Understanding Phase

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00:00 - Introduction To Phase
00:50 - Understanding Phase
01:13 - How Phase Affects Sound Signals
01:41 - Phase Relationships Between Multiple Sound sources
02:23 - Causes Of Unwanted Phase Shifting In Digital Signal Processing
03:04 - Inconsistent Sample Rates
03:40 - Time-Based Audio Effects
04:16 - The Science Behind Phase Shifting
04:52 - Supporting Studies And Research
05:45 - Identifying And Resolving Phase Issues In Music Production
05:53 - How To Rcognize Phase Problems In A Mix
06:03 - Weak Or Hollow-Sounding Audio
06:20 - Disappearing Sounds When Summed To Mono
06:37 - Inconsistent Low-Frequency Response
06:55 - Techniques To Fix Phase Issues Caused By Digital Signal Processing
07:00 - Time-Align Audio Tracks
07:34 - Adjust Phase Polarity
07:47 Use High-Pass Filters
07:58 - Experiment With Delay And Phase Alignment Plugins
08:10 - Tips For Preventing Phase Issues In The First Place
08:13 - Mic Placement
08:23 - Consistent Sample Rates
08:45 - Tools And Techniques To Manage Phase Shifting
09:01 - Waves In Phase
09:14 - Sound Radix Auto-Align
09:27 - Voxengo PHA-979
09:39 - Tips For Using Digital Audio Workstations Effectively To Minimize Phase Issues
09:46 - Use Latency Compensation
10:01 - Monitor Phase Relationships
10:12 - Group Similar Elements
10:41 - Conclusion
Songs Used:
JST Team - “Demo”
Mathueistrash - “Where I Belong”
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[@RocknRollkat]

Finally, someone who has a clue about one of the most misunderstood, ignored and downplayed issues in audio. What a delight to watch a video by someone who just wants to explain a topic correctly without hype, etc. Bill P . Studio 'A' ultralinear

[@charlespowell4413]

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[@masterexocutioner2720]

Finally, a well rounded and concise explanation of phase in music production! ❤

[@Tafaqum]

Finally, someone addresses the phase issues with a logical explanation. Thank you, Joey.

[@djentlover]

You can also use phase shift creatively. You can intentionally move multi miced tracks out of phase, to achieve a unique tonality. The strongest phase relationship is not always the best choice.

[@JiihaaS]

Also if you're in charge of recording, you can use phase as an acoustic tool by mic placement. For example in the Fredman mic technique for recording guitar cabs with two 57s, the mics are supposed to be placed at slightly different distances from the cab, so when you mix their signals together, they'll be out of phase just enough to give the top end a certain sound.

[@Durkhead]

It's just a phase you'll get through it

[@whoiscm]

ahahahhah

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[@joeymusic]

Appreciate that

[@mikewallaceguitar2538]

Outstanding video.

[@hanani07]

Thank God for your life. I needed this

[@robbyalexander3998]

Man, what a great presentation of the topic. Thank you!!!

[@BrunaOneGirlBand]

This channel is a gift to people who want to be music producers. I’m so incredibly grateful to have access to this knowledge! ❤

[@Rene_Christensen]

Before trying to understand phase for waves, it should first be understood for signals. In the above, the phase issues are coming primarily from actual delays, but phase is more general, and come from other aspects of systems also.

[@Gdude899]

waiting for that advanced phase walkthrough where you go through a phase issue with instruments with completely different timbres and textures that are playing different parts that have phase issues in a particular frequency area from overlap frequencies cancelling each other out or similar waveforms in certain frequency areas that us average engineers never would have spotted

[@christopherharv]

I wonder if Joey will cover the relationship between phase and pan. I recently made significant improvements to my guitar tone by panning the individual mic tracks in accordance with how I pan the bus that each mic goes to. I’m working with dual-mic’d guitars, so every guitar track is a bus comprised of two mic tracks. I used to just pan the bus track, one hard left and the other hard right for the double-track effect - and I would leave the pan of each mic track neutral at center. But i was never satisfied with my tone, it sounded kinda thin and cheap despite having some low end. But now that I pan each individual mic track in accordance with how their bus is panned, the tone sounds more full and complete, like it has new body and solidity to it. I don’t do any processing on the individual mic tracks, I process all 4 mics (2 mic pairs, one left and one right, each pair summed as a left and right guitar bus) together on the final rhythm guitar bus (panned center). I’ve noticed i need to do this type of panning for guitars that are not double-tracked as well - the tone improves when I pan each individual mic in accordance with the panning of the bus that each mic is summed to. Is this normal and I’ve just been ignorant this whole time, or is this strange? The diminished tone from the improper panning I described sounds to me like it’s phase-related, but I could be wrong. I use reaper so they’re “folders”. Curious if anyone else knows what I’m talking about; and what might be some other pan-related phase issues I should watch out for?

[@PASHKULI]

Phase makes sense up to about 200Hz. Above that with timbral signals (music instruments\voices) it is IMPOSSIBLE to keep all signals in phase. Thus phase correlation regards low freq. signals - kick body, low bass synths\guitars, any other low freq. signals. Explanations with sine waves do not make sense with real timbral sounds.

[@ruslanklymenko1019]

Can someone explain why rendering the same project in daw twice and then putting both files to new project in daw again and changing phase of one of audio files i still have a difference? Does it mean that some vst plugins that i've used on original project have non-deterministic output?

[@Harrysound]

Excellent timing. I was working on phase last night

[@ConstantineM]

6:22 such an amazing song! I contacted the singer, he didn't answer me :(