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15 Best Songs To Test Your Speakers Range ; Pop. “A Public Affair” by Jessica Simpson; “In The Air Tonight” By Phil Collins ; Rock. “The National Anthem” by ... Skiptocontent Thetruthis,everyonehastheirownfavoriteswhenitcomestotestingtheirspeakers.So,thereisnorightorwrong. Youcanusethislistasastartingpointandgoontototestyourownfavoritesongs,sincemostofthetime,you’reprobablygoingtobelisteningtosongsinthestyleofyourfavoritesanyway. Butifyou’dliketopushyourspeakerstotheirlimits,wedorecommendgivingthesesongsatry. Butfirst,ifit'syouraimtodomusicprofessionally,you'llwanttocheckoutourfreeebookwhileit'sstillavailable: FreeeBook:Discoverhowrealindependentmusicianslikeyouaremaking$4,077-$22,573+monthlyviaYoutube,letmeknowwheretosendthedetails: Name* Email* Subscribe Contents Pop“APublicAffair”byJessicaSimpson“InTheAirTonight”ByPhilCollinsRock“TheNationalAnthem”byRadiohead“BohemianRhapsody”byQueen“Africa”byToto“LeaveThatThingAlone”byRushElectronica“DasSpiegel”byTheChemicalBrothersRap&Hip-Hop“Restraints”byKamiyada“AMilli”byLilWayneMetal“Polyrhythm”byMartyFriedman“SwerveCity”byDeftonesReggae“TurnYourLightsDownLow”byBobMarley&TheWailersFunk“LivingInAmerica”byJamesBrown“VirtualInsanity“byJamiroquaiJazz“Lingus”bySnarkyPuppyTopSongsToTestYourSpeakersRange,FinalThoughts Pop Popcertainlyhasitsmomentswhenitcomestotestingyourspeakers.You’vejustgottoknowwheretolook,sincecookie-cutterpopisinunlimitedsupply. Becauseplayingthroughthemyriadofdrum-and-synthhitsisgoingtoproveunsatisfyingafterawhile(andbyawhile,wemeanacoupleoftrackstops),you'dbetterhaveyourhandsonaproperlycuratedlist. Therearesomepopsongsouttherewithlayersanddynamics,aswellasuniqueproduction.Thosearetheonestoleantowards.Let’shavealook. “APublicAffair”byJessicaSimpson Songyear:2006 “APublicAffair”featuresslick,popproduction.The70sdisco-influencedtunefeaturesmorelayersofvocalsandinstrumentsthanyou’llhearinanaveragepopsong.Whichisabigpartofwhatmakesitworthlisteningtoandtestingyourspeakerswith. Itdoesn’thurtthatthesongmakesyouwanttogetupanddance,regardlessofhowbadyou’refeeling. Eitherway,putthissongonandlistencarefullytoseeifyoucanhearallthelayers. “InTheAirTonight”ByPhilCollins Songyear:1981 “InTheAirTonight”isquitepossiblyoneofCollins’mostrecognizedsongsanditwashisfirsthitasasoloartisttoboot.Itbuildsfromaquiet,sparebeattotheunforgettabledrumfill.Alongwiththevocodedvocals,thissongispuregenius. Fortestsconcerningdynamicsandspareinstrumentation,it’shardtothinkofabettersongtocrankupthan“InTheAirTonight.” Rock Rockisanobviousgenretoturntoforspeakertests.Althoughrocksongsusuallyaren’tallthatdynamic,theywillgiveyouagoodsenseofhowelectricguitarsaregoingtosoundonyoursystem,andlet’sface it–guitarhasbeenamassivepartofmusicinthelast70yearsorso,evenifit’sheydayisover. Hereareacoupleofsongswethinkareworthpumpingthroughyoursystem. “TheNationalAnthem”byRadiohead Songyear:2000 Thissonghasgotabitofeverything–raunchybass,compresseddrumsandpiercingcymbals,organicandelectronicsoundsfillingthestereospectrum,ThomYorke’sapatheticvocals,andasurprisinglycatchyhornssection. Thesongitselfisquiteabstract,asyouwouldexpectfromalternativeexperimentalmusicingeneral.Becauseit’sRadiohead,rarelydoesitsoundcheery(thoughnotentirelyunsettling),butitiscreative,nodoubt. “BohemianRhapsody”byQueen Songyear:1975 Sofaraswe’reconcerned,it’sasintoskipoverQueenonalistlikethis,astheytookmulti-trackingtoalevelmostbandshadn’ttriedorimaginedpossibleintheirtime. Howdoesafour-piecerockbandsoundlikeanentirechoir?Bylayering,andlayering,andlayeringtheirvocalsoverandover.AndwithQueensongs,itwasn’tjustthevocalsthatreceivedthistreatmenteither.Itwasalsotheguitars. “BohemianRhapsody”isoneofthegreatestsongsofalltime,andthedynamicchangesthroughoutthesongmakeitgreatforsoundsystemtestsaswell. “Africa”byToto Songyear:1982 It’shardtoresisttheappealofTotowhenitcomestospeakertests.“Africa”isagreatchoicebecauseofitstightbassgroove,layeredsynthparts,pitch-perfectvocalharmonies,scorchingguitars,andmore. Putthisnumberonandseeifyoucanhearallthelittlenuancesinthemix–theinstrumentsandvocalpartsthatcomeandgo–thingsyouwouldn’tnoticeifyouweren’tlisteningforthem. “LeaveThatThingAlone”byRush Songyear:1993 Fordecadesanddecades,Rushstunnedaudienceswiththeirtechnicalproficiencyandabilitytosoundinfinitelybiggerthanmostpowertrios.Ifyoueveraskedyourselfwhatwouldhappenifyouthrewthreevirtuososinaroomtogethertocreatemusicandwhatthatwouldsoundlike,you’vebasicallygotyouranswerintheformorRush. Exceptmostvirtuososprobablywouldn’tplaywelltogetherandwouldcreateincoherentnonsense,entirelyseparatefromthetight,emotionallypotentprog-rockmasterpiecethatis“LeaveThatThingAlone”,wherethecharacterofeachmusiciancomesthroughthespeakersloudandclear. Thealbumtowhichitbelongs,Counterparts,isafanfavoritewhenitcomestospeakertests,andtheremasteredversionisevenbetteroverall. Electronica Electronicacreptintomainstreammusicinthe70sand80sandhasbasicallyonlygainedmomentumsince.Itwouldn’tbetoomuchofanexaggerationtosaytoday’spopmusicowesagreatdealtoelectronica,andsomeofitisn'tjustinspiredbyit–it'selectronicaplainandsimple. Herearesomeinterestingsongpicksworthtestingyourspeakerswith. “DasSpiegel”byTheChemicalBrothers Songyear:2007 Youshouldn’thavetoput“DasSpiegel”onforlongtoknowwhyit’sonthislist.Therearesomanyinterestingsoundslayeredinthroughthemix,somehigh-pitchedandobnoxious,someretro,andsomepleasing.Thesesoundssimplycomeandgo,asiftherewasnostartandnoend. Totesttheclarityofeachsound,andtoseehowyourspeakershandlethesoundsthatcomeandgo,thistuneisagreatoption. Rap&Hip-Hop Rapandhip-hopisknownforitsintensebassandthat’sgoingtogiveitsomeinstantmagnetismwhenitcomestosoundtests. Wefeelbassisjustonedimensionamongmany,butofcourse,audiophilesoftenliketotesttheirsystem’slimits. So,let’slookatsomesongsinthiscategory. Warning:Thesesongsmaycontainexplicitlanguage. “Restraints”byKamiyada Songyear:2016 Withalistlikethis,weknowthere’salwaysatleastonepersonwhosays,“wait,wasn’tthewholepointofthistotestthebassofmyspeakers?” Well,no.Butthatmightbepartofwhatyouwishtotestonyournewsystem.So,trycrankingthebassonKamiyada’s“Restraints”,asyou’resuretofeelthosefrequenciesshakeinyourbones. ThisbodyrattlingbasslinewaspairedwithKamiyada’sshoutedvocals,whichwilltakeyoutonewlevelsofuncomfortable–especiallywithyourbassfrequenciesturnedup. “AMilli”byLilWayne Songyear:2008 Thebigkickdrumon“AMilli”allowsyoutotestjusthowdeepyourbassfrequenciescango,andthatcertainlymakesitworthamention. Overall,thereisn’tmuchtothesongatall,besidesLilWayne’srappingandasampledvocalsound.“AMilli”isallaboutthebass. Metal Metalisbasicallyconsideredamoreaggressiveformofrock.So,weprobablydon’tneedtoexplainwhyitmightbeaptforyoursoundtests. Herearesomesongstoputonimmediately. “Polyrhythm”byMartyFriedman Songyear:2009 Thisisanotherpersonalfavorite,butIdon’tthinkyou’llregrettherecommendation. OnTokyoJukeboxVols.1&2,FriedmancoveredthesoundscapeofJapanesemusic,andinterpreteditallonhisguitar.Perfume’s“Polyrhythm”isoneofmyfavoritemoments,asit’sbasicallyaJapanesegirlgrouppopsongmadeaboutasheavyasitcanbeontheguitar. Friedmansaidthiswasnoeasyfeat,asherecordedmultiple,multiplelayersofrhythmandleadguitarpartsthatallcometogetherlikeachorusofaxes.Checkitout. “SwerveCity”byDeftones Songyear:2012 YoucouldprobablyfindanynumberofDeftonessongsthatwouldblowyourspeakers(notliterally).“SwerveCity”justhappenstobeoneofmyfavorites. Kickingoffwithasolid,heavy,obnoxiousriff,thesonggoesthroughdynamicandharmonicchanges,fromdissonanttoconsonant,unsettledtopleasing. And,foranalt-metalband,youmightbesurprisedtohearmorelayersthanyou’dexpectto. Reggae Twowords–BobMarley. Atthetopofthelistof“musiceveryonecanagreeon”,wehaveMarley.Thelow-key,groovyvibesarejusttoomuch. Here,we’vechosenaMarleysongworthyofaspeakertest,buttruly,feelfreetoputanyofyourfavoriteson. “TurnYourLightsDownLow”byBobMarley&TheWailers Songyear:1977 “TurnYourLightsDownLow”isahighlypolished(foritstime),slow,layeredreggaetune.Thesongismasterfullymixed,witheachinstrumentsittinginitspocketacrossthestereospectrum. Ifyou’reinterestedintestingtheblendofdifferentinstrumentsandhearinghowwelltheyseparateinyourspeakers,thisisnotabadtunetocallupon. Funk Funkissometimesignoredwhenitcomestospeakertests,andthere’sjustnoreasonforit.Asyou’reabouttosee,therearesomegreatreasonstopumpupsomefunk.Let’sgettothosesongs. “LivingInAmerica”byJamesBrown Songyear:1985 Inmyopinion,thebestsongtotestyourspeakerswithisthis–theGodfatherofSoul’s“LivingInAmerica.” Itmaynothaveoccurredtoyoubeforejusthowimpossiblymasterfullymixedthissongis.Somemodernengineersstrugglegettingthemixofafour-piecebandright,nevermindhavingtodealwithmultiplelayersofvocals,guitars,andhornsasthissongfeatures. “LivingInAmerica”ismasteredwithplentyofpunchyclarity,soyouifyoulistencarefully,youcaneasilyheareverylayer.Tryitout! “VirtualInsanity“byJamiroquai Songyear:1996 Again,ifyoudon’thaveaJamiroquaisongonyour“speakertest”list,youmightaswellcallitquits.Eitheryoudon’tknowsound,ordon’tknowJamiroquai. Putthissongonandlistencarefully.Verycarefully.There’smoredepthtothishitthanyouevergaveitcreditfor.Andthat’sbecauseJamiroquaiisnotasoloact.It’saband.Andattimesit’sbeenaratherbigband. “VirtualInsanity”kicksoffwithasimplebeatandpianoriff,butasthesongbuilds,youcanhearviolins,guitars,bass,andmore.Everytimeyoulistentoit,you’llhearmore.That’sthebrillianceofJamiroquai. Jazz Jazzcertainlyhasitsmoments,especiallycontemporaryjazz,whichissometimesplayedbylargeensembles. Hereareacoupleofsongstorunyourtestswith. “Lingus”bySnarkyPuppy Songyear:2014 Justwatchthevideotoseethesheersizeofthisinstrumentalensemble,andhowtheinstrumentsenterandexit. Thiscontemporaryjazznumberissuretoappealtomorethanjazzfans,andagain,letmepointouthowmasterfullymixedthisnumberis. Havesomefunturningthisoneupandlisteningforallthelayersasthesongunfoldsandevolves. TopSongsToTestYourSpeakersRange,FinalThoughts Theaboveisbutastartingpoint,astherearesomanyothergreatsongstotestyourspeakerswith.It’sjustamatterofwhatyou’retesting. Doyouwanttotestthestereoimaging/spectrum,specificfrequencies(trebleorbass),instrumentseparation,dynamics,orotherwise?Theseareallgoodthingstotest! Wehopeyouenjoyedourpicksandhavelotsoffuntesting!P.S.Rememberthough,noneofwhatyou'velearnedwillmatterifyoudon'tknowhowtogetyourmusicoutthereandearnfromit.Wanttolearnhowtodothat?Thengetourfree‘5StepsToProfitableYoutubeMusicCareer'ebookemaileddirectlytoyou! Postnavigation Previous PreviousPianoFallboard,ShouldItBeShut?WhatItDoes&MoreNextContinue IndepreneurReview2021–IsTheIndieProMembershipAnyGood? 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