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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 03:26 AM
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What songs do you guys use for stereo contest or sound off? Got one coming up in a few weeks and would like to enter mine into it but need a few good songs for it.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 04:49 AM
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What songs do you guys use for stereo contest or sound off? Got one coming up in a few weeks and would like to enter mine into it but need a few good songs for it.
a few that really makes your setup sound good with a full range of highs and lows. I mean every setup sounds different with different songs. Go to facebook and listen to the vids from contest to get an idea what they are playing. Everything from turn "down for what" to Jax jones you don't know me to chris brown. Find the ones that really make you setup pop.
 

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What TG said!!

The songs I choose are what sounds good on my bike. I hear folks playing all kinds of different music. I have tried some that others play that sound great on theirs, but sounds just ok on mine. There are plenty of songs that are bass heavy, with good drops that crowds love, but if your bike doesn't doesn't play those lows well, will sound horrible. Play to the attributes that your system sounds good at.

If you manage to put a system together that all music sounds fantastic, you're really onto something. Don't overplay your system, play to it!
 
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Hey bud....I'm going to a contest this weekend. Not as a contestant. I will keep my eyes and ears open and see if I can't come back and make some suggestions.

Are you open to all genres?

There is some very cool old school r&b that comes out of a sound system with attitude. There's a ton of great crap on Nelly's Country Grammar album.

How about this:


Get the explicit album version. Crank it on a system that has some bass and you'll see that this one has a really cool mix of highs, and mids....with a steady driving bass.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CaffeineBuzz
Hey bud....I'm going to a contest this weekend. Not as a contestant. I will keep my eyes and ears open and see if I can't come back and make some suggestions.

Are you open to all genres?

There is some very cool old school r&b that comes out of a sound system with attitude. There's a ton of great crap on Nelly's Country Grammar album.

How about this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNaMR8AyeWc

Get the explicit album version. Crank it on a system that has some bass and you'll see that this one has a really cool mix of highs, and mids....with a steady driving bass.
Some contests do NOT allow explicit songs, so be ready to redownload the clean versions.
 

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If you have screaming highs, great mids and lows covered, this song kills it. If not, then not so much.

 
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Thanks for the help guys, this will help me get an idea where to start.
 
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Some contests do NOT allow explicit songs, so be ready to redownload the clean versions.
I hadn't thought of this. Thank you....great point.
 
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Originally Posted by Dsm Limited
If you have screaming highs, great mids and lows covered, this song kills it. If not, then not so much.

https://youtu.be/cR2XilcGYOo
Another one with some great highs and punch is Boneless by Steve Aoki
 
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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 12:32 PM
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If you have screaming highs, great mids and lows covered, this song kills it. If not, then not so much.

https://youtu.be/cR2XilcGYOo
Bangarang is pure hate on my bike, if it sounds good on yours also check out Tove Lo “talking body” the young professionals remix and dj laser lean on. I don’t have the most vicious system on here but I can make ears bleed with that playlist.
 
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