Why is the sub in my song shaking the speakers?

matb123 · Post by **matb123** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:12 pm

Alright guys,

I have been making this track on headphones but had house to myself today so put it on the speakers and noticed the the cone on the speaker was going mental on some of the notes.

I listened to alot of other tracks at the same volume and they did not shake the speakers, and i dont think its my gain structuring as my kick hits around -10 and my sub at around -14.

I have to say that the sub does go down pretty low to around 28hz - 35hz and the notes is plays are F , C, C# , A# and it really shakes the speakers on the C & C#.

Any ideas?

Aufnahmewindwuschel · Post by **Aufnahmewindwuschel** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:34 pm

isnt that supposed to be good?

is it like overpowering the rest of the sound? maybe try watching your sub in your daw in a frequency analyser and take out some of the peaks when needed and add some kind of soft compression to keep the power

ehbes · Post by **ehbes** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:39 pm

Crank it +8 db

KaveDizzle · Post by **KaveDizzle** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:00 am

Don't quote me 100% on this I may be wrong but..

Your lowest really should be only 30hz because below 30hz most sound systems can't reproduce that low of a note.
Eq your sub so that it doesn't go lower then 30 hz and then compress it and you will see that the speaker won't shake so violently but you will still have the bottom end.

If that is not the issue then it could also be that the notes you are playing are creating over tones that create bad frequency's. to fix this you can just play the note that sounds best and re sample.

RandoRando · Post by **RandoRando** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:34 am

KaveDizzle wrote:Don't quote me 100% on this I may be wrong but..

Your lowest really should be only 30hz because below 30hz most sound systems can't reproduce that low of a note.
Eq your sub so that it doesn't go lower then 30 hz and then compress it and you will see that the speaker won't shake so violently but you will still have the bottom end.

If that is not the issue then it could also be that the notes you are playing are creating over tones that create bad frequency's. to fix this you can just play the note that sounds best and re sample.

all modenr sound systems go down to 20 hz and some even below. even headphones go down to 1hz, you can feel it vibrating your eardrums, anything under 20hz isnt audible though to the human hearing...

they can all play that low though, and op, highpass things that arent supposed to have bass, maybe the sub is interfering with another note which cause subs to move weirdly, i like it though, playing chords with subs is fun

e-motion · Post by **e-motion** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:02 pm

matb123 wrote: and it really shakes the speakers on the C & C#.

Probably, your sub resonates on those frequencies. How good is your sub? I advise you to try it in another subwoofer before you do anything.

EDIT: But first check if it peaks higher on those notes. Could be the processing you do that affects those notes.

Immerse · Post by **Immerse** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:28 pm

my 10" subs hit pretty decent all the way down to 25hz. under that and it start becoming more vibration than sound but still bass! make your basslines as low as you want.

Brian Oblivion · Post by **Brian Oblivion** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:06 pm

RandoRando wrote: all modenr sound systems go down to 20 hz and some even below.

shame thats not true for the speakers hooked up to them.

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