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Default How much does speaker polarity matter?

On Jan 2, 2:05*pm, "Ron(UK)" wrote:
One might think that, but flipping the polarity on a kik drum mike has
little if any effect on the sound through the PA. Sometimes I mike a
bass drum from both sides, using a 'bassdrum' mike on the front head and
a normal instrument mike on the batter head. Reversing the polarity of
the batter head mike does make a difference in this instance.
Ron(UK)


Of course it matters in that case. Mic'ing from the other side of the
drum will effectively produce a reverse polarity signal from the mic.