ok people, i'm going to climb up on my soapbox here.
i've been getting completely hammered with work (which is great, i'm loving it!). i've got sessions coming in from all over the place.
some tracks are great, some are ok, others are crap. one common bond between all of them are major phase issues with the drum kit and stereo mic'd sources.
you tracking guys out there need to start paying attention!!!!!!!!!!
i've got notes from a band saying, "we love the bass tone from the tracking sessions, but there isn't much low end, can you fix that or are we screwed?"
i take a look, got two mics on the bass cab, totally out of phase and both are at unity on the mixer. GOOD GRIEF, you didn't notice that while tracking???????????
i get kick drums with two mics all the time......out of phase, ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!
overheads are typically some what out of phase with kick and snare, but when they are out of phase with each other......that's bad.
don't stereo mic a guitar solo out of phase cause it sounds cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pay attention people, some phase issues are expected. all those mics on a drum kit, you just an't possibly get it perfect.
horrible over sights are getting old fast!
*climbs down from soapbox, and heads back into mix room*