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| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Nevermind, after some research, it looks like the idea is that this is the optimum level to avoid the whole Fletcher-Munson effect... so I guess it doesn't matter. |
Don't really know what you mean by that, because it does matter. You have been calibrating with full spectrum pink noise test tones so the gain of the sub will have a big effect on how the overall system sounds. There's no point calibrating your monitors only to leave the sub on a random gain setting.
.....and this is why I HATE 2.1 monitoring systems and tell as many people in home studios to stay away from them. Fine, you like to listen with more bass, or you've managed to "learn" how to mix with it, great, but I have just never seen the point as you're mixing in STEREO for STEREO systems, not stereo with a sub.
Anyway, this aside, there's way more to calibrating a sub than just a nearfield pair. You actually have to feed a 40 - 80hz test tone through it and then calibrate it with relation to where you get a sudden peak (in db) at that frequency point.....but to make matters worse, placement affects this heavily so the only way to do it is trial and error by moving the sub to different positions and then running the calibration test gain. Lastly you have to also check it against each monitor (now calibrated) to make sure the bass is not affected.
Basically, you can do it, and I would suggest looking at the manufacturers website/contacting them, and there are various methods on the web, but to be honest, I would just play around with the sub in terms of position and different gain settings until you get it right.
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