Exciter equivelant in aa2?

I was reading articles about tweaking vocal tracks.  I ran across the article talking about using an exciter to put a sheen on vocals to brighten them.  What would the equivelant of an exciter be in AA2 if it has one?  If it does not have one can someone recommend one?

yeah don't really know what the exciter is so excuse me if this question seems outta whack.

What would the equivelant of an exciter be in AA2 if it has one?  If it does not have one can someone recommend one?

AA2.0 doesn't have one, but AA3.0 does. VST Packages like iZotope's Ozone have them as well. There were at one stage a couple of free ones as well - I don't know if they are still available, but a search would probably reveal...

For instance try this(x-cita) - I'm sure that there will be more.

yeah don't really know what the exciter is so excuse me if this question seems outta whack.

Basically, it adds a controlled amount of odd-harmonic distortion to tracks, but it's generally applied to a whole mix. You have to be very, very careful not to overdo it though!

thanks for the reply, maybe soon to upgrade then.

you say the exciter is usually applied to a whole mix, from what i read it is applied to just the vocals.  So this would be out of the ordinary to apply just to vocals?

I say out of the ordinary and i am refering to mixing music. tsk tsk....

you say the exciter is usually applied to a whole mix, from what i read it is applied to just the vocals.  So this would be out of the ordinary to apply just to vocals?

If you have all the multitrack files available, then it ought to be possible to manipulate what you've got to get an acceptable sound without having to resort to overall excitation - it's more generally used to 'liven up' a mix that's already done, and that you don't have the individual files for.

So in theory you shouldn't need to apply it at all - but people still do use it to give an overall 'sheen' to the sound, and that's what is easy to overdo. There's nothing particularly wrong with just applying it to a single track, but in general you wouldn't do this. But in the end it simply comes down to whether what you did works or not, really - and there aren't any specific rules about this, except for one; Use your ears!

gotcha, thanks again.