Giga, et al…
In re polarity reversal on monitor wedges, I’m still waiting for the OP to reply as to what is hoped to be addresses by the application. Mervaka offers the likely explanation regarding monitor wedges, but it is not certain if reversing polarity will help or not…and not predictable without a lot of time spent in analysis, time which is not really available in your everyday usage. Having the ability to A/B the result of polarity reversal is very desirable and being able to do it (and un-do it) with a button push is preferable to reversing the banana plug on the amp output or swapping in a barrel adaptor for active speaker feeds. BUT…
Since the odds of polarity reversal increasing headroom are unpredictable and fairly low odds, we might assume that improved clarity at the listening position is the objective. The interaction of the wedge in question with the other sound sources on stage MIGHT be helped by reversing polarity, but again, the odds are low and less than predictable. So what can be done?
Move the wedge. Simply re-positioning the wedge will alter the phase relationships of the various frequencies in the wedge mix in regard to the other sources of sound on stage.
“But I can’t move the wedge. There isn’t room. And I still can’t A/B things for comparison.”
All true, but if you simply use DELAY on the MIX, you achieve a virtual “movement” which is more adjustable than a simple polarity reversal and verifiable via A/B’ing your adjustment by taking the delay in/out. The ability to “sweep” through the phase relationship allows actual frequency specific issues to be addressed and A/B’d.
If this is what the OP was after, it’s better done with delay and is already available on the console as is. Thus I see no need for polarity reversal on a mix out…unless there’s some other result being sought.
DR
