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KERNIX

Multi-FX Destruction Engine

Kernix takes a dry vocal or synth from clean warmth to controlled chaos in one fixed chain of six modules — saturation, pitch and formant warp, a feedback echo that re-saturates on every repeat, a bit-crusher, a dynamic harshness suppressor, and a high-end exciter — all behind a glowing orange-on-black terminal UI. Built for tech house, it stays musical when you push it hard: the Firewall tightens harshness only when needed and Auto-Gain keeps your levels honest, so you can drive it into destruction and still land a mix-ready sound.

AU · VST3 · Standalone · macOS

Kernix — A hacker-terminal multi-FX chain — drive, pitch warp, tempo-synced… — plugin interface for macOS (AU, VST3, Standalone)

INSTALLATION

3 steps. Takes 30 seconds.

1

RUN THE INSTALLER

Double-click Kernix_Installer.pkg. 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 Kernix under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.

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

FEATURES

Everything the one-knob MANGLE macro hides — unlocked and independently controllable. Signal chain: Drive → Warp → Echo → Texture → Firewall → Plasma.

Drive — Saturation Engine

◆Five drive modes — Warm (smooth tube tanh), Crunch (asymmetric transistor clip), Tape (magnetic hysteresis), Broken (bit-aliased waveshaping), Hell (cascaded tanh → wavefold → hard clip)
◆Per-module Amount and dry/wet mix, with a clean pass-through at zero drive

Warp & Echo

◆Warp — ±12 semitone pitch shift and independent ±12 semitone formant shift, mono or poly
◆Echo — tempo-synced feedback delay from 1/32 up to 1/2, with feedback, tone, and mix controls
◆Feedback re-saturates through the active drive mode for organic, evolving repeats
◆Tone filter sweeps repeats dark to bright — stack high feedback and drive for rising, distorted echoes

Texture, Firewall & Plasma

◆Texture — bit-depth reduction (24 down to 2 bits) with sample-rate reduction and packet-loss dropout
◆Firewall — a dynamic 2–5 kHz notch that tracks saturation harshness, tightening only when needed
◆Plasma — high-end exciter that high-passes above 8 kHz, saturates in parallel, and sums back to restore air
◆Independent on/off and amount controls for Firewall and Plasma

Oversampling & Auto-Gain

◆Switchable oversampling — Draft (2x), Standard (4x), and HQ (8x) across the drive, warp, and echo core
◆Drive-based Auto-Gain compensation keeps level honest so pushing harder doesn't just get louder
◆Global Mix, Output (-24 to +6 dB), and Bypass controls

Presets & Platform

◆12 factory presets — from Vocal Warm and Broadcast to Digital Rot, Self-Oscillate, and the Remi Blaze Kernix signature chain
◆AU, VST3, and Standalone — signed and notarized for macOS 15.0 or later
◆Universal binary — native on Apple Silicon and Intel

FACTORY PRESETS

Init
Vocal Warm
Deep Voice
Chipmunk
Dirty Echo
Self-Oscillate
8-Bit Grime
Digital Rot
Industrial
Broadcast
Roadman Vocal
Remi Blaze Kernix

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 Kernix free?

No. Kernix is a paid plugin — a one-time purchase, yours to keep, with no subscription. Want to try the engine first? Kernix Raw gives you the core mangler behind one MANGLE knob, free.

What is Kernix?

Kernix is a hacker-terminal multi-FX processor that chains six modules in a fixed signal path: Drive (saturation), Warp (pitch and formant), Echo (feedback delay), Texture (bit-crush), Firewall (harshness suppression), and Plasma (high-end exciter). It takes a dry vocal or synth from clean warmth to controlled chaos.

What are the drive modes?

Five: Warm (smooth tube tanh), Crunch (asymmetric transistor clip with a touch of fold), Tape (magnetic hysteresis), Broken (bit-aliased waveshaping), and Hell (cascaded tanh → wavefold → hard clip for total destruction). Each has its own amount and dry/wet mix.

What makes the Echo special?

The Echo feedback path routes back through the Drive engine, so every repeat is re-saturated. Stack high feedback with high drive and you get rising, increasingly distorted echoes that evolve rather than simply decay. It's tempo-synced from 1/32 up to 1/2.

What do Firewall and Plasma do?

Firewall is a dynamic notch in the 2–5 kHz band that tracks the harshness saturation creates, tightening only when needed so it stays transparent on clean material. Plasma is a high-end exciter that high-passes above 8 kHz, saturates in parallel, and sums back to restore the air that saturation and bit-crushing strip away. Both have independent on/off and amount controls.

Does Kernix support Apple Silicon?

Yes. Kernix is a Universal Binary that runs natively on Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) and Intel Macs, signed and notarized for macOS 15.0 or later.

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

TRY IT FREE FIRST

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