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Arraying bass bins to make a note

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The tuning practice of grouping bass bins so their outputs couple: builders recommend three or more scoops together because a single bin dips, while an array fills the dip and "produces a note" that is heavier and more musical.

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Era: Open era →

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Story · Well supportedThe scoop and the folded horn: engineering the slow, heavy bass

Why nearly every reggae sound rests on a folded-horn bass bin, and what its deliberate dip is for.