Sonnox Oxford Plugins
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Plans and prices
From Sonnox Oxford Plugins's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Inflator | £139.99, paid once | Perpetual licence · two simultaneous activations · AU, VST3, AAX-Native, AAX-DSP · £139.99 |
| Oxford Drum Gate 2 | £149.99, paid once | Perpetual licence · two simultaneous activations · AAX, AU, VST3 · £149.99 |
The facts
Each one read from Sonnox Oxford Plugins's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- DAW integrations
- Drum Gate 2 supports VST3, AU, and AAX hosts, including Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Nuendo, Studio One, and Reaper.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Drum features
- Drum Gate 2 includes adaptive decay, levelling, sample-accurate MIDI export, and time, polarity, and phase alignment.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Drum gating
- Oxford Drum Gate 2 detects drum hits, preserves ghost notes, reduces bleed, and can align close microphones.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Internet requirement
- iLok Cloud activation requires an active internet connection, and only one of the two activations can be assigned to iLok Cloud.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Latency limit
- Drum Gate 2 has about 167–183 ms latency and is intended for mixing rather than tracking; Sonnox recommends bypassing it while recording.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Oxford plug-in licences include two simultaneous activations managed through an iLok account, using a local machine, iLok device, or iLok Cloud.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mixing and mastering
- Oxford Inflator adds perceived loudness and density without limiter pumping or peak-crushing and can be used on tracks, buses, or a mix.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Drum Gate 2 lists macOS 11.0 and Windows 10 22H2 64-bit as minimum system requirements; older operating systems may work but are untested.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product range
- The Oxford range has 11 audio plug-ins used in live and recorded applications across music, broadcast, film, games, scientific, and forensic work.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Refund policy
- The Drum Gate 2 product page states that it includes a 14-day money-back guarantee.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Sonnox provides a support site with a knowledge base and contact option.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Finstock, Oxfordshire, UKchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial
- Drum Gate 2 offers a fully functional, unrestricted 15-day free demo.checked 9 Oct 2026
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