Date: Aug 10, 2004, 10:28am
Greetings,
I am trying out the PHA-979, and I have some questions:
Would it be used more for individual instruments/stereo tracks - or more for whole mixes?
What are some typical settings for a general mix treatment?
Does this plug-in simply time-shift left or right channels, or does it time shift on a frequency-dependent basis?
So far, I like what it does to my mix sound, but I am not sure if I understand what it is really doing.
Thanks,
Phil Darg
Date: Aug 10, 2004, 10:47am
PHA-979 is not totally usable for the whole stereo mixes unless you specifically want to adjust the stereofield.
PHA-979 is meant to be used during mixing, for aligning the most important instruments to each other - drums to bass, acoustic guitars, overdriven guitars.
This plug-in does not simply time-shift the signal - it applies a phase-shifting which can be also called a frequency-dependent time shifting.
Date: Aug 10, 2004, 11:51am
So, you would suggest using it on individual instruments - and not whole mixes?
If it is just used on single sounds/instruments, would it only be used on stereo sources (i.e., never on mono sources)?
Date: Aug 10, 2004, 11:36pm
Yes, it is best used for the individual tracks, when you mix them together.
It can be used on individual stereo sources - like double-mic recordings. But probably you will mostly use it on mono sources - vocals, guitars, bass, drums.
PHA-979 helps things to mix together better.
Date: Aug 11, 2004, 6:55am
Thank you very much for your answers - I am going to buy this plug-in.