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Certainly a great deal of intense listening and A/Bing needed, as it’s very easy to use too much of the AX signal, but the payoff is well worth the time spent to get it right. The results really are stunning, adding crispness to the kicks and snares and giving the whole kit a lifted sense of space. Waves' Aural Exciter plugin comes with Mono and Stereo components

Although I’m sure there are applicable uses for Mix 2, I had trouble finding anything during the course of mixing that I thought sounded better here than in Mix 1. I was honestly not thrilled about the modulations to the sound and the dip in the middle frequency range, as any processor that tends to noticeably filter or change the overall sound of my tracks tends to be something I stay away from – unless I’m really trying to alter the original source. On vocals, the frequency bumps were loosely comparable to an EQ with 5 to 6dB bumps at 1.2K, 3K and 10K.

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Mix settings of 1 to 4.5 are subtle, 4.5 to 7.2 results in a frequency dip and settings from 7.2 to 10 bring about a pretty, not subtle sound.” I was pleasantly surprised to find this description in the manual for the MIX2 setting as this was precisely what I was finding in my own tests.Ībove 7.2 the changes are absolutely very noticeable. Mix 2 as described in the included user manual has “unique phase behavior” resulting in “modulations in frequency response occurring at certain AX MIX settings in MIX2 mode. Vocals, piano, snare and even bass DI took really well to the AX in MIX 1. These same properties can be applied really to almost any sound source in need of a sonic facelift. The AX does an almost magical job at adding subtle bite and overall presence to guitars. 1” the AX was the perfect solution for electric guitars that were sounding a little too warm and dull but not really taking well to specific EQ treatment.

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On a recent track for the children’s album series “People Rock! Vol. This setting allows you to judiciously inject any amount of brightness and clarity into your sound source without any noticeable filtering or problematic frequency response modulation. Mix 1 is the setting I found myself using the most when using the AX as an insert. There’s also an additional section called ANALOG for Waves analog noise modeling and characteristics caused by hum based on power.Īural Exciter's different modes / signal paths Controls for MODE, METER, INPUT, AX MIX and OUTPUT are all easy to access and large enough to be able to tell what you’re controlling quickly. THE INTERFACE: The design of the plug-in is bold and straightforward with no guesswork needed. WHAT IT DOES: Aural Excitement! Waves’ Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter is a faithful reproduction of the original Aphex Aural Exciter used by countless engineers and producers to enhance brightness, presence and overall brightness and vibrancy on instruments and vocal tracks. The plug-in comes standard in Waves flagship Mercury bundle and is also available in TDM and Native a la carte for $250 USD. Mono and stereo components and support for up to 24bit/192khz resolution are standard.

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TECH SPECS: The Waves Aphex Vintage Aural exciter is available in TDM, RTAS, Audio Suite, VST and AU format for PC or MAC. If the plug-in version was anything like the original, I had to have it.

The original and rare vintage tube processor enhanced dull and lifeless tracks with vibrancy, brightness and, of course, clarity.