thanks for your reply miro. i do have some bass coming from my monitors, but i think i might have standing waves in my room. sometimes the lower frequencies are really noticeable (no need for a subwoofer at all) but in my own recordings they are sometimes almost not audible.
I know i don't have to go very low with my subs, I always cut everything below 30 hz anyways. I knew my levels etc would be off if i start a track on my headphones, but sometimes i don't have a choice (i dont live alone
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I've tried every trick mentioned on this site, but i can only get it right on my headphones
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two sinewaves together, one an octave above the other and through a low cut filter etc. The reverbs mentioned in this thread.
It's just that it's very rare that i create a sub bass on my cans that also sounds good on my monitors. Most of the times the bass sounds full on my headphones, but when i listen to my track on my monitors it sounds 'clicky' and bass light. When I do it the other way around my track sounds ok on my monitors, but boomy on my headphones. I know my monitors have a roll off and my environment is not treated (and i suspect full of problems) and i also know my headphones are bass heavy
That's why i was wondering if i should believe my monitors or my headphones when it comes to low bass.
Edit: How low would you go with a pure sinewave bass? What are the notes that you use and which do you avoid? Perhaps this will give me some insight on my problem
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