The "CHNL Weight" slider is also important to mention. This allows you to emphasize a certain instrument/drum more when mixing without turning up the volume of it. For example with vocals. It then gives you more space in the mix and you can hear them more clearly without drowning out the other, which can easily happen with simply turning up the volume.
Say you put it on multiple channels i.e. guitars and various drum channels like kick, etc. how do you select which group they go to? Would you make separate groups for the guitars and drums?
In heavy bass electronic music Auto Align helps me a lot with my multiple layers for kicks and snares. But I don`t understand why or how do you use PI after Auto Align makes all you need ? Another thing is PI versus sidechain, how to set PI between a kick and a sub knowing that the sub is fully sidechained to the kick? Also, I am curious if you can use Auto Align between kick and sub becasuse I`ve tried and I am not sure of the result. Thx for your videos! (sorry for my bad english)
PI is for the summing phase correlation of all of the different instruments in your mix, so it can help with the interaction between the kick and sub no matter what processing you use before it. Just make sure it's the last plugin in your chain. I wouldn't use auto align between different instruments - it's meant to correct multiple mics on the same source signal.
I'd like to add that fixing phase rotation will change peak values, making it possible to free up some extra headroom in a mix. This is an incredibly easy but often overlooked process when mixing/mastering for loudness. So add this step to your workflow and enjoy the free headroom and processing stability!
Wouldn’t fixing aligning the phase give you less headroom sense the frequencies are aligned and increasing the amplitude and thus their overall voltage?
@@SwimnBird If I'm understanding your question correctly, yes, aligning the phase-start positions of signals can result in constructive interference, especially when their transients line up. In the case phase rotation however, fixing it ensures that the waveform has symmetrical data, both above and below the zero crossing point. When the information leans more to one side (+ or -), it can result in false digital peak readings. So by correcting this asymmetry, you can effectively get a more accurate digital peak reading, resulting in a more stable (and accurate) waveform and digital file. It can also help with processing, as the processing device won't be "tripped" or overworked because it encounters an inaccurate digital reading. For example, something like a compressor may not be working as efficiently as it could be if it's being triggered by a digital reading that is higher than it needs to be. This could lead to incorrectly dialing in the compressor's settings based on a false sense of the true digital peak reading. Thus, fixing phase rotation also helps by stabilizing the information for a processing device or decision that acts upon it. In conclusion, aligning the phase and fixing phase rotation have different effects. Signals that are phase-aligned can result in higher amplitudes and better clarity depending on the circumstances. It's also important to note that imperfect phase alignment may also create desirable effects and relationships amongst instruments. So be mindful and practical about what needs aligning because perfect alignment isn't always warranted. Fixing phase rotation, on the other hand, just ensures that the data is symmetrical above and below the zero crossing points. You can usually squeeze a few more dB of headroom out of a mix when you fix rotation due to the correction of inaccurate digital readings. There's a lot more to this, but the main thing is to know that false digital readings will display less headroom than what is truly available, and can cause unnecessary clipping/distortion as a result of peaks that don't need to be as high as they are. So fixing phase rotation is like trimming the unnecessary fat of a mix. That's essentially where the "extra" headroom comes from. It's not actually creating new headroom, rather, revealing it due to more accurate digital readings. I hope that makes sense!
Hmmm after using this it doesn't seem to work very well with tonal instruments. Creates alot of wobble in the bass especially and with the other elements as well. Got any tips for that? It definitely works well with drums though.
Auto Align fixes phase and timing issues on multiple mics capturing the same source signal, while this helps with phase correlations with different instruments across the entire mix.
@@GreenLightSound I don't understand the difference. Both are fixing phase issues, right ? In addition to this, Auto Align introduces delay to some tracks, right ?
I bought this plugin this Black Friday. It stays on my audio tracks since... Nice plugin. highly recommended.
A wonderful device, in blind listening you can see how the drum mix becomes clearer and more accurate in transient attacks!🎉🥁👂💯🎶😃👏🙂✌️😎✨
The "CHNL Weight" slider is also important to mention. This allows you to emphasize a certain instrument/drum more when mixing without turning up the volume of it. For example with vocals. It then gives you more space in the mix and you can hear them more clearly without drowning out the other, which can easily happen with simply turning up the volume.
Say you put it on multiple channels i.e. guitars and various drum channels like kick, etc. how do you select which group they go to? Would you make separate groups for the guitars and drums?
In heavy bass electronic music Auto Align helps me a lot with my multiple layers for kicks and snares. But I don`t understand why or how do you use PI after Auto Align makes all you need ? Another thing is PI versus sidechain, how to set PI between a kick and a sub knowing that the sub is fully sidechained to the kick?
Also, I am curious if you can use Auto Align between kick and sub becasuse I`ve tried and I am not sure of the result.
Thx for your videos! (sorry for my bad english)
PI is for the summing phase correlation of all of the different instruments in your mix, so it can help with the interaction between the kick and sub no matter what processing you use before it. Just make sure it's the last plugin in your chain. I wouldn't use auto align between different instruments - it's meant to correct multiple mics on the same source signal.
@@GreenLightSound Thx for your answer!
I'd like to add that fixing phase rotation will change peak values, making it possible to free up some extra headroom in a mix. This is an incredibly easy but often overlooked process when mixing/mastering for loudness. So add this step to your workflow and enjoy the free headroom and processing stability!
Wouldn’t fixing aligning the phase give you less headroom sense the frequencies are aligned and increasing the amplitude and thus their overall voltage?
@@SwimnBird If I'm understanding your question correctly, yes, aligning the phase-start positions of signals can result in constructive interference, especially when their transients line up. In the case phase rotation however, fixing it ensures that the waveform has symmetrical data, both above and below the zero crossing point. When the information leans more to one side (+ or -), it can result in false digital peak readings. So by correcting this asymmetry, you can effectively get a more accurate digital peak reading, resulting in a more stable (and accurate) waveform and digital file. It can also help with processing, as the processing device won't be "tripped" or overworked because it encounters an inaccurate digital reading. For example, something like a compressor may not be working as efficiently as it could be if it's being triggered by a digital reading that is higher than it needs to be. This could lead to incorrectly dialing in the compressor's settings based on a false sense of the true digital peak reading. Thus, fixing phase rotation also helps by stabilizing the information for a processing device or decision that acts upon it.
In conclusion, aligning the phase and fixing phase rotation have different effects. Signals that are phase-aligned can result in higher amplitudes and better clarity depending on the circumstances. It's also important to note that imperfect phase alignment may also create desirable effects and relationships amongst instruments. So be mindful and practical about what needs aligning because perfect alignment isn't always warranted. Fixing phase rotation, on the other hand, just ensures that the data is symmetrical above and below the zero crossing points. You can usually squeeze a few more dB of headroom out of a mix when you fix rotation due to the correction of inaccurate digital readings. There's a lot more to this, but the main thing is to know that false digital readings will display less headroom than what is truly available, and can cause unnecessary clipping/distortion as a result of peaks that don't need to be as high as they are. So fixing phase rotation is like trimming the unnecessary fat of a mix. That's essentially where the "extra" headroom comes from. It's not actually creating new headroom, rather, revealing it due to more accurate digital readings. I hope that makes sense!
Do you have experience with this on electronic (non-recorded) mixes? Does it do anything for those?
It does. It really helps any sounds that sit in the same frequency range whether acoustic or electronic.
Yes, it does. Give it a try and you will see.
Perfect for electronic drums / music.
If im just producing music in fl studio without any mic'ed instruments and bass, could i use it just on an 808 and kick channel?
Definitely.
Would you use this on Aux channels ?
No, only on actual audio channels.
Hmmm after using this it doesn't seem to work very well with tonal instruments. Creates alot of wobble in the bass especially and with the other elements as well. Got any tips for that? It definitely works well with drums though.
It "wobbles" especially when very few instruments are running. The more sounds playing at the same time, the better the result.
Finally and explanation how to use this plugin .
The manual isnt that helpful. Sound radix really needs to fix their manual
True the manual isn't helping at all
this was great but didnt you use it exactly how auto align is used? whats the difforence besides it rotates phase
Auto Align fixes phase and timing issues on multiple mics capturing the same source signal, while this helps with phase correlations with different instruments across the entire mix.
@@GreenLightSound I don't understand the difference. Both are fixing phase issues, right ? In addition to this, Auto Align introduces delay to some tracks, right ?
Or you can just use ears, you know that other plug-in the lord blessed you with and flip phase manually.
that comment shows you don't understand what Pi is doing.
It's using adaptive phase rotation. Much more advanced then simply flipping the phase.