question about the vtb1

[scrubs]

Thanks scrubby, i am using cubase le, hopefully i can find that phase reverse. What would i use it on anyhow. Like reverse one of my drum overheads? You think this will greatly help the sound? I am miking up my whole drum kit, anything else i should reverse? The guitar amps and bass are miked with one amp so i dont think thats gonna be a problem. Sometimes i do record "live" with 2 guitar players, bass and drums. Will switching the phase help this at all since all the mics are not far from eachother?

Only use it if you hear phasing problems. For example, on your drum mics, if you have the overheads soloed and you add the snare track and the resulting sound of the snare drum gets worse (thin, weak, etc.), then try reversing the phase/polarity of the snare track, since it is probably out of phase with the overheads. Or, if you mic the top and bottom of the snare, you may need to reverse the polarity on the bottom mic. I wouldn't reverse the phase/polarity of your overheads, in general. Just focus on good mic placement.