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Furnix

Compressor with Saturation

"A feed-forward compressor with three saturation modes and transient Punch — control, density, and analog weight in one move."

Furnix is a full-featured dynamics compressor wrapped in a dark, brushed-metal, ember-orange interface built for tech house, techno, and electronic music. It pairs peak/RMS detection, lookahead, and flexible sidechain filtering with a built-in saturation stage — so you get transparent control and analog heat from a single plugin. Live gain-reduction metering and Delta monitoring let you hear exactly what it's doing to every part of your mix.

Furnix — Compressor with Saturation — plugin interface for Mac and Windows
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AU VST3 CLAP AAX Standalone macOS Windows

INSTALLATION

3 steps.

1

RUN THE INSTALLER

Double-click the Furnix_Installer.pkg file. Choose AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX 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 Furnix under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.

  • Ableton: Plugins › Audio Effects › VST3
  • Logic Pro: Audio Effects › Remi Blaze › Furnix
  • Reaper: FX › VST3 › Furnix
Security Note: Furnix 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

Compression Engine

◆Feed-forward topology with adjustable soft knee (0–30 dB) for clean, predictable compression
◆Peak / RMS detection toggle and an envelope follower with a hold circuit (0–50 ms)
◆Lookahead up to 5 ms tames sharp transients without sacrificing attack punch
◆Continuously variable stereo link (0–100%) from dual-mono to fully linked stereo compression

Heat & Punch

◆Three saturation modes — Coals (soft tanh), Flame (cubic), Blast (asymmetric)
◆Auto-gain compensation and 4x oversampling on the Heat stage keep loudness stable and anti-alias the harmonics
◆Heat Link — drives more saturation as compression increases, so harder squeeze means more character
◆Punch — transient detection re-injects attack energy that compression removes, without touching sustain

Sidechain & Release

◆Sidechain HPF (20–500 Hz) prevents kick and sub energy from triggering unwanted pumping
◆SC Tilt mid-focused detection, external sidechain input, and SC Listen audition mode
◆Grid-Sync release locked to musical divisions (1/4, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/8.) from host BPM
◆Auto-Release blends release time by crest factor, with hysteresis smoothing to stay grain-free

Monitoring & Presets

◆Parallel Mix knob for New York-style blend, plus Delta mode to hear exactly what the compressor removes
◆Real-time gain-reduction metering plus stereo input and output level meters
◆Crest-factor health meter reads peak-to-RMS ratio in dB — see at a glance whether your mix is pristine, club-standard, or over-crushed
◆Live transfer-curve display visualizes the compressor's input/output response, so you can see the threshold, ratio, and knee as you dial them in
◆Zero-allocation audio thread, static latency reporting, and dual soft clipping keep it safe and PDC-stable
◆16 presets tuned for tech house, A/B comparison, and save/load preset management

FACTORY PRESETS

Init
Gentle Glue
Vocal Control
Drum Bus Punch
Sidechain Pump
Bass Tamer
Parallel Crush
Mix Bus Glue
Transient Snap
Kick Tighten
Remi Blaze Heat
Remi Blaze Squeeze
Sub-Lock Glue
Warehouse Heat
Percolator Perc
Ghost Vocal Clamp

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • OS macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later · Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
  • Architecture Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal Binary) · x64 on Windows
  • Formats macOS: AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX, Standalone. Windows: VST3, CLAP, Standalone
  • DAW Any AU, VST3, CLAP or AAX compatible host

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is Furnix free?

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

What saturation modes does Furnix have?

Three Heat modes built into the compressor: Coals (soft tanh — warm, tube-like), Flame (cubic — brighter, more aggressive odd harmonics), and Blast (asymmetric — even harmonics for analog weight). The Heat stage is 4x oversampled with auto-gain compensation to keep loudness stable.

What is Punch?

Punch uses a fast dual-time-constant transient detector to re-inject attack energy that compression removes — without touching the sustain. Dial it in to restore snap and impact to drums and transient material after heavy compression.

What is Delta mode?

Delta lets you hear only what the compressor is doing to your signal — it outputs the difference between the dry input and the compressed output. It's a forensic tool for understanding exactly how the compression and saturation are shaping your sound.

How does the sidechain work?

Furnix has a sidechain HPF (20–500 Hz) so kick and sub energy don't trigger unwanted pumping, plus an SC Tilt mid-focused detection mode, an external sidechain input for classic ducking, and SC Listen to audition the detector signal while you tune it.

Does Furnix run on Apple Silicon and Windows?

Yes. Furnix 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.

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

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