This was followed by a port of the EQ to TC Works PowerCore, a version of the OXF-R3 Dynamics section, and then two newer plug-ins (the Inflator and the TransMod), which didn't feature prominently in the Oxford console and needed significant re-working for the plug-ins market. In September 2002 the CD boxed versions of the OXF-R3 EQ started selling around the world.
At the same time, work was started on the infrastructure for an e-commerce scheme that would become instrumental for sales and registration of the new software products.
This group became a development partner with DigiDesign and began work to create the Oxford EQ for Pro Tools. As technology became cheaper with increasing power, a group formed in Sony Oxford that began to focus on how best to re-purpose the Oxford technologies into audio workstations. Sony Oxford became the world leader for development of 1-bit audio processing (DSD, the basis for SACD), and additionally a variety of R&D contracts were undertaken on behalf of various groups in Sony. Although software maintenance of the OXF-R3 continued for some years, the core activities of the group diversified. Even a bespoke microcode compiler and router were developed from scratch. All hardware and software, all audio i/o, all system architecture and cosmetic design, and all audio algorithms and signal flow were designed by the engineers in Oxford, including an audio DSP chip (at that time it was impossible to buy DSP technology with enough power). This high end digital audio console was conceived by Oxford Digital in the late 1980s and productised for commercial release by Sony in the mid 1990s. The major product design from Sony Oxford was the OXF-R3 Digital Mixing Console, commonly called 'the Oxford Console'.
Over the following few years the team slowly expanded, until in 1993 it became Sony Oxford. These engineers spent many years together designing analogue and digital consoles for Solid State Logic, and subsequently left to start a new Company in 1988 that was called Oxford Digital. has evolved out of Sony Oxford, which in turn traces its history back to a group of five dedicated audio professionals that first worked together in the early 1980s. This high end digital audio console was conceived by Oxford Digital in the late 1980s and productised for commercial rele.
You’ll also need an iLok dongle or account for activation. Be sure to check the exact system requirements before you buy, as there are some minor differences. Most of them are available in AAX, AU, VST2 and VST3 formats. All of the plug-ins run on macOS and Windows. These offers are valid until December 3, 2020. And if you decide to go all in and pick up several of the company’s high-quality effects, be sure to take a look at their bundles, many of which are also available for much less. Whether you’re looking for a new EQ, limiter, reverb, gate or compressor, you’re sure to find it on the list of heavily discounted Sonnox plug-ins.