Suteetat,
Personally, i find on the majority of my recordings that there is information below 40hz...whether one would care or not is another matter. I find having a sub with a 48db cutoff of anything ABOVE 40hz and the sub continues to work quite a lot during rock bands, electronic (obviously) but even orchestral. Is it 'essential' like midrange? no...but in the overall fullness of sound, i find the sub an integral part of my system i would not do without, and i run Wilson X1/Grand Slamms.
When the kick drums kicks, you can feel the air pressurize. I am not sure that is 'musical information' per se...but it sure feels like an integral part of the experience to me. So does low level info that i often hear within the recording room down at that level on some of my albums.
BTW, i just learned the Bosendorfer piano goes down to 28hz??
Personally, i find on the majority of my recordings that there is information below 40hz...whether one would care or not is another matter. I find having a sub with a 48db cutoff of anything ABOVE 40hz and the sub continues to work quite a lot during rock bands, electronic (obviously) but even orchestral. Is it 'essential' like midrange? no...but in the overall fullness of sound, i find the sub an integral part of my system i would not do without, and i run Wilson X1/Grand Slamms.
When the kick drums kicks, you can feel the air pressurize. I am not sure that is 'musical information' per se...but it sure feels like an integral part of the experience to me. So does low level info that i often hear within the recording room down at that level on some of my albums.
BTW, i just learned the Bosendorfer piano goes down to 28hz??