Back in 1975, Aphex came out with a hardware box that promised to improve the sound of recordings, adding presence and brightness that couldn’t be achieved with simple EQ. The original and rare vintage tube processor enhanced dull and lifeless tracks with vibrancy, brightness and, of course, clarity. Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter by Waves (@KVRAudio Product Listing): When it was originally introduced in the mid-1970s, the Aphex Aural Exciter brought its distinctive sound to select sessions by leading recording artists, traveling from studio to studio as an exclusive (and expensive) rental unit. An aural exciter like the Aphex Exciter might be what you need. Aphex currently offer a 2 channel Exciter as a 1u 19” rackmount unit, while versions in 500-series ‘lunchbox’ format and even foot-pedals have been produced. This new Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter licensed from Aphex is rather different from the earlier plug-in, in that it goes back to the earliest examples of the Aural Exciter, modelling the rare 402 prototype valve unit. This was particularly useful back in the day for pepping up signals that had become dull due to multiple generations of tape dubbing. The plug-in is available in TDM (US$500) and Native ($250) formats. The aphex vintage aural exciter plugin is one i use in the most productions on one or two single instruments or on the master bus / during mastering. First introduced in 1975, it has become a very common tool in the professional and home studio alike. Aphex update their famous Aural Exciter and Big Bottom processes for the 21st century. The Aural Exciter’s patented technology is available nowadays in both hardware and software formats. Joe Albano checks it out. Exciter/Enhancer Aphex 204 Aural Exciter and Optical Big Bottom: 63 images and 3 user review(s) As its name implies, the Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter is an exciter, and it adds a treble 'sheen' to any signal. The plug-in has only been released recently and only in the past few weeks has the studio that I work at picked it up. TECH SPECS: The Waves Aphex Vintage Aural exciter is available in TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST and AU format for PC or MAC. The Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter is a new plug-in that was co-designed by Waves and Aphex and modeled after the original Aural Exciter from Aphex. If the plug-in version was anything like the original, I had to have it. Ongoing Waves Update Plan charges apply as usual. It seems hard to believe, but the Aphex Aural Exciter has been around for over a quarter of a century!