What is Furnix Raw?
One knob. Turn it up and your track gets tighter, punchier, and louder: no threshold, ratio, or makeup to dial in. Furnix Raw is the free, one-knob take on the full Furnix compressor: everything is tuned for you behind the scenes, so you get finished-sounding dynamics in a single move.
Furnix Raw tames dynamics and adds punch in a single move: the same compression engine from the full Furnix, distilled into one macro control. As you turn it up, the compressor bites harder and a transient-punch stage blends the raw attack back in, so hits stay lively while the body tightens, with a touch of analog heat on top and auto gain holding the level steady. Drums hit harder, buses gel together, and loops gain weight without losing life.
Quick start
Get a result with Furnix Raw in under a minute.
- Insert it. Put Furnix Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn SQUEEZE up. Raise SQUEEZE 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
- 2SQUEEZE: SQUEEZE controls compression depth and punch character. At low settings, you get gentle dynamic leveling: just enough to even things out. Push it further and the compressor bites harder: tighter dynamics, punchier transients, and the kind of density that makes a drum bus or master feel finished. Automatic gain compensation keeps the output level-matched at every position.
Key specs*
| One knob, hidden parameters | SQUEEZE is the only host-automatable parameter; threshold, ratio, punch, heat and every other compressor control are wrapped as non-automatable so they never clutter your automation list, yet still save and restore with the plugin's state. |
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| Program-dependent compressor | Smoothed threshold, ratio and knee with attack/release envelope detection, hold, and stereo link, all driven by a single front-loaded SQUEEZE move. |
| Transient-injection punch | A fast envelope follower extracts the raw transient and blends it back into the compressed signal, so attacks stay alive instead of squashed. |
| Analog Heat with oversampling | The Heat stage runs the "Coals" soft-tanh saturation through 4x oversampling to keep the character clean and anti-aliased, followed by a 5 Hz DC blocker to preserve headroom. |
| Constant latency and safety | Lookahead is pinned internally (1 ms) so the reported latency never changes as you move the knob, with a −0.1 dBFS output soft-clip ceiling, denormal protection, and NaN/Inf guards keeping every position safe. |
| Controls | One knob, SQUEEZE |
| 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 Furnix Raw on a track?
- Insert it. Put Furnix Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn SQUEEZE up. Raise SQUEEZE until it sounds right. At low settings, you get gentle dynamic leveling: just enough to even things out. Push it further and the compressor bites harder: tighter dynamics, punchier transients, and the kind of density that makes a drum bus or master feel finished.
- Automate it. SQUEEZE is the only control your DAW can automate, so one automation lane covers it.
What about the full Furnix?
Love the squeeze? The full Furnix goes deeper. The Pro version adds full threshold, ratio, knee, attack, and release controls, lookahead for transparent peak handling, sidechain HPF to keep bass from triggering compression, and three saturation modes for coloring the gain reduction. Every control is explained in the Furnix manual.
Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
These work in every Furnix 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 Furnix Raw free?
Yes. Furnix Raw is completely free: freeware, no trial, no nag screens, no expiration.
What does the SQUEEZE knob do?
SQUEEZE controls compression depth and punch character. At low settings you get gentle dynamic leveling. Push it and the compressor bites harder: tighter dynamics with punchy transients. Automatic gain compensation keeps the output level-matched.
How is Furnix Raw different from Furnix (Pro)?
Furnix Raw gives you the compression engine behind a single SQUEEZE knob with auto gain. The full Furnix adds full threshold, ratio, knee, attack, and release controls, lookahead, sidechain HPF, and three saturation modes.
Does Furnix Raw run on Apple Silicon and Windows?
Yes. Furnix 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 Furnix Raw come in?
Furnix 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.
Does Furnix Raw add latency?
Its 1 ms lookahead is pinned internally, so the reported latency never changes as you move the knob. Your host's plugin-delay compensation stays stable, and it's reported to the host so everything stays aligned.
Where can I find more about Furnix Raw?
On the Furnix Raw page: its features, system requirements and how to get it.
How do I get and install Furnix Raw?
- Get it. Furnix Raw is free. Get it from the Furnix 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 Furnix Raw under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.
More about Furnix Raw, including its features and system requirements, is on the Furnix Raw page.
Where are the plugin files?
If you need to find Furnix 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 Furnix Raw file from the relevant folder. Your DAW will stop listing it on its next rescan.
Need help with Furnix Raw?
If something isn't covered here, or Furnix 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 Furnix 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.