One knob runs a whole FX rack — turn it up and your sound gets bigger.
Chainix Raw is the free, one-knob version of the multi-FX plugin Chainix. The single CHAIN macro drives a fixed, level-matched rack — saturation, glue compression, stereo width, delay, and reverb space — all scaled together so it just gets bigger, never a volume jump.
Fully signed and notarized for macOS as AU, VST3, and Standalone.
- Go to the latest release.
- Download
ChainixRaw_Installer.pkg. - Double-click it and follow the installer. Signed & notarized by Apple — installs cleanly, no security warnings.
- Restart your DAW and rescan plug-ins.
Full guide: remiblaze.com/support.
Turn the one CHAIN knob. It runs your signal through a fixed, always-on rack — warm saturation, glue compression, stereo chorus width, a slap delay, and reverb space — all scaled together and level-matched, front-loaded so the first quarter of the knob is just a taste. At zero it's a clean bypass; open it up and the sound gets bigger and thicker. Works on drums, synths, vocals, and full mixes. Zero added latency.
- macOS 15.0 or later
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac (Universal Binary)
- Any AU or VST3 host (your DAW of choice)
Open an issue on the Issues tab with your macOS version, DAW + version, and steps to reproduce.
- Developer: Remi Blaze.
- Framework: JUCE.
- License: free under a proprietary Freeware License (see also our terms). Reverse-engineering, repackaging, binary redistribution, or reselling the compiled installer is strictly prohibited.
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