Comparision of Recording Made with the Post Phase Reversal Method Using Speakers as Monitors and Recording Made with Headphones as Monitors

Abstract

In recordings made on a pre-prepared backing track channel, the use of headphones is the most commonly used method to prevent the backing track channel from interfering with the received recordings. However, during recordings of crowded performance groups, the supply of a large number of headphones can be costly or may not be possible at all.

In the doctoral thesis titled “Eliminating monitoring leakages during recording of big ensembles playing over backing track” completed by Olcay Demirci under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Arda Eden in 2024, the “reverse phase method” was proposed as a solution to the cost and supply problems of headphones. The reverse phase method aims to filter the backing track leaks of the performance recording obtained after the recording is taken with the reverse phase.