Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter Plugin

Modeled on one of only a few tube-powered units ever made, the Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter® plugin delivers all the unique character of the rare original hardware unit, with all the advantages of software.

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.

A true groundbreaker, the original Aural Exciter was highly regarded for its ability to increase and enhance presence, brightness, and vibrancy on vocal and instrumental tracks alike. It was even credited as a "session player" on best-selling albums by the likes of Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor, engineered by Val Garay, who worked closely with us on the development of the plugin.

Note: This is a non-refundable digital download.

Waves Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter Features

• Modeled plugin based on the original tube-powered hardware
• Developed in association with Aphex
• Adds brightness, vibrancy and depth
• Increases presence without raising levels
• Perfect for vocal and instrumental tracks alike
• Mix and AX modes for insert or send configurations

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• Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter (V14) - System Requirements
  • Mac
    • CPU: Intel Core i7 / i9 / Xeon-W / Apple Silicon
    • Memory
      • Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
      • 16 GB free disk space on the system drive
    • Operating System: 10.15.7, 11.6.5, 12.4. 13.0
    • Screen Resolution
      • Minimum: 1024x768
      • Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
      • USB displays are not supported as the primary display.
      • V14 plugins require a graphics card that supports ‘Metal’.
    • Windows
      • CPU
        • Intel Core i5, i7, i9, Xeon (all Gen 5 and above)
        • AMD Quad Core
        • AVX Support required
      • Memory
        • Minimum: 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
        • 16 GB free disk space on the system drive
      • Operating System
        • Windows 10 64 bit (21H2)
        • Windows 11 (21H2)
      • Screen Resolution
        • Minimum: 1024x768
        • Recommended: 1280x1024 / 1600x1024
• Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter (V14) - Supported Hosts
  • Apple Silicon Support
  • The DAW versions listed below are the latest on which we tested and officially qualified each the latest version of our products.
  • Waves’ latest version works on newer sub-versions of these DAWs, unless stated otherwise.
  • If your DAW (or DAW version) is not listed here, we recommend you demo the product you wish to purchase to confirm it works.
  • Your DAW must be running on an operating system that supports it in order for plugins to work properly. To confirm that your DAW version is supported on your operating system, please refer to your DAW’s website.
  • Mac
    • Pro Tools 2022.4 (AAX Native, Audiosuite)
    • Logic Pro X, 10.7.4 (Audio Units)
    • Digital Performer 11 (Audio Units)
    • Ableton Live 11 (VST3)
    • Nuendo 12 (VST3)
    • Cubase 12 (VST3)
    • Main Stage 3 (Audio Units)
    • Garage Band 10.4.6 (Audio Units)
    • Audition 22 (VST3)
    • Premiere Pro 22 (VST3)
    • Studio One Professional 5 (VST3)
    • FL Studio 20 (VST3)
    • REAPER 6 (VST3)
    • Reason 12 (VST)
    • Maschine 2 (VST) | NKS-ready
    • Komplete Kontrol 2 (VST) | NKS-ready
    • Bitwig Studio 4 (VST3)
    • Luna 1.1.11 (Audio Units)
  • Windows
    • Pro Tools 2022.4 (AAX Native, Audiosuite)
    • Ableton Live 11 (VST3)
    • Nuendo 12 (VST3)
    • Cubase 12 (VST3)
    • Cakewalk by BandLab 2021 (VST3)
    • Audition 22 (VST3)
    • Premiere Pro 22 (VST3)
    • Samplitude Pro X6 (VST3)
    • Sequoia 15 (VST3)
    • Pyramix 14 (VST3)
    • Studio One Professional 5 (VST3)
    • FL Studio 20 (VST3)
    • REAPER 6 (VST3)
    • Reason 12 (VST)
    • Maschine 2 (VST) | NKS-ready
    • Komplete Kontrol 2 (VST) | NKS-ready
    • Bitwig Studio 4 (VST3)
• Supported PlatformsMost Audio Hosts, MultiRack, SuperRack, StudioRack, eMotion LV1 Mixer, eMotion ST Mixer, DiGiCo (DiGiCo SD (v929 or earlier) with MultiRack (v9.8 or earlier) embedded), and Avid VENUE 7.1 or later (When used with SoundGrid Rack for VENUE)
• Sample Rate192kHz
• Channel ComponentsMono, Stereo
• Latency
  • Native Soundgrid: 44.1 kHz - 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz - 96 kHz, and 176.4 kHz - 192 kHz) = 0
  • Venue TDM: 48kHz = 3