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The Broadcast Plugin Bundle HDX Black Friday deal takes 79% off Sonnox's broadcast collection for Avid HDX systems, bringing it to $237 until Dec 17, 2026.
It's an HDX plugin bundle, so the processing runs on the DSPs of an Avid HDX system and stays off your host processor.
The maker says the HDX and Standard versions sound identical. Without an HDX system, the native version of the Broadcast Plugin Bundle is the one meant for you.
Sonnox built the collection around loudness control and quality processing for broadcast work. Five plugins cover it:
The maker's pitch is broad: taming harsh frequencies on an outside broadcast, reining in an unruly interviewee, or lifting the loudness of a whole programme.
Oxford EQ is a 5-band parametric with variable-slope HP/LP filters and four EQ types. One is a clinical type similar to the SSL4000 E series with a tighter cut. One is a classic type similar to Neve and SSL G series curves. One is a set of wide, gentle curves for mastering. It is automatable and has an A/B compare button.
Oxford SuprEsser works across 20Hz to 20kHz, so you can hear and see problem frequencies anywhere in the spectrum before dialling them out. It has a simple mode for quick fixes and an advanced mode with more controls. Auto Level Tracking applies the same relative gain reduction as the input level moves, which suits a vocal that's quieter in the verse than the chorus. A Wet/Dry control handles parallel processing.
Oxford Dynamics packs six independent processes into one plugin: gate, expander, compressor, limiter and a 2-band side-chain EQ. It offers three compressor types (Normal, Classic and Linear), a variable soft knee, and optional tube-like saturation. The dynamics section comes from the Sony OXF-R3 console. A surround bus compressor and limiter is included for HD-HDX.
Oxford Inflator raises loudness without the pumping of compression. It has Direct and Band-split modes, and the maker says it can add apparent dynamic range to previously clipped signals. Driven harder, it adds tube-like warmth.
Oxford Limiter is a true peak limiter with look-ahead processing and an Enhance function for added perceived loudness. Its Recon meter shows actual rather than sampled signal levels, and Auto Comp corrects reconstruction overloads to ITU-R BS.1770-4. It also offers TPDF dither for 24-bit and 16-bit output, with four noise shaping modes.
On macOS you need OS X 10.12 or later, and M1 machines run it through Rosetta 2. On Windows you need Windows 7 or later. Both platforms need Pro Tools 11 or above (AAX Native and AAX DSP).
Authorisation is by iLok USB 2 or 3 with the latest drivers, or iLok Cloud, which needs an active internet connection.
DSP compatibility covers Pro Tools AAX DSP, Avid VENUE S3L-X and Avid S6L.
Yes. The Sonnox Broadcast Plugin Bundle HDX carries 79% off, bringing it to $237, and the offer ends Dec 17, 2026. The bundle holds five plugins: Oxford EQ, SuprEsser, Dynamics, Inflator and Limiter.
Five Oxford plugins: EQ, SuprEsser, Dynamics, Inflator and Limiter. Between them they cover equalisation, de-essing, gating and compression, loudness enhancement, and true peak limiting with dither, which is the chain the maker built for broadcast production.
The maker says this version is meant for the DSPs of an Avid HDX system, which keeps the plugins off your host processor. Without HDX hardware, the native version of the Broadcast Plugin Bundle is the one to use.
No. The maker states there's no difference in sound quality between the Standard and HDX versions. The HDX build runs on Avid HDX DSP, so the processing doesn't tax your host processor.
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