Aardvartk Q10 - Phase switch?

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I have an Aardvark Q10...i just plug all of my mics into it, don't have an outboard mixer or anything.

I want to be able to listen to my mics out of phase...is there anyway I can do this with the Aardvark...

without having to make out of phase cables?
 
oh..one other Aardvark question.

And maybe this is something done really easily in some software, but I'm not getting it...

If I want to listen to my mix in mono - do I have to mix down to mono? Or, is there a way with say the Aardvark, that I could really easily switch to a mono mix without a mix down?

I guess CoolEdit Pro will do a mono mix down, right?
 
Believe it or not I just asked the same question of Aardvark tech support last week. Their response was the Q10 software/hardware does not have a phase reverse function but that they will take it into consideration for the next upgrade. Oh well. Just a shame though because the Yamaha DSP Factory interface I used before the Q10 had phase reverse on all channels in the software "control panel." Nice feature that could have easily been put into the Q10 control panel. Guess I'll have to build me a couple of phase reverse cables.

Just built a couple of insert cables last weekend for the Q10. Single 1/4" stereo plug to two 1/4" mono plugs. Of course Radio Shack never carries exactly what you need so you have to build it. :D

DD
 
The Q10 does not have a phase switch, but some recording software does. I use Sonar, which has a phase switch, with the Q10, so the lack of a phase switch on the Q10 itself is no big deal. Still, it would seem like a simple and useful thing for Aardvark to add to the next version of its drivers.

To listen in mono, all that basically means is that nothing is panned so all tracks have equal levels in both right and left monitors (at least that'show I understand it). So, no need to mix down your tracks, just pan everything center. Some software (e.g. Sonar) also has a "stereo/mono" switch that makes this a little easier, but unless you have tons of tracks, centering everything is no big deal.
 
ya...that makes sense on the one hand....

But, when you have a stereo mix, that is played somewhere in mono.....does it just take all information and cram it in the center? Or is some information lost completely?
 
All the tracks will still be there, they should all just be crammed in the center. If you are losing anything, that is a sign of a phase issue.
 
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