FoxTick Posted September 12, 2002 Share Posted September 12, 2002 ok here is my problem, i can't hear the bass comming out of my monitors when i am sitting at my console.. if i move anywhere else in the room, i hear the bass just fine....there is a (for lack of a better term) 'bass hole' in the middle of my room! right where my head is when i'm sitting at the console....which makes my mixes come out too bottom heavy. :( should i boost the bass? get a sub? is there some sort of treatment i can do to the room? i'm tired of mixing from the futon (back of the room) using my 'mixing stick' (back scratcher duct-taped to a yardstick) which only works for the faders and not the knobs. FWIW, monitors are JBL 4408s and the amp is a Phase Linear 400....it sounds great, if you don't sit at the console. :( 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thrashole Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 What you are experiencing is either a standing wave problem or a room mode. The only thing I can suggest is to move the speakers, desk and chair to somewhere else in the room. You can add a sub but it will only act as a band-aid and once again placement is going to be pretty important. Reach out and grab a clue. Something Vicious My solo crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudioMaverick Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Most speaker placements suggest an equilateral triangle placement between a stereo pair of speakers and the listener position. If the distance from your left ear to the left speaker is 6 feet, then the same should be true for the right as well as the distance between your speakers. "It's all about the... um-m-m, uh-h-h..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george costanza Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 AudioM. is right! You definitely don't want to start screwing with the mixes or EQ to try to overcome this---that'll just make your recordings off-kilter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sign Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Looks like you have a problem with "standing waves". Some (low) frequencies reflect and meet the original. When the positive part meets a negative reflection, the tone will be "erased". Sorry for spelling :D The alchemy of the masters moving molecules of air, we capture by moving particles of iron, so that the poetry of the ancients will echo into the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTick Posted September 13, 2002 Author Share Posted September 13, 2002 thanks for repying, currently my monitors are sitting on a 4' tall bookshelf behind the console. that bookshelf is only so wide, not allowing me to place my monitors further apart...in proper equilateral position. my ears are 4'-5' from the monitors...but the monitors are only 2'6" apart...i think i'll start with repositioning. then if i have to, i'll look into sound treatment.... but for now, anyone know of any good (cheap) monitor stands? 0096 2251 2110 8105 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfur Posted September 13, 2002 Share Posted September 13, 2002 Call Skip's ( if you've got the stomach for it ) & ask about Raxxess 42". They glue together with wooden pins, vs. allen screw together ( Quiklok )which tends to loosen when moving them around. The Raxxess are sturdy, hollow ( I filled mine with sand...ooofff.. ) but heavy. Probably a little over a bill. Standing waves suck - if you can't eliminate parrallel walls around you, you might try setting up in a corner...There are more wise heads around here than myself concerning this, though... Good Luck, Dogfur Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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