Exciter may refer to:
Music
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Exciter (band)
Exciter is a Canadian speed metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 1978. Named after a song by Judas Priest, they are considered to be one of the first speed metal bands and a seminal influence of the thrash metal genre. The band was heavi ...
, a Canadian speed metal band
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''Exciter'' (Exciter album), also known as ''O.T.T.'', a 1988 album by Exciter
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''Exciter'' (Depeche Mode album), a 2001 album by Depeche Mode
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"Exciter" (song) a 1978 song by Judas Priest from ''Stained Class''
* "Excite", a 1999 song by Bomb Factory from ''
Bomb Factory''
* "Exciter", a 1983 song by Kiss from ''
Lick It Up
''Lick It Up'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Kiss. Before its 1983 release, the band members appeared on MTV without their trademark make-up. It was the first public appearance without make-up by the band, and their first ...
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Other uses
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Exciter (effect)
An exciter (also called a harmonic exciter or aural exciter) is an audio signal processing technique used to enhance a signal by dynamic equalization, phase manipulation, harmonic synthesis of (usually) high frequency signals, and through the ...
, audio effect unit
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Exciter (audio transducer), a transducer.
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Exciter bulb
Optical sound is a means of storing sound recordings on transparent film. Originally developed for military purposes, the technology first saw widespread use in the 1920s as a sound-on-film format for motion pictures. Optical sound eventually ...
, a light source for reading the optical soundtrack on motion picture film
* Exciter, the oscillator and modulator together in large
transmitters
* Exciter, a component in an electrical alternator that provides direct current for
excitation of a permanent magnet
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S2 6.8 Exciter, an American sailboat design
* Yamaha Exciter, a motorcycle model manufactured by
Yamaha Motor Corporation
See also
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Excitation (disambiguation)
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Excited (disambiguation)
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