Questions about bass

[Foxrox]

Question 1: What frequency is the low note in the song “Smash the Funk” by GRiZ. You’ll know which note I mean.

Question 2: how did you measure or otherwise determine this frequency? I want to be able to do this.

Question 3: How does your sub handle this note? My PSA 15V can hit it, but it does seem to be on the low end of its capability. By that I mean it’s quieter. But perhaps this is my hearing or even cancellation in my room. This is the first real sub I’ve had, so I’m not sure what to think. Nothing else in my ownership even attempts this note.

 

[everettT]

No I don't no which note you mean.. Software will help you determine though

 

[lovinthehd]

IIRC you can use something like Audacity to measure the frequency response. I have no idea what that song/artist is either.

 

[everettT]

IIRC you can use something like Audacity to measure the frequency response. I have no idea what that song/artist is either.

You know that low note in that song People get Ready by Curtis Mayfield ...

 

[Foxrox]

The song can be played on Spotify or on YouTube. A google search will turn it up. I don’t own the file, so I’m not sure I can use something like audacity on it. But I will look into it.

 

[everettT]

The song can be played on Spotify or on YouTube. A google search will turn it up. I don’t own the file, so I’m not sure I can use something like audacity on it. But I will look into it.

I was just pointing out we all have different music tastes and some of us are a little older and might not know some of the current music. You can, again, certainly use software to determine what your looking for.

 

[lovinthehd]

The song can be played on Spotify or on YouTube. A google search will turn it up. I don’t own the file, so I’m not sure I can use something like audacity on it. But I will look into it.

You're the one who wants to measure it. I'm pretty sure my subs can replicate it in any case. If you really want to see what's going on in your room with your sub, time to get a measurement mic and use REW....or something along those lines.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Or ask @shadyJ to run it through sonic visualizer, or spec lab or something like that.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Just played it. I’m guessing 22hz.

 

[lovinthehd]

Just played it. I’m guessing 22hz.

Was it good for you?

 

[everettT]

Just played it. I’m guessing 22hz.

I was gonna say 23hz . It certainly is easy for him to find out with minimal effort (half an hour at the most) but maybe James will show him.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Was it good for you?

Havin a smoke right now!!! Jk
It was pretty cool. Not a lot of stuff that deep in music so it’s fun. I might run it through the visualizer. The YouTube to MP3 conversions I’ve tried have been hit or miss, and some are malware I think lol.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

I was gonna say 23hz . It certainly is easy for home to find out with minimal effort (half an hour at the most) but maybe James will show him.

I might try and spec it too. Shady will probably be a lot faster though lol.

 

[highfigh]

Question 1: What frequency is the low note in the song “Smash the Funk” by GRiZ. You’ll know which note I mean.

Question 2: how did you measure or otherwise determine this frequency? I want to be able to do this.

Question 3: How does your sub handle this note? My PSA 15V can hit it, but it does seem to be on the low end of its capability. By that I mean it’s quieter. But perhaps this is my hearing or even cancellation in my room. This is the first real sub I’ve had, so I’m not sure what to think. Nothing else in my ownership even attempts this note.

The main note that is played through the song is around 32Hz, the one that comes in near the middle is in the 20Hz range, plus or minus.

You need to show where it comes in during the song and you need to realize that not everyone listens to this.

 

[Foxrox]

Thanks for responses. I knew the song itself would not be to everyone’s tastes. No worries about that. I also know I can conduct my own research and find the answers I’m looking for, but sometimes it’s quicker to ask the experts! What are fora for if not conversation and the passing of knowledge? But I digress. It sounds like 22-23 Hz is the answer to question number one, although not quite definitely. I’ll be googling about “REW”, “Sonic visualizer”, and “spec lab”. Those were the kinds of answers I was looking for for number two, and I appreciate the suggestions. Still hoping for more feedback from anyone interested.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Thanks for responses. I knew the song itself would not be to everyone’s tastes. No worries about that. I also know I can conduct my own research and find the answers I’m looking for, but sometimes it’s quicker to ask the experts! What are fora for if not conversation and the passing of knowledge? But I digress. It sounds like 22-23 Hz is the answer to question number one, although not quite definitely. I’ll be googling about “REW”, “Sonic visualizer”, and “spec lab”. Those were the kinds of answers I was looking for for number two, and I appreciate the suggestions. Still hoping for more feedback from anyone interested.

I thought it was a cool track. I’ll check out some more. I did convert it and uploaded it to sonic visualizer, but I can’t remember how to scale the pane right to see what I want. Hopefully shady can hook you up. I think it might belong in the subwoofer candy thread!

 

[shadyJ]

Ah so this thread is where that request came from. I just posted the spectrogram of the bassline from this tune here. Hghfigh is right, this tune mostly bounces back and forth from 30 Hz to 60 Hz, or about B major and B sharp one octave up.

 

[highfigh]

Ah so this thread is where that request came from. I just posted the spectrogram of the bassline from this tune here. Hghfigh is right, this tune mostly bounces back and forth from 30 Hz to 60 Hz, or about B major and B sharp one octave up.

If the lower note is B and the upper note is double the other one, it's the same note, one octave up, not sharp. There's another note that's a fourth lower, too- I think it starts close to the middle of the track. Not sure of the actual frequencies, since the RTA app I was using uses bars, not fine lines.

 

[shadyJ]

If the lower note is B and the upper note is double the other one, it's the same note, one octave up, not sharp. There's another note that's a fourth lower, too- I think it starts close to the middle of the track. Not sure of the actual frequencies, since the RTA app I was using uses bars, not fine lines.

Yeah I know, I meant roughly an octave, but its not easy to say if these are exact doubling of frequencies from this spectrogram.

 

[TheWarrior]

(and B# is C)