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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I know this will receive some jokes, but I've never used one, and was curious exactly what they do, how they work, and do they help an acoustic in a live performance situation or are they only a studio tool. Any tips much appreciated. |
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Location: SoCal | You mean like an Aphex Acoustic Exciter?
Take a look at this thread
http://misterguitar.com/cgi-bin/chetboardarchive.pl?read=45986
from the chetboard.
Also this video from Thom Bresh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVhw1KpZT0 |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | It makes you sound much more interesting than you really are.
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Location: Scotland | Theres a few different types. "Aural Exciter" was a term coined by Aphex in the late 70's for a horrifically expensive piece of studio kit. BBE came out with their Sonic Maximiser which is kinda similar. Behringer do one (no surprise) and there's a few others. They were originally designed to "reclaim" extreme HF lost by multiple passes of analog tape, in a way that you couldn't achieve with EQ. They then got a little more sophisticated and the process was applied to midrange and low frequencies also. Later they got into phase correction and time alignment, to compensate for the differences in behaviour of low, mid and HF drivers in live sound systems. Lately the process has found it's way into FX pedals and DI boxes. The Aphex Exciter pedal that Moody referenced is great. BBE do a cool little DI box with their Sonic Maximiser circuitry. Both are excellent for acoustic instruments.
Basically they make stuff sound better. They you go, how technical is that? Used correctly they can make a very positive but subtle difference to your sound, both live and in the studio, either on individual instruments or across a complete mix. You need to be careful though, they can make you sound horrible if over-used. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Man, you guys are great! Thanks. |
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Some achieve greatness.
A few, like Moody, have greatness thrust upon them.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I knew a guy that used an Aphex Aural Exciter live with guitar. He played a Rick 12-String through it... freak'n amazing sound. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
Theres a few different types. "Aural Exciter" was a term coined by Aphex in the late 70's for a horrifically expensive piece of studio kit. BBE came out with their Sonic Maximiser which is kinda similar. Behringer do one (no surprise) and there's a few others. They were originally designed to "reclaim" extreme HF lost by multiple passes of analog tape, in a way that you couldn't achieve with EQ. They then got a little more sophisticated and the process was applied to midrange and low frequencies also. Later they got into phase correction and time alignment, to compensate for the differences in behaviour of low, mid and HF drivers in live sound systems. Lately the process has found it's way into FX pedals and DI boxes. The Aphex Exciter pedal that Moody referenced is great. BBE do a cool little DI box with their Sonic Maximiser circuitry. Both are excellent for acoustic instruments.
Basically they make stuff sound better. They you go, how technical is that? Used correctly they can make a very positive but subtle difference to your sound, both live and in the studio, either on individual instruments or across a complete mix. You need to be careful though, they can make you sound horrible if over-used. Dang, I was gonna say exactly that! You beat me to it, Temp. |
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Location: SoCal | One of the highlights of the NAMM show, for me, was going to the Aphex booth and visiting with Thom Bresh, and being shown how the Acoustic Exciter worked. I might have to get one of those.
Bresh is a damn fine picker and a very nice person... |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | My Massoos Exites Me Aurally..there`s nuthin`electronic about her.. ;)
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What is an "aural exciter?"
