“Single-ended” means that the unit will receive the incoming audio signal, process the program material through Aphex’s patented Aural Exciter/Big Bottom technology, then output the effected signal with no further processing required to achieve the desired aural qualities. It should be pointed out that the Aural Exciter is a “single-ended” process that can be inserted at any point within the audio chain. The stereo image is enhanced with the Aural Exciter, resulting in a greater perceived loudness without an introduction of noise into the audio path. The Aural Exciter extends the high frequencies, unlike EQ’s and other brightness enhancers which only boost the high frequencies and often alter the overall tonal balance. The result is a more predict- able and natural sounding enhancement over a wider range of inputs. Our latest patent, the Transient Discriminate Harmonics Generator, can recognize transients (transient discriminate) over a wide dynamic range and generate harmonics on them. However, there are instances where there are high level sinusoidal waveforms, most of which should not have harmonics added, and other instances where there are waveforms which have low level transients, which could be enhanced by addi- tional harmonics. In nature, generally speaking, the higher the amplitude, the higher the amount of harmonics. The original Aural Exciter patent disclosed a method for generating sonic harmonics which was amplitude depen- dent. Using the Aural Exciter on specific instruments or in the final mix brings life back to the recording. The Aural Exciter adds harmonics, restoring natural brightness, clarity, and pres- ence, effectively improving detail and intelligibility. Reproduced sound is audibly different than the original live sound because of the loss in harmonic detail, often sounding dull and lifeless. Harmonics are musi- cally and dynamically related to the original sound, revealing the fine differences between voices and various instru- ments. The AURAL EXCITER is an audio processor that recreates and restores missing harmonics. Here is ahpex's version of events and yes I do own one. This is not an accurate description at all. Less tape use has probably been the reason for their demise. From what I remember its primary use was to create a little sizzle on tape tracks. That was an excellent and pretty accurate description of what an exciter does. There is a version by Vestax that actually works great - less fuzzy than the Aphex, I have and use both on occasion.That was an excellent and pretty accurate description of what an exciter does. THe BBE Maximizer is a different beast, does not work the same. There is a version by Vestax that actually works great - less fuzzy than the Aphex, I have and use both on occasion.Ĭonsidering they are so cheap, I'd suggest every studio have one.
Of course, creative engineers can use it to generate nasty tones, and it makes a great distortion at times too (run a guitar through it into an amp!) but it is rather fatiguing at heavy levels of use.Ĭonsidering they are so cheap, I'd suggest every studio have one. NOT to something that can be EQ'd brighter. So - if you have one stored away or in your rack, try adding a TINY TINY amount to something that LACKS High Frequencies. A tasteless engineer uses it heavily on a lead vocal, on a whole mix, or when tracking sounds that could naturally be brighter without it. Brightening sounds with treble EQ will also boost ANY hiss and noise, so in these cases, the Exciter only brightens the sound, not the background.Ī tasteful engineer can use this to "save" an otherwise problematic track. It can be (and should be) set so that it only works above a certain useful level. It does not add this high freq to low-level signals, or it would fuzz out your low level noise. You cannot EQ-in something that is not there, so an exciter is the only way to get high end you can use. The exciter can be dialed in to add a LITTLE sizzle on the top end - it makes high frequencies that WERE NOT THERE before. When you have a sound that has NO high end - like a guitar amp miced badly, or a sample from an old movie, or an SM57 vocal - it may not have any info above 1k, or 5k or whatever. It does this by adding harmonic (related to the music) distortion. Here's what it is for: It creates high frequency tones that are above your signal. Purple Rain) sound pretty cool and have TONS of it, as do Paul MCartney's solo albums, and more. It WAS overused in the 1980's, but then again, Prince's classic albums (esp. But, people who give it a bad rap do not know how it works - or they could use it.
I hated them in the 80's: they were so overused and sounded nasty to me.
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