Sony SF-10000 User Manual

You can display a phase scope in the Channel Meters and Hardware Meters windows to find phase cancellation among the channels in 
an audio file. For more information on channel meters, see 

. For more information on hardware meters, 

. 

Right-click the Channel Meters or Hardware Meters window and choose Show Phase Scope from the shortcut menu to toggle the 
display of the phase scope. 

To change the display, right-click the Channel Meters or Hardware Meters window, choose Phase Scope Style from the shortcut menu, 
and then choose a setting from the submenu: 

Style 

Description 

Lissajous - XY Plot 

Displays the right and left channels plotted along the X and Y axes of the 
graph. 

Lissajous - Rotated 

Displays the right and left channels plotted along the X and Y axes of the 
graph. This setting is identical to the Lissajous - XY Plot setting, but the graph is 
rotated 45 degrees. 

Polar - Linear Plot 

Displays the right and left channels plotted vertically on the graph. 

Polar - Circular Plot 

Displays the right and left channels plotted on a circular graph. 

You can display a mono-compatibility meter in the Channel Meters and Hardware Meters windows to detect correlations or differences 
between the channels of a file that can cause phase cancellation when downmixing to mono. For more information on channel meters, 
see 

. For more information on hardware meters, see 

. 

Right-click the Channel Meters or Hardware Meters window and choose Show Mono-Compatibility Meter from the shortcut menu to 
toggle the display of the mono-compatibility meter. 

When the channels are similar, the right (or top) half of the meter is illuminated: 

When the channels exhibit phase cancellations, the left (or bottom) half of the meter is illuminated: 

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