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Posted: Thu May 03, 2001 2:56 pm

Sony is releasing 2 new plug ins for TDM systems.1 is the Oxford EQ straight out of the Oxford console and 1 is the Oxford GML 8200 EQ.......FABULOUS!Check out <A HREF="http://www.sonyplugins.com" TARGET=_blank>www.sonyplugins.com</A>

Posted: Mon May 07, 2001 2:09 am

Hi PTPerson,It definately looks very interesting. Does it actually sound like Oxford EQ? Will the price point be reasonable? Will it be a total DSP hog? These are the questions at the top of my list.Looking forward to the demo,Greg

Posted: Mon May 07, 2001 4:11 pm

Yeah, what it will sound like, that's the question that I'm asking myself. I still remember the first time I did a session on Oxford, I was absolutely amazed by the sound of the desk itself, even without any EQ or dynamics... it was the sound of a clean signal path, loads of headroom. And it just got better with Oxford's EQ and dynamics. I was able to choose among some really great outboard, like 1176s, GMLs and Pultecs, but Oxford's processing was really convincing so I ended up using console's resources. Listening to that sound on Kinoshita's monitors in a Tom Hidley designed room... a real pleasure! So this is my doubt: How can it sound "Oxford - like" on a system that has a completely different architecture? Sony is 32-bit floating (if I remember well) and PT is 24-bit wide. I wonder if they'll provide a comparative A/B listening test for AES presentation... Branko

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 5:38 pm

There aint gonna be no demo, "it's buy to try" First one here to actually hear the thing POST UP! Smile

JulesP.S I sat down with the designers for half an hour at the AES in Amsterdam this May. DSP usage for the EQ = 4 on a Mix chip and the compressor (that's right!) due 'the next quarter' will be 3 on a Mix chip. The GML part is an extra charge mod for the basic Sony EQ.It was due a month ago for download, still aint ready....

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