big bad phasey monster!!!

[foreverain4]

why is everyone so flippin afraid of phasing?! if it sounds good, it is good! isnt it the phase relationship between two mics that gives us the perception of depth?! (ie room mics vs close mics) if it sounds good, it is good! i cringe when i here of people using a computer and sliding the room mics to align with the overheads. doesnt this defeat the purpose? you can minimize phasing by just turning the room mics DOWN.. find the sweet spot... just my opinion. if it sounds good, it is good!

[xstatic]

There is a lot of truth to that. However, phasing is something to be aware of for other reasons as well. Phasing can create subtle problems in a mix that can be hard to track down unless you have enough experience and knowledge. It's very important to at least have a good understanding of phasing so you can learn when its a good thing and when it's not. Also, so you can learn how to avoid it when it is not desired. Phasing is also not really how you create "depth". Depth is still the best way to create depth

[Halion]

Originally Posted by foreverain4

why is everyone so flippin afraid of phasing?! if it sounds good, it is good! isnt it the phase relationship between two mics that gives us the perception of depth?! (ie room mics vs close mics) if it sounds good, it is good! i cringe when i here of people using a computer and sliding the room mics to align with the overheads. doesnt this defeat the purpose? you can minimize phasing by just turning the room mics DOWN.. find the sweet spot... just my opinion. if it sounds good, it is good!

I do use digital alignment of two mics to get rid of phases differences. That is not possible either. It is just a way to make sure you get a sound that is not totally phased in a way that is is clearly unusable. When you digitally align two or more mic tracks, there are still alot of phase differences, and THOSE are what you want.