Elevate your mix to unparalleled heights, and experience clarity and power like never before.
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Authorised with a free iLok account
Description
The Oxford Inflator by Sonnox is an essential tool for producers and engineers looking to add presence, warmth, and loudness to their tracks without compromising dynamic range or clarity. Built with industry-standard precision, the Inflator is celebrated for its unique ability to increase perceived loudness while retaining musicality, making it a versatile choice for any stage of audio production, from mixing to mastering. This powerful plugin enhances your sound’s impact, providing rich harmonic warmth and punch that stands out in the mix without unwanted distortion.
Ideal for boosting vocals, instruments, or full mixes, the Oxford Inflator’s proprietary processing algorithm offers flexibility, allowing you to add energy and fullness to even the quietest sections. Its intuitive interface simplifies control, so you can dial in the perfect balance of subtle enhancement or dramatic lift with ease. Compatible with leading DAWs, the Inflator has been trusted by top audio professionals worldwide, helping them achieve the punch and richness needed to deliver powerful, radio-ready sound. Transform your audio production with the Oxford Inflator – your secret to professional loudness and detail without losing depth or dynamics.
The Inflator Difference - Why Pros Keep Coming Back
This is where the Oxford Inflator stands apart from imitators and remains a fixture in professional studios worldwide.
Whether you’re adding subtle depth or making a track explode with intensity, the Inflator brings an undeniable presence, warmth, and power to your mix—all without squashing dynamics or adding unwanted distortion. It delivers results other plugins can only hope to imitate.
Key Features
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Instant Excitement
Need vocals to jump to the front of the mix or guitars to cut through with attitude? Inflator instantly adds warmth, depth, and character to any track. Whether it’s subtle saturation or full-on intensity, you control the excitement.
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Uncompromising Dynamic Range
Inflator’s magic lies in its ability to enhance loudness without flattening your track’s dynamics. No need to sacrifice emotional impact for volume—Inflator lets your music retain its energy while still standing out in today’s loudness-driven market.
...the more you use it, the more reluctant you'll be to work without it! Sound On Sound Magazine
Unmatched Legacy & Compatibility
We’ve maintained cross-compatibility across all platforms and DAWs for years, ensuring your Inflator settings carry over seamlessly from session to session—whether from 10 years ago or today. Investing in the Oxford Inflator means you’re not just getting today’s best exciter plugin—you’re future-proofing your workflow.
The Real Deal
With imitators flooding the market, it’s easy to get lost in the noise. But when you choose the Oxford Inflator, you’re choosing the plugin that pros have trusted for over a decade. Backed by Sonnox’s renowned customer support and regular updates, you can be confident you’re using the most reliable, authentic tool in your arsenal.
Mastering houses should be foaming at the mouth to get this baby. Audio Media
Compatibility
Specifications in detail
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):
Documentation
For detailed setup instructions and additional usage tips, please refer to the user guide.
Oxford Inflator User Guide.
