And so it came to pass, on 12-08-96 00:14,
   that Greg Kurth spake unto Matt Ion:
MI>>It's not possible to simply isolate one instrument into a speaker
MI>> based on i frequency range.  If you're dealing with a live-miking
MI>> setup, you could conceivably run only the kick channel(s) to a
MI>> separate subwoofer, but why wo you want to?
 GK>      I really enjoy the punch of a kickdrum. I've always been
 GK> annoyed at     the lack of punch and clarity of the kickdrum(s)
 GK> when heavy bass     guitars and/or low freq synthesizers are being
 GK> used. 
If the bass and synth are "obscuring" the kick because they contain signal in 
the same frequency range, there's no way for you to isolate the signals of 
the separate instruments, short of going back to the original multitrack 
masters and remixing the whole thing.  
 GK> It's tough to     disern if the problem is the driver's
 GK> shortcomings, or if the amp is     running out of headroom (I'm not
 GK> talking about budget equipment, or     earsplitting volume). It
 GK> seems to me the solution is to use a 15"     woofer with it's own
 GK> amp for all frequencies below the kick drum,     and a pair of 8"
 GK> woofers with their own amps for the kick drums. I     just don't
 GK> know where to cross them over.
The problem is, those other instruments also exist within those frequency 
ranges - you can send everything between, say, 80Hz and 250Hz to the 8" 
drivers, which will certainly cover the bulk of the kick's sound in most 
cases (it also depends on the individual recordings), but those speakers will 
also reproduce and synth and bass guitar that are within that range, and 
you're back where you started.
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Love, luck, and lollipops...
Matt


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