The lowest frequency that can be played in any room is 1Hz. -- it's time to dispose of your myth

Posted by Richard BassNut Greene on March 29, 2005 at 08:41:35

In Reply to: Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? posted by pkell44 on March 26, 2005 at 15:16:18:

0.1Hz. to be more precise.

Smaller rooms produce louder and deeper bass than larger rooms.

There is no lower limit in Hz. for any room.

The main problem in smaller rooms is inadequate room mode density in the octave from 40-80Hz. where bass instrument fundamental frequencies frequently excite room modes (standing waves).

In a 20' by 13' by 8' room there would be only three axial room modes in the octave from 40-80Hz. The bass peaks or troughs caused by these standing waves are too far apart for our ear's one-third octave smoothing ability to handle -- each peak or trough stands out like a "sore thumb".

In a room whose three dimensions were double 20x13x8, there would be six room modes in that octave which our ears can better smooth out, so the bass frequency response usually sounds smoother in larger rooms.

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Topic - How do I get big bass in a small room? - Bob O 19:54:06 03/25/05 (13)

Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? - AstroD 13:32:06 03/28/05 (0)

Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? - pkell44 15:16:18 03/26/05 (6)

The lowest frequency that can be played in any room is 1Hz. -- it's time to dispose of your myth - Richard BassNut Greene 08:41:35 03/29/05 (1)

Nice to see that correction in your first sentence - can I raise you another order of magnitude? :-)) NT - David Aiken 14:45:08 03/30/05 (0)

Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? - Bob O 16:00:12 03/26/05 (3)

Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? - sonicninja 19:13:58 03/26/05 (2)

Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? - Bob O 19:27:08 03/26/05 (1)

Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? - sonicninja 06:09:53 03/27/05 (0)

Have you tried..... - bboroski 06:08:31 03/26/05 (1)

Re: Have you tried..... - Bob O 16:14:34 03/26/05 (0)

Re: How do I get big bass in a small room? - sonicninja 20:19:39 03/25/05 (2)

That's exactly what you need and can make your own or - warnerwh 21:03:19 03/25/05 (1)

Re: That's exactly what you need and can make your own or - Bob O 16:02:51 03/26/05 (0)

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The lowest frequency that can be played in any room is 1Hz. -- it's time to dispose of your myth - Richard BassNut Greene 08:41:35 03/29/05 (1)

Nice to see that correction in your first sentence - can I raise you another order of magnitude? :-)) NT - David Aiken 14:45:08 03/30/05 (0)

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