What's your favorite song to tune your system to? I know we all use all the pink noise and spectrum sweeps and what not, but for a quick tune, do you have a favorite song to use?

I have a few... (don't laugh please!) Michael Jackson, the way you make me feel, and the gorillaz, dare, both tracks are very dynamic as far as reproduction of the full musical spectrum, strong vocals, so these tracks would def help you pick out any weaknesses in your set up. If your stereo can reproduce these tracks, it will have no problem reproducing anything else that may be in your musical library, IMO...

I also use Abbreviated daylight, shapes in a nightmare... krazy electronics track, its got a badass spectrum sweep around the middle frequencies and a deep, low, clean bass line that drops about 20 secs in... I use this track to help with tuning a system with a very strong sub stage...

 

sade sweetest taboo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPc18SG6uA

 

MJ - Thriller, Rodrigo y Gabriella - Buster Voodoo, Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires. that's a decent start.

 

Holy crap... I wouldn't listen to sade everyday, but that track is awesome! The thunder, then raid drops, then percussion. Then the xylophone and guitar. Her voice is so smooth and rich... I had to hook that up to my hometheater speakers... I can't believe I haven't used that before!

Yeah, pretty much anything from MJ is on point, gonna check out Rodrigo Y Gabriella in a minute, Death Cab, huh? I like them, but never considered them for tuning, Im gonna have to check out grapevine fires here in a minute too...

 

okay, just checked out the death cab song again.. I get it... All of the nature sounds in the beginning, then the vocals are so up front and pronounced, very nice... as far as Rodrigo y Gabriella, I checked out a live performance they did, It was pretty ill... Anything with decent guitar picking is a winner in my book for tuning!

 

im a trance guy. these are some songs i use to tune what i listen to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwxnB4kL0nM

This one has a KILLER LOW INTRO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aF23Z8AMoA

This is my favorite Cruising Song for those late night drives.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl1Pp3Wlpdw

 

RedneckRicer: Dude, I wouldn't ever use trance to "tune" a stereo, but I love listening to it! It's just not very dynamic, meaning, it doesn't really touch the full musical spectrum... but that second track you put up, that sh** was badass!!!! It made me wish I had some beans right now :p I love the left to right/right to left output in the soundstage, it sounds cool as hell... As far as the 3rd track, your choice for those "late night drives", what've you been getting into buddy!? LOL!

 

its pretty much all i listen to. Ive used a few processors and fine tuned it a bit more using the sweeps. but when i put on something i wanna hear. doesnt sound how i want it to sound. late night drives are a must for me.
I go cruising around looking for new spots for photography. and just to unwind.

 

That's what Im talking about RedneckRicer!!! When you listen to what you wanna hear, it may not sound good to you with all your nice processors, or whatever speakers you have... you go back and re-tune the music to HOW YOU WANT IT TO SOUND... not what some stupid microphone says it should sound like, or how the next guy tunes stereos... I wish soooo many more ppl understood this concept. I get asked so many times, what is the best (speaker/amp/processor/etc...) and the only truely correct answer is, "the one YOU think sounds best." Of course, I can't say that to a customer, I still make suggestions and whatnot, but its really not the way to get the best sound FOR YOU.

 

i used to tell that to customers all the time!! haha...

 

LOL Jacob, you kill me man... I wish I could get away with that, but unfortunately, I don't own my own shop yet, like you, and the higher ups prob wouldnt like me saying certain things I wish I could say to my customers!

 

Mmmmm... baseball and beer... my braves are in the playoffs, playing some of you turds out there on the westcoast(sf giants), I may be slow to post anything for a few! Please though, let me know what music you are tuning your systems with though!

 

i used to say that while i was still at BBY. haha. i used to ask people what they thought sounded better, and they would point something out, and then i would show my recommendation. they would be astonised that i would be willing to save them money, because what they think and what i think are different.

 

****, i listen to some sade everyday..her music is timeless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqRPNiBQaY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8EUs5NFLM

prob my fav artist of all time


here's another nice one to tune with

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE6Qcc6VDo8

 

Damnit... The braves lost 1-0... please, s/o give me some more good stuff to tune stereos to... that may make me feel better!

 

Impossible Germany - Wilco

 

Thx Jacob, checkin it out now, it better make me feel better... I know you don't know what its like, being in New Mexico and all, with no major sports teams, but I need something good at this point, LOL!

 

do you at least have a beer?? beer makes folk music better!!! haha

 

LOL! plenty of that!!!! checked it out, love the song... like, not just for tuning, but its a badass song... I love the lead guitar, its so mellow, yet, up front and pronounced, the whole song is so mellow. I didn't get much of a left and right separation as far as the soundstage, so imaging was difficult to figure out... It could just be the beer, or the bad youtube recording, IDK... but, I do feel a little better, LOL, thx!

 

Dire Straight -Brothers in Arms

This CD is awsome to tune your system. Use the "Money for Nothing" track!!!

Another one is Rage Against the Machine -Bulls on Parade!!!!!

 

Pink Floyd - Money (used to sell high end home audio with this song, $1200 per speaker, not counting the amp and CD player required to run it all. management used to get pissed but they couldn't complain cuz i was just good, yeah...still at BBY, HAHA).

 

How about that song...damn how does it go? Oh yeah..you just watched Timmy Tim play catch with Buster Posey for two hours!! =P

 

Dang... I knew I was gonna get it for callin out the westcoast! LOL! That's okay, Let's see what your boy Matt Cain can do tonight... 14 more mins!

It was the most depressing two hrs of my life, btw...

I had to listen to RedneckRicers third track he posted for hours after watching that one... It's like a trance version of EMO music... (Not dissing the music, RedneckRicer, I really like those tracks!!!)

 

here's some more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUKo3QUzn9Y&ob=av2n

 

Love this tune!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsJz2NmMm6o