Aphex Exciter - Manual (Page 14)

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Exciter
5.1 IN-LINE PATCHES
The Exciter has two independent channels. Each channel contains one Big Bottom circuit and one Aural Exciter
circuit. Each channel may be used on completely different input signals. When the Exciter is used on a stereo mix,
match the settings of the controls on each channel.
The Exciter is typically used as an in-line device, see illustration below.
5.2 CONSOLE INSERT PATCHES
The Exciter can also be inserted (hooked up in-line) through a mixing console’s Input Channel Inserts or Buss
Inserts in one of two ways, as seen in the following two diagrams. One of the two types of hook-ups will be speci-
fied by the console manufacturer.
The following example is a hook-up that has become very popular particularly among manufacturers of lower to
mid priced consoles. The cable required for this hook-up is a special Insert Cable of the TRS type.
Insert Cables are more than ordinary “Y” cables. The single (TRS) side can accept a signal coming from two direc-
tions when placed in a specially designed Insert jack on a console. The “Y” section is hooked up into the Exciter
through the respective input and output jacks.
See the detailed drawing of an Insert Cable on the next page.
5.0 Operation & Applications
Source
Device
(Line Level)
Exciter
Destination
Device
(Line Level)
Ch1
Ch2
Ch1
Ch2
USING A Exciter IN AN IN-LINE CONFIGURATION
USING A CONSOLE WITH A SINGLE (TRS) INSERT JACK
Exciter
Ch1 Input
Ch1 Output
USING A CONSOLE’S INSERT WITH SEPARATE JACKS
Send
Return
Exciter
Ch1 Output
Ch1 Input
Insert
Jacks
Console
Console