27-05-2023, 11:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-05-2023, 12:31 AM by SonicTramp.)
I liken understanding of phase is like trying to understand earthquake. We didn't invent the seismic meter to battle mother nature. We did so we could get away from her anger (avoidance tactic). We also developed a way to build our buildings so that it doesn't hurt us as much. Sometimes we try to understand things only so that we can avoid it or at least not suffer as much.
The reason I worry about phase more than some of you is bc I notice in this business there is no such thing as fake it till you make it. Mixing demands real skills and knowledge. More so than, say, songwriting or guitar playing. There are only 7 chords in a key and when we hit the wrong chord we can always remember not to play it anymore. Phase, on the other hand, has an infinite ways of becoming. So it's better to reign it in way before it shows up. From the beginning, not while we're mixing. I am still on that leg. I want to sand this baby smooth and clean way before I start to turn to the paint can. Sanding, in itself, has many sub steps and solid knowledge of...sand paper grits. Painting, to me, is an easier task tho itself demands a different type of skill. The EQ, the compressor, the gate, the FX, etc, all can wait and have no choice until I am done with getting things in phase. But don't be bothered by it, my questions now are mostly residual. I understand phase a lot more than, let's just say yesterday. I have enough to go on by myself. I actually want to discover it myself but resorted to asking bc time, in the grand scheme of things, is no longer an option. The quicker I get there the better.
It's just something I want to share with you but will hesitate to debate on it. Just an opinion.
The reason I worry about phase more than some of you is bc I notice in this business there is no such thing as fake it till you make it. Mixing demands real skills and knowledge. More so than, say, songwriting or guitar playing. There are only 7 chords in a key and when we hit the wrong chord we can always remember not to play it anymore. Phase, on the other hand, has an infinite ways of becoming. So it's better to reign it in way before it shows up. From the beginning, not while we're mixing. I am still on that leg. I want to sand this baby smooth and clean way before I start to turn to the paint can. Sanding, in itself, has many sub steps and solid knowledge of...sand paper grits. Painting, to me, is an easier task tho itself demands a different type of skill. The EQ, the compressor, the gate, the FX, etc, all can wait and have no choice until I am done with getting things in phase. But don't be bothered by it, my questions now are mostly residual. I understand phase a lot more than, let's just say yesterday. I have enough to go on by myself. I actually want to discover it myself but resorted to asking bc time, in the grand scheme of things, is no longer an option. The quicker I get there the better.
It's just something I want to share with you but will hesitate to debate on it. Just an opinion.