Music for your sub

mikee55 · 12th April 2006, 04:46 PM

Just a passin thought,can you name what best tracks you listen to,when your testing your sub.Can you tell me whether its used because the Artist plays a mean 5string bass,or the drummer plays fast etcCan you be descriptive about how it should sound please.Thanks.Mikee55

Khron · 12th April 2006, 04:51 PM

An interesting track would be Gordian Knot - Arsis (two-minute fretless bass solo). And you might wanna check out Stuart Hamm, too.

RobWells · 12th April 2006, 07:06 PM

I quite like Leftfield's 'one more hit' (from the Trainspotting soundtrack) The bass line at the begining is right above/below the xo point and can easily show up badly set levels.

The lower bass notes should sound as defined as the higher ones.

Rob.

lousymusician · 13th April 2006, 02:33 AM

I'm partial to most anything by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Bassist Victor Wooten is an amazing bass player, a big part of the sound of the group, and his bass is always pretty prominent in the mix. Particular tracks - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (from the album of the same name), or the solo bass version of Amazing Grace from Live Art.

RobWells · 14th April 2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by RobWells
I quite like Leftfield's 'one more hit' (from the Trainspotting soundtrack) The bass line at the begining is right above/below the xo point and can easily show up badly set levels.

The lower bass notes should sound as defined as the higher ones.

Rob.

Track should be called 'a final hit'

Rob

Bogie · 14th April 2006, 12:14 PM

I'd second the Flecktones. Norah Jones HOB DVD has some "mixed hard" standup bass in it too...

The Who is a good band to evaluate bass - when you realize that it was a band with a lead bass and a rhythm guitar, things start to fall into place.

Don't forget the Bass Mekanik stuff. I've got Quad Maximus, and you can hurt things with it.

qi · 14th April 2006, 10:56 PM

music -- Floyd, Buddha Bar 1-7

movie -- WOTW, LAGAAN, KKONG

SY · 14th April 2006, 11:21 PM

"This One's For Blanton," Duke Ellington and Ray Brown. This is real acoustic music, so there is a right and wrong. When the subwoofer is right, the piano and bass have distinct percussive attack that "feels" more natural. Too much whomp and the piano and bass both bloat distressingly. Too lean and you lose the feel of the attack, especially on pounded chords.

Sarchi · 21st April 2006, 08:44 PM

The new Bruce Cockburn instrumental CD ("Speechless") has a couple of excellent tracks for deep musical bass. Great CD.

kdf9511 · 21st April 2006, 09:45 PM

My fav is by Billy Sheehan. NV4 3345. Awsome bass solo. The entire song is just Billy on the bass.

12th April 2006, 04:46 PM	#1
mikee55 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Howe	Music for your sub Just a passin thought,can you name what best tracks you listen to,when your testing your sub.Can you tell me whether its used because the Artist plays a mean 5string bass,or the drummer plays fast etcCan you be descriptive about how it should sound please.Thanks.Mikee55 __________________ If it don't work, I'll fix it in the mix! Or visit http://lsdp.proboards.com/index.cgi

14th April 2006, 11:21 PM	#8
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicagoland Blog Entries: 1	"This One's For Blanton," Duke Ellington and Ray Brown. This is real acoustic music, so there is a right and wrong. When the subwoofer is right, the piano and bass have distinct percussive attack that "feels" more natural. Too much whomp and the piano and bass both bloat distressingly. Too lean and you lose the feel of the attack, especially on pounded chords. __________________ If there's a sucker born every minute, where do the rest of them come from?

21st April 2006, 09:45 PM	#10
kdf9511 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston TX	My fav is by Billy Sheehan. NV4 3345. Awsome bass solo. The entire song is just Billy on the bass. __________________ Where ever you go, there you are. Don't forget your towel.

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12th April 2006, 04:51 PM	#2
Khron diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland	An interesting track would be Gordian Knot - Arsis (two-minute fretless bass solo). And you might wanna check out Stuart Hamm, too.

12th April 2006, 07:06 PM	#3
RobWells diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK	I quite like Leftfield's 'one more hit' (from the Trainspotting soundtrack) The bass line at the begining is right above/below the xo point and can easily show up badly set levels. The lower bass notes should sound as defined as the higher ones. Rob.

13th April 2006, 02:33 AM	#4
lousymusician diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NorCal	I'm partial to most anything by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Bassist Victor Wooten is an amazing bass player, a big part of the sound of the group, and his bass is always pretty prominent in the mix. Particular tracks - Flight of the Cosmic Hippo (from the album of the same name), or the solo bass version of Amazing Grace from Live Art.

14th April 2006, 12:14 PM	#6
Bogie diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St. Louis	I'd second the Flecktones. Norah Jones HOB DVD has some "mixed hard" standup bass in it too... The Who is a good band to evaluate bass - when you realize that it was a band with a lead bass and a rhythm guitar, things start to fall into place. Don't forget the Bass Mekanik stuff. I've got Quad Maximus, and you can hurt things with it.

14th April 2006, 10:56 PM	#7
qi diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: .	music -- Floyd, Buddha Bar 1-7 movie -- WOTW, LAGAAN, KKONG

21st April 2006, 08:44 PM	#9
Sarchi diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the North Country	The new Bruce Cockburn instrumental CD ("Speechless") has a couple of excellent tracks for deep musical bass. Great CD.

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