There’s nothing quite like the thrill of superb bass from a music system. This roundup of tracks celebrates my love of low frequencies with a selection of go-to tracks that can deliver plenty of rich, exhilarating bass when played on a capable music system.
Without high-quality bass, the sound from the speaker is just background noise.
I’m not talking about the one-note bass, or the bass that is so overpowering that it confuses every other strand of frequencies in the music mix and gets tired of listening for long periods. I’m talking about the musical bass that brings a sense of volume and commitment to everything I hear.
A system capable of producing good bass with the tracks below will have a level of fidelity to freshen up the room to the kind of levels you thought only possible in live shows. Many of the tracks I’ve selected below are useful demo tracks for testing other elements of the music system’s performance, and they’re also an edge on how to get the best headphone sound for you.
A selection of demo tracks can be found on our website Tide playlist (Opens in a new tab).
Top 5 dress-up tracks
1. Dangerous through big data
I often feel that dangerous (Opens in a new tab) By Big Data (feat. Joywave) it should come with a health warning or a “proceed with caution” warning at the very least. It’s a massive track that’s fun but not for the faint-hearted, and it really lives up to its title as far as the bass levels are concerned.
The bass levels on this track are so strong that it feels as if they could easily damage the bass amplifier, and playing this track at high volume levels should be done with caution. So far, though, there’s been nothing but bags of pure fun and joy to hear it play through a capable music system, and the bass drivers energize the speaker like I’ve never heard on any other track.
I first heard this track while watching the final episode of the first season of Euphoria. Even in an average TV sound system, it sounded amazing, and I can tell it had the right kind of qualities to put today’s speaker systems in their stride. Since then, it has become one of my favorite tracks for a quick bass handling assessment of many speaker products. I used it while working at Devialet Mania and it was blown away.
2. The time of Hans Zimmer
Although I enjoy strong bass, acoustic balance is also important, and orchestral tracks naturally provide the best spread of frequencies, from double bass tones and kettle instruments, to soaring strings and oboe, for example, and contemporary soundtracks can come in handy. over here.
Hans Zimmer’s soundtrack is one of the most popular songs today, and time (Opens in a new tab) Taken from the movie beginning An advanced tutorial on exciting soundtracksAnd the With rich strings, big bass weight and moving dynamics. It’s an engaging piece of music that should fill the room – or your head if you’re listening on the best headphones – with sound full of depth and detail.
Try too Like a car chase dog (Opens in a new tab) From the movie soundtrack The Dark Knight; You should hear a lot of the low-heavy without overpowering it. There’s also plenty of high-frequency detail to listen to, which gives the piece its pace and the feeling of being chased.
3. Newton Faulkner’s Tear
As one of my favorite tracks, Tear (Opens in a new tab) By Newton Faulkner Very useful for highlighting the tricky area of the low mid frequencies before crossing into the bass range. If the tonal balance is not correct, the artist’s vocal performance can seem muffled and distant, as if he is singing from an adjacent room perhaps, and separated from the rest of the elements in the performance. If certain mid-frequencies are boosted, meanwhile, the sound can sound very forward and “big” compared to other performance elements.
But in this case, the reason it’s included here is because of the strong bass tone that comes at the end of the track. It happens just before the song fades away, but it’s worth the wait if you’re listening to a capable music system, or a pair of headphones that dig deep.
A lot of the speakers I’ve heard simply don’t go deep enough to handle that final note, and can easily go unnoticed when played on lower music systems. But with a good set of hi-fi speakers in place, or a built-in subwoofer dedicated to taking care of the low frequencies, this track hits the spot with sustained bass that can rock your insides. If you play this track and don’t feel strong at the end, you need a better music system.
4. The Ballad of the Runaway Horse by Jennifer Warrens
Another tried and tested track that I also use to check the capabilities of the system with vocals, this Jennifer Warnes track has great bass on the right speakers. The wild horse song (Opens in a new tab) It’s a long track that can be a bit tiring to listen to on a poor music system. It proves to be much more interactive with a capable music system, with accurate bass notes on the right setting. Double bass should sound like an instrument playing a full range of musical notes, rather than seeming to be limited to the same bass note through speakers that can’t dig deep enough.
5. Spoons of Rudimental
As the saying goes: “Timing is everything.” If performance seems poor, disorganized, or lackluster, this is likely due to poor timing and will result in poor levels of interaction with your favorite music.
One of the favorite paths to evaluating timing is spoons (Opens in a new tab) by Rudimental (feat. Mnek and Ceron). Of course, it has great bass energy as well, and if you’re not addicted to the beat and the gastro tempo while listening to this track, the system isn’t working properly.
bass obsession
Who doesn’t like listening to music with a little bass? Bass is an essential component of our enjoyment of music, so if a music system is unable to recreate the low frequencies you love to hear and produce, it is unlikely to make any kind of musical connection when playing your favorite songs.
Some might say I’m a bass fanatic, but without it I’d argue that you’re only getting part of the sound picture. For me, the thrill of experiencing the sounds of big bass is one of the acoustic factors that go with the exhilaration I get from attending live events. It energizes the audience, can affect feelings, and encourages a strong sense of connection with the artist I hear. Bass brings volume to anything I hear, taps into the power of music and even (occasionally) makes me want to get up and dance. Without high-quality bass, the sound from the speaker is just background noise.
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