What is Reactix Raw?
Great transitions shouldn't take a rack of plugins and ten automation lanes. Reactix Raw collapses the whole build into a single, fully automatable move: drop it on a loop or a breakdown, ride one knob into the drop, and release to snap clean. It's free, signed and notarized on macOS, code-signed on Windows.
Reactix Raw is the free one-knob junior of the flagship Reactix riser engine. One knob: REACTOR: builds a full tech-house transition into the drop. Reverb, ping-pong delay, grit, a high-pass sweep and a noise wash rise together through staggered activation curves, getting bigger and more energetic, then snap clean the instant you pull back to 0. The whole build is auto-leveled, so it grows in energy without jumping in volume.
Quick start
Get a result with Reactix Raw in under a minute.
- Insert it. Put Reactix Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn REACTOR up. Raise REACTOR 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
- 2REACTOR: REACTOR drives a multi-module build through staggered front-loaded curves. Reverb enters first, then grit and ping-pong delay come in, and near the top a high-pass sweep and a noise wash take over to lift the energy into the drop. Ride 0%→100% into the transition, release to 0% for an instant clean reset: perfect for live performance and quick build-ups.
Key specs*
| Five-module riser engine | Reverb, a tempo-synced ping-pong delay, 4×-oversampled Boiler saturation, a resonant high-pass sweep from 20 Hz to 8 kHz, and an envelope-scaled noise wash, all mixed per-sample under the REACTOR macro. |
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| Anti-aliased saturation | The saturation stage runs inside a 4× linear-phase half-band FIR oversampler for clean, alias-free drive, at a fixed quality so latency stays constant. |
| Level-matched macro | A 1 / (1 + drive) auto-gain on the saturated path plus the staggered activation curves keep volume steady across the sweep, so the riser grows in energy without jumping in loudness. |
| Frequency-dependent stereo width | A 300 Hz Linkwitz-Riley crossover keeps the low band mono-safe while widening the highs, blended in by the macro so 0% stays bit-clean. |
| Output safety | A 20 Hz DC blocker removes any offset after saturation, a −0.1 dB internal clipper bounds the level, and non-finite samples are zeroed, so no knob position can drive a runaway or clipped output. |
| Controls | One knob, REACTOR |
| 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 Reactix Raw on a track?
- Insert it. Put Reactix Raw on the track or bus you want to change.
- Turn REACTOR up. Raise REACTOR until it sounds right. Reverb enters first, then grit and ping-pong delay come in, and near the top a high-pass sweep and a noise wash take over to lift the energy into the drop. Ride 0%→100% into the transition, release to 0% for an instant clean reset: perfect for live performance and quick build-ups.
What about the full Reactix?
This is the free junior. The flagship Reactix goes much further. The flagship Reactix is the full multi-module riser engine with per-stage timing, three character modes (Boiler, Volt, Vacuum), Countdown auto-ramp automation, Ghost-Fill ducking, Pocket frequency carving, Meltdown momentary mode, seed sharing, and a Plasma Reactor visualizer. Every control is explained in the Reactix manual.
Keyboard and mouse shortcuts
These work in every Reactix 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 Reactix Raw free?
Yes. Reactix Raw is completely free: freeware, no trial, no nag screens, no expiration.
What does the REACTOR knob do?
REACTOR is a single macro that builds a full tech-house riser. As you ride it from 0% to 100%, reverb, ping-pong delay, grit, a high-pass sweep and a noise wash enter in staggered stages, getting bigger and more energetic. Pull it back to 0% for an instant clean reset. The build stays auto-leveled the whole way.
How is Reactix Raw different from Reactix (Pro)?
Reactix Raw is the free one-knob junior: ride the REACTOR knob into the drop and release to reset. The flagship Reactix is the full multi-module riser engine with per-stage timing, character modes (Boiler, Volt, Vacuum), Countdown automation, Ghost-Fill, Pocket, Soul and Meltdown control, plus presets and the seed sharing system.
Does Reactix Raw run on Apple Silicon and Windows?
Yes. Reactix 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 Reactix Raw come in?
Reactix Raw ships as AU, VST3, CLAP, AAX and a Standalone app on macOS, plus VST3, CLAP and Standalone on Windows 10 and 11. The Mac build is a Universal Binary that runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs in any AU/VST3/CLAP/AAX host: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Reaper, Bitwig, FL Studio, and more.
Does Reactix Raw add latency?
Oversampling is pinned at a fixed 4×, so the reported latency never changes mid-stream and the host always gets a stable plugin-delay-compensation value. Host bypass crossfades through a matching delay line, so latency compensation stays correct in bypass too.
Where can I find more about Reactix Raw?
On the Reactix Raw page: its features, system requirements and how to get it.
How do I get and install Reactix Raw?
- Get it. Reactix Raw is free. Get it from the Reactix 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 Reactix Raw under Remi Blaze in your plugin list.
More about Reactix Raw, including its features and system requirements, is on the Reactix Raw page.
Where are the plugin files?
If you need to find Reactix 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 Reactix Raw file from the relevant folder. Your DAW will stop listing it on its next rescan.
Need help with Reactix Raw?
If something isn't covered here, or Reactix 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 Reactix 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.