Oxford Inflator
Elevate your mix to unparalleled heights, and experience clarity and power like never before.
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
- LicensingThe Toolbox range offers 2 activations for each product licence you buy.
Providing you have an iLok account, each activation will allow you to authorise your Plug-In on one of these devices:
• Machine
• iLok device. iLok2 / iLok3 required with latest drivers
• iLok Cloud. Active internet connection required
AAX
- Pro Tools version:11 and above
- Format:AAX Native
- OS Compatibility:macOS: X 10.12 or later (Intel or Apple Silicon)
Windows: 10 or later
- Hardware:Approved Pro Tools CPU and hardware configuration
- Legacy support:Contact support for 32-bit legacy versions
Audio Units
- OS Compatibility:macOS: X 10.12 or later (Intel or Apple Silicon)
VST3
- OS compatibility:macOS: X 10.12 or later (Intel or Apple Silicon)
Windows: 10 or later
Sample Rate Compatibility
- 44.1 kHz✔
- 48 kHz✔
- 88.2 kHz✔
- 96 kHz✔
- 176.4 kHz✔
- 192 kHz✔
Latency
Sample Rate (KHz) | Latency (Samples) | Latency (ms) |
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44.1 kHz | 4488 | 102 |
48 kHz | 4886 | 102 |
88.2 kHz | 8979 | 102 |
96 kHz | 9772 | 102 |
176.4 kHz | 17955 | 102 |
192 kHz | 19545 | 102 |