Always miss the low end

Blackwater · 14th January 2003, 07:24 PM

Damn I can't get it right. I know Mackies aren't the best monitors but shit!!! I always end up going " bass is too loud or mixes are muddy" and then have to fix in mastering somehow. I am so pissed with this. It's not like it's a huge thing it's like I'm not hearing something from 100- 130 range. Anyway... This is my bitch this week. Thanks.
Chris

Saucyjack · 15th January 2003, 12:12 AM

Hey Chris,
I've had the Mackies for about a year....they do seem to be tricky to learn the low end on.

Could some of your problems be room related?

A few things that helped out my low end(or at least seem to make it more accurate) were getting the Mackies off my DAW desk and onto some heavy speaker "stands"(read Cinder block

) and usind a set of Auralex Mo pads under the Mackies
.
Hope that helps

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14th January 2003, 07:24 PM	#1
Blackwater Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Webster N.H. Posts: 498	Always miss the low end Damn I can't get it right. I know Mackies aren't the best monitors but shit!!! I always end up going " bass is too loud or mixes are muddy" and then have to fix in mastering somehow. I am so pissed with this. It's not like it's a huge thing it's like I'm not hearing something from 100- 130 range. Anyway... This is my bitch this week. Thanks. Chris __________________ Chris Westerman Blackwater Sound and Mastering __________________________ ______________ "That Kick drum is so subliminal, It's Animal!"

15th January 2003, 12:12 AM	#2
Saucyjack Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Knoxville,Tn Posts: 569	Hey Chris, I've had the Mackies for about a year....they do seem to be tricky to learn the low end on. Could some of your problems be room related? A few things that helped out my low end(or at least seem to make it more accurate) were getting the Mackies off my DAW desk and onto some heavy speaker "stands"(read Cinder block ) and usind a set of Auralex Mo pads under the Mackies . Hope that helps __________________ If you really want to make orginal results,work fast and cheap,because there's more of a chance that you'll get somewhere that nobody else did. Brian Eno

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