TORCHIT

Four saturation modes, multiband split, and forensic Delta monitoring.

Free

Torchit is a free saturation and drive plugin by Remi Blaze that gives you four distinct harmonic characters — Warm, Grit, Tube, and Tape — in a single plugin. Use it to add weight to a 909 kick, glue a drum bus, or push a bass line into heat, then engage Delta mode to hear exactly what you're adding.

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WHAT IT DOES

  • Four saturation modes — Warm is smooth and musical, Grit is aggressive with odd harmonics, Tube has vintage amp character, Tape soft-compresses with a rounded ceiling. Each produces a different harmonic signature.
  • Multiband split — Set a crossover between 60–300 Hz and only the mids and highs get saturated. Your sub passes through clean.
  • Delta monitoring — Torchit drops the dry signal completely so you hear only the harmonics you're adding. Precise, forensic, and fast for dialing in the right amount.
  • Auto-Gain — Output volume stays matched as you push Drive so your A/B comparisons are honest, not louder.
  • Three-mode tone shaping — BAL tilts the whole spectrum brighter or darker, GLW adds air or weight with a shelf, FX sweeps a low-pass for filter effects and sound design.

WHY TORCHIT?

Most free saturation plugins give you one character and a mix knob. Torchit gives you four distinct modes with different harmonic signatures, a multiband split that protects your low end, and a built-in high-pass filter that clears out mud before the saturation stage. If you've ever driven a bass into saturation and lost the sub, the Split toggle solves that in one click.

The Delta monitor sets it apart. Instead of toggling bypass and guessing at the difference, Delta isolates exactly what Torchit adds — harmonics, distortion, coloration — with no dry signal bleeding through. Pair that with a live transfer curve display that updates in real time as you move Drive and Knee, and you know precisely what's happening to your signal. Remi Blaze also built a hidden feature into the About Overlay for producers who dig a little deeper.

Tech house and house producers will reach for Torchit on kicks, bass lines, and drum buses — the Tape mode's natural compression curve and presets like 909 Kick Crunch and Bus Glue were built with that workflow in mind. Mix engineers will find Tube mode on vocals and Grit on synths. Anyone who wants to understand their saturation, not just hear it, will keep Torchit on every session.

HOW TO USE TORCHIT

How to add warmth to a tech house kick with Torchit

  1. Load Torchit on your kick channel.
  2. Select Tape mode and set Knee to Soft.
  3. Set the HPF to Standard slope, frequency around 55 Hz to strip sub rumble before saturation.
  4. Bring Drive to 30–40%. Watch the transfer curve — it flattens at the top as the tape compression kicks in.
  5. Enable Auto-Gain so your monitor volume holds steady while you A/B.
Pro tip: Engage Delta mode briefly while adjusting Drive. If you hear mostly clean harmonics in the upper mids, you're in the right zone. If you hear low-end rumble, raise the HPF.

How to protect your bass sub while saturating the mids

  1. Load Torchit on your bass track.
  2. Enable the Split toggle to enter multiband mode.
  3. Set the split frequency to match the fundamental of your bass — 80 Hz for deep sub, 100–120 Hz for a mid-forward bass.
  4. Choose Grit or Tube for the saturated band. Push Drive to 50–70%.
  5. Use the Mix knob to blend in the saturated signal at 70–85% if the effect feels too heavy.
Pro tip: Pull the split frequency all the way down momentarily and listen to confirm the sub is passing through untouched before you commit to your Drive setting.

How to glue a drum bus with Torchit

  1. Load Torchit on your drum bus.
  2. Select Warm mode, Soft knee. Set Drive to 15–25%.
  3. Enable Auto-Gain — essential on a bus where louder will always fool your ears.
  4. Enable Split, crossover at 80 Hz, to leave the kick sub untouched.
  5. Set Mix to 60–75% for a parallel blend that adds cohesion without killing transients.
Pro tip: Save your initial settings to the A slot, then experiment in B. One-click A/B lets you check whether the saturation is actually helping or just adding noise.

RECOMMENDED SETTINGS

Scenario Settings Result
Tech house kick Tape mode, Soft knee, Drive 35%, HPF Standard at 55 Hz Punchy tape compression, sub stays intact
Vocal warmth Warm mode, Drive 25%, GLW tone +30, Auto-Gain on Silky harmonics without perceived level change
Drum bus glue Warm mode, Soft knee, Drive 20%, Mix 70%, Split at 80 Hz Cohesion without destroying transients
Bass saturation Grit mode, Split at 100 Hz, Drive 55%, Mix 80% Aggressive edge in the mids, sub passes clean
Master soft clip Tape mode, Hard knee, Drive 10%, output at -0.5 dB Transparent ceiling that rounds digital harshness

TECH SPECS

  • FormatsAU, VST3, Standalone
  • PlatformmacOS 11.0+, Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal Binary)
  • LatencyZero additional latency (Draft); static overhead reported to host for DAW compensation (HQ)
  • CPULight (Draft / 4x oversampling), moderate (HQ / 8x oversampling)
  • OversamplingDraft 4x, HQ 8x
  • Presets16 factory presets
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