
What formats does Flarex Raw come in?
Flarex Raw ships as AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX and a Standalone app on macOS, as a Universal Binary for Apple Silicon and Intel, plus VST3, CLAP and Standalone on Windows 10 and 11. AAX ships on macOS only. It runs in any AU, VST3, CLAP or AAX host, or on its own.
Will Flarex Raw change my levels?
No: the volume holds steady across the knob. A balance of gentle side air, a slight center carve, and a small output trim keeps the image getting bigger without clipping or jumping in level.
Where can I find more about Flarex Raw?
On the Flarex Raw page: its features, system requirements and how to get it.
How do I get and install Flarex Raw?
- Get it. Flarex Raw is free. Get it from the Flarex 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 Flarex Raw under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.
More about Flarex Raw, including its features and system requirements, is on the Flarex Raw page.
Where are the plugin files?
If you need to find Flarex Raw on disk, for example to troubleshoot or to uninstall it manually, these are the standard locations.
| macOS AU | ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ |
|---|---|
| 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 Flarex Raw file from the relevant folder. Your DAW will stop listing it on its next rescan.
Need help with Flarex Raw?
If something isn't covered here, or Flarex 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 Flarex Raw 1.0.1. 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.