Phase
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /fayz/
Also spelled or known as: Audio Phase
Related: Polarity, Phase Cancellation
What does Phase mean? The timing position of a sound wave relative to another sound wave.
Phase affects how sounds combine, cancel, or reinforce each other in a recording or mix. Proper phase alignment is important for recording, mixing, and live sound to prevent unwanted cancellations.
Phase synonyms: Waveform Timing, Phase Relationship, Audio Alignment, Wave Phase, Audio Phase
Example sentence: “The engineer checked the phase between the two snare microphones.”
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