flipping phase on guitar tracks

aetucker1 · 31st March 2006

When you track distorted guitars with two tracks, do you flip the phase on one of those tracks to make it wider and have cancellation in the middle of the sound field? I have some tracks where on certain parts, there is buildup in the center and as the player plays, it moves around in the sound field. I was wondering if that was a result of not flipping phase on one of the mics.

aetucker1 · 2nd April 2006

anyone?

DP40oz · 2nd April 2006

Try flipping the phase and see.

aetucker1 · 2nd April 2006

the question is more if this is a normal thing that people are doing all the time or if I have ****ed up.

Nerdyrocker · 2nd April 2006

I will give you the double micing guitar cab secret if you promise to not tell anyone else.

Mic the amp with mic #1 as usual. Plug in mic #2 and flip the phase on that mic. While wearing headphones (and the guitarist not playing but plugged in) move the 2nd mic around the amp until the hiss is as close to completely cancelled as possible. That is going to be your optimum placement for correct phase. Once you find it, flip the phase back to normal and ROCK!!

Matti · 2nd April 2006

Listen in mono when doing Nerdyrockers´thing
Matti

2nd April 2006	#5
Nerdyrocker Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 210	I will give you the double micing guitar cab secret if you promise to not tell anyone else. Mic the amp with mic #1 as usual. Plug in mic #2 and flip the phase on that mic. While wearing headphones (and the guitarist not playing but plugged in) move the 2nd mic around the amp until the hiss is as close to completely cancelled as possible. That is going to be your optimum placement for correct phase. Once you find it, flip the phase back to normal and ROCK!! __________________ "Music is changing, I'm changing, and I don't want to make the same sounds forever." -Tchad Blake www.calebkeiter.com

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31st March 2006	#1
aetucker1 Gear maniac Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 212 Thread Starter	flipping phase on guitar tracks When you track distorted guitars with two tracks, do you flip the phase on one of those tracks to make it wider and have cancellation in the middle of the sound field? I have some tracks where on certain parts, there is buildup in the center and as the player plays, it moves around in the sound field. I was wondering if that was a result of not flipping phase on one of the mics.

2nd April 2006	#3
DP40oz Gear addict Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 410	Try flipping the phase and see.

2nd April 2006	#6
Matti Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 3,756	Listen in mono when doing Nerdyrockers´thing Matti