Now that's fuckin cool lol.
I must admit it is cool. I have confidentiality agreements that don't let me say much, but the guy I work under was nominated for a Grammy. He (not me) has worked with Jadakiss, D-block, Styles P, Cassidy (Cassidy is a sick battle rapper, I didn't know that) Mya (or Ashanti, one of those genre girls). There is some stuff I can share, I'll put it at the bottom so people don't have to weed through the thread.
One of my better friends is moving to the PNW to get into producing, she's been in school for a couple years for it but is having significant issues breaking into the industry down here in the southwest, so she's going where there's a much larger music scene.
It's nearly impossible unless you know someone. We have had people volunteer to clean the studio for a year, coffee runs etc. Basically volunteering to be the studio's bitch for a year, with no pay, just to get their foot in the door. If your friend wants, I'll collaborate with her on a project. I've got, in my opinion, some of THE strongest unsigned rappers.
I'm not sure what her strengths or skill levels are, but I'm sure we could work around it. It would give her a professional sounding song to add to her repertoire. One of the few things that could actually help someone get into a studio is diversity. Most studios make money off all kinds of music. The place I'm at, the owner got nominated for a Grammy for a gospel song he produced. If someone is only able to write hip hop, or rock, they are more likely to be turned down. They want someone who can do it all.
How does one go about figuring out such things? I looked at the specs on the back of the speaker, doesn't indicate much other than stating needing an enclosure of 1.5 ft. Is there some type of measurement I need to do or some way I can measure the electrical details? I'm very familiar with a digital multimeter and various measuring devices.
EDIT: Oh and it states it's a 4 ohm speaker.
You can measure the driver but we (meaning you or I) don't have the equipment for it. We don't really need to know if it tells you what size enclosure it needs. My friend Wayne is amazing isn't he? A sub that old, & he was able to tell me, off the top of his head, that it was an IMPP sub, & that it needed at least 1.5ft3 lol.
So 1.5 ft3 is a box that, internally, measures 18"x18"x18". However, you should account for sub displacement which is about .2 ft3
So, depending on how much space you have to work with in the car, & knowing how an IB sub behaves, I would make a box that is 22"x22"x22" or larger, or the equivalent...
internally. It wants at least 1.5 ft3,
but it will perform better if you go a little bigger than that, & account for sub displacement. I don't know if you have a workshop or whatever, but that is not a common box size. You probably aren't going to find one that size "on the shelf." So if it's a huge hassle to build it, your other option is just to get a sub that will work in a smaller box. I wish I still had some of my Image Dynamics drivers hanging around, I could send you one to see if you like it. Alas, I gave them to a friend.
Speaking extremely generally, a sub wants at least it's dimensions, cubed. So a 12" sub will usually need at least the equivalent of a 12"x12"x12" internally, & after speaker displacement. A 15" will need 15x15x15 etc. If it's a sub that is designed to be in a sealed enclosure, it will almost always perform better if you go a little larger.
So finding a sub that will work in a small box...you have to find a very specific sub. However, what you have there is not a small box. It's just too small for that sub. That sub is designed to be in a huge space. Very stiff suspension. If you don't give it that room, you are mechanically stopping the sub from being able to resonate at low frequencies. Ironically, that's the sole job of a sub lol.
So, just weigh your options. What is it gonna cost you in time & materials to build a bigger box, vs. getting a sub that will rock in that box? I have an entire garage full of almost every tool you can imagine. So often times, I will suggest something that people don't have the means to do...I'm trying to avoid that.
Music Stuff
Three people I can say I know (because I knew them decades ago) are Termanology, Tragic Knowledge, & Lyrical Wizdom. All of which are dope. If you are into this kind of music, the videos are not that great, & all the songs are 7-9 years old. In fact, Tragic & Wiz's aren't even video's, it's just a slide show I made so I could put some of their stuff on youtube.
Termanology worked with Dj Premier to make "Watch How it Go Down." It's on The Source Fat Tape Vol 1 (It's a CD, they just like the word "tape.") or Youtube here
Tragic & Wizdom, Wiz kills the second verse.
Tragic's amazing writing skills. Guy can't play a single instrument, yet he wrote this entire song. He had a beat, that's it. He wrote the song idea, the girls lyrics, the girls melody, the song idea, the hook. Basically everything but the basic beat he wrote. His flow on this song isn't the best I've heard him, but the song idea & the writing is amazing. You can tell I made this slide show lol
