What is Pumpit Raw?
Glue your kick and sub together with a single knob. Pumpit Raw is the free, one-knob version of Pumpit: turn up GLUE and a tempo-synced sidechain pump locks your low end into that punchy, breathing groove on any track. No routing, no sidechain input, no setup: it reads your DAW's tempo automatically, and the output is auto-leveled so the pump adds groove, not volume swings.
Quick start
Get a result with Pumpit Raw in under a minute.
- Insert it. Put Pumpit Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn GLUE up. Raise GLUE until it sounds right. Auto-gain keeps the level matched.
- 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
- 2GLUE: GLUE controls the depth of the tempo-synced pump. At low settings, you get a subtle groove that just breathes with the kick. Push it further and the duck gets deeper and punchier: that classic tech house pump. Automatic gain compensation keeps the overall level consistent, so you can dial in the groove without volume spikes.
Key specs*
| Tempo-synced pump engine | The duck envelope is driven by the host transport's PPQ position, locked to a 1/4-note cycle, with an internal clock and a 128 BPM fallback so the pump keeps running even when the transport is stopped. |
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| Envelope shaping | A per-cycle envelope combines the hard-wired Hold with the Punchy curve, applied as a smoothed 2 ms duck gain to eliminate zipper noise, and resets cleanly on transport jumps and tempo changes. |
| Lookahead, constant latency | The main audio is delayed by a fixed 5 ms so the duck is applied cleanly ahead of the beat, and that latency is reported statically so the host's plugin delay compensation stays stable mid-stream. |
| Level-matched output | Auto-gain is forced on and the output biases down slightly at full, so the pump adds groove, not volume swings, while a tanh soft-clipper holds a 0 dBFS safety ceiling. |
| One macro, hidden parameters | GLUE is the only automatable parameter; every other engine control is non-automatable but still saved and restored with the session, with NaN/Inf and denormal protection guarding the whole block. |
| Controls | One knob, GLUE |
| 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 Pumpit Raw on a track?
- Insert it. Put Pumpit Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn GLUE up. Raise GLUE until it sounds right. At low settings, you get a subtle groove that just breathes with the kick. Push it further and the duck gets deeper and punchier: that classic tech house pump.
- Automate it. GLUE is the only control your DAW can automate, so one automation lane covers it.
What about the full Pumpit?
Love the pump? The full Pumpit goes deeper. The Pro version adds 10 curve shapes plus a custom 32-point spline editor, multiband ducking, MIDI trigger, external sidechain input, stereo width control, and manual rate/hold/offset controls. Every control is explained in the Pumpit manual.
Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
These work in every Pumpit 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 Pumpit Raw free?
Yes. Pumpit Raw is completely free: freeware, no trial, no nag screens, no expiration.
What does the GLUE knob do?
GLUE controls the depth of a tempo-synced 1/4-note pump. At low settings you get a subtle groove. Push it and the duck gets deeper and punchier. Automatic gain compensation keeps the overall level consistent.
How is Pumpit Raw different from Pumpit (Pro)?
Pumpit Raw gives you a tempo-synced 1/4-note pump behind a single GLUE knob. The full Pumpit adds 10 curve shapes, a custom 32-point spline editor, multiband ducking, MIDI trigger, external sidechain, stereo width, and manual rate/hold/offset controls.
Does Pumpit Raw run on Apple Silicon and Windows?
Yes. Pumpit 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 Pumpit Raw come in?
Pumpit 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: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Bitwig, and more.
Does Pumpit Raw add latency?
Yes, a fixed 5 ms of lookahead so the duck is applied cleanly ahead of the beat. That latency is reported to the host and never changes with the knob, so the plugin delay compensation stays stable, and the delay is maintained through bypass so DAW track alignment stays correct.
Where can I find more about Pumpit Raw?
On the Pumpit Raw page: its features, system requirements and how to get it.
How do I get and install Pumpit Raw?
- Get it. Pumpit Raw is free. Get it from the Pumpit 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 Pumpit Raw under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.
More about Pumpit Raw, including its features and system requirements, is on the Pumpit Raw page.
Where are the plugin files?
If you need to find Pumpit 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 Pumpit Raw file from the relevant folder. Your DAW will stop listing it on its next rescan.
Need help with Pumpit Raw?
If something isn't covered here, or Pumpit 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 Pumpit 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.