Two Subs, Six Setups | Killer Low End For Portable DJ's and Small Concerts

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00:00 - Intro
02:22 - 1 - Stacked center, omni pattern
04:45 - 2 - Side by side center, omni pattern
06:12 - 3 - Half wavelength crossover center, figure 8 pattern
09:39 - 4 - Left/Right spaced subs
12:43 - 5 - Inline gradient cardioid center
15:27 - 6 - Inverted gradient stack center

[ThaFunkHouse]

New lessons... Subs in the middle and raise my tops higher. Thank you for this.

[noelbulls]

I had a left and right set up about 50 feet apart in the church. I use map to predict and saw all the cancellations and the flower petals. So we relocate them underneath the stage a half wave length apart My crossover frequency is 125 Hz I have two subs in the middle touching each other then I’ll spread the others to wavelength apart when I did the prediction again, it look like a gigantic pear. And the energy that the audience get now is amazing so I agree with all this that you’re trying to teach and I appreciate you thank you so much.😊

[nunojorgenjstudio]

I've been using half the subs I used to use and getting the same or even more power thanks to these useful tips. Thanks for the great work and for the metric spreadsheet, very needed for my portuguese workflow. (feet here are only for wearing shoes :D)

[nugznmugz]

There is literally nothing too nerdy or in the weeds for me. Please always elaborate! This has been an excellent intro to setting up smaller systems man!

[johnstone]

This was so helpful, I am just setting up dual subs and ive realised that the cardioid option is the, one I should adopt, as I'm in a brewery and there is a row of tanks behind the stage area, I have built the subs inside two large rum barrels and was going to put them both on the same cradle after watching this they need to be on separate cradles to really increase my options, thank you for explaining things so clearly

[TimOost]

This Saturday I tried the two subs next to each other spacing 151cm and it sounded awesome! (I used to do a left right setup and not think about it at all.) I have four passive speakers for which i used the matrix on my x32 as a crossover as well as a spare monitor as a front fill. The whole thing sounded incredibly clear and balanced and i got compliments on how it all sounded. You could tell the shape you modelled just by where people were standing in the room. Your videos have given me such a boost in the quality of my work that i now feel that i could actually charge more for doing these kinds of shows. Later on a dj played a set using my gear and he too was impressed by the sound, lowend and volume of it all (and he used the front fill as a monitor so i didnt have to do any on the fly patching.) I'm so grateful for your videos and how it helped me jump forward in knowledge and understanding. Thanks a lot !

[alexlevy]

Had a gig with the same subs I have now in the "traditional" LR setup and kept hearing/feeling the alleys/valleys and this video completely visualized what was happening. Going to be using a center cluster with them this next time around and I'm very much looking forward to my walk around, with and without people.

[Hitmusic]

Thanks - It shows that you can make big low-end improvements with the most basic setup, without buying more stuff.

[Kowarrior]

love the content. The spreadsheet shilling does get a little tiresome, but these videos are pure gold. I've probably learned more watching the videos you've made in the past week than I have about sound in months. I'm a 18 year old currently attending college while trying to get more into the event production game. Currently doing events with fraternities and the local area. I'm in charge of sound for our business, so learning more and more about the physics of sound and knowing more about speakers is super helpful.

[TuffEnuffIII]

Somebody please get this guy a bottle of water. lol

[lfisher]

Great video. An additional option I use is to stack the two subs on the left side at our church where the drums and bass are located. Adds a bit of stage location to the sound in the room and when people think the the low end is too loud they can move to the right side 🙂 I happen to be using D & B Audiotechnik cardioid subs which greatly simplifies things greatly

[ProfessorTzoul]

I watched so many videos to find this answer that I was looking for. Thank you for making this. My question was: When should I use the phase change button (180 degrees). Tell me if I wrong but I believe the answer is: When using a Cardioid set up, but don't forget the delay. Thanks again.

[Ricochetmex]

Thanks mate, a few videos ago (the one about column speakers one) I asked you which one would you prefer: one double driver sub or two single driver sub, as I was building a small PA. I followed you advise and ended up with two single driver subs. This video is gold for me, I will definitely experiment with the different configurations. Also thanks for the metric version of the spreadsheet!

[TheBananas]

Hi Michael, great video! Can you please consider doing one talking about portable column array speakers for portable dj's as well? Myself and many people I've seen online have doubts in relation to many aspects: they advertise a very good horizontal range like 120º, they almost always pack a small sub like 10, 12 inch (do those pump out enough spl?) and some systems like the maui 28 have built in processors for cardiod setups (would that help dj's), would they be good in a outside scenario. But also they advertise that they can be combined in pairs, so what distance from one another should they be? can we use a different sub with them?
Hope you find the time!

[odwag]

mobile DJ here. This is amazing. Super helpful.

[scandinavianserialki]

I can't get enough of these videos

[ATAS_AUDIO]

Love your content and the passion towards making your video 😊

[GerhardAlbinus]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Wonderfully explained! It helps out greatly for the live shows!

[hazy_glass]

dude these are phenomenal tutorials thank you for making em!

[gavshomebrew]

Great video sound advice no pun intended. Lol congratulations on the new borne