Phase Analyzer

 

 

Difference

Loudness

 

 

Phase Meter

Balance

Phase Scope

Sum

Correlation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phase Analyzer Screen (Out of Phase example)

Phase Analyzer Screen (In Phase example)

Select the Phase Analyzer from the Analyzer drop-down menu of the Status Screen.

Phase Meter

The Phase Meter displays an X/Y plot of a set of raw Left and Right audio samples. This results in a ‘swarm of bees’ type of display that is useful in visually determining the correlation and left/right power balance, referred to generically as phase. A highly correlated signal such as mono will display all the points in a vertical line.

A highly correlated signal such as mono, with a phase inversion on one side, will display all the points in a horizontal line. A signal present on one channel and not the other will display all the points at a 45° angle to the left or right of vertical, depending on which signal is present. A completely uncorrelated signal with equal levels on the left and right will display the points in a ‘random’ fashion. All other signals will be a combination of these, where the power balance, correlation, and phase determine the width and angle of the swarm of bees.

Phase Scope

The Phase Scope represents a summary of what can be seen visually on the Phase Meter. It is an ellipse that is mathematically calculated to be the same size, shape, and angle of the Phase Scope data.

Sum/Difference and Correlation/Loudness Balance

Click on these meters for an expanded view. These are the same meters that are displayed on the Levels Screen, but are duplicated here in the Phase section to assist in the determination of the phase relationships between the left and right channels.

User’s Guide