In Reply to: So how do you compensate for inverted absolute polarity? posted by jeromelang on March 13, 2012 at 16:02:03:
My previous preamp (a Sonic Frontiers Line 1) had a phase inversion switch on the remote control. In most cases, inverting phase didn't really make that much difference, in my experience. This may indict the acuity of my hearing, but whatever....
I realize that this does not really address the issue of absolute polarity. However, I suspect that in real-world situations, preserving phase integrity is probably not a top priority at the average recording session. Think of all the cables, the mike preamps, the mixing consoles, and on and (alas!) on. It is possible--even likely--that the average recording comes to us with the phase integrity compromised to one extent or another. I may be completely off base here, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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Follow Ups
- Kind of a non-issue, at least for me. - Doktor Brahms 08:07:28 03/14/12 (1)
- RE: Kind of a non-issue, at least for me. - jeromelang 01:49:10 03/15/12 (0)