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Hi all,
Wonder if you could help.
I often see it recommended to apply DRC to each speaker individually. However, I always seem to get far flatter summed measured and better subjective results for bass frequencies by treating the stereo system as mono.
Presumably this is because in my asymmetrical room, one speaker’s dip is filled by the other’s peak, and I’m just left dealing with peaks in the sound as a whole.
It got me wondering what the rationale for treating low frequencies for each speaker individually might be, especially since the rule of thumb with mastering engineers seems to be making all bass frequencies mono - and since below a certain frequency we can’t perceive direction in bass notes.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
James
Wonder if you could help.
I often see it recommended to apply DRC to each speaker individually. However, I always seem to get far flatter summed measured and better subjective results for bass frequencies by treating the stereo system as mono.
Presumably this is because in my asymmetrical room, one speaker’s dip is filled by the other’s peak, and I’m just left dealing with peaks in the sound as a whole.
It got me wondering what the rationale for treating low frequencies for each speaker individually might be, especially since the rule of thumb with mastering engineers seems to be making all bass frequencies mono - and since below a certain frequency we can’t perceive direction in bass notes.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
James