| Re: First Measurement. Ideas?
Wayne, thanks for the insight and concern! My mix postion is about 6.5 ft off the front wall and the monitors are about 2.5 feet off the front wall. I moved them about using REW till I acheived the best-smoothest bass response. Then I filtered. I have many bass traps suspended which has helped tremendously to balance bass response thoughout the room, so as not to have much bass buildup.
I am concerned about the rolloff from 55hz down. I'm sure the Events do not drop off at this rate. Could this be a function of the room?
Bottom line, add a subwoofer and you have a much better chance of getting a mix that will play well outside the studio. That won’t fix the “bass hole” problem – you’ll just have to optimize response for the listening position.
I'd also like to say that I have less concern about the use of subs in the general public and feel they are not as common as 2.0 stereo, so I'm less inclined to add a sub to my system. Music is being mixed with lower freqs because the ability to reproduce them is easier for the general listener's stereo.
Are you saying that a sub will fill this space and when REW/BFD'd will better serve the overall sound? If so, I might try one. Any you'd recommend?
I'm attaching the Events freq response chart to take a look at.
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