Audio Phase vs Polarity

"Hit that phase switch!" ...except it's a polarity switch. What's the actual difference, and when does it actually matter?
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[@adamwberanek]

Great stuff as always!

[@johnmcvicker6728]

You can also send top and bottom snare to a "snare bus" and look at the recorded graph of the result of with or without polarity switch. Then you can visually see the difference.

[@martywitzberg]

Very helpful deep dive

[@dwaynearthur1476]

Yup , that polarity flip helps for 2 mics on the snare drum top and bottom. Sooo true,,,,,,

[@pinstripe_pedals]

Thank you for this excellent explanation of these terms! Unfortunately, many consoles have the Polarity flip switch labeled (incorrectly) as "PHASE". Ugh.

[@AttawayAudio]

You're welcome! It's tough to shake old nomenclature sometimes.

[@silkroad1201]

It's the exact same thing

[@Yoda8945]

@@silkroad1201 No, it is not. Phase has a time element and polarity does not.

[@jeypsocampo97]

Hey dude. Ive been looking into your topic about polarity switching for vocals and IEMs and how u made a video more about a singers inner hum in the description. But I don't see it? Could u point me to the video you talk about? Thank u!!!

[@ladjkaoz]

lol.. thats what I usually do HPfilter or LPfilter depending on use of the mic... also as feet back limiter.

[@paulmorrey733]

Thanks

[@Rene_Christensen]

The two speakers are not 180 degrees out of phase in general, you have just chosen a frequency where it looks like it. The phase difference between the two are a linear phase shift, not 180.

[@awmarenthlei17]

Thank you for this video🤍 Please make a video on Mixer Gain vs Fader

[@itownmusicians]

Maybe this could help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjdfJx8etd7qZY

[@AttawayAudio]

This might help kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX7RZ2qdlK1_pqs

[@nathanseida4096]

Fantastic

[@AttawayAudio]

🙌🙌🙌

[@TheTylrBllmn]

Imagine finding that polarity inverted mic cable and using it somewhere else on accident... Insane!!

[@Yoda8945]

Finally! Someone who uses the terms correctly! Pin 2 hot? Hasn't always been that way. I have some recorders and microphones that are Pin 3 hot. Most of this has been standardized, but for many years it was a problem. There was a Tee Shirt at AES that read "F*** You, It's Pin 2!". I used to use a clicker to check out microphones. My valve Neumanns and most of my old Shures were Pin 3 hot. I just rewired the microphones.

[@s1mpl3me]

Hi Sir.. i'm still using an analog mixer. may i ask if the techniques and everything you're sharing is applicable to an analog mixer.. ?

[@AttawayAudio]

Absolutely yes 👍

[@AaronZahnd]

Rather than flipping the polarity of the OHs why not delay the close mics to be time aligned with the OHs and come closer to having all frequencies in phase?

[@AttawayAudio]

Great question! Sounds like a video topic for the future 😀

[@musakeskin2471]

Türkiye'den selamlar ben hiç birsey anlayamadım çeviri. Yok

[@livegospeltv6728]

Where can I get a bachelor's degree in Audio

[@AttawayAudio]

Belmont University. Maybe Berkley in Boston. But why? What audio job is going to ask you if you have a bachelor's degree? Audio is a trade. I went to Belmont and got a BBA in Music Business. And I'm glad I did, since I'm running my own business. But if your goal is to just do audio, you need to intern, not get a bachelors. That's my $0.02.

[@Captbakker]

Same logic applies to electrical 3-phase grids whom have 3 lines whom are in 120 degrees of each other. Love how the logic is all the same. Voltage, Frequency all the same logic.

[@AttawayAudio]

that's awesome. I thought that's how it worked but I could never explain it that simply.

[@obidavekenobe]

So in short, phase is dependent on the time variable, and polarity is dependent on the voltage variable. 🎤🥁 Now let's design a sub woofer👍

[@AttawayAudio]

yup

[@ladjkaoz]

+1 👍😉👏👏👏🤣

[@llvlleeks]

Are you trying to show us all of your teeth? They aight. :D

[@AttawayAudio]

Funny story (to me at least)... growing up I had adult sized teeth in a growing boys body, so they looked giant and I got teased. Now they look normal and no one mentions it. Except maybe in some KZbin comments 😀