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Old 23rd December 2008   #16
Terry McInturff
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Originally Posted by Ethan Winer View Post
Weak bass is probably the most common room acoustics problem. This is usually caused by one or more deep nulls somewhere between 80 and 200 Hz, often due to reflections off the rear wall behind you.

The graph below shows the LF response (with original Mackie 824s BTW) in a typical 16 by 10 foot room. Note the huge nulls near 80, 120, and 155 Hz. This is why mixes can sound good in a home studio control room, but boomy and bassy elsewhere.

--Ethan

Ethan,

I cannot thank you enough for the way that you share your knowledge with all of us.

As usual, you are spot-on, and due to your insights I have begun to treat my room properly...and can already hear the improvement.

By the way, I'm an old friend of the outrageously talented Wes Lachot...I am so proud of him and his career. Many congratulations on your own, my friend!
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