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Pro audio topics on phase issues. How to avoid, fix and repair phase related problem when recording, mixing and mastering.

Check the Phase?

I keep seeing "check the phase" as part of an answer or advice given. I know how phase can help or hinder a sound but are there specific ways to "check the phase" (i.e. phase meter) or is it an ear thing (listening for lack of bass or phasiness)? Are there plugins like the Waves stuff that can help? What exactly does flipping the phase do to a sound and when do you use it?

Phase in Logic

I'm not even sure I know how to ask this question, but here goes.

I have been MIDI recording in Logic just fine except for one issue which is very confusing to me. I use an A90EX keyboard couple with a Proteus2000 and JV1080. I have my multi's set up, in the environment. Everything appeared to be working normal except for one thing.

Overhead Phase

I was listening to a current drum track and playing with phase switches while in mono. Listening to the low end it sounds the fullest with one over head switched out. The right from the drummers perspective. However, listening to the hi end I can hear a slight filtering type thing with this setup. From now on I will listen for this while tracking, but what adjustment should I make?

What phase are you in?

Everyone knows that 'amateur' demo's are given away by loads of cheap reverb washing around - that's probably why they sound so good some of 'em. (Not sure what the signs are these days, maybe huge chunks of uncleared samples).
However most producers eg Bob Clearmountain, have phases of leaning too much this way or that. Bob was having a ball with reverb on Roxy Music's Avalon.