Can sub bass go over 100 hz?

well, by definition sub-bass is the extreme low end but... If you're playing around on your keyboard and go up a couple octaves then the sound will be above 100hz just by virtue of the fact that it's a high note (provided you don't have an eq on it that cuts out everything high)

If you like the deepness of your sub-bass but want it to also be audible on smaller speakers, try putting some light saturation or distortion on it to bring out the higher elements. If you balance it right you will still have a nice low end but listeners can hear it on "regular" speakers.

I"m not totally sure what your post is getting at but hopefully this helps out a little haha
 
Sub Bass can be challenging because they are so low and it tough to hear on small speakers. Depending on the character of the sound, the sub bass can have frequencies in that range. However, if you want it to stand out you'll need to add some harmonics plugins to bring the out like distortion or saturation, which the FUNK JUNKIE explained as well. So if you're looking for sub bass with more frequencies presence in the 100hz-250hz range do that. Or another cool technique would be to put another bass on top of the sub. The sub will act as the deep end of the bass so the overall low end will sounds nice if you mix them on top of each other correctly. You could also double a sub bass put distortion on one of them and blend them that way too. It's really a matter of what preference and what kind of sound you're going for.
 
I am not sure of an official cutoff, but most folks refer to sub bass as 60Hz or so and below. From there up to about 250Hz is "regular" bass.
 
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