Now that I'm mastering my own tracks the last few months I have noticed my tracks can become much louder in terms of RMS and also sound better at higher volumes (on the radio knob) when I use much less sub bass in my tracks.
Many of us are using shitty speakers and headphones and over-compensate with our sub in our studio. Then we try it in a car or if we're lucky a club system amd the bass covers up wayyy too much.
From what I've learned sub eats a ton of headroom so too much of it can prevent our tracks from having a high rms or lufs ratio. Listen critically to some of the pop tracks that have EDM influence on the radio today and many of them barely move the needle on the sub in my car.
Marshmello's new radio track is a good example.
From my understanding as well many cubs systems will boost the bass anyway to give the perception of loudness so if we are jacking it too high on the production end the problem could only get worse for is in the club.
P.s. One again not a hard rule, but something to consider in your mixdown and master projects.
P.s.s. Can someone verify for me of club systems do actually boost their lows and if so by how much
Submitted April 02, 2018 at 12:24AM by LessMidRange https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/88wg4s/not_a_hard_rule_at_all_but_it_is_crazy_how_little/?utm_source=ifttt