Hi, i just bought a pair of EV ZLX12 speakers. 1 is with bluetooth the other is not. When phone is paired with BT (left), i can set the mix out to R and use XLR to send R channel to 2nd speaker to get stereo. Now let's add subs.
My subs are DIY bass horns powered by XLS1500. If i had a mixer, or wanted to use RCA or XLR or even 1/4" input (e.g. from mixer) i would connect source to XLS1500 and use the link/out to each speaker to get stereo.
But if i wanted to use phone with BT, how would i do it with subs? Obviously with BT i have to connect to the L speaker. But theres only 1 mix out on the ZLX12BT so that has to go to R speaker to get stereo. So the only possible line out to sub amp would be the mix out from R speaker. So my sub channel will only be mono, from the R channel.
I guess now my question is, is that ok? It should be ok if i can assume that all content under 100hz will be mono at the source anyway. In which case maybe all that means is i would need to increase the gain at the sub amp by a factor of 2, to get back to the level as if i did input stereo to the amp. Does that make sense?
Is sub bass in music usually/often/always recorded as mono? Or is my assumption false.?
My subs are DIY bass horns powered by XLS1500. If i had a mixer, or wanted to use RCA or XLR or even 1/4" input (e.g. from mixer) i would connect source to XLS1500 and use the link/out to each speaker to get stereo.
But if i wanted to use phone with BT, how would i do it with subs? Obviously with BT i have to connect to the L speaker. But theres only 1 mix out on the ZLX12BT so that has to go to R speaker to get stereo. So the only possible line out to sub amp would be the mix out from R speaker. So my sub channel will only be mono, from the R channel.
I guess now my question is, is that ok? It should be ok if i can assume that all content under 100hz will be mono at the source anyway. In which case maybe all that means is i would need to increase the gain at the sub amp by a factor of 2, to get back to the level as if i did input stereo to the amp. Does that make sense?
Is sub bass in music usually/often/always recorded as mono? Or is my assumption false.?
Hmmm...I Guess that Is valid for vinyl since large asymmetrical discontinuites (= bass notes) might provoke stylus Jumping.
Also from speakers the bass Is less directive (Beamng) so It might be simplified to a single unit, but 100 Hz Is too High...I assume 80 Hz Is generally aknowledged as the upper limit for subs.
Also from speakers the bass Is less directive (Beamng) so It might be simplified to a single unit, but 100 Hz Is too High...I assume 80 Hz Is generally aknowledged as the upper limit for subs.
...same applies to microphones, I guess.
The recordings techniques and post edit might make hear another thing, i.e. the time of arrival of a sound can be delayed or the mic positioned in far field ro mimic the 'flight travel' of a wave
The recordings techniques and post edit might make hear another thing, i.e. the time of arrival of a sound can be delayed or the mic positioned in far field ro mimic the 'flight travel' of a wave
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Is that pretty much always the case with house/techno/dub/electronic etc? Also at what freq and below is it generally mono?