http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=1495170
 

Thanks, Bit. I didn't realize SPAN was Spectral Analyzer. I'll follow these steps in this other thread. I've got a good real time analyzer.

+1.  I know a little more about placement now than I did before, so I may whip out the sub at some point just to see. Taking a ridiculously simple tip from live sound helped me tremendously and that was just sticking the sub in the corner.  That has done way more than anything else I've tried to even the response in the room.  My problem before was I had severe room modes room modes with the placement I was trying before.  The bass would absolutely disappear depending on where I was standing.  The combination of near fields and headphones is doing well for me now, so the sub would kinda be for fun and not crucial, but I may yet try it.
 

Guitarhacker
I have taken the time to experiment and learn the speakers I have,  in the room I have them in, so the mixes are coming out fairly consistent and playable on most systems. That's what matters in the end.
 
If anything..... that ^^^^^... learning your gear and room ... is the key.  With or without a sub.

studio343
Let me follow up with this question.. if I treat my room and run the room analysis/correction software.. shouldn't the need for a subwoofer become moot at that point? The correction will adjust as necessary to compensate.. I just don't know if lower frequencies would translate as well on my monitors. They are some older Event PS5's. Similar to the Event 20/20s from a few years back (but lower price point)...
 
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Not really. If your monitors only go down to, say, 50Hz, no amount of "correction" can replace what isn't there to start with.