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Power and Charging
Your SubPac
®
S2 can be powered by the included rechargeable battery or,
when plugged into a power outlet while charging.
Press the power button on the control box to turn your unit on. See the
table below for power indicator LED states. To charge your SubPac
®
S2,
plug your power adapter into the back of the control box, ensure that the
correct regional power cable is attached to the power adapter and plug it
into a power outlet.
Power Indicator LED States
Solid Green - the S2 is fully charged/charging complete when plugged in
Solid White - the S2 is charging
Solid Yellow - the S2 is running low and should be charged soon
Blinking Red - the S2 needs to be charged immediately OR the unit is being
overdriven (see TIPS FOR OPTIMAL USE )
Tips for Optimal Use
As tempting as it may be, we do not recommend cranking the intensity
knob – the SubPac
®
is designed to be used at moderate levels for
bass heavy music, and at higher levels for classic acoustic-based music
(funk, soul, jazz, classical etc.).
Use a healthy and reasonable volume signal from your listening
device/output source to protect your hearing.
Ideally your chair/seat should have some padding - this will allow a much
more full experience, compared with using a chair with minimal/no
padding.
The SubPac
®
S2 is designed to be leaned against. The more direct contact
it has with your body the better the experience.
Using the SubPac
®
S2 you will find that you will not need as much
headphone volume in order to feel the bass in your music. We hope this
will add years of listening enjoyment to your life. Lower headphone
volume equals less hearing loss over time.
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Discover new genres of music and rediscover your record collection
with SubPac
®
.
There are many surprises waiting in albums you thought you have fully
experienced until you FEEL them!
Reference: if you are a producer of music be sure to feel the bass
response of a number of different tracks to create a reference point. Like
any new piece of monitoring equipment, you need to understand and
calibrate your SubPac
®
to get the most from the experience.
Using your SubPac
®
S2 in the Studio
For critical listening applications it is important to calibrate your SubPac
®
to perform better as a reference subwoofer. Download the guided
calibration recording from our website to get started:
http://thesubpac.com/download/subpac-guided-calibration-file/
Matching Workflow for the Studio in four easy steps:
Select a song similar in style/production and preferably in the same key as
the track you are mixing/producing.
Before turning up the intensity of your SubPac
®
, adjust the volume of the
track you are attempting to reference in your headphones, so that the kick
drum in the reference song is the same volume as the kick drum in the
song you are mixing/producing.
Now turn up the SubPac
®
and play the reference song while you increase
the intensity knob, until you find a level that suits you.
Next, use the SubPac
®
(without adjusting the intensity knob) to compare
the reference song to your song/mix and make adjustments accordingly,
striving to match the intensity and volume in the sub bass and bass
frequencies of your song/mix to the reference song.