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Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
I'd like to ask the group's opinion on the following question.
When mixing a product that is going directly to DVD for distribution and sale to the general public and presumably being played back on Home Theater Systems, should the mixer use a Bass Managed monitoring environment or not? Yes or no is fine, some elaboration on your answers would be helpful. Thanks!
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
No.
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
Why not? The majority of surround systems consumers are buying have not much more than 4" or 5" woofers, totally relying on BM in the sub-woofer.
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Eric Seaberg • San Diego, CA A.E.S., I.E.E.E., S.M.P.T.E., S.P.A.R.S. |
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
Speaker/Monitor needs.
VS. Software Authoring needs. |
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
I don't "mix" with bass management but I do check the mix either with the bass manager plugin (I have Waves Surround) or by playing the mix in my home theater once it is burnt to the test QC dvd.
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How can you mix for the wildly inappropriate levels that most consumers run their subs at? Monitor roulette if you ask me.
Stick to your known calibrated levels on your good monitors, and listen to the fold down through a tv or auragrones Much more important to check your metadata and how the receiver will fold down your 5.1 to 2.x if no LtRt or stereo mix is being provided. Have fun
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cheers Mike Aiton BSc (hons) Audio Consultant, Dubbing Mixer/Sound Designer & Journalist BAFTA member IPS member ---------------------------------------------------------------------- www.mikerophonics.com |
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
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You can't. Have a TV to have a listen through to check is one thing, but even now I'm seeing that less and less. |
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
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Marti D. Humphrey CAS aka dr.sound www.thedubstage.com IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0401937/ Like everything in life, there are no guarantees just opportunities. |
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
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Thanks for the tips, guys.
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Eric Seaberg • San Diego, CA A.E.S., I.E.E.E., S.M.P.T.E., S.P.A.R.S. |
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Re: Please Weigh In: To Bass Manage or Not To Bass Manage, that is the question.
If you bypass BM on the Genelecs, how do you cal the sub ? Or do you ignore it completely?
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