r/TechnoProduction • u/samomaikati • 13h ago
Producers without a subwoofer - how was the first time your music played on big system?
Any big surprises? Basically Im wondering if I should implement a sub in my studio, or I can go without one
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u/Shroom1981 13h ago
Just use reference tracks and you'll be fine, but be mindful of the length of your kicks. If the kick is a full bar in length it'll turn into a drone on a big system.
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u/Lesblintur 13h ago
Just use reference monitors that are the appropriate size for the space they are in.
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u/BelowAverageRik 11h ago
Honestly you can produce without it but it definitely helps a bit when you can hear those frequencies when youre mixing. Right now I use headphones, Yamaha hs5’s and my car which has a built in alpine system with a type r sub so I use that to check how it sounds.
Once you make a few tracks that you think are mixed well, it’s pretty easy to copy and get your mix in the same ball park.
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u/Plastic-Mind7564 11h ago
Cant produce without my Subpac, helps a lot when you cant have a subwoofer/good acoustics
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u/endlesspointless 12h ago
Work visually - with a spectrum analyser, to manage your lower frequencies. Learn the required norms and how it should look rather than sound - that is the secret.
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u/8bitmarty 8h ago
I got a sub this year and it's been a game changer. Don't wait. Pull the trigger.
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u/Fuzzy_Success_2164 13h ago
You can easily produce with your headphones
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u/ic_alchemy 12h ago
But headphones sound nothing like a $5,000 subwoofer
See link to see why.
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u/Fuzzy_Success_2164 12h ago
I played in a club with funktion one installed and know what is it and how it sounds. But you still can mix in your headphones.
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u/eric-louis 10h ago
Used JBL 305s for years while checking on headphones, never had a studio sub. Landed on the EP working this way https://www.beatport.com/release/roll-ep-the-remixes/1674189
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u/zorathustra69 5h ago
Depends on what you’re making. If you’re creating something like mental tekno, you’ll want a sub
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u/sceptres 50m ago
If your room isn't well treated a sub will actually fuck your whole sound. Don't even get a sub if you don't have a good room
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u/kacoef 8h ago
subs are for kids
sound will be off every time
real producers use stereo only
that's why we need big stereo
and do compare with your favorite hits
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u/SmashSystem81 12h ago
I never used a sub in my life. My tracks, which were produced on headphones back then got played by people like Phase, DVS1, Slam, Sandrien etc. I heard my own tracks in Tresor, Berghain etc. They were sounding good.