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post #1 of 29
11/16/12 at 3:34am
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Hi,

Me and a few friends in a HiFi forum in Sweden have created a Spotifylist whit music tracks containing lots of infrasonic bas. The rules where a set 0 dB level that the music normally plays at in the measurement setup, and information between 0-20 Hz has to be 50 dB above that to earn a place in the list. We also set up a rule that no more than 3 tracks from the same artist can be on the list.
We were surprised on hove many tracks we have found so far. Today the list contains 173 tracks!
The list is a open for anyone to add tracks, but I measure and delete all tracks that don’t fit the criteria’s.

Here is the list: <20 Hz bass-list

Here is an example of a normal track:
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As you can see the bas level is around 0 dB.

Here is an example of a track that did make the cut:
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As you can see +50 dB information between 0-20 Hz.

There are music from artist like Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Mike Oldfield, Tori Amos and Joni Mitchel on the list. No testtracks are alowed only "real music".
Edited by Alexi - 11/16/12 at 4:17am
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post #2 of 29
11/16/12 at 8:41am
do you have a list of the music for those of us that dont use spotify
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post #3 of 29
11/16/12 at 11:55am

I made a list but there is not much music I could find that contain ~20hz content.

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1421019/the-master-list-of-bass-in-music-and-more-with-frequency-charts/0_100

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post #4 of 29
11/17/12 at 6:17am
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Originally Posted by Mrkazador View Post

I made a list but there is not much music I could find that contain ~20hz content.
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1421019/the-master-list-of-bass-in-music-and-more-with-frequency-charts/0_100
I can see we have some of the same tracks, I will listen to the other tracks and see if they make it into my list also.
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post #5 of 29
11/21/12 at 2:35am
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Now I have updated the list whit all tracks from the other list.

Here is a complete list of the188 tracks:





I use the freeware RTSect for my real-time messurments, it works on any Windows computer whit a soundcard: http://www.tolvan.com/index.php?page=/rtsect/rtsect.php
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post #6 of 29
11/23/12 at 8:30am
you're breaking your rules, there are 4 daft punk songs :P

Looks fun though, too bad I have no amp at the moment and it looks like the one I ordered is going to be back ordered even longer than originally anticipated frown.gif
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post #7 of 29
11/23/12 at 2:27pm
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Originally Posted by kcnitro07 View Post

you're breaking your rules, there are 4 daft punk songs :P
Looks fun though, too bad I have no amp at the moment and it looks like the one I ordered is going to be back ordered even longer than originally anticipated frown.gif
yeah I know. There are a few examples since anyone can ad tracks. I then have to messure them all an cut the weekest link. Havnt goten around to it yet.
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post #8 of 29
11/28/12 at 6:16am
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Today the list got its 200:th musictrack: Prelude Act 1 Stabat Mater Dolorosa - Antonio Vivaldi, from an excelent BIS recording (Vespers Of Sorrow, 2004). cool.gif
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post #9 of 29
11/28/12 at 6:27am
Subscribed to the list smile.gif
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post #10 of 29
12/9/12 at 7:18am
Great effort! Much appreciated!
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post #11 of 29
1/17/13 at 1:55am
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I have started to find so much materail whit +50dB bas <20Hz so I have raised the bar to +60dB. But I'm not removing already added tracks.

We are also compiling a best of list:
http://open.spotify.com/user/komorok/playlist/3hR9TNK5ZqpmbpLY9s7cB0
The plan is that this list will contain the top tracks that has the best infra bas tones, that you could easily feel (not hear) at home if your system is capable of reproducing this tones at any significant level. biggrin.gif
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post #12 of 29
1/17/13 at 1:54pm
I think I have one of those songs currently on my hard drive "1step Klosur" or however you spell it, from Linkin Park. I also have it on DVD-Audio. smile.gif I'll make sure and test that with my new sub I'm going to build.

Does the quality of the compressed music have an effect on frequency response? IE does a 128 kbps song have the same low frequency content as 256 kbps?
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post #13 of 29
1/31/13 at 2:49am
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djkest, I don't think compression affects infra-bas, all blind tests I have done on compression rates it has been in the treble are it has been clearly noticeable.
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post #14 of 29
2/27/13 at 2:38am
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Just did a video of a Trac whit 7Hz bass (http://open.spotify.com/track/4NHjGQKkFmkPeGziKpUcES
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post #15 of 29
2/27/13 at 7:35am
It's all too easy to dial in 7hz and put the pulse over a simple beat. I want to hear infrasonic sound used in a musical, or at least an artistic manner. As in "Music".
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Originally Posted by Alexi View Post

Just did a video of a Trac whit 7Hz bass (http://open.spotify.com/track/4NHjGQKkFmkPeGziKpUcES
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post #16 of 29
2/27/13 at 8:19am
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There is plenty of "real" music whit infrasonics. Look at the list above. Not as extreme as this of course. It's common in classical music recorded in bigg spaces, the room information seems to be in the <20Hz region.
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post #17 of 29
2/27/13 at 8:43am
Yes I'm very aware there is plenty of infrasonic content out there, since I compose music with infrasonic bass. Electronic music blows away Classical for quantity and quality of recorded sub-20hz content. Still, respect to the pipe organs and the concert halls of this world, it's an awe-inspiring sound. Here's my thread on AVS, since you are interested in the genre: http://www.avsforum.com/t/1424334/the-truth-hz-your-diy-setup-cant-handle-this-a-compilation-of-infrasonic-music-by-dub-king
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Originally Posted by Alexi View Post

There is plenty of "real" music whit infrasonics. Look at the list above. Not as extreme as this of course. It's common in classical music recorded in bigg spaces, the room information seems to be in the <20Hz region.
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post #18 of 29
2/27/13 at 8:47am
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Just for you I maid a sample of a Classical piece, it´s not Op. 42 1812 Overture, since that piece uses Canons for it's infra sound.

This is Joshua Bell, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonic Orchestra playing The Red Violin: Chaconne For Violin and Orchestra.
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post #19 of 29
2/27/13 at 8:53am
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Just for you I maid a sample of a Classical piece, it´s not Op. 42 1812 Overture, since that piece uses Canons for it's infra sound.

This is Joshua Bell, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonic Orchestra playing The Red Violin: Chaconne For Violin and Orchestra.


I appreciate that, I do wish youtube did not butcher the audio, but c'est la vie. It's hard to appreciate music that's been compressed so heavily. My tracks are designed to actually freak people out and test the outer limits of DIY subwoofer systems that are powerful enough (in some cases) to run a whole IMAX auditorium. Soundcloud is a great way to share music, the fidelity is really high even when streaming. I prefer my classical music live, for me it's the Philadelphia Orchestra at Verizon Hall in the Kimmel Center, I can walk there from my house. Still one of the greatest Orchestras in the world and the sound is inimitable, there is no chance of accurately replicating it at home. That said, I can reproduce bass flat down to 16 Hz at reference levels and down to as low as 8 Hz without audible distortion and enough air movement to pressurize the room - and we're talking continuous sine wave. I ran into this thread back when it was new, I checked out some tracks and found it quite useful. You should check out music by Coil, they put ridiculous infrasonics into some of their tracks. Check out "Her Friends the Wolves" by Coil for absurd, stereo infrasonics in the single-digit Hz domain, from 3:30 onwards. Most people who's systems reproduce it at all will only be able to "see" the bass, in the form of ultra-slow woofer movement. Of course Youtube is far from ideal.

Edited by imagic - 2/27/13 at 9:05am
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post #20 of 29
2/28/13 at 4:56am
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Originally Posted by imagic View Post

You should check out music by Coil, they put ridiculous infrasonics into some of their tracks. Check out "Her Friends the Wolves" by Coil for absurd, stereo infrasonics in the single-digit Hz domain, from 3:30 onwards. Most people who's systems reproduce it at all will only be able to "see" the bass, in the form of ultra-slow woofer movement. Of course Youtube is far from ideal.
Coil wasnt available on Spotify, so couldn't add it to the list, but the Youtube clip did have plenty of infra around 16-18Hz. Strange music... wink.gif
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post #21 of 29
3/1/13 at 2:35pm
Check out Space Monkeyz vs Gorillaz - Laika come home
Track 5 - De Punked has some serious sub 20hz bass.
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post #22 of 29
3/4/13 at 6:10am
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Originally Posted by MattSPL View Post

Check out Space Monkeyz vs Gorillaz - Laika come home
Track 5 - De Punked has some serious sub 20hz bass.
Thanks for the tip added it to the list! Aldo the main peak is just at exactly 20Hz. wink.gif
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post #23 of 29
3/4/13 at 6:29am
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Did a clip of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel - Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op.49 last part:

I acutally think some of the peakes are to fast for my messurements to capture them.
Edited by Alexi - 3/4/13 at 2:40pm
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post #24 of 29
3/4/13 at 6:35am
Regarding the Kunzel/Telarc 1812, I've always been curious as to the spectral content, and how deep the energy really goes.
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post #25 of 29
3/4/13 at 9:50pm
I would also check out How to Destroy Angels. They're produced by Trent Reznor and may also have some sub 20hz info.
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post #26 of 29
3/8/13 at 6:59am
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Originally Posted by Face2 View Post

I would also check out How to Destroy Angels. They're produced by Trent Reznor and may also have some sub 20hz info.
Thanks for the tip! Yes plenty of <20Hz infra on several tracs from that artist. Liked the music to. smile.gif
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post #27 of 29
4/4/13 at 2:53pm
I don't know how LOW it gets but there is a lot of bass in Lindsey Stirling's new self-titled album. A LOT of bass. I had a good time watching the Spectrum on Crystalize.

Specifically "Crystalize", "Elements", and "Stars Align" ; but really the whole CD. This is a nice pickup for people who love bass and want something a little different. It's Violin / Electronic mostly instrumental. I am not an expert on electronic music but I'd say the tracks are probably House / DnB / Dubstep.
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post #28 of 29
4/24/13 at 5:12am
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Thanks for the tip! I liked Lindsey Stirlings style of combining classic violin whit modern beats. Sadly she has blocked here music on Spotify from us here in Sweden...
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post #29 of 29
5/2/13 at 8:33pm

Can you get MOG?

https://mog.com/m#album/82951757

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