shikawkee Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Craig: I read your review of the Aphex Acouistic Exciter recently. Did you notice that the balanced output was very weak ? Also, oddly enough, when I plugged my TS 1/4" cable directly from my guitar which has a piezo/magnetic/mic blend into the Acoustic Exciter it cut off the mic. If I went into a DI box first it doesn't. Did you run into this at all ? Finally, how much of the effect did you actually dial in ? I found that if I went more than 3 on either the effect knob or the blend (level) that is was too much. Overall I also found the sound to be okay but a little soft A/B'd next to the original signal, sort of like bad compression. Any thoughts ? Thanks a lot and sorry for all the questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anderton Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 I didn't review the Acoustic Exciter, sorry. Maybe it was Mitch Gallagher? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikawkee Posted October 1, 2003 Author Share Posted October 1, 2003 Ooops, sorry Craig. My mistake. I was wondering why you'd be reviewing it anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. G Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by shikawkee: [b]Craig: I read your review of the Aphex Acouistic Exciter recently. Did you notice that the balanced output was very weak ? Also, oddly enough, when I plugged my TS 1/4" cable directly from my guitar which has a piezo/magnetic/mic blend into the Acoustic Exciter it cut off the mic. If I went into a DI box first it doesn't. Did you run into this at all ? Finally, how much of the effect did you actually dial in ? I found that if I went more than 3 on either the effect knob or the blend (level) that is was too much. Overall I also found the sound to be okay but a little soft A/B'd next to the original signal, sort of like bad compression. Any thoughts ? Thanks a lot and sorry for all the questions.[/b][/quote]I reviewed the Acoustic Exciter in EQ. I don't recall any problems with level. Not to state the completely obvious, but it is mic level, and will require a mic preamp.... The AE only has a single input, not sure what you mean about the mic getting cut off. Perhaps a cable problem? The amount of effect depends on what you are after. I dial it in pretty subtly -- exciters are real easy to overuse! You have to use your ears, and continually compare the dry to effected tones to make sure your ears haven't become numb to the effect. If it's too "soft" you may have too much low end dialed in.... Hope this helps! the poster formerly known as MitchG formerly known as EQ_Editor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shikawkee Posted October 8, 2003 Author Share Posted October 8, 2003 ----I reviewed the Acoustic Exciter in EQ.---- Thanks for the reply Mitch. I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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