Question? Hoe to enhance bass on recorded music?

[Manfred_Bass]

Question? How to enhance bass on recorded music?
If I would like to hear just the bass from recorded music, Do you know any program or media player enhancer able to isolate the bass line? or any technique that that you currently use?

[MarkTAW]

Back in the 60's they used to pay their 33rpm records at 45 rpm to make the bassline stand out more...

[Audiophage]

I never thought of using a hoe to enhance bass on recorded music, I'll have to try that sometime.

If you're listening to an audio file ripped from a CD or downloaded from the internet chances are you're listening to something that's been compressed, which causes some loss of sound, particularly at the "ends" of the aural spectrum. Also, boosting the bass on your equaliser isn't going to make the bass any easier to hear.

All I can think of outside of find the original master recording, is to get the least compressed format you can find, listen to it on a fairly decent sound system, and try to sit at least 8 feet from your speakers.

[Questor]

Actually, with maybe the exception of classical where the complete aural range (notes and dynamics) are important, music that you listen to is extremely compressed. I can't stress that enough.

Your best bet might be to try a band filter or a graphic equalizer. If memory serves me correctly, you want to cut out anything below 60Hz and boost the areas around 200Hz and 400Hz.

[SmittyG]

I use the EQ built into my MP3 software and put a 6db bump around 100hz and a 3db bump on the two bands either side of that one. In iTunes, the 6db push is on the 125hz slider and the 3db push comes at 64hz and 250hz. I leave everything else flat. That normally enhances the bass lines well enough for me to get an ear on them.

[namraj]

Originally Posted by Questor

Your best bet might be to try a band filter or a graphic equalizer. If memory serves me correctly, you want to cut out anything below 60Hz and boost the areas around 200Hz and 400Hz.

+1

[lemur821]

The best thing to do is listen on good headphones or speakers. The extra clarity will do more than EQ tricks will.

[EADG mx]

Experimenting with EQ and good stereo headphones does the trick for me