What frequency for Rock, Rap, Reggae and Salsa?

 

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Username: Panamanian

Panama cityPanama

Post Number: 234
Registered: Aug-05
Hi, i wonder, what's the best frequency (in the subwoofer), if you're gonna play:
1. Rock
2. Rap
3. Reggae
4. Salsa.?

So far, it's at 88hz, but for ROCK, say DEF LEPPARD, what one would play the louder bass / drum and guitar.

For example: listen to this song:
Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMwys5wW1yY&feature=related
 

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Username: Th3pwn3r

I compensate...

Post Number: 8767
Registered: Jul-06
Holy crap, 88hz is tuned super high =/
 

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Username: Deadrabit

Post Number: 880
Registered: Jun-07
88..........no
 

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Username: The_image_dynamic

San Diego, California

Post Number: 4583
Registered: Dec-06
Lol I thought the same thing. I have a feeling he is talking about an LPF rather than box tuning but who knows? There is alot of energy in most rock stuff up that high, but the problem is that you also start to get some vocal bleed above 90, which he is getting plenty of depending on the slope.
 

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Username: Th3pwn3r

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Post Number: 8770
Registered: Jul-06
"which he is getting plenty of depending on the slope."

I doubt he's running a -18 db slope lol. You're more than likely right, he probably set his LPF improperly. I don't think he even knows how to tune an enclosure because if he did he wouldn't be asking this question.
 

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Username: Wingmanalive

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Def Leppard FTW though.
 

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Username: Loudon

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Registered: Jun-04
sealed ... :-)
 

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Username: Panamanian

Panama cityPanama

Post Number: 235
Registered: Aug-05
Enclosure Bandpass, and by the way, i meant 80hz, sorry.

This is the subwoofer.
http://www.panafoto.com/articulosimg/GT1204BPD_gr.jpg
 

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Username: Wingmanalive

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Post Number: 18517
Registered: Jun-06
80hz is still high.



I have to p00p.
 

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Username: Killerzracing71

Post Number: 2302
Registered: Aug-05
80hz aint even bass if it aint below 25hz its no bass lol

that is super high
 

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Username: Th3pwn3r

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Post Number: 8772
Registered: Jul-06
"80hz aint even bass if it aint below 25hz its no bass lol "

You're kidding right? 25hz is on the very low side.
 

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Username: Basssquared

Kansas

Post Number: 2329
Registered: Nov-06
in my opinion 38 hz is the sweet spot for music
 

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Username: Killerzracing71

Post Number: 2303
Registered: Aug-05
You must not have seen the lol part

Put it this way if it aint below 45 hz not bass to me, I love low notes

I wish I could have a system that could perform well at 25hz
 

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Username: Th3pwn3r

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Post Number: 8774
Registered: Jul-06
"I wish I could have a system that could perform well at 25hz"

That'd be a big system and probably expensive. TeamSubsGoPoof was hitting 160s with his setup tuned at 30hz. That guy was a piece of sh1t scammer too =/
 

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Username: Rovin

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Post Number: 14206
Registered: Jul-05
guess he means LPF

i like what Mike Loudon said , smart guy since u get a much smoother response with a good sealed box

i run my comps down to 50hz & set my sub lpf to 50hz ...SQ FTW ! ...
 

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Username: Panamanian

Panama cityPanama

Post Number: 236
Registered: Aug-05
When you are in a rock band you hear the DRUM and the BASS, very, very deep.

what frequency will push it deep enough?

56hz? 73hz? 80hz? 100hz? any other?

remember, it's a BANDPASS (so please dont tell me to get another enclosure, and stuff like that).
 

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Username: Ducka

Houghton and/or Macomb, MI United States

Post Number: 554
Registered: Jan-08
I don't really understand what your asking. Are you talking about tuning the box that you have? Im pretty sure you cant adjust the tuning with the box that you have.

Or

Are you wondering what frequencies rock drums and bass play at? I dont have an answer for that one, but im pretty sure the answer to your question is quite a bit lower frequency than 56hz.
 

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Username: The_image_dynamic

San Diego, California

Post Number: 4588
Registered: Dec-06
Dude... you still haven't told us what you are talking about. Are you asking what to set your LPF (the crossover on your amp) at? , your head unit crossovers?, or are you saying that this JBL box is tuned at 80hz? Because it's not. It will do -3dB @ 30hz. And I am in a rock band and yes it is very loud up there by the nature of it all.

"Unlike so many one-note-wonder enclosed subwoofers, GTO enclosures feature wide bandwidth design, which provides more output between 20Hz and 40Hz..."
 

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Username: Panamanian

Panama cityPanama

Post Number: 237
Registered: Aug-05
maybe i'll be clear enough with this...

I was in a rock concern last saturday, and it played very deep and clear bass, and drums.

With the subwoofer I already have, what frequency cut should i set my AMP to power my subwoofer? (only the AMP, not the headunit).

Also, should the headunit be set at the same as my amp? (for the subwoofer).

gracias
 

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Username: Livin_loud

Post Number: 2660
Registered: Jan-06
if your amp crossover/lpf is set at the desired frequency on the amp, there is no need to adjust anything on your head unit. you should probably set your subsonic/lpf to around 30hz with that enclosure. crossover/hpf to around 100hz
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