Phase Align Parallel Sources Using Rational Acoustics SMARRT

In this video I'll be using the Rational Acoustics Smaart Analyzer to show you how to sample accurately align parallel sources that have digital offset between them for use with parallel compression in digital mixing consoles.

[ukaszkusmirek]

Hi Robert. I just wanted to say thank You for this episode. I just found years ago in analog era -how great is the parallel compression on live shows- how useful it is . Having an option to bring stuff closer in the mix, make it real Solo in controllable way, etc . I moved to another country 4 years ago to learn English and life. Now most of greatest channels like yours are available for me. Just wanted to say thank You for your work!

[thoughtlesshead]

Thank you so much Robert for this, It's really going to help me out with my upcoming shows. hope to see you in India again!

[jen]

thank you for this

as a tech with the base knowledge but not the experience doing this, i now feel confident i can handle this much better

thx
j

[schattenheim]

Very good made overview (Video) ... great input ... a hell of a teacher :-)

[snapascrew]

Another question. Why didn’t you just double patch the inputs for the guitar or vocal busless scenario and avoid this drive channel thing? Is it simply because you wanted the wet/parallel channel to be post your source channels fader?

[manolosuarezvelez]

thanks you so much, i've been working on a series of videos record in a place were there a lot of reverberation, i already solve the problem using a exact duplicate signal with a phase invert and a compressor, and these put away tons of reverb but i would like to know how do you resolve these problems, just one thing more, i used BM davinci resolve cuz we can't use other software or plugins we have digital hardware but all the paths i can use is with external stuff, thanks a lot for share ur audio knowledge =)

[snapascrew]

Hey Robert I have some questions...

Why are you adding 4 samples to the delay instead of subtracting?

I suppose it’s because in the scenarios you have a time adjuster on both the dry and the wet and you need them to align... so I guess the question is why does the wet bus/channel need a time adjuster as well?

For example I’m at scenario #4 (I believe) in the video right now (The guitar or vocal one without busses only using direct outs and input channels). You added 4 samples of delay to the number instead of subtracting... I’m assuming this was to get the dry in time with the wet (duh?) but then my question is why is there even a time adjuster on the wet one.... if that was gone then you’d be subtracting 4 samples not adding? Am I totally lost? Is their a time adjuster on the wet as well just as a pre preparation to the possibility of needing to delay everything again at another stage due to there being another bus before the LR down the line?