Recording

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Ok, I think I'm a bit confused.

The "Invert phase" button flips the mono signal 180°, correct? (That's what I've just done)
By reversing the polarity in the wire, wouldn't it just do the same?

"((" becomes "()" when phase is inverted, so does inverting polarity as far as I know.
I don't see any reason to mod one of my cables to invert polarity when it can easily be corrected by pushing the "invert phase" button.

Also, should I worry about the quality of that cable because it's inverted?
I've got one Neutrik connected to the guitar pickup, and a Yongsheng XLR cable conned to mic's preamp. "Which is suppodily a Neutrik according to the shop owner"
 
If you swapped out a couple of sheets of foam for some broadband absorbers, (also attack the high mids and low mids as well as the highs), and install a bass trap or 2 the room will start to come together. If you want to remove some of the carpet effect, lay down a couple of sheets of masonite or MDF. These can be put away when the recording has finished. Sometimes recording sitting on a sheet of masonite / MDF can restore some of the lost life that happens in a carpeted room.

Link to a thread on Broadband absorbers here.

Cheers

alan.
 
FadingMusic said:
Ok, I think I'm a bit confused.

The "Invert phase" button flips the mono signal 180°, correct? (That's what I've just done)
By reversing the polarity in the wire, wouldn't it just do the same?

"((" becomes "()" when phase is inverted, so does inverting polarity as far as I know.
I don't see any reason to mod one of my cables to invert polarity when it can easily be corrected by pushing the "invert phase" button.

Also, should I worry about the quality of that cable because it's inverted?
I've got one Neutrik connected to the guitar pickup, and a Yongsheng XLR cable conned to mic's preamp. "Which is suppodily a Neutrik according to the shop owner"
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One bit of confusion is the traditionally bad labeling on mixers, real and virtual. They should be labeled "polarity", not "phase". Polarity switches are often used to address phase problems. They are intimately related but different, affecting essentially different dimensions of the wave: polarity relates to the vertical (amplitude) dimension, phase relates to the horizontal (time) dimension. When you combine two otherwise identical waves with different phase or polarity then both dimensions are affected.

Doing it with a cable, hardware switch or option in a DAW makes no difference in the final outcome. If you are so inclined and sufficiently experienced you could mod the mic, swapping pins 2 and 3 of the XLR. If you have a switch then you can use that, but not all hardware has a polarity switch.
 
Thanks for you reply on this, software modification to my recordings will do just fine. ^^
 
I think the recordings sound good, and you did a nice job building the booth. It looks good anyway :drunk: Nice posts boulder! Do pieces of carpet stapled to plywood have the same effect as foam? If so, oops...
 
I''ve got my guitar refreshened (new strings etc..), and it sounds much better now.
Most of the (old) snares broke off when I tried to replace them :P ( yikes )

I don't know much about proper acoustic enviroments for recording exept the things I've leaned here. You can also search for tube absorbtion.
 
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