bass v mid-bass

[Quinn]

This may be a question for Dave F. What is considered mid-bass and what is considered bass in terms of Hertz. I see a lot of posts about mid-bass that are in the Hertz area I'd consider bass. Any body have a good definition?

[curtis]

I think I read somewhere that mid-bass is 80Hz to 200Hz.....and that has been the definition I have used.

Hope I am right.

[BradJudy]

I did some web searching and found multiple places defining it as 100-400Hz which covers a range of about two octaves.

[Lou-the-dog]

Along the same lines... what part of the recording can be called midbass? For instance is a tuba bass or midbass... is a low male vocal bass or midbass... that sort of thing. Also what are some examples of where midbass stops and treble starts?

Randy

[BradJudy]

This page has the best diagram I could find in some quick google work: http://home.tir.com/~ms/concepts/concepts.html

I have a physics text here with a similar diagram showing the ranges of strings and saxophones above the piano keys, but it doesn't also show the frequencies like the one above.

[BradJudy]

I just found this site: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/

Some really cool detailed info on the sound production of different instruments.