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Noah Nelson
New member
I Have a friend who told me never to mix with subs and a friend who tells me to only mix with subs- who is correct?
Massive Master
www.massivemastering.com
Mix on the system that's correctly tuned to the room. If subs make your system more accurate and your room is set up properly to accept that system, then use the subs.
If there's even the slightest doubt about the integrity of the room, turn the subs off.
IMO/E, YMMV, etc., etc., yada, yada.
If there's even the slightest doubt about the integrity of the room, turn the subs off.
IMO/E, YMMV, etc., etc., yada, yada.
Ethan Winer
Acoustics Expert
For stereo I prefer full range speakers that can get down to 40 Hz or so without needing a subwoofer. A sub is definitely needed for mixing surround sound movie sound tracks. One problem with a sub is you then have three physical location where bass frequencies come from, making integration with the room more difficult. One advantage of a sub is it relieves much of the LF burden from the main speakers letting them play louder and with less distortion. I'd say the deciding factor should be your budget. Unless you can afford a very good sub (not some $200 piece of junk), skip the sub. For reference, the subwoofer in my living room home theater cost $2,000. In any case, if you don't have acoustic treatment, bass traps will do far more to improve the low end than any sub.
--Ethan
--Ethan