Transparent Dynamic EQ for Total Control
Shape your track’s frequencies with precision and clarity. Oxford Dynamic EQ offers powerful compression/expansion, unique detection modes, and flexible sidechaining to take your mixes to the next level.
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Description
The Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ is an advanced equalization tool that provides unparalleled control over audio dynamics across specific frequency bands, making it a powerful asset for both mixing and mastering. With its intuitive interface and precision controls, Dynamic EQ allows users to address problematic frequencies, enhance clarity, and shape audio with exceptional flexibility. Unlike traditional EQs, it adapts in real-time to the dynamics of your audio, enabling you to manage excessive sibilance, smooth harsh frequencies, or add punch to elements that need more presence without over-compressing.
Built with Sonnox’s cutting-edge DSP technology, this plugin offers a transparent, high-quality processing experience that preserves the natural character of your audio. Ideal for music producers, engineers, and sound designers working on diverse audio projects, the Oxford Dynamic EQ integrates seamlessly with popular DAWs, providing efficient workflow and low CPU usage. From taming resonant peaks to enhancing vocal detail, this plugin is a versatile solution for achieving balanced, professional-sounding mixes and polished masters.
Clean, Transparent Control at Your Fingertips
With flexible detection modes like peak and onset detection, Oxford Dynamic EQ responds to everything from sharp percussive hits to sustained tones, giving you the creative freedom to make precision adjustments. Paired with upward/downward compression, it keeps your sound intact while the intuitive interface ensures you can dial in the perfect settings quickly and efficiently.
Introducing the Oxford Dynamic EQ
Key Features
Advanced Detection Modes
Upward and Downward Compression/Expansion
Internal and External Sidechaining
What our users say
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"I was particularly impressed by just how smooth and natural the results sound, even when a significant amount of EQ is being applied"
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"The Oxford Dynamic EQ is very easy to use, and the display shows you exactly what is happening to the gain in each EQ section at all times."
MusicTech -
"A simple-to-use dynamic equaliser that manages to sound transparent even when applying heavy processing."
Pro Tools Expert -
"As we've come to expect from Sonnox, their take on the dynamic equaliser boasts more than a touch of class."
Audio Media International
Real-World Applications
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Vocal Precision
Boost vocal presence around 2–4 kHz when clarity is lacking, or tame harsh sibilance in the 5–8 kHz range only when it gets too aggressive. Use upward compression on the high frequencies to lift subtle breathiness and quiet nuances, ensuring even the softest details shine through without squashing the overall dynamic range.
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Control Boomy Bass
Target specific low-end resonances with a tight, bell-shaped EQ while also adding a dynamic low-shelf triggered by the kick drum. This approach keeps your bass solid and focused, preventing it from overwhelming the mix or muddying the kick.
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Shape Your Snare
Use onset detection to rein in sharp snare transients and use upward expansion on a high shelf to eliminate high-frequency bleed (like cymbal bleed) between hits. To add punch, boost the low end of the snare’s transient with fast attack and release settings or use slower upward compression to let the overtones ring out and increase sustain.
Oxford Dynamic EQ's GUI is the most elegant Sonnox representation ever, with controls that allow novice users to start getting sounds without opening the manual. TapeOp Magazine
Technical Documentation
Licencing
- Local MachineInstall directly on your computer.
- iLok DeviceRequires an iLok2 or iLok3 USB dongle (latest drivers required).
- iLok CloudActivation via iLok Cloud requires an active internet connection (only one activation can be assigned to iLok Cloud; the other must be on a Local Machine or iLok Device).
Each Oxford plugin license includes two simultaneous activations.
With an iLok account, you can authorise each activation on one of the following devices:
Supported Formats
- Audio Unit (AU)
- VST3
- AAX-NativePro Tools 11 or later.
- AAX-DSPPro Tools Ultimate, Pro Tools HD, or Avid VENUE systems.
Compatible plugin formats for various digital audio workstations (DAWs):
Supported Operating Systems
- macOSmacOS 11 Big Sur or later.
- WindowsWindows 10 (64-bit) or later.
Our plugins are compatible with the following operating systems:
For compatibility with older systems, please contact our support team.
AAX-DSP Instances per chip
Number of AAX-DSP instances per chip (varies by sample rate):
For detailed setup instructions and additional usage tips, please refer to the user guide.
Oxford Dynamic EQ User Guide
