a question or two on Subs.
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Posted on Mar 20, 2009 01:33 am
Dematrix
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Member Since: Nov 27, 2007
firstly,
where the hell would i plug it into. do i need a deignated "sub" output on my interface? I dont got.
what about one of those "double female jack adaptors"?
(there's something so paradoxal about those.)
secondly,
where do you guys situate yours, in a mixroom situation?
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Mar 20, 2009 03:20 am plug the sub into the hole in your face, the 'mouth.' that is the designated input for subs. as for the designated output, that's not on your face--you're probably looking in the wrong place.
i find that the double female jack adapter ruins the experience by introducing noise.
the sub can be enjoyed anywhere in the mixroom, just watch out for crumbs
Dematrixhttp://www.reverbnation.com/2ndgMember
Since: Nov 27, 2007
Mar 20, 2009 05:12 am i unno, ive heard that sub crumbs in the mixroom is the biggest producer of female noise, especially if they clean em up.
as for the sub in the hole in your face thing,
a 10" sub is alot bigger than what you think.
no where near as tasty as the original 6" organic one. and with alot more artificial additives my body doesnt agree with.
and i thought i was the only nut here.(not a walnut, a wing nut.)
Mar 20, 2009 10:13 am Typically, you'd go into the sub and the sub's crossover would feed the monitors down the line.
I've run subs in parallel in the past - but it's a very picky and delicate situation... And yes, it requires a dedicated, discrete (typically full-range, as it would be for the monitors) output for the sub.
[quote]secondly,
where do you guys situate yours, in a mixroom situation?[/quote]
Placement of a sub in a room - for accuracy - is absolutely vital. More situations are wrecked than helped by adding a sub. It's not anything like adding a sub to a home theatre and looking for the "wow!" point.
You don't decide - The room decides where the sub will go, where the crossover is set, how it's calibrated in relation to the monitors.
It takes some tools (a measurement mic, preamp, specific software) and generally a lot of time. There are a few formulas out there that might help a little - a LITTLE - but in the end, "shoot -- analyze -- move/tweak -- repeat" is the only way to get it right.
The last time I hooked up a sub it took about two hours for a professional technician to find the best spot and calibrate it to the rest of the chain. Left to my own devices, I would've had it off by nearly two feet (which is where I *thought* it sounded right) and 6dB (because the room was so whacked and severely lacked enough broadband trapping).
CptTrippsCzar of Turd PolishMember
Since: Jun 20, 2006
Mar 20, 2009 11:25 am The M-Audio I'm looking at has inputs to route your interface, it then has two outputs to send to your monitors.
Dematrixhttp://www.reverbnation.com/2ndgMember
Since: Nov 27, 2007
Mar 20, 2009 04:17 pm great thanks.
