Specifications

Chapter 98: Using Eleven 555
7 When you have set your tones, make sure to
un-solo all the Aux Inputs.
8 Continue playing so you can hear the com-
bined tone of all the amps.
9 Do the following to continue:
• Balance the tracks using the volume faders
on the Aux Input tracks.
– and –
• Try different pan positions for each Aux In-
put track.
10 Evaluate the phase relationships of the com-
bined signals and adjust accordingly (see “Phase
Considerations with Blending in Eleven” on
page 555).
Phase Considerations with
Blending in Eleven
When multi-tracking guitar, experienced engi-
neers know how to identify and take advantage
of the phase relationships that exist between dif-
ferent signals. Adjusting phase is not just a cor-
rective technique either, it’s also a powerful cre-
ative technique for tone, as well as for special
effects.
You can use the TimeAdjuster plug-in to flip
phase and to adjust timing in single-sample in-
crements, as described in the next sections.
Flipping Phase (Polarity)
Electric guitar is often recorded to more than
one track, such as one dry or DI track, plus one
or more tracks of a mic’d amp. The different sig-
nal paths of direct tracks versus mic tracks af-
fect the timing relationships of the audio. De-
pending on the signal chain of each track, the
signals can get so out of alignment that they
nearly cancel each other out.
Sending a single source track through multiple,
unique amps can pose an additional challenge in
that each tube stage in an amp usually inverts
the signal. So, depending on whether the num-
ber of tube stages in an amp is odd or even, that
amp will either be inverting or non-inverting,
respectively. If you send an identical signal to
two amps and one is inverting while the other is
non-inverting, signal cancellation will result.
All amps in Eleven accurately model the number
of amp stages found in all the original hardware.
If you want to keep it simple and be able to ex-
periment with phase flip, do the following.
To use the TimeAdjuster plug-in to flip phase when
blending amps or cabinets:
1 Configure your audio track and Aux Inputs as
instructed in “Blending Eleven Cabinets and
Amps” on page 552. Make sure each Aux Input
has an Eleven plug-in followed by a TimeAd-
juster plug-in.
2 Open the plug-in window for each of the Time-
Adjuster plug-ins (click the first one to open it,
then Shift-click each of the other TimeAdjuster
plug-ins).
3 Click the Phase switch in the first TimeAd-
juster plug-in to invert the polarity. Listen to the
effect it has on the combined signal. Click it
again to disengage (flip back).
4 Click the Phase switch on the next channel’s
TimeAdjuster plug-in, listen, then disengage.
5 Repeat for additional Eleven/TimeAdjuster
channels.
6 Try combinations of flipped and non-flipped
Phase settings to find the ideal relationship for
the currently blended amps and cabinets.