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Originally Posted by Mike Caffrey  I think this is a very cool test.
One thing that people do model is the phase shift of a device. Clearly you're aware that any alteration of sound, such as the attack an release time, will stop the null.
If you put an EQ on and started making changes, you'd cancel the null too. A very colored sounding plug in should cancel the null as well because it's changing the tone.
I'd be curious to know how it sounded if you did the same thing without delay compensation, but an identical plugin path, with one side muted. In theory, that should cancel the null too, but it might cancel it differently . |
yup I didn't explain it as well I could but you hit the nail on the head.... I did try it with delay compensation on and off and identical plugin paths and to my ears it did phase in a different way obvious all subjective....
It all made me think that the subjective "quality" of Phase relationship might be a big reason people don't care for the sound of software compression.....
I'm all still intrigued by the idea that software compression create bit reduction especially at extreme setting. every 6 db of gain reduction lops of a bit or so and if you are doing this to a hi gain source it messes with resolution and image
oh well who know... something else to obsese about
cheers
SP