Aphex Systems

Today, Aphex is focused on its latest Exciter and Big Bottom processing and Compellor compression technologies, with new patents pending and new products in the line.

Key among these are a series of USB connected products: The Aural Exciter adds phase shift and musically related synthesized harmonics to audio signals.

The Big Bottom circuit combines a low-pass filter and dynamics processor to compress and delay incoming low-frequency information.

Together the dynamics processor and time delay create sustained bass frequencies that are perceived as being louder yet do not noticeably increase peak output.

Broadly comparable products are now available from BBE, Joemeek, SPL, and Behringer, implemented using either analogue or digital hardware, or software.