And I think a paragraphic Eq used correctly will deliver a show that tight ass bass (but is not crunchy) accross the board on almost any playback.
Tight bass is much more than the levels across the spectrum.
Phase, reflections, etc. all play significant parts in what you hear.
Level bass, yes, tight with clear attack and articulation is another ball of cheese.
For another dissenting opinion, I think that every listener should EQ for themselves to their ears and system.
Small exceptions for cautious EQ for ORTF or directional mic proximity and really useless stuff like wind-rumble.
To put it another way, I put my recordings out pretty close to raw.
You fix 'em, I'm off to record something else.
My future vision is DVD-A, SACD, and CD all become obsolete and everyone plays back through a DAPS (digital audio playback station) and has DSP ability for many effects, compensations, and EQ methods.
For my own playback, I have no balance nor bass nor treble controls.
So I sometimes will EQ (even) studio recordings and rerecord them for my own playback.
One of my favorite "tricks" is to rerecord DVD-As through a tube linestage to 16/44.1 wavs and make a sonically enhanced CD.
Back to the thread, I only normalize recordings that are very quiet.
Compression is not necessarily bad. On some recordings it makes things sound coherent and connected.
Use your ears to deceide what works for you !
Rule of thumb... less is more.
BTW, great thread !
