Meridian Technologies:
Bass Impact

  • Automotive

Many listeners desire more impactful bass, but traditional EQ controls increase the overall level of all low-frequency sounds: both the initial impact of the sound (transient) and the extended portion of the sound (steady-state). This can lead to overblown, muddy bass.
 

Meridian Bass Impact precisely shapes and boosts bass transients, delivering punchier, tighter, and more defined low frequencies. The listener feels every hit with added impact. 

CHALLENGE

Many listeners desire the ability to achieve a more impactful bass performance from their audio systems, with a more immediate sense of power, and greater clarity to bass notes and other low-frequency sounds. In their quest to achieve this, users often adjust whatever bass settings are available on the system. Such adjustments generally increase bass output, but this increase affects not just the initial impact of the sound, but the whole duration of the bass note. This tends to result in bass which can sound overblown, with notes ‘hanging-on’, masking detail.

SOLUTION

Meridian Bass Impact employs intelligent transient-detection algorithms to target the very beginning of low-frequency sounds, such as the initial punch of a kick-drum, or the thump of an explosion in an action movie. These events are shaped and enhanced without adversely affecting the audio texture of the remaining body of the bass note. Simple “off/low/high” controls adjust the intensity of the effect, allowing the listener to tailor the sound according to their overall personal preference, or simply just to suit their mood at any point in time.

RESULT

The result is a punchier and more impactful attack, making the bass feel tighter, more controlled, and more exciting. By making the initial hit of the bass more pronounced and clearer, Meridian Bass Impact provides the listener with a more engaging and powerful audio experience.