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Type B (Exciter) by AudioThing (Plugin Review)

Type B is a plugin by AudioThing that emulates the famous vintage exciter effect, which is more often used to enhance dull recordings where the high-frequency content was missing due to tape overdubs. AudioThing does even more than that, you can control the internal filter, use a harmonic generator, and more.

Let's Get Into How It Works...

The way Exciter work is by generating high-frequency content that is not part of the original signal using a combination of filtering and distortion (harmonic generator), The input signal goes into a filter (usually highpass, but you can also choose bandpass with Type B) before feeding it into the harmonic generator.

What I find interesting about this plugin is that you have control over the generated harmonic using the color parameter, you also get some ready-to-use presets, so, you might as well start from there, and tweak as you see fit.

Video Sneak Peek

►Key Features:

  • Vintage Exciter
  • HP/BP Filter with Emphasis
  • Adjustable Unit Noise
  • Oversample up to 16x
  • Resizable Window
  • Preset system with randomizer

►System Requirements:

Windows

  • Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit)
  • Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 4 GB RAM
  • VST2, VST3, or AAX, 64-bit host

Mac

  • OS X 10.7 – macOS 10.14
  • Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM
  • VST2, VST3, AU, or AAX, 64-bit host

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