Whats the best note range to work with in bass lines?

[Crakafit]

im pretty new to the forum and producing and instead of searching and searching i thought ide ask.. wat are the best note ranges or frequencies to work with when making a bass line? i guess my real question is how low is too low or how high is too high of a frequency to still sound good in subs?

[MKRUGGER]

Position it until your Sub is banging to shits.

That's what I do..

How do you think other people discovered which frequencies to use? They kept trying until their Sub banged to shits.

[travis_baker]

e f g area for sure.

[jaimelee]

Well you're going to have a Sub and a bassline anyway.

Make things easy for getting started have the sub until as they say the SubWoofer is having a coughing fit.

Then the bassline be a bit higher so as to not conflict with said sub.

Last thing you want is conflicting noises, clarity of the track is dampened severely.

Hope this helps!

[Aquathesis]

There is no best, try to aim for something that both large and small systems can cope with though, like, I like to layer up an 808 with a nice upright bass sample so you get the best of both worlds, something real low and something just low enough...

Theres no golden rule though mang.

[Crakafit]

this actually helps out alot, thanks.. esp working with e f g cuz i noticed once u start goin down towards c it starts getting a little too low for even my 15s to handle.. and the handle down to 25 hz.. but i dont really have much sub when producing except for wats in my head phones.. my mixing technique ussually goes mix - format - put on ipod - listen at full volume in my truck stereo with 2 15" 1000 watt subs then i ussually end up repeating that process till it sounds right, but its a hassle.. its nice to know a range to start off with and already know where the bass will hit the hardest

[jsills]

D1 and F1 are personal faves.

[Recessive Trait]

awesome thread.

[Genophonics]

it doesn't really matter...you could have a bass note on like c3 if you had your octaves in your synths turned down more than usual.

[therook]

I've head F or F# are the sweet spots

[DJ Crackle]

H really rings for me

[Crakafit]

i think f - f# is the winner.. possibly sum H flat every now n then for a little extra dynamics

[wub]

I'm a big fan of A Minor.

[th@-pu$$y]

IMO I really think it depends on the sound that you are using. I've noticed from time to time that A really off sound can sound fantastic by just finding the right note to use it in.