Plug-in Preview: Slate Digital’s Free Exciter (Dolby-A trick plug-in)

Slate Digital has revealed a brand new free exciter plug-in based on the Dolby-A trick called Fresh Air. Watch for an overview of its uses. Fresh Air has a sleek and modern interface that lets you add in two bands of high-passed, compressed signal back into your audio path. This isn’t an exciter that’s going to generate harmonics, this gently brings high-mid and high-frequency content to the forefront. For more videos like this, subscribe to our YouTube channel here: For more expert advice, news and reviews, visit Huge thanks to: Angelina Dove () Harry Sever () and Jon Moon () Chapters 0:00 Start 0:10 Overview of exciter controls 1:18 Lead vocal example 4:21 Vocal group example 7:21 Drum processing 8:39 Mix bus example with automation 11:01 Podcast mic matching (dynamics to condensers)