Sonnox® Oxford Dynamic EQ
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Go beyond traditional multiband compression.
The Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ plug-in for UAD hardware and Apollo interfaces gives you high-level control over the frequency content of your audio, helping you tackle the most demanding production challenges whether you’re mixing or mastering.
The first dynamic EQ on the UAD platform, the Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ plug-in is an excellent alternative to multiband compression, allowing you to sculpt and shape your sources with unending precision.Now You Can:
Apply EQ that’s triggered by the level of particular frequencies or by onset (transient) detection
Use dynamic tone shaping to tame boomy or harsh vocals, guitars, cymbals, and more
Process your audio using up to five fluidly overlapping frequency bands
Easily execute complex EQ tasks with the intuitive user interface
Take a Listen
Dynamic Performance
The Oxford Dynamic EQ plug-in gives you the best of both worlds — the precision of a static EQ, and the responsiveness and flexibility of a multiband processor. It also lets you dynamically shape the tone of your music without any of the phase artifacts or latency issues common to multiband compressors.
Fully Overlapping Bands
Unlike multiband compressors, which use crossovers to rigidly split up the frequency spectrum, the Oxford Dynamic EQ’s five frequency bands can overlap fluidly, giving you greater flexibility for both character modification and corrective processing.
Onset Detection
The Oxford Dynamic EQ plug-in’s Onset Detection lets you set the EQ processing to be triggered by transients. This provides you with a new level of precision for boosting or cutting percussive sources and even for controlling vocal sibilance.
Total Control
The Oxford Dynamic EQ offers multiple ways to refine and target its processing, giving you unprecedented flexibility. For each band you can choose stereo, mono, or mid-side operation, frequency-specific or onset detection or both, upward or downward compression or expansion, and independently adjustable side chain filters.
Ease of Use
Despite all its power and tweakability, the Oxford Dynamic EQ is as easy to dial in as a traditional EQ plug-in, and its user interface is logical, intuitive, and non-intimidating, whether you’re an experienced pro or a studio novice.
Customer Reviews
M. Caporizzo
July 2, 2019
Great Sounding EQ! Hope UAD Develops Ext Sidechain Capability
I too find the lack of external side chain capability in UAD plugins to be limiting, but it's not a deal-breaker with this plugin as there is a workaround if you're dealing with mono...
Read MoreM. Man
June 16, 2019
EQ for the Modern Age
Loving this dynamic EQ. The UI is re-sizable as it should be. The sound is smooth. It's relatively gentle like a Mastering EQ.
Read MoreA. Heinzelmann
March 31, 2019
Amazing Plugin
The Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ is my favorite Tool to get some bad sounding frequencies in the range. mFor example some resonant bass tones. You can set the threshold for the problematic...
Read MoreN. Kenez
February 14, 2019
Another must-have tool for tricky tones
Not seldom you have a piano, an acoustic guitar, or a bass which has some tones which are sticking out too much when played harder. Those tones you can take care of with this dynamic QE...
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Features
Powerful dynamic EQ with signature Oxford professional-level transparency and control
5 bands of 'R3 Type 3' proportional-Q dynamic equalization with optional shelf type
All bands can overlap fluidly and process and/or detect from mono, stereo, mid, or side channels
Flexible per-band side chain controls
Allows up/down compression and up/down expansion
Optional onset detection for very precise transient processing
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Customer Reviews
Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ
M. Caporizzo
Great Sounding EQ! Hope UAD Develops Ext Sidechain Capability
I too find the lack of external side chain capability in UAD plugins to be limiting, but it's not a deal-breaker with this plugin as there is a workaround if you're dealing with mono sources like kick and bass: Make a stereo track with kick on one side and bass on the other, and use the internal side chain feature on this plugin to trigger your bass channel from your kick channel. Buss your bass channel to a mono track in your daw, and you've essentially got a working external key input. Not ideal, and I really hope UAD develops ext side chain capability in subsequent updates to their platform, but I wouldn't let that rule out this plugin altogether because it really is a fine EQ!
b. abdou
Excellent plug in
A recommander
M. Man
EQ for the Modern Age
Loving this dynamic EQ. The UI is re-sizable as it should be.
The sound is smooth. It's relatively gentle like a Mastering EQ.J. Gehring
Literally useless without sidechain
I am normally not one to dwell on negativity, but without the sidechain function (that every other version of this plugin has, by the way!) I don't know what value this is supposed to have. Shame on me for buying it before reading that Oxford does not offer sidechaining on the UAD version like it does on the native. If you ask me, that means that the UAD version isn't done being developed yet and isn't ready to be sold. Complete waste of $199. I've never regretted another UAD plugin purchase but I wish I could get my money back on this one.
A. Heinzelmann
Amazing Plugin
The Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ is my favorite Tool to get some bad sounding frequencies in the range. mFor example some resonant bass tones. You can set the threshold for the problematic frequency and nothing is missing, but the overemphasized tone is in a good range. Absolutley a MUST HAVE!
L. Nakamura
Good
Good
N. Kenez
Another must-have tool for tricky tones
Not seldom you have a piano, an acoustic guitar, or a bass which has some tones which are sticking out too much when played harder. Those tones you can take care of with this dynamic QE which does an excellent job. I have a similar plugin from Waves as well, but this one sounds cleaner. This plugin doesn't add any color and that's great! Though it consumes some DSP power, so it's not for every track.
r. sveinungsen
Natural
We liked it alot , used in our studio Himlalyd. Makes the sound natural and smooth sounding. recomanded from us !!!
M. Jonkergouw
Very Very Very Good but...
I can't get FFT working when loaded in the console: it's options 'Enable' and 'Disable (Realtime Mode)' are greyed out I don't know why or how to turn it on. FFT does work fine in other software like Fidelia on my Mid-2015 MacBookPro11,5 Sierra...
H. Holzheu
Sonnig Dynamic EQ Rezension
Räumt ordentlich und gezielt auf. Toll
H. Holzheu
Sonnig Dynamic EQ Rezension
Räumt ordentlich und gezielt auf. Toll
J. Dubut
Very Good but...
I'm new on UAD platform, I bought an Octo pcie card.
I was really more than disapointed when I noticed that UAD plugins do'nt have and can't use any daw external sidechain signal.
I purchased the Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ for that purpose ! The plugin it self is absolutelly perfect. I think the best on the market but without external sidechain, its interest drops down radically !
10 or 15 years ago, I bought a powercore (which I still use) and the Sonnox Oxford Dynamics. At the time, I discovered that I could also download and use the vst version without extra-cost.
So I asked to Sonnox support if it was still possible with their UAD plugins. And it wasn't. But they sold me the native version for 50% of the price.
I'd really like to see UAD updating any of their dynamic plugins for working with external sidechain signal !J. Dubut
Very Good but...
I'm new on UAD platform, I bought an Octo pcie card.
I was really more than disapointed when I noticed that UAD plugins do'nt have and can't use any daw external sidechain signal.
I purchased the Sonnox Oxford Dynamic EQ for that purpose ! The plugin it self is absolutelly perfect. I think the best on the market but without external sidechain, its interest drops down radically !
10 or 15 years ago, I bought a powercore (which I still use) and the Sonnox Oxford Dynamics. At the time, I discovered that I could also download and use the vst version without extra-cost.
So I asked to Sonnox support if it was still possible with their UAD plugins. And it wasn't. But they sold me the native version for 50% of the price.
I'd really like to see UAD updating any of their dynamic plugins for working with external sidechain signal !C. Stimpel
Functionality meets musicality
This thing seriously sounds incredibly smooth. One thing I haven’t found in dynamic eq is the ability to control the dynamics in a musical way. Usually you can get the job done with other dynamic eqs but you can usually hear it. This thing does a great job at staying out of the way while still doing its job. It’s a must demo if not a must buy.
C. Bickley
An EQ on another planet !
Forget the rest... DMG, Waves, Fabfilter.. any of them.. this is utterly phenomenal if you know what your doing with it.
G. Scott
Subtle Sweet and Really Useful!
I great eq compressor combined. I Very subtle yet rather sophisticated. Finding myself using it a fair bit on mixes.
G. Scott
Subtle Sweet and Really Useful!
I great eq compressor combined. I Very subtle yet rather sophisticated. Finding myself using it a fair bit on mixes.
G. Scott
Subtle Sweet and Really Useful!
I great eq compressor combined. I Very subtle yet rather sophisticated. Finding myself using it a fair bit on mixes.
S. Rodescu
Very good
I just love it using on strings ,vocals , low percussion It's my go to transparent EQ
very glad I bought itUAD User
Magnífico
Algo imprescindible a la hora de mezclar y eliminar esas resonancias molestas pero solo cuando pasan de un umbral.
Me parece un plugin realmente genial y muy útil y necesario.
