How to Connect a Bass Shaker for Sim Racing Using SimHub

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

⚠ Please check out my more recent video on best bass shakers before making a purchase decision as I no longer recommend the PUI shakers ⚠ 👉🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_ViIyMfNSJprs

[@SN3Gaming_]

I have a Buttkicker Gamer Plus, it was one of my favorite purchases for my rig, I even use it for the space sim I play. I was thinking of adding an additional base shaker but set up like this, and mount it under my pedal plate, so this is a great guide for it.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Glad you found it useful mate! Isn't the Buttkicker gamer plus a 90 watt shaker!?? 😍😍😍 This way I think works out a bit cheaper than the Buttkicker stuff I think.

[@SN3Gaming_]

@@TraumaTeamRacing Yup it's 90 watts, but I'm pretty sure the 50 watt set up will cost waaaaaay less, which makes it easier to get another bass shaker.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Waaaayyy less. I remember doing the math. Considering I think that buttkicker amp will only power one shaker. Its a good product but I think perhaps a bit steep in price. Would love to give it a go though to compare 😅

[@F1CJEUK]

Thank you for taking the time to make such a great guide, multiple orders placed 👏👏

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You are very welcome! Hope it all goes well for you 💪🏻 Please check out this video before buying any shakers 👉🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_ViIyMfNSJprs

[@johntisbury]

Thank you for this step by step.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You are very welcome mate. Please check out my video on best bass shakers before making a purchase decision. I don't recommend the PUI shakers anymore. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_ViIyMfNSJprs

[@jeremeyandrews1138]

Thank you for this easy step by step tutorial! Cheers

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You are most welcome Jeremey 👍🏻 Glad it was helpful for you and thank you for the kind feedback. Check out the latest video please. These PUI shakers are not the best if moving ahead 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_ViIyMfNSJprs

[@robn71]

Yes pls to a video showing how you fitted 6 to your rig as I have the same one and would be interested in seeing how you managed it 😄

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

This has been on my to do list for a while mate, sorry. Still plan to do it. Was a bit of a mission to get them mounted 😂

[@robn71]

@@TraumaTeamRacing will admit seeing how you got 6 mounted was my reason for saying yes please to the video as I've been try to work that out myself as have two fitted at the moment but would like more. 😄

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@robn71 I will bump this up the priority list then mate👍🏻

[@robn71]

@@TraumaTeamRacing thanks 👍

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

​@robn71 Better late than never right? kzbin.info/www/bejne/epuso2aFbNuUo9E

[@Carp_Racing]

great video as always, thanks

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@Carp_Racing You are very welcome. I am glad you found it useful 👍🏻

[@roadi7]

use banana plugs if you want to quickly disconnect wires, and is you still wan to separate the wire in the middle use sae 2 wire quick disconnect fittings as they won't leave any exposed metal in between

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

These are some great alternatives👍🏻

[@L1monad3]

0.50 Mm in America is 24 gauge if your wondering

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

I believe 0.5mm is 24 guage in the rest of the world too if you're wondering.

[@BOTG_Adventures]

I launch ATS via quest 3 steam link. How do i get Sim hub to work if i have to lauch it from sim hub to get bass speakers working?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@BOTG_Adventures I don't quite understand your question. Can you elaborate further?

[@JosephBag]

I’d like to see the Titan video!

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Awesome! I will move it up the list💪🏻 Thank you for letting me know😊

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

There was a bit of a delay but the video is finally made 😮‍💨😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/epuso2aFbNuUo9E

[@m3tvl138]

Thank you so much for this!

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You are very welcome mate. I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it useful👍🏻

[@WmAllen23]

Cool video, great info. I dont own a bass shaker, but might get one at some point. There's so many cables and wires already being the rig, any more and it'll be a safety hazzard 😃. Maybe a video on cable management sometime, I need help stat!

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Thanks a lot buddy! Really appreciate it and glad you enjoyed it😊 It's worth the hazard risk, trust me😅 Mine is also spaghetti junction albeit with some cable management. Cable management video is a great idea, thanks👍🏻 I shall add it to the list👌🏻

[@Babyboomer_59]

Great info for us that have never installed a shaker on a sim rig, If I'm not mistaking are those RCA inputs on the back of that mini amp? If so seems it would be better to use copper RCA jacks 2 positive and 2 negative that way you are sure to separate the signals with a much better sound and use that method for your quick disconnects? Might not really matter for just a bass. I happen to have some left over copper jacks that would work in this case.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Thanks for the support Babyboomer59👍🏻 I'm currently in the process of changing my setup so will have a look into the RCA jacks. Thanks for the tip and I'll give them a go 👍🏻

[@Babyboomer_59]

@@TraumaTeamRacing OK it appears that I was wrong in assuming those were RCA jacks, I just got my pair in and that's not what they are, they only have the hole that secures the wire.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@Babyboomer_59 I think banana plugs would work mate? That was going to be my next go to. Then you can just whack them straight in and out 💪🏻

[@thinkrtank991]

6 bass shakers to the same nobsound?? How? Great video btw

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Thanks a lot buddy! Noooo! 2 per amp😅 3 nobsound amps for 6 bass shakers🤣

[@thinkrtank991]

@@TraumaTeamRacing Hahaha ok that makes more sense. I got a couple in last night and I can't wait to try them. Thanks for the instructions.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@thinkrtank991 You are most welcome! Let me know how you get on mate! Pop them on the Discord if you fancy when you've built them. Would be great to see them💪🏻

[@kdv9824]

hi thanx for video, maybe you know how i can assign playing bass shaker when i press any button of my joystick? how can i setup this?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Not off the top of my head. What is the use case?

[@zizuwest1]

tx for the great video... wrt to adding more...does a multichannel equivalent of the 2 channel exist? i.e. amp+sound card in 1 with ~6-10 channels? trying to minimize wires, and making it simpler

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You are very welcome 👍🏻 My current solution is to run a separate sound card and I still run 3 Nobsound amps just to power the shakers at present. I have not been able to find an amp/sound card combo with the correct specs that would allow what you are suggesting unfortunately.

[@YoastZilla]

Great video Doctor. I have a similar bass shaker setup. Instead of the connectors mid cable i use banana plugs on either end of the cable. I believe your amp has a built in soundcard. Right?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Thanks a lot Joost! Great minds think alike😉 Banana plugs would also work a treat, very nice. These do have a built in sound card you are bang on the money👍🏻

[@FabioRocha316]

great video, thank you

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You are very welcome buddy👍🏻 Glad you found it useful😊 Let us know how you get on💪🏻

[@joshuabichsel]

Hello its me again. Today my soundbar for my sim went out. It was great while it lasted, but it only lasted a year so I need to figure out a new option. Curious if you have a video on your speaker setup? Thanks!

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

I mainly race with headphones at present due to my streaming. However I do also have a 5.1 surround system. This is wired up with an optical cable directly into the motherboard. This is a good idea for a video. I will add this to my to do list! Thank you 👍🏻

[@YoastZilla]

Six bass shakers under your seat? How do they perform? As one big ass shaker or did you assign different effects to individual shakers? And do you feel a difference between left and right?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

4 under the seat and then 2 straddling the pedals on the left and right. Everything has different things assigned so the effects don't get 'muddy'. I think on solid frames it is very difficult to differentiate between left and right as it just tends to conduct it to all of it. You get a more definitive feel for front/back separation and certainly more of a left and right at the front. The more effects you've got going through one shaker it just loses definition I think.

[@YoastZilla]

@@TraumaTeamRacing i agree. Currently I have a bass pump III directly attachted to the bottom and a Dayton puck on the left and right of the seat. I have rumblers on my pedals. The pucks give great left and right sensations. However i would really like to have a bass shaker on the back of the seat as well. For some serious lower back massages 😁

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@YoastZilla That sounds like a really awesome set up to be fair. To be honest if I could have somehow got those pucks into my seat I would have done it. I think having them in direct contact with you is the only way to get that separation👌🏻Wire up one of these 50 watt bad boys and you should be set💪🏻 Won't break the bank either😅

[@YoastZilla]

@@TraumaTeamRacing can't you attach the pucks to the sides of your seat? I have them on the outside. Not in the padding.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@YoastZilla I point blank refuse to destroy the seat. No way to do it without destroying it😂

[@rev-o-lutionphotography5346]

In terms of what you have felt, is this a better option than the 90w Buttkicker (getting 2 of the daytons potentially) and custom mounting them to my rig? I wouldn’t really want them on my pedals, just on the seat for RPM’s and road feel.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

To be completely transparent I have never tried a 90w Buttkicker and would love to get my hands on one. However with that in mind I would still go for more of the 50 watt shakers rather than a singular 90 watt. If you can afford multiple 90 watt ones and also have room to mount them all the power to you. The thing you need to bear in mind is the signal and details getting lost by having to many things fed through it. Even if you have more power to one singular unit, if you send 3 signals to it (road bump, rpm and gear change for example) that still unit still needs to create definition for each one potentially all at the same time. You are going to get much better clarity for an individual shaker handling a single effect. For mounting the more you can get the more you can play with effect separation. I have 4 mounted to my seat and 2 to the pedal deck. I have a video on the mounting if you wish to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJuUhmyKidJ8eLc I would mount one near your feet personally so you can feel ABS and some road bumps there. I enjoy it and adds to the immersion a bit. Ultimately this is all personal preference and there is no right answer. Hope that helps you👍🏻

[@joshuabichsel]

how do you actually attach them to your seat? Or if you have a video on that Ill check it out.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Funny enough mate I have a video coming out this weekend on how to attach them to a GT Omega Titan 👀 If you want to attach them to a bucket seat this will help you 👉🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJuUhmyKidJ8eLc

[@joshuabichsel]

@@TraumaTeamRacing geezy, thats some wicked fast response time haha. Thanks a lot! Definitely subbing!

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

@@joshuabichsel We're efficient here at TTR 😉 Great to have you aboard the team 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

​@@joshuabichsel Right on schedule 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/epuso2aFbNuUo9E

[@ncokicsi]

i would be interested how you mounted to gt omega titan i have an apex with rear frame

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

I started with an Apex! That is an awesome stand. I will move the video up the priority list mate. Thank you for the interest, I appreciate it👍🏻

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

A year late but finally got round to the video...... kzbin.info/www/bejne/epuso2aFbNuUo9E

[@ji3200]

Can i use it only headphone without having speakers? Thanks

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

I have no idea what you mean. Can you elaborate please?

[@TheFifaddict]

Using the RCA adapters is an alternative to soldering the speaker wires from the bass shaker to the amp?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You do not need to solder it is purely for convenience so you can disconnect. I have since moved to banana plugs and these also work really well.

[@verox43]

Is 0.5mm2 wire sufficient enough? Most brands recommend 1.5mm2 for 50w bass shaker

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

For these shakers I had no issues and a larger guage wire would have struggled to fit. Increase the wire guage if you feel more comfy. I use a large guage for the Aura Sound shakers because they can take it.

[@danmorgan4481]

Do I need another amplifier for a second bass shaker?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

1 amplifier will power 2 50W bass shakers.

[@danmorgan4481]

@@TraumaTeamRacing thank you so much!!!

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

If you are embarking on this please look at my video on the different shakers (linked below). I do not advise buying the PUI anymore. Good luck 👍🏻 👉🏻 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ_ViIyMfNSJprs

[@jasoncombs994]

Is there a way to make this work with consoles aka simhub work around?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

I am afraid not. SimHub relies on telemetry data which you cannot get out of the console I believe. You would also need a PC to program it. The Next Level Racing haptic seat would work but in my opinion far too expensive. Link below. amzn.to/3twNO1q

[@lotnik1818]

Hi! Great stuff! But how to Connect it with ps5?

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

I think there is a way to it with Gran Turismo because you can pull the telemetry data but I think you would still need a PC.

[@driftzone5586]

You share over Wi-Fi but you need a pc that is turned on with sim hub running while you play gt7 there are setup vids online

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

You're all over my comments 💪🏻😂

[@norrisyu530]

Does this work with ps5 and ACC game

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

No 👍🏻

[@ricepony33]

SimHub has added some titles including GT7, might be worth looking into.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Solid knowledge. I wasn't aware of this. Not a lot of information on it. Thanks 👍🏻

[@michelevitarelli]

Please consider removing the distracting silly music. It's unnecessary as we don't be this video for entertainment, but for instruction. Otherwise it's a spectacular instructional video.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Thank you for your comment. Request denied. Please feel free to view an alternate video without "distracting silly music" that better fits your requirements👍🏻

[@motelghost477]

9:35 Dude, we're gearsluts, the word overboard has no meaning to us.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Tell me about it 🤣🤣🤣

[@pitspeedtv]

Whatever you do... do not follow these instructions. Everything in this video (minus the wiring) is wrong.

[@TraumaTeamRacing]

Thank you for your constructive feedback 👍🏻