Sonnox has slashed the price of Oxford Inflator to just $19 at Plugin Boutique, down from a whopping $200, but the offer ends today.
If you’ve been curious about this well-loved loudness enhancer from Sonnox, now is the perfect time to check it out.
I stumbled onto the Oxford Inflator many years ago while searching for a cleaner, more transparent alternative to the clippers I had been using for loudness. They often introduced harshness, even at moderate levels, and I wanted something that could boost perceived loudness without coloring the sound too much.
The Oxford Inflator is a pretty good solution for that problem, even though it’s an old plugin. You get an immediate, noticeable volume enhancement without compromising clarity.
What I loved about it is how dead simple it is to use. The interface features just a couple of sliders (Effect and Curve) plus a Band Split button that smooths out the processing on more complex signals.
You don’t need a manual to start using this plugin. Just dial in the Effect level and Curve until your signal feels louder but still clean.
For individual tracks (especially for cinematic sound design work, although less so in music production), I often push it almost to the max with good results. On the master bus, placing it after EQ and before the limiter usually gives me the kind of “final touch” loudness that really helps mixes pop.
The plugin isn’t a compressor or a limiter. Instead, it increases perceived loudness using some clever harmonic enhancement. This makes it particularly useful for SFX, drums, vocals, and anything you want to bring forward in a mix without flattening the dynamics.
There’s been plenty of debate about whether Inflator’s magic can be replicated with free waveshapers or sine-based saturation curves.
Technically, yes. But for $19, the question seems irrelevant, because the simplicity and workflow advantages of having everything dialed in with two sliders are hard to beat.
If you’re tired of searching for transparent tools for adding loudness, the Inflator is worth grabbing at this price. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it might just be that final 10% that makes your mix stand out.
Oxford Inflator is available in VST3, AU, and AAX formats for macOS (10.13 or later, Intel or Apple Silicon) and Windows (10 or later). Activation requires an iLok account (you can use iLok Cloud or a physical dongle).
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Last Updated on August 18, 2025 by Tomislav Zlatic.
