This video was originally released in 2010 as a 3 part series, I have cleaned it up and combined them into a single video re-release.

Did you know that your kick drum is Out of Polarity? On al properly wired sound systems, if you mic the inside of the kick, you should be reversing polarity of the kick mick. I explain why and how to test as well as describe how to set the polarity correctly for your stage mics.

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00:00 Introduction
00:12 Kick Polarity
02:44 Snare Polarity
03:34 Polarity Impacts Feedback
04:39 Kick Polarity Test
05:54 Other drum set mic polarities
07:25 Bass Rig to Wedge Polarity
09:19 Vocal Mic Polarity
12:07 Outro