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

Phase Cancellation Question (for school)

Hey,

I'm taking an audio class and I'm on a homework question I can't seem to remember the answer (even though it seems to be a pretty easy question).

"If you cause phase cancellation at 1000hz, you experience cancellation at 2000hz, 4000hz, and 8000hz. What is this kind of phase cancellation called?"

Could anyone tell me what this is?

How to spot phase issues in the studio!

I have been learning about audio engineering for many years now as a kid but what I still have never had anyone explain to me is the topic of phase issues. For instance, I was reading that there will be phase problems if you mic the top of a snare and the bottom if the mics are at a similar distance. I can see that being a problem but how can you spot phase problems?

Help Digitizing Cassettes (Phase Reveresed)

whats up guys I'm new here and just though Id ask you knowledgeable folk for some information and help digitizing cassettes. I am using a Tascam 122 MKIII cassette deck and a RME HDSP 9632 ADC to convert. the cassettes are not your average off the shelf type they're mainly demos and in house record label references etc.

Reguarding Mics and phase/polarity

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When you're double Micing say a kick drum or an acoustic guitar or something like that using two different types of mics on the same source(beta 58, at2020 instrument mic), do you absolutely need to set them out of phase with each other? Is that usually reserved for when you're using two of the same mics?

Im trying to read about this in 'modern recording techniques' but Im lost

How to fix phase issues?

I was surfing the forum and saw Cucco touch on some phase issues with recording drums, I am fairly new to recording(2 years) and havent really learned to much about phase problems when recording drums or anything for that matter. I'm interested about how to acknowledge phase problems when they are there and how to fix them.