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What is low end extension??

Just read it as low end reach or low end range. Makes more sense. Tells about how low frequencies are still reproduced effectively.
 
No, when people say this it doesn't refer to sound beyond human hearing, but rather HOW low the specific speakers/monitors/headphones can accurately reproduce bass frequencies. If you read that certain monitors lack "low end extension", it basically means that person thought they lacked bass lol
 
Yeah I think it’s basically a boost to low end frequencies that otherwise due to the speaker design would sound less loud.
 
Makes me think of one thing I miss the most from not having access to Logic now, the Sub Bass Synth. A plugin that adds sub-bass frequencies to one or more octaves under what actually is fed into it. I.e. extending the bass register of your program material below what actually is in the recording.
 
Per Boysen said:
Makes me think of one thing I miss the most from not having access to Logic now, the Sub Bass Synth. A plugin that adds sub-bass frequencies to one or more octaves under what actually is fed into it. I.e. extending the bass register of your program material below what actually is in the recording.
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Plugin Alliance has one of those if you wanted a substitute (bx_subsynth: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_subsynth.html). I think a few bass-focused plugins include the feature.

The other approach is to have a clean synth - most usually a simple sine wave; but a square wave adds a bit more heft - doubling the bass notes an octave or more lower.

Of course, the Logic one may be better than other options.
 
David Lee-Michaels said:
Hello,

Just as the title says. Does low end extension refer to sound beyond human hearing that still needs to be accounted for?? Why is it/isn't important when mixing or when purchasing studio monitors? :confused:
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When mixing, it is a good idea to filter out highs and lows that are outside the range of the instruments you want to be heard. I typically use a steep filter below 20 Hz (if I don't use a softer one at 40 or 50 Hz), and a softer one at 18 kHz. I put one at 18 kHz just because I can't hear any higher than that.

There are a range of reasons for doing this, but the main ones are avoiding unnecessary gain that can't really be heard and providing a clean mix focused on the instruments/voices as you want them to be heard. I also want to avoid high pitches that, say, children and dogs can hear that might be annoying to them. (Obviously, I could meter for these things and only apply filters when I can see something; but I just do it as a matter of routine.)
 
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Bee_Abney said:
Plugin Alliance has one of those if you wanted a substitute (bx_subsynth: https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/bx_subsynth.html). I think a few bass-focused plugins include the feature.

The other approach is to have a clean synth - most usually a simple sine wave; but a square wave adds a bit more heft - doubling the bass notes an octave or more lower.

Of course, the Logic one may be better than other options.
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Thank you, Bee. I wonder if that is the same BX Sub Synth I have as a powered UAE plugin? In any case, the Logic factory plugin might be simpler but for me, it was more useful. I cannot get the same out of the BX.
 
Per Boysen said:
Thank you, Bee. I wonder if that is the same BX Sub Synth I have as a powered UAE plugin? In any case, the Logic factory plugin might be simpler but for me, it was more useful. I cannot get the same out of the BX.
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The UAD one was made by the same people, so it is probably very similar in function.
 
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