Fix Your Phase for Great Recordings
Solid State Logic’s SSL X-Phase Native plug-in is advanced phase correction software that eliminates annoying phase incoherence from multi-microphone setups, simultaneous DI and cabinet recording, or send/return latency in a digital-analog hybrid setup. Misaligned signals create minute audio nulls when the signal and its inverse overlap and cancel each other out. That can drain the life from recordings, leaving you with thin snares, wispy guitars, and hollow room sounds. Engineers have gone to great lengths to avoid phase incoherence: advanced miking techniques, outboard delays, or going track by track in a DAW to nudge signals into alignment. At Sweetwater, we know these tedious tasks can halt the creative process — the most important part of recording. SSL’s X-Phase eliminates the nitpicky work, destroying phase incoherence for rich, natural-sounding recordings that leap out of your speakers. Additionally, it acts as a creative phase manipulator for stereo effects or automated flanger-like filtering. Versatile and dead-simple to use, the SSL X-Phase is the desert-island plug-in you never knew you needed.
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Unique all-pass filter design
Unlike typical phase alignment solutions that operate by either flipping the phase of a signal 180 degrees or aligning signals by applying delay, X-Phase employs an innovative all-pass filter design that can adjust phase incrementally and across specified frequency ranges. The concept behind X-Phase’s all-pass filter design is that when you record with multiple mics at different distances from a sound source, the waveforms do not fall out of alignment uniformly. For instance, when miking a top and bottom snare, it’s typical to flip the phase of one of the mics so that they are in alignment. However, the top and bottom snare signals are not exact inverses of each other; they contain different harmonic content and, therefore, have unique waveforms. So, while flipping the phase 180 degrees may pull the signals into rough alignment, it can inadvertently cause comb-filtering in specific frequency ranges, which will thin them out. X-Phase eliminates this compromise by letting you pinpoint the offending frequencies and leaving others alone for a new level of realism.
Solid State Logic – An Unmatched Industry Icon
Over the last half a century, SSL has established itself as an indisputable pro audio heavyweight. Renowned for their unparalleled sonic quality, SSL consoles are an artist favorite used for countless recordings and are found in over 3,000 world-class recording facilities. For contemporary artists and engineers who work outside of a traditional big studio environment but refuse to compromise on sound, SSL creates exceptional hardware and software tools, including 500 Series modules, SuperAnalogue desk mixers, cutting-edge plug-in technology, and its proprietary X-Rack modular rack system. Regardless of how or where you produce, record, and mix, there is sure to be an SSL product that’s right for you.
Solid State Logic SSL X-Phase Native Plug-in Features:
- Advanced phase correction software
- Eliminates tedious manual phase alignment
- Control the phase of specific frequency bands
- Comprehensive delay control with millisecond, samples, meters, and feet settings
- Adjust left and right channels independently or together
- A/B switch for comparing settings
- All controls are fully automatable