bitflipper
"I hate everything below 60Hz, anyway...."
 
You only have 3 strings on your bass guitar, Rain? 

He just doesn't play below the 12th fret on his low E string.

I love sub-bass. But there's a time and a place for it. If used appropriately and mixed well it can have a deep psychological effect on you (especially if you're baked ). There's something about the experience of "feeling" pitch that takes you into a dream world (especially if you're baked ). 

sharke
I love sub-bass. But there's a time and a place for it. If used appropriately and mixed well it can have a deep psychological effect on you (especially if you're baked ). There's something about the experience of "feeling" pitch that takes you into a dream world (especially if you're baked ). 

 
In all honestly, I am not against it - in theory. If used sparingly, to spice things up, I guess it can be a great tool. The problem seems to be that nowadays, a lot of mixes just seem to want to have every instrument systematically using as wide a spectrum as possible. In the end, those low frequency often don't enhance but compete with the actual music. 
 
It's like that constant woooooomph pushing against you tympanum - it just levels everything, so nothing really stand out. I like music with holes and gaps in it - room for the listener.

My problem with a lot of today's mixes is too many stereo instruments jumping out at you at maximum stereo width. Makes you feel like you're suffocating in the middle of it instead of enjoying at a respectful distance, especially on headphones.

sharke
My problem with a lot of today's mixes is too many stereo instruments jumping out at you at maximum stereo width. Makes you feel like you're suffocating in the middle of it instead of enjoying at a respectful distance, especially on headphones.

That too, indeed. 
 
Goes back to a very simple principle, which is actually pretty universal in its application - just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you should do it.