Little Labs® IBP Phase Alignment Tool
The Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment Tool easily eliminates the undesirable hollow comb-filtered sound when combining out-of-phase and partially out-of-phase audio signals. Designed as a phase problem-solving device, the award-winning Little Labs IBP (In-Between Phase) has established itself with audio engineers as not only a "fix it" tool, but as a tool for manipulating audio phase as a creative, tonal color tool. Whether combining direct and miked signals, acoustic guitar and vocal mics, drum kit mics, or multiple split-guitar amps, the recorded audio signal phase can be quickly and easily controlled with the Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment Tool. Universal Audio’s “Workstation” version of this indispensable tool is optimized for the DAW environment and expands upon the original design with a continuous Delay Adjust control that provides a perfect digital phase alignment option.
- Continuously variable phase between 0º and 180
- Choose best mic position, without regard to phase
- Improves multi-mic setups and DI/microphone combinations
- ‘Phase Center’ switch allows control of low or high frequency sources
- “Delay Adjust” adds continuous digital phase control (plug-in only)
The Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment Tool easily eliminates the undesirable hollow comb-filtered sound when combining out-of-phase and partially out-of-phase audio signals. Designed as a phase problem-solving device, the award-winning Little Labs IBP (In-Between Phase) has established itself with audio engineers as not only a "fix it" tool, but as a tool for manipulating audio phase as a creative, tonal color tool. Whether combining direct and miked signals, acoustic guitar and vocal mics, drum kit mics, or multiple split-guitar amps, the recorded audio signal phase can be quickly and easily controlled with the Little Labs IBP Phase Alignment Tool. Universal Audio’s “Workstation” version of this indispensable tool is optimized for the DAW environment and expands upon the original design with a continuous Delay Adjust control that provides a perfect digital phase alignment option.
Features include the all-important 0º through 180º “in-between-phase” continuous control, with a 0º through 90º option for finer control. Also included is the “Phase Center” high and low position filter switch that adds additional frequency-dependent control over the phase-adjusted source. A standard 0º/180º Phase Invert switch is included, as well as individual bypass switches for the Phase Adjust and Delay Adjust sections of the circuit. Lastly, a Power switch is provided to bypass the whole plug-in.
- Real time, continuously variable phase sweep between 0º and 180º with all “in between” phase relationships
- Allows mics to be placed where they sound best, rather than on their limited phase-coherent positions
- Eliminates phase issues with multi-microphone setups, DI/microphone combinations and live-recorded material
- Phase Adjust allows for either 180º or 90º ranges of phase for a greater range of control
- Low/High ‘Phase Center’ switch allows for greater control of either low or high frequency sources
- UA's plug-in adds “Delay Adjust” giving perfect, continuous digital phase control
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