PHASE INTERACTIONS MIXER: THE PI is an innovative multichannel phase interactions mixer plug-in engine for Mac and PC.

Good phase relationships are essential for great sound mixing. When tracks are summed on a stereo mix buss, the instruments tend to overlap and interact with each other in frequency range and phase position. A bass track may be temporarily out of phase with the kick tracks; when added together, the two instruments cancel each other out in the overlapping frequency range, causing a temporary “hole” in the low-end. Likewise, a snare track can end up sounding thin in a mix when the resonance of the tones is out of phase with the snare.

Designed to enhance any mix, PI dynamically rotates the phase of individual mixer channels to achieve maximum phase correlation within the mix. PI minimizes negative interaction and significantly improves the overall sound of the mix. Just put the PI in the last insert slot of each of the DAW mixer channels and listen.

WHY PI

O PI works to improve the summation of your favorite digital audio workstation. O PI minimizes overlapping frequency cancellations between instruments within the mix, improves mono compatibility, and regains depth and focus lost when out-of-phase frequencies in the mix cancel each other out.

DYNAMIC PHASE ROTATION

Instruments with similar frequency content, such as bass and kick, can become temporarily out of phase and cancel out each other's fundamental frequencies. The resulting sound is often described as “thin” and “hollow”. Because these interactions happen randomly at different frequencies and to different degrees, this effect cannot be remedied using a simple, fixed phase equalizer.

O PI constantly analyzes the phase correlation of each track and dynamically adjusts their respective phases to achieve optimal correlation and maintain the depth and timbre of the instruments in the arrangement.

TRUE MULTI-TRACK

O PI utilizes a unique core processor to accurately analyze and process the phase position of each track to achieve ideal phase relationships in your mix in real time.

MULTI-BAND PHASE CORRELATION METER

The phase correlation multimeter PI displays the phase correlation of each frequency band and the overall phase correlation.

GLOBAL GROUPS AND MODES OF OPERATION

Use any of the 64 groups to link recording from multiple microphones or related instruments to further optimize their phase relationships in the mix.

Two operating modes “ F ull Range phase” or focus “ L ow Frequency range” of your mix.