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EX•BB 500™500 SERIES AURAL EXCITER® & OPTICAL BIG BOTTOM® MODULE

THE NEW APHEX EX•BB 500 is a 500 Series version of the popular Aphex Aural Exciter® and Big Bottom® processors. Small, portable, interchangeable and easy to use, the new EX•BB 500 provides the performance of Aphex’s legendary EXCITER in a mono module, allowing artists and engineers to confi gure the exact number of channels needed, in a convenient and affordable way. Aphex 500 Series modules are designed to fi t in industry-standard 500 Series racks from API, Radial Engineering, A Designs, Empirical Labs and Tonelux. A rack full of 500 Series modules creates a “custom” and portable solution with devices an engineer can easily reconfi gure by simply swapping out modules as needed.

LEGENDARY AUDIO ENHANCEMENT Close to a million Aphex Aural Exciters have been used in recording studios, broadcast facilities, concert arenas, musicians’ equipment racks, DJ systems, houses of worship, auditoriums, theaters and sports venues. The Aural Exciter’s patented technology has often been imitated but never duplicated. It remains one of the leading audio en-hancement devices worldwide – for voice, music, communications and more.

AURAL EXCITER® For decades the Aural Exciter’s patented technology has been the audio professional’s secret weapon; a power-ful way to improve and enhance sonic quality more naturally than with equalization. Users always comment on how it “opens the sound” making it more spacious and clear. For individual sources or entire mixes, the Aural Exciter brings out detail, clarity and imaging that elevates the source without adding unwanted level or inducing distortion into the signal chain.

The EX•BB 500’s Aural Exciter offers discrete Tune, Harmonics and Mix controls, enabling users to fi ne tune the specifi c perfor-mance desired. For vocals and spoken dialog, the Aural Exciter increases intelligibility as it highlights the edges of consonants pro-viding better “cues” of the language. For individual instruments, it adds punch and presence without changing the instrument’s tonal character. And on mixes, it adds presence, “airiness” and detail. The Aural Exciter is also an ideal solution for breathing life into bit rate reduced recordings and other compressed audio fi les.

OPTICAL BIG BOTTOM® The Optical Big Bottom provides deep, powerful low-frequency punch, without the unwanted level boost that comes from adding traditional equalization. Music benefi ts are deeper, more resonant, detailed bass with tighter articulation, extending low frequency power and spectrum for a richer, more percussive sound – even at very low volume levels – all without the build-up or driver-damaging tendencies of bass EQ. The EX•BB 500’s Big Bottom features Tune, Drive and Mix controls, enabling users to dynamically enhance low frequencies. The Big Bottom adds a deep, powerful low-frequency punch, without the unwanted level boost that comes from adding traditional EQ.

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APHEX EX•BB 500™500 SERIES AURAL EXCITER® & OPTICAL BIG BOTTOM® MODULE

*API started the VPR Alliance to indicate which products have been tested and approved for placement in API racks. Aphex is a member of the VPR Alliance. For more information visit http://www.apiaudio.com/vpr_alliance.html

• Increased Presence And Clarity • Greater Perceived Loudness • Improved Detail And Intelligibility • Extended Low Frequencies • Tighter Bass Articulation • More Spacious •

APPLICATIONS Recording, Project and Post Production Studios The Aural Exciter was born in the recording studio, and its legacy is founded on thousands of legendary recordings bearing the unmistakable Aphex sound. From speech to vocals to music, artists, engineers and producers have used the Aural Exciter to bring out detail, clarity and richness. It’s at the heart of great sounding voice-overs and mixes in rock, pop, jazz, classical and every other genre of modern music. And you’ll fi nd the Aural Exciter in TV and fi lm post-production suites the world over.

Live Sound, House of Worship And More The EX•BB 500’s Aural Exciter and Optical Big Bottom provide all of the same benefi ts to live sound, House of Worship, communications and public address systems.

APHEX SMART CIRCUITS The Aural Exciter and Big Bottom are “smart” circuits, analyzing the audio signal in real-time, in order to provide the optimal amount of processing required for the given moment in the signal, regardless of signal or fi le type and quality. And unlike an EQ, the Aural Exciter’s harmonic generator does not boost the signal’s output level, maintaining clear undistorted signal, maintaining a clear and balanced sound – all without infl uencing the Big Bottom’s “smart” processor. Reading the audio signal and adjusting in real-time is the secret to maximum performance for any audio or recording system.

EXPERIENCE APHEX – NOW IN 500 SERIES SIZE Over three decades of research, development and refi nement have kept Aphex technologies at the cutting edge. The EX•BB 500’s Aural Exciter and Big Bottom patented technologies will impress even the most demanding listeners with greater detail, intelligible and airy voices and richer music resulting in audio that is better balanced, more articulate, fuller and, simply put, more “ live sounding” – all without adding gain or stealing amplifi er power.

The new Aphex EX•BB 500 features the no-compromise sonic performance Aphex is known for and uses only the highest quality materials, components, close tolerance fi t and fi nish and durable construction.