Studio Subwoofer

[Grizzly_Diesel]

Iam setting up a studio. i want a decent sub. i listen to and play mostly metal. i like tight punchy lows. but i occasionally listen to some electronic music and ive been dabbling in making some electronic music, so having thunderous bass at my disposal would be nice. so my question is what subs do you guys suggest? i looking to spend around $600. i want it to be a powered sub and xlr would be nice as well but 1/4" will work. while im here if anyone has any suggestions on monitor and sub packages that would be nice. something that well work and go well together.

 

[jtougas]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

http://www.krksys.com/krk-subwoofers/12s.html

I've got either this one or the 10" version... Quite happy with it. Good price, blends well with my monitors.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

Are you looking for 600 for the sub only, or all in? JBL, KRK (mentioned above) and Equator have solutions in your price bracket, but you should really audition them with some reference material, not based on Internet word of mouth.

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

As a side thought: 8" powered monitors will give you the same amount of useable bass in 99% of all non-professional spaces without the sonic issues that compound already less than ideal room acoustics when you add a subwoofer.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

http://www.krksys.com/krk-subwoofers/12s.html

I've got either this one or the 10" version... Quite happy with it. Good price, blends well with my monitors.

I have the 10'' krk

its awesome

you need it if you are into bass guitar and kickdrum

otherwise, you cant hear what you cant mix! fyi I have rokit 6s as my mains and they do NOT have enough bass to mix; I would not want them to hav e to produce that much bass either as that mixes up the speaker's sound IMO

 

[Grizzly_Diesel]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

no if there is a monitor and sub package so to speak i spend more. but im lookin for something i can mix metal on and still enjoy thumpin lows when i dabble with the elctronic stuff.

 

[jtougas]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

Keep in mind that the purpose of mixing monitors (including the sub) is to accurately portray what is aurally going on in the music... making sure that the mix you spend hours (or days... or weeks... months... years (I'm looking at you, Mr. Wilson)) building and crafting translates well to other systems. So, you're not going to use the sub to boost your bass. Rather, you'll be using it to make sure your bass frequencies are mixed well, so that when your mix is played on other systems, they thump, rather than blow out your speaker ( or worse, sound anemic).

The biggest problem most people have after setting up their sub is that the bass in their mix disappears *because they've set up their sub to artificially pump bass into their mixing environment*, when the mix really doesn't have a lot of bass going on. So, they burn off a disk, put it on in their car, and wonder why there's no thump.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

the sub that I use and recommend has an on/off toggle switch. so there is no way to artificially pump bass then loose it. you can try it with and without the sub. I prefer turning my sub on and off a lot to compare. if you cant hear it, you cant mix it! headphones may substitute for sub mixing, but it is not my preference. also the sub sounds awesome, if you listen to all your music through your monitor rig like I do. that way you know what pro mixes sound like when you listen to your fav recordingz.



try your mix out on as many sound systems as you can and then remix it. I like listening to it in my car and headphones before releasing the song.

 

[El Dunco]

Re: Studio Subwoofer

Keep in mind that the purpose of mixing monitors (including the sub) is to accurately portray what is aurally going on in the music...

Bingo. You don't want a tight and punchy sub. You want a sub that aptly recreates a tight and punchy low end mix from a good mix.