Aphex EX•BB 500 (Aural Exciter / Big Bottom 500)

Controls: Tune, Harmonics, Mix (Exciter); Tune, Drive, Mix (Big Bottom); independent Enable buttons

I/O: Balanced, transformerless input and output (500-series edge connector); independent enable switches for each process, bypass

Notable use: Puts Aphex's flagship Aural Exciter/Big Bottom circuitry into a single mono 500-series lunchbox module; the module most directly matching the task brief's 'Aural Exciter 500'.

Notes: DISCONTINUED / LEGACY FLAG: not listed on aphex.com/products (current catalog); appears only on Aphex's 'Legacy Product Support' page (manual download only), and Sweetwater's listing indicates the item is no longer available/possibly permanently out of stock. Included despite legacy status because it is the exact '500-series Aural Exciter' module the task explicitly asked to cover, and it may still be found as new-old-stock at some dealers (e.g., Vintage King, zZounds listing pages found, though stock could not be confirmed live). year_intro 2012 based on trade-press coverage (SonicScoop/Mix/ProSoundWeb, Nov 2012-NAMM 2013 launch of the 500-series expansion). url points to the legacy support page since there is no current aphex.com product page. Price not published/confirmed; left blank.