monitoring bass frequencies

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My monitors are good down to about 70 Hz, but they're crap for anything below that. I've heard of using appropriate headphones that give you a more accurate picture of the lower end if you're not in a position to get a subwoofer or whatever they're called.

Anybody have any experience of how effective this is?
 
Headphones may point out any glaring bass problems but for adjusting the level I would trust a spectal analyzer before I would trust headphones.
 
do you have a nice home system? I always check everything through my SUPER BASS home rig to ensure its not too boomy.. but it usually is anyway. Thats just what I like!

anyhoo.. if you have some super bassy rig, check it on that!

xoox
 
dittos with Tex on the analyzer.I need surgical precision with the para EQ jigsawing the bass,kick and snare.
 
Tom, Tex: thanks, that sounds useful. So, you can learn how to know what a track's doing EQ-wise by *looking* at its spectral view? Is that right?

Next question: how much does a decent spectral analyzer cost?

Camn, I don't have a home system with a big bottom. :D Also, what I'm looking for is a monitoring system that will tell me what's going on in a mix *before* I burn the disk to play elsewhere.
 
I mix with a subwoofer...better to hear the frequencies yourself than to rely on a meter, I think. The analyzer will come in handy, though.

Darth
 
dobro, a pair of Ns10's is a good step if you want to hear what it's going to sound like in the real world.

otherwise, maybe invest in a subwoofer to fill in the gaps with your monitoring.
 
knownuttin - yeah, I've downloaded it already, thanks. I'll try it this weekend and see what it's like doing EQ with my eyes instead of my ears. :D

Longwave, Darth - the subwoofer's not an option in my present setup. Supersentive noise issues. I get away with using my monitors at modest volumes when most of my neighbors are at work. :)
 
isn't your noise in the top end? try closing down some mixer channels??
 
Yeah, of course. I burn my mixes to CDR and listen to them on various sound systems. My favorite is cheapo little stereos with the five EQ presets. If a mix sounds okay on all five presets it's probably good to go on anything. Anyway, what I'm looking for right now from this thread is a way to get the lower frequencies in the ball park *before* I do that first CDR burn.
 
working out the low end tends to come naturally after working with your monitors for a long time. but i use good old NS10's as a judgement for that kind of thing, as well as any other problems with the mix (if any!).

stick a hi-fi in the studio, and maybe send a spare mixer out to that system. now and again, you can swap monitoring paths and hear it on a hifi. that's an option.
 
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