help finding a good middle tune

[SKiN 0]

currently i have a 12" BL in a 2.5 cuft enclosure tuned to 32hz.

it is being powered by a "1600" watt hifonics amp (soon to be a sundown saz-1500d). i LOVE how the sub takes on the task of playing songs such as hypnotize, white girl, etc...

however when i slap in a cd of something other than rap... there is little bass, if any at all.

would changing what my enclosure is tuned to give more response on kickdrums and the like?

what i am looking for is something in between the notes in rap and the notes from kickdrums,etc... from other genres.

thanks in advance for any all and suggestions

Edited September 14, 2008 by SKiN666

[JimJ 11]

Sounds like you need to work on your front stage, rather than do anything with your sub...

What have you done up front?

[SKiN 0]

haha that was going through my head also. so the kickdrums, etc... from other genres would be played through different parts of the system rather than the sub? if that is the case then i must get to work on the front stage

[JimJ 11]

haha that was going through my head also. so the kickdrums, etc... from other genres would be played through different parts of the system rather than the sub? if that is the case then i must get to work on the front stage

The sub really has a very tiny role to play when you're dealing with actual instrumental music. 50Hz and below is such a small fraction of what music consists of.

[SKiN 0]

alright well i thank you for that Jim. i learned something new just now. will get to workin on things up front

thanks again for leading me in the right direction

EDIT: guess i should have started off with the front stage and then worked my way back

Edited September 14, 2008 by SKiN666

[///M5 2,833]

alright well i thank you for that Jim. i learned something new just now. will get to workin on things up front

thanks again for leading me in the right direction

EDIT: guess i should have started off with the front stage and then worked my way back

I agree and wish others would notice the same thing. The front stage is the hardest to do right and the the most important.

[KU40 173]

The music plays a part too. Rap often bumps the level of the bass up relative to the other sounds. So if you tune your gain to that level, the other music genres that leave the bass line on par with the other instruments will suffer in output. I notice that a lot. I'll have some rap in with the sub going full bore, then switch to something else and will hardly hear the sub at the same volume level.

[SKiN 0]

thsnks again guys.

M5 you said the front stage is the hardest to do right and the most important. since i am doing this backwards now is it going to be even harder to do right?

[JimJ 11]

thsnks again guys.

M5 you said the front stage is the hardest to do right and the most important. since i am doing this backwards now is it going to be even harder to do right?

Nah, no more difficult, you're just starting from the beginning. Get the basics down - lots of sound deadening, seal up all large holes in the door panel, proper amplification.