Equalization
 

I hope this is the right place to put this. So, I need some opinions. I'm trying my hand at a different way of equalizing the particular audio files (sermons, voice only) that I work on. Until I got a headphone with a flat bass response, I never realized just now bass-light I was mastering everything. See, the reason I have to add bass is because the signal going to the recorder doesn't pass through our mixing console's equalizer. We use the effects send to send a completely clean signal to the recorder. The signal going to the loudspeakers, however, is equalized and much more bassy.

The clean signal is very flat and lifeless. I added a small hump in the bass and lower midrange to "fullen" the sound and make it closer to how it sounds in the main hall, and also to make it sound bigger and more authoritative. This is my first time doing this, and I want your opinions on how it sounds, particularly if you're using speakers. (Note, I'm talking about the frequency response only, so don't mention things like mp3 artifacting...) I tested it on my own Klipsch Promedia setup, and it sounded great. It even sounds fine on my mid-bass heavy Grados, but I want to use other peoples' ears, just to be sure. I'm afraid it might sound a little thick on some systems. I want this to be right before I send it out duplication. The high frequencies have also been equalized for loudspeaker playback. (A gradual rise starting at roughly 2khz up to +5dB at 10khz).

My primary concern is that anyone playing this back may be using a low-fi system, possibly with some kind of bass-boost or loudness feature activated. My speakers are equalized for a percieved flat response in this particular room, most peoples' aren't. I need to know if I should reduce the bass or not.

Any help is appreciated.

Try goldwave there is a feature that can increase the bass of a song/audio file

That's not very helpful. I've already increased the bass with a graphic equalizer, now I'm trying to find out how it sounds on other peoples' systems.

Agreed, the bass is a bit light. I'm on a Logitech 5.1 system. Did you want my impression of how much bass you have yet to add or if I just thought it sounded fine? Because it sounds fine, but when I maxed my subwoofer, there wasn't nearly enough bass as there normally whould have been.
That helpful?

Interesting. On my Promedia 4.1 system it almost sounded a little too bassy. I'm also working under the assumption that most of the people buying these (old ladies and churchgoers) probably don't have subwoofers or even freestanding speakers. A lot of them will probably listening in their cars. There's also the fact that different people have different opinions on what is acceptable basswise.

I suppose this is why I need multiple opinions.

It sounds fine to me