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Once I think they're in phase by ear, I solo each mic one at a time and one overhead and stereo pan about 70%. Then I put a phase scope plug on the master fader and see what it says. This is of course after I make sure my over heads are in phase.

I usually try to get my kick and snare mics perfect and then just flip tom mics phase 180 till they're good. I used to nudge tracks and then I decided that was cheating. And weird. And I decided that if engineers could get things in phase in the past this way, I wanted to too. I'm glad I did because honestly- to my ears it actually sounds better.

Good phase still doesn't seem to make bad music any better :-(