27-05-2023, 09:15 AM
This mix is actually one of the extremely rare occasions I used either a minimum phase, or linear phase eq. I can't recall which one I used now, I'll have to check.
I didn't like that single overhead mic. I wanted to see if I could get the snare from the OH in the middle of the mix and the hat / cymbal from the OH on the right. I duplicated the OH track and used eq (it was either minimum or linear phase I settled on) to separate out the snare on one channel, and the cymbal/hi hat on the other so I could pan it to the right. I didn't think too much about it - I just picked what sounded the best to me.
My thoughts are that phase issues are only a problem if they can be heard in the mix. With experience you learn to tell if something you are hearing might be down to a phase issue - ie if perhaps the kick, bass or snare perhaps sounds a bit odd, or not as 'solid' as you might be expecting. You might zoom in and look at the waveforms of the kick, snare and bass tracks as a matter of course as you mix.
I find I don't generally worry or think about phase issues with regard to eq at all when mixing.
Personally I mainly use a quite basic digital eq type as I prefer the sound of it. I might consider trying a minimum phase, or a linear phase eq in situations where I feel there might be the potential for phase problems to occur (or if I can hear an issue), to see if prefer the sound of one over the other, but those situations are pretty rare.
Cheers!
I didn't like that single overhead mic. I wanted to see if I could get the snare from the OH in the middle of the mix and the hat / cymbal from the OH on the right. I duplicated the OH track and used eq (it was either minimum or linear phase I settled on) to separate out the snare on one channel, and the cymbal/hi hat on the other so I could pan it to the right. I didn't think too much about it - I just picked what sounded the best to me.
My thoughts are that phase issues are only a problem if they can be heard in the mix. With experience you learn to tell if something you are hearing might be down to a phase issue - ie if perhaps the kick, bass or snare perhaps sounds a bit odd, or not as 'solid' as you might be expecting. You might zoom in and look at the waveforms of the kick, snare and bass tracks as a matter of course as you mix.
I find I don't generally worry or think about phase issues with regard to eq at all when mixing.
Personally I mainly use a quite basic digital eq type as I prefer the sound of it. I might consider trying a minimum phase, or a linear phase eq in situations where I feel there might be the potential for phase problems to occur (or if I can hear an issue), to see if prefer the sound of one over the other, but those situations are pretty rare.
Cheers!
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