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Analogue Mastering
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True, but I'm nitpicking here and for sure not blaming the sub. All I'm saying is that the sub is not always the default solution for every setup.
My TAD's start to roll off at -6dB/oct at 32Hz or so. There was more than enough energy in that area already, with the sub I could extend that to 20Hz or so, but very little content being played in that range. i had a challenge at 50-60hz, but that was a null, near impossible to fill/flatten by the sub without affecting the respons of the rest in that area as well. You don't want your room to sound as a boomcar
I mean, if you have 5,25 or 8" desktop monitors it will work great. Very clean and tight. Like you also mentioned, one needs to understand the issue at hand to see if a sub can bring improvement. I didn't need an 3dB boost extention <80Hz
I needed to flatten a gap between 50-60hz, now flattened further by moving monitor position, desk position and trapping.
What crossover did you try? Did you try asymmetric crossover with different slopes (and if so; did you adjust the time alignment / phase for each attempt)?
In my experience; two subs on the floor (or even better; on the floor but standing if more woofers, acting as a stand for the mains) is always an improvement no matter how expensive or “large” the mains might be (the mains I design usually contains a 12” midrange driver so …). But this is naturally only true if the integration is done right and this means by using a separate DSP that allows for all the stuff you need (signal alignment, freely adjustable X-over filters (up and down), correction filters etc.).
But yes, one cannot expect to fix everything with subs and DSP. If the room is not well treated; that´s what one should focus on first.