This group became a development partner with DigiDesign and began work to create the Oxford EQ for Pro Tools. As technology became cheaper with increasing power, a group formed in Sony Oxford that began to focus on how best to re-purpose the Oxford technologies into audio workstations. Sony Oxford became the world leader for development of 1-bit audio processing (DSD, the basis for SACD), and additionally a variety of R&D contracts were undertaken on behalf of various groups in Sony. Although software maintenance of the OXF-R3 continued for some years, the core activities of the group diversified. Even a bespoke microcode compiler and router were developed from scratch. Quote All hardware and software, all audio i/o, all system architecture and cosmetic design, and all audio algorithms and signal flow were designed by the engineers in Oxford, including an audio DSP chip (at that time it was impossible to buy DSP technology with enough power).
