Adobe AUDITION 1.5 User Manual
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ADOBE AUDITION 1.5
User Guide
Analyzing phase
In Edit View, you can use the Phase Analysis window to analyze phase either statically for
a selected range or dynamically during playback. You should analyze phase only for stereo
waveforms, as phase differences don’t exist in mono waveforms. Phase analysis can reveal
out-of-phase channels, which you can correct with the Invert command. (See “Inverting
and reversing audio” on page 106.)
The Phase Analysis window includes a Lissajou Plot graph. By default, this graph displays
phase differences between the left and right channels as follows:
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A mono waveform appears as a diagonal line ascending from left to right.
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A right-channel-only waveform appears as a horizontal line.
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A left-channel-only waveform appears as a vertical line.
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A completely out-of-phase stereo waveform appears as a diagonal line descending from
left to right.
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A typical stereo waveform appears as many wavy lines descending from right to left.
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A stereo waveform with wide separation appears as many wavy lines extending in all
directions.
To zoom in on a particular area of the Phase Analysis graph, use the horizontal and
vertical rulers. See “Zooming graphs for frequency and phase analysis” on page 122.
Phase Analysis window with display menu revealed
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