Electrodynamic Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 While watching Zoolander 2 I had to stop and get out my SpecLab measurement equipment and capture a few scenes. When the mic is placed at the front of the couch the dip at 70 Hz shows up but you can all see the overall presence of ULF in this film. Who knew it would be Zoolander 2 that would have proper low end extension and no big cut off at 30 Hz. You can see the emphasis at 30 Hz but there is solid info below 20 Hz as well. Here are two screen caps of when Mugatu escapes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infrasonic Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Meh. Filtered at 5hz. One star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrodynamic Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 I still can't get over that it was Zoolander 2 that had so much LFE that it made my projector shake multiple times, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricci Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 I did notice the bass in this movie but damn it was a hard watch. I love the original. This one was such a letdown. Only made me laugh on a couple of parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrodynamic Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 I did notice the bass in this movie but damn it was a hard watch. I love the original. This one was such a letdown. Only made me laugh on a couple of parts. Same here but I lost it when the two main characters are in the tiny limo for the first time and Zoolander means to say "AKA" but he says "KKK". There are two main scenes in the movie that have good bass and even then the rest of the movie has the heavy emphasis in the 30 Hz area so it feels like deep bass even when the sub-20 Hz info scenes are not playing. I'll scour ebay and see if I can pick it up for under $10 but that's about all I'm willing to spend on the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricci Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Same here but I lost it when the two main characters are in the tiny limo for the first time and Zoolander means to say "AKA" but he says "KKK". There are two main scenes in the movie that have good bass and even then the rest of the movie has the heavy emphasis in the 30 Hz area so it feels like deep bass even when the sub-20 Hz info scenes are not playing. I'll scour ebay and see if I can pick it up for under $10 but that's about all I'm willing to spend on the movie. The scenes with Mugatu were my favorites. Especially after he escapes and reunites with his assistant and "dog". So stupid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmercy Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 I'll look at it when I get a chance. Sad that it disappointed. Had high hopes for this one. Original made me laugh almost as much as Talladega Nights. JSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrodynamic Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Picked up the Blu-ray for $9 on eBay. Worth it IMO for the similar comedy as the original with the added bonus of unexpected ULF in quite a few scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmercy Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 It clips (but definitely not the worst I have seen/heard), and it is loud, but roll-off/shelf begins at 20Hz. Shelf is steep and only about -10dB worth, so the ULF effects are on equal footing with the 50Hz and above effects with the typical 20-45Hz bump in response. I'll post a graph later. JSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrodynamic Posted July 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 It clips (but definitely not the worst I have seen/heard), and it is loud, but roll-off/shelf begins at 20Hz. Shelf is steep and only about -10dB worth, so the ULF effects are on equal footing with the 50Hz and above effects with the typical 20-45Hz bump in response. I'll post a graph later. JSS Cool, thanks. I knew the 30 Hz (ish) hump was there - you can see that's the area that is the hottest in my screen caps. I just wasn't expecting anything under 30 Hz from a movie like Zoolander 2. I thought there would be a steep filter at/above 25 Hz or so. I'm still surprised they had info below 20 Hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmercy Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 PvA: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricci Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 It's strong till 20Hz which isn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemX Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Looks like they've just bumped things up around 30Hz - still looks to be info down low so could be an interesting BEQ lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrodynamic Posted July 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 Thanks for the posting up the analysis Max. I'm still very impressed there was anything below 30 Hz in a comedy like Zoolander 2. I was expecting so-so bass but the extra bottom end was surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmercy Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 I actually like seeing films with very low expectations going in. Thought it was pretty good. Would have thought it was terrible had I not read the above. JSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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