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gnarled
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Not to add any confusion, but I probably will....
Its been suggested that when you use multiple mics, that using delay or dragging files around in a DAW will put the two signals back in phase. Well, while this can be a useful technique and can help add some punch to your recording by lining up the big peaks and valleys, you are not putting the two signals in phase. If you were talking about a pure sine wave, then it would be true, sort of (it would actually still be a multiple of 360 degrees different). Since almost every signal you are going to be picking up is not a perfect sine wave, but instead a collection of different frequencies, each frequency picked up by the two (or more) sources is going to have a different phase relationship due to the fact that they are different distances from the source. So, while you may be putting some of the bass frequencies back in phase which makes an easily audible difference, other frequencies will not be in phase. In order to really tackle this issue, you need a box like Little Labs makes that really adjusts phase. The cool thing about something like this is that you can keep the time difference which adds space and depth to your recording, but eliminate phase problems. Never the less, I drag files around in my DAW to line them up for multiple mic situations with good results, so its a useful technique, but its important make the distinction between a time delay and phase adjustment.
Its been suggested that when you use multiple mics, that using delay or dragging files around in a DAW will put the two signals back in phase. Well, while this can be a useful technique and can help add some punch to your recording by lining up the big peaks and valleys, you are not putting the two signals in phase. If you were talking about a pure sine wave, then it would be true, sort of (it would actually still be a multiple of 360 degrees different). Since almost every signal you are going to be picking up is not a perfect sine wave, but instead a collection of different frequencies, each frequency picked up by the two (or more) sources is going to have a different phase relationship due to the fact that they are different distances from the source. So, while you may be putting some of the bass frequencies back in phase which makes an easily audible difference, other frequencies will not be in phase. In order to really tackle this issue, you need a box like Little Labs makes that really adjusts phase. The cool thing about something like this is that you can keep the time difference which adds space and depth to your recording, but eliminate phase problems. Never the less, I drag files around in my DAW to line them up for multiple mic situations with good results, so its a useful technique, but its important make the distinction between a time delay and phase adjustment.
