Tricks of the Mix: Find out how to bring that extra something to your mix using Waves plugins, brought to you by Waves Artists, Product Specialists and enthusiasts like yourself.
The Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter is a secret weapon on acoustic instruments. I will buss all my acoustic guitars, mando, banjo, dobro, violin, etc. through an aux, hit about 3 dB on a CLA-3A Compressor/Limiter, then send it all into the Aphex on the Mix 1 setting, with the input around -1. It makes everything shimmer without sounding brittle or harsh.
[{"nodeGUID":"91edfbe1-a215-4dec-b1ff-ed5e042b06fd","nodeID":99,"documentName":"Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter","documentID":99,"documentUrlPath":"/plugins/aphex-vintage-aural-exciter","thumb":"https://media.wavescdn.com/images/products/plugins/600/aphex-vintage-aural-exciter.png","msrp":149.000000000,"skuPrice":29.990000000,"discount":80,"mainOrder":10038,"includedInSBS":0,"skuid":67,"skuName":"","skuParentSKUID":0,"skuEnabled":true,"skuNumber":"AVAEXTDM","note":"","documentPageDescription":"Modeled on one of the few surviving tube-powered units ever made, this plugin delivers the unique character of the original hardware unit, with all the advantages of software.","tagline":"Add brightness and clarity to any track, without EQing","departmentID":2,"gsfCategory":"Harmonics","fixedPosition":false,"expectedShipping":"","productID":0,"upgrades":false,"demoType":0,"isInventory":false,"manualPDF":"","sbsIncludedIn":1,"addToCartStatus":0,"isWishlist":true,"soldMsg":"200\u002B bought in past month","couponCode":"","couponCampaignID":0,"couponPrice":0.00,"couponStripeHTML":"","numberOfLessons":0,"courseDurationHours":0.00,"numberOfPlugins":0,"upgradeTargetID":0,"parentSKUNumber":"","categoryDisplayName":"","isProductOptions":false,"variantsMinimalPrice":0.000000000,"isVariantsPriceSame":false,"isPreorder":false,"optionOrder":0,"optionName":"","reviewsTotal":667,"rating":4.76612,"saleEndDate":"0001-01-01T00:00:00","badgeClass":"","badgeText":""}]
<div class="msg-box text-left mb-12">You may find this content helpful: To be able to view it, <a href="/legal/cookie-policy" target="_top" title="">allow Performance Cookies here</a>.</div>
[{"bannerGUID":"d4286ff5-e6de-4b2f-8bc9-e96a46843f09","bannerDisplayName":"July 4th Sale - July 2024","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/july/july-4-sale-july-2024.jpg","bannerURL":"/plugins","bannerPriority":2,"bannerTitle":"July 4th Sale : Shop Plugins","gaValue":"july-4-sale-july-2024"},{"bannerGUID":"2e76fc8a-3a6d-4461-8d47-240c619ea29b","bannerDisplayName":"WUP 25pc Off - July 2024","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/july/wup-sale-july-2024.jpg","bannerURL":"/account/get-waves-update-plan","bannerPriority":3,"bannerTitle":"WUP 25% Off : Renew Now","gaValue":"wup-sale-july-2024"},{"bannerGUID":"ba16dbd5-bdde-40ea-8517-cb420402d004","bannerDisplayName":"V15 - June 2024","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/june/v15-june-2024.jpg","bannerURL":"/v15","bannerPriority":4,"bannerTitle":"New V15 - Update Now","gaValue":"v15-june-2024"},{"bannerGUID":"e9238c9a-ec9b-4669-b6c9-12a38974902a","bannerDisplayName":"My Recommended Products","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2023/november/my-recommended-products-bf.jpg","bannerURL":"/my-recommended-products","bannerPriority":6,"bannerTitle":"Personal Product Recommendations: See Products","gaValue":"my-recommended-products"},{"bannerGUID":"e6b77202-75d8-4086-b586-af00dc3c289a","bannerDisplayName":"Upgrades","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2023/september/upgrades.jpg","bannerURL":"/account/upgrades","bannerPriority":7,"bannerTitle":"Upgrade to a Bigger Bundle: See Upgrades","gaValue":"upgrade-to-a-bigger-bundle"},{"bannerGUID":"ea199ed7-6491-4fdf-a563-6d75941a2ddc","bannerDisplayName":"OLM Release","bannerTypeGUID":"dd5f8368-6b03-465f-b570-48baddb35b08","typeName":"OfferFooter","bannerImage":"/images/footer-offer/2024/january/olm.jpg","bannerURL":"/online-mastering","bannerPriority":8,"bannerTitle":"Waves Online Mastering: Learn More","gaValue":"waves-online-mastering-learn-more"}]