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<blockquote data-quote="Douglas R. Allen" data-source="post: 63880" data-attributes="member: 71"><p>Re: Setting up Aux Subs</p><p></p><p>I use Aux fed subs on my O1v96. </p><p>I find its best to have them in a mute group and a fader group. Should you have the need to bring the main mix up or down the subs will track with the main fader. Of course same with muting. </p><p>Just handy to have.</p><p></p><p>Also with Aux subs there are all kinds of tricks you can try.</p><p>With bass guitar I like to split it or assign it to 2 channels. 1 channel I'll setup and have the normal eq/sound for the guitar just slightly on the thin side. Assign this to the subs or not depending on what your looking for.</p><p>The second channel I'll compress quite a bit and not assign it to the L/R mains but only have it go to the subs. I layer this over the normal channel. This gives a thick sound to the bass on lower notes but still gives that dynamic sound to the pops and higher freq content. I use this channel to check polarity between the subs and bass player rig in smaller rooms as well. </p><p>Should there be a slow song that requires that thick,fat bass line you can bring the compressed channel up. A song with lots of popping and where a more clean sound is needed you can back the compressed channel down some. </p><p></p><p>For the bass drum I like to do the reverse.</p><p>Have a normal channel setup with lots of bottom. Then have the 2nd channel compressed hard to bring the "click" out. This</p><p>gives the drummer a stead foot sound yet keeps the dynamics of the bottom thump. </p><p>Of course as always compress/mix to taste and try the polarity button on one of these channels to see which you like best depending on if your mains are sitting on top of your subs or if they are centered in the room.</p><p>Douglas R. Allen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Douglas R. Allen, post: 63880, member: 71"] Re: Setting up Aux Subs I use Aux fed subs on my O1v96. I find its best to have them in a mute group and a fader group. Should you have the need to bring the main mix up or down the subs will track with the main fader. Of course same with muting. Just handy to have. Also with Aux subs there are all kinds of tricks you can try. With bass guitar I like to split it or assign it to 2 channels. 1 channel I'll setup and have the normal eq/sound for the guitar just slightly on the thin side. Assign this to the subs or not depending on what your looking for. The second channel I'll compress quite a bit and not assign it to the L/R mains but only have it go to the subs. I layer this over the normal channel. This gives a thick sound to the bass on lower notes but still gives that dynamic sound to the pops and higher freq content. I use this channel to check polarity between the subs and bass player rig in smaller rooms as well. Should there be a slow song that requires that thick,fat bass line you can bring the compressed channel up. A song with lots of popping and where a more clean sound is needed you can back the compressed channel down some. For the bass drum I like to do the reverse. Have a normal channel setup with lots of bottom. Then have the 2nd channel compressed hard to bring the "click" out. This gives the drummer a stead foot sound yet keeps the dynamics of the bottom thump. Of course as always compress/mix to taste and try the polarity button on one of these channels to see which you like best depending on if your mains are sitting on top of your subs or if they are centered in the room. Douglas R. Allen [/QUOTE]
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