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Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. You can find proper sound system culture in the states, though not much is happening since COVI

Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. You can find proper sound system culture in the states, though not much is happening since COVID. Tsunami Bass has an enormous PA and Reconstrvct hopefully will be back one day. Analog in Brooklyn did have a whopping home built system but it was sold off and the club is under new management these days. Here's a glimpse into what this sort of stuff is like at a show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8037wYWZkU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8037wYWZkU. That's the Dub Livity system. The DJ cuts (low pass) out the bass line, teasing the crowd, until the 2:05 mark, as the MC toasts. The bass shakes everything – you can feel it in your bones. It's visceral. You can see why it was, and is, and continues to be a spiritual thing for many people.

nyanpasu64 5y ago
Technically low-cutting is called highpass rather than lowpass. I don't exactly like the low/high pass terminology myself either though; you end up putting a high pass at a low frequency to remove bass, and low pass at a high frequency to remove treble.
- okl 5y ago
  High/low pass = high/low frequency components pass through. Simple?
  - JohnBooty 5y ago
    Yeah high pass / low pass have always seemed totally logical to me. At least once I knew what they meant. I suppose they're not 100% intuitive or self-explanatory, but I can't think of a better alternative.
  - nyanpasu64 5y ago
    A second-order 12db/oct low-pass has a 12 db/oct high-cut, and some unknown (hopefully minimized) amount of ripple in the passband. There's an advantage in naming filters after the more "interesting" part of the spectral response (eg. a second-order 12 db/oct highcut) where you're doing the most sculpting of the spectrum, where different filter orders behave differently, and different designs have different levels of stopband leakage. Though on the other hand, there's some benefit in naming filters after what's passed.
- lelandfe 5y ago
  Can you tell it has been a while since I played a set? :) thanks
- hulahoof 5y ago
  Because you let the high frequencies pass through on a high pass filter and vice versa
pySSK 5y ago
> Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. Can't believe my eyes I'm seeing this on HN. You can get the same experience at home with a SubPac. I'm not exaggerating!
chrisjc 5y ago
> and RIP The Spaceape I really feel this loss in many ways. I've yet to find anyone that can match his prophetic lyrics, ominous voice, and Jamaican patois (combined with Kode9s and The Bug's music). Although I find all of the Spaceape material indefatigable to listen to. Self titled "Spaceape", Backwards, Kingston, etc. So young... Very sad indeed :(

nyanpasu64 5y ago

Technically low-cutting is called highpass rather than lowpass. I don't exactly like the low/high pass terminology myself either though; you end up putting a high pass at a low frequency to remove bass, and low pass at a high frequency to remove treble.

okl 5y ago
High/low pass = high/low frequency components pass through. Simple?
- JohnBooty 5y ago
  Yeah high pass / low pass have always seemed totally logical to me. At least once I knew what they meant. I suppose they're not 100% intuitive or self-explanatory, but I can't think of a better alternative.
- nyanpasu64 5y ago
  A second-order 12db/oct low-pass has a 12 db/oct high-cut, and some unknown (hopefully minimized) amount of ripple in the passband. There's an advantage in naming filters after the more "interesting" part of the spectral response (eg. a second-order 12 db/oct highcut) where you're doing the most sculpting of the spectrum, where different filter orders behave differently, and different designs have different levels of stopband leakage. Though on the other hand, there's some benefit in naming filters after what's passed.
lelandfe 5y ago
Can you tell it has been a while since I played a set? :) thanks
hulahoof 5y ago
Because you let the high frequencies pass through on a high pass filter and vice versa

pySSK 5y ago

> Nice to see some heads on HN! Great list, and RIP The Spaceape. Can't believe my eyes I'm seeing this on HN. You can get the same experience at home with a SubPac. I'm not exaggerating!

chrisjc 5y ago

> and RIP The Spaceape I really feel this loss in many ways. I've yet to find anyone that can match his prophetic lyrics, ominous voice, and Jamaican patois (combined with Kode9s and The Bug's music). Although I find all of the Spaceape material indefatigable to listen to. Self titled "Spaceape", Backwards, Kingston, etc. So young... Very sad indeed :(