Tutorials; Subwoofer Placement - PRESONUS Temblor T10 Owner's Manual

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Subwoofer Placement

The goal of proper subwoofer placement is to set up your
system so that your subwoofer acts as a natural extension
of your full-range monitors without boosting the overall
bass response of your room or exaggerating any one
frequency or frequency range. Because low frequencies
are not directional—that is, humans cannot perceive the
direction from which low frequencies are coming— you
aren't limited to placing it facing the mix position.
A quick way to find the best location for your subwoofer is
to temporarily place it in the mix position and play some
program material that contains a lot of bass. Move around
the half of the room where your full-range monitors are
positioned until you find the spot where the bass sounds its
best. Again, it's important to remember that low frequencies
are not directional, so placing the subwoofer beside or
behind you will not be an issue. In general, you will want
to avoid placing your subwoofer too near to reflective
surfaces, like a wall or in a corner as this will exaggerate
the bass energy and make your T10 sound "boomy. "
Once you find the place in the room where the bass sounds
the smoothest, place your T10 in that spot, return to the
mix position and listen to it again. You may need to adjust
the location; just keep making small adjustment (a foot
or so at a time) until the bass response sounds as even as
possible. Don't locate your T10 where it will exaggerate
frequencies, as this will have the opposite effect on your
mix. For example, if your system has a bump around 100 Hz,
what you hear will not accurately reflect what is in your
mixes, resulting in less kick-drum punch than you wanted.
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