27-05-2023, 06:36 AM
Yep, those articles solidified my understanding of phase. Thanks, man. You have been very kind on feeding me with all these info. I read pretty much the same thing but from diff people and diff publication, more technical and harder to understand. The one you sent is much more digestible.
I notice that it's much easier to hear my EQ moves after all the phase moves I made. Also, not a lot of moves and cuts are not as deep. Much easier to hear compression, especially the release. I still struggle to find the sweet spots but it helps to hear when it doesn't work.
If EQ moves create phase then what can we do to minimize it? I don't have a linear EQ and not that it'll come with no penalty, the ringing I never heard before (wish I have a sample of it) but trust that the pros know what they're talking about. Here is what I think we can do to avoid creating phase when using EQ. Unless we avoid using it at all, there's no way around it.
Here is what we know, with blessing by the pros.
We know that HP help minimize phase. We know that low end phase issues is always more audible/noticeable than hi end's. It makes sense bc a destructive/constructive in the 100Hz will drastically reduce/amplify the low mid and will be audible. However, the same in, say, 5kHz will hardly be noticeable. So (1) refrain to boost (if possible cut instead) from the lo mid down. That should help minimize phase. Cut the hi and raise the gain achieve the same as boosting the low. (2) use the least amount of plugin. For example, if I can get away with "strip silence" then I will do that instead of using a gate. No chance for phase to show. Your thoughts? (I am mixing this song following that line of thinking).
I notice that it's much easier to hear my EQ moves after all the phase moves I made. Also, not a lot of moves and cuts are not as deep. Much easier to hear compression, especially the release. I still struggle to find the sweet spots but it helps to hear when it doesn't work.
If EQ moves create phase then what can we do to minimize it? I don't have a linear EQ and not that it'll come with no penalty, the ringing I never heard before (wish I have a sample of it) but trust that the pros know what they're talking about. Here is what I think we can do to avoid creating phase when using EQ. Unless we avoid using it at all, there's no way around it.
Here is what we know, with blessing by the pros.
We know that HP help minimize phase. We know that low end phase issues is always more audible/noticeable than hi end's. It makes sense bc a destructive/constructive in the 100Hz will drastically reduce/amplify the low mid and will be audible. However, the same in, say, 5kHz will hardly be noticeable. So (1) refrain to boost (if possible cut instead) from the lo mid down. That should help minimize phase. Cut the hi and raise the gain achieve the same as boosting the low. (2) use the least amount of plugin. For example, if I can get away with "strip silence" then I will do that instead of using a gate. No chance for phase to show. Your thoughts? (I am mixing this song following that line of thinking).