This is not true. I did not start this thread with the admission that there is a lot I don’t know. Nothing in my post says anything about me at all, and there’s nothing even close to ”admission” of what I know or not. Read for yourself:

” What are you key insights about gain-staging, phase, polarity and other ”hidden” aspects of music?

Some crucial parts of how to make a good recording and mix are ”hidden”. The kinds of things a home studio musician or self-recording band might never really get unless they set out to learn about it. Perhaps they remain mostly unaware of all that. Still, they might record for years, not knowing why the sound never gets there or behaves weirdly.

What are the key things you’ve learnt about that hidden stuff? I’m talking gain-staging, phase, polarity, high pass/”rumble” filtering on mics and other things (what other things?!). All in all things that professionals take for granted but which aren’t obvious to many non-pros.

Is there any way to think about those things you’d recommend? Perhaps how to approach learning about it without becoming even more confused?”