I have been in many recording studios and sat in on commercial mixing sessions and have never seen an engineer reach for the sub. Some studios have them but i have never had the need to use one. They are often more hassle than good unless you have a VERY well treated room.
Jul-14-2008 22:01
theartfulducker
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Nelson, New Zealand
Dannib of course you need a sub to mix down dance music. What are you talking about?. You cant work with sumthing you cant hear. Every serious dance music producer i know has sub on thier setup.
PA speakers is more right realy as dance is meant for clubs. 2*15"+HORNS
Jul-15-2008 02:07
dannib
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: midlands, uk
quote:
Dannib of course you need a sub to mix down dance music
lol. Of course you dont NEED a sub. I have never heard of anybody NEEDING a sub to mix music. The only thing a sub is any use for is for CHECKING the low end frequencies, not mixing. As stated, a sub in a room which is not very well treated will do a lot more harm than good.
Jul-15-2008 11:25
theartfulducker
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2008
Location: Nelson, New Zealand
Well arnt we all dumbasses splashing out on one then. Dunno why they bother makin them ...
the most important thing of producing is to have fun, and i sure as hell have alot more fun now that i got a sub. bass is just i dont know. whats all about
Jul-15-2008 18:42
Magnus
I'm getting old
Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Seattle, WA
quote:
Originally posted by palm
i just made myself a sub and i have no idea how i could do without, things are suddenly fun again
I 2nd this. I recently added a sub to my setup and now I don't why in the hell I waited this long. I will never go back. After adding the sub I had several breakthroughs with lower frequency sounds that I previously could never figure out. That may sound totally obvious, but I just never thought I really needed one.
