Elevate your drum mixes with the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate — a plugin that combines precision with simplicity to bring out the best in your percussion tracks. Tired of the frustrating trial and error with traditional drum gating? This plugin offers a sleek, intuitive workflow that eliminates the guesswork, ensuring your drums sound crisp and clear, all while preserving their natural character.

At its core, the Oxford Drum Gate employs intelligent drum-hit detection, distinguishing between the desired drum hits and unwanted spill. Whether you're managing a snare track filled with ghost notes and backbeats or isolating toms from cymbal spill, the Drum Gate's adaptive Decay section ensures a smooth and musical gating experience. This tool also caters to dynamic performances by adapting the decay curve to the velocity of each hit, maintaining the natural resonance without sacrificing clarity.

Take your drum editing to new heights with the Leveller section, which enables you to fine-tune the consistency of a drummer’s performance. Conform louder hits and softer notes to controlled levels, without losing the performance's inherent dynamics. Plus, the real-time MIDI output feature lets you augment or replace drum hits with samples while retaining the original dynamics, adding another layer of creativity to your production.

Key Features:

• Intelligent transient detection and drum-type matching for precise spill reduction
• Adaptive Decay section for maintaining natural drum resonance
• Leveller section to enhance performance consistency
• Real-time MIDI triggering and file capture for sample augmentation
• Customizable drum profiles for unique drum setups

The Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate is compatible with macOS (10.12 or later) and Windows (10 or later), supporting AAX Native, AU, and VST3 plugin formats.

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FAQs

What makes the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate unique compared to other gate plugins?

The Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate offers intelligent drum-hit detection and adaptive thresholding, allowing precise control over individual drum hits and reducing bleed from other instruments in the mix.

Is the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate compatible with my DAW?

The Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate is compatible with major DAWs that support AAX Native, VST2, VST3, and AU formats, including Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Logic Pro.

What are the system requirements for running the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate?

You need at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 4GB RAM on either a Mac (OS X 10.9.5 or later) or PC (Windows 7 SP1 or later) to run the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate.

Does the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate require an iLok for authorization?

Yes, the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate requires an iLok account for authorization, although a physical iLok dongle is not necessary.

Can the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate handle both 32-bit and 64-bit processing?

Yes, the Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate supports both 32-bit and 64-bit processing, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of systems and projects.