#1987#Aphex#AuralExciter Type C #teardown and reversible mod to add aux jacks. I used the same holes that held the transformer and moved it away with doubletape, so this can go back to stock, don’t sweat it. #🎛 This is basically a warm tuned overdrive, like the Saturator in Ableton. #🎚 The original could only be rented at great price, but this later consumer model can be had under a hundo. #🎶 Made in North Hollywood CA. Unlike my ‘drill’ pictured if you swipe left, with revolutionary Tape Chuck™️ #🔊 Notice the knobs and jacks are not mounted to the chassis, and all force is transferred to the weaker circuit board, which is held in with plastic clips. The knobs can wiggle in a way that doesn’t inspire confidence. ✔️ Always scratch an old surface up before trying to solder to it. High heat short duration on these old jacks, no time to melt the cheese plastic. #🎧 High harmonics trick you into hearing more loudness and presence. Like tube clean, or tape saturation, but it’s own kinda aluminum 80’s version. Some volume compression occurs too, so when the Mix knob adds back the dry signal we get a lil bit of New York compression for free too.
