Acoustic - Bass - Guitar - Punch Factory Optical Compressor - Easyrider® Automatic - Compressor - Aural Exciter and Optical Big Bottom - Tube Microphone / Instrument Preamp -
Aphex Systems was founded in 1975 in Massachusetts by Marvin Caesar and Curt Knoppel, the inventor of the Aural Exciter™. The unit became so popular, especially with the Los Angeles music/recording studio crowd, that Aphex had to move to Hollywood. Recognizing that there was a much bigger market than just the rental business, Aphex started selling professional units.
Today Aphex is dedicated to the development of high-quality products for the professional audio, broadcast, fixed installation, touring-sound and home-recording markets. Through that dedication, Aphex has developed a number of industry-standard devices, such as the Compellor®, Dominator®, Expander/Gate™ and Expressor,™.
691/1401
Acoustic
Acoustic guitars, violins, cellos, violas, saxophones, flutes, accordions, xylophones, keyboards. Any traditional acoustic instrument outfitted with active or passive pickups. Voicing is clean and open. Gives better articulation, clarity, and projection with a feeling of fuller reach to the lowest notes.
691/1402
Bass
For all types of basses with magnetic or piezo pickups, active or passive. Voicing is tailored to deep tone and sustain while adding life to the bite or slap. Gives great action response and speeds up the attack. Makes smaller rigs sound big much bigger. Gives big rig real thunder.
691/1403
Guitar
For electric guitars with magnetic coil pickups. Gives a wider range of expression. Improves the sound of other effects. Makes amplifiers seem more powerful and speeds up the attack Improves amp overdrive by also can run very clean.
691/1404
Punch Factory Optical Compressor
The 1404 gives clean, transparent compression for all instruments, from subtle to extreme amounts of compression without altering your tone or breaking up. Punch through the mix, live or studio, with enhanced tone and total dynamic control.
691/108
Easyrider® Automatic Compressor
The Aphex Model 108 is a two channel auto compressor incorporating the exclusive Easyrider technology for the best sounding, most transparent compression available. Unlike conventional compressors, the Easyrider thinks with you and for you, continuously monitoring the complexity of the program material and instantly adjusting the compression ratio and time constants accordingly. This unit really is a set and leave alone unit! Think of it more as having an extra set of hands while you play... Always getting the perfect settings without having to have intervention! You'll find the Model 108 easy to use, simple and quick to set up. It sounds completely transparent on individual voices, instruments and submixes as well as full program material.
691/204
Aural Exciter and Optical Big Bottom
The Model 204 is a professional two channel audio processor, where each channel independently has an Aphex Aural Exciter® section and an Optical Big Bottom® section. The unit therefore may be operated on a stereo pair or as completely separate channels for use in mixdown sessions — or any other audio use only limited by your imagination.
691/207
Tube Microphone / Instrument Preamp
The Model 207 is an audiophile quality tube mic preamp without the high cost usually associated with such products. It will meet or exceed the performance of preamps costing many times more. The Model 207 will reveal the subtlety and power of vintage condensers, ribbons, electrets, and popular dynamic mics. Even the world's most respected microphones will sound better. The instrument inputs also are quieter and have more gain, than conventional instrument preamps. The MicLim™ circuitry, previously only available in our flagship Model 1100 2 channel and Model 1788 8 channel mic preamps, makes the Model 207 virtually crash proof - making it a perfect front end for digital recorders.
