diff --git a/murenn/dtcwt/nn.py b/murenn/dtcwt/nn.py
index 58b4154..cababd5 100644
--- a/murenn/dtcwt/nn.py
+++ b/murenn/dtcwt/nn.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def __init__(self, *, J, Q, T, in_channels, J_phi=None, padding_mode="symmetric"
             raise ValueError("J_phi must be greater or equal to J")
         self.T = [T*self.Q[j] for j in range(J)]
         self.in_channels = in_channels
+        self.padding_mode = padding_mode
         down = []
         conv1d = []
         self.dtcwt = murenn.DTCWT(
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ def forward(self, x):
         UWx = torch.cat(UWx, dim=2)
         return UWx
     
+
     def to_conv1d(self):
         """
         Compute the single-resolution equivalent impulse response of the MuReNN layer.
diff --git a/murenn/dtcwt/transform1d.py b/murenn/dtcwt/transform1d.py
index d179fe8..d11d5f1 100644
--- a/murenn/dtcwt/transform1d.py
+++ b/murenn/dtcwt/transform1d.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import dtcwt
 import torch.nn
+import bisect
 
 from murenn.dtcwt.lowlevel import prep_filt
 from murenn.dtcwt.transform_funcs import FWD_J1, FWD_J2PLUS, INV_J1, INV_J2PLUS
@@ -188,6 +189,72 @@ def forward(self, x):
         return yl, yh
 
 
+    @property
+    def subbands(self):
+        """
+        Return the subbands boundaries.
+        """
+
+        N = 2 ** (self.J + 4)
+        x = torch.zeros(1, 1, N)
+        x[0, 0, N//2] = 1
+
+        idtcwt = DTCWTInverse(
+            J = self.J, 
+            alternate_gh=self.alternate_gh, 
+        )
+        # Compute the DTCWT of the impulse signal
+        x_phi, x_psis = self(x)
+        ys = []
+
+        for j in range(self.J):
+            y_phi = x_phi * 0
+            y_psis = [x_psis[k] * (j==k) for k in range(self.J)]
+            y_j_hat = torch.abs(torch.fft.fft(idtcwt(y_phi, y_psis).squeeze()))
+            ys.append(y_j_hat)
+
+        lp_psis = [x_psis[k] * 0 for k in range(self.J)]
+        y_lp_hat = torch.abs(torch.fft.fft(idtcwt(x_phi, lp_psis).squeeze()))
+        ys.append(y_lp_hat)
+
+        # Stack tensors to create a 2D tensor where each row is a tensor from the list
+        ys = torch.stack(ys)[:, :N//2]
+        # Define the threshold
+        threshold = 0.2
+        # Apply the threshold
+        valid_mask = ys >= threshold
+        ys = ys * valid_mask.float()
+        # Find the subbands of each frequency
+        max_values, max_indices = torch.max(ys, dim=0)
+        # Find the boundaries of the subbands
+        boundaries = torch.where(max_indices[:-1] != max_indices[1:])[0] + 1
+        boundaries = boundaries / N
+        boundaries = torch.cat((torch.tensor([0.]), boundaries, torch.tensor([0.5]))).flip(dims=(0,))
+        return boundaries.tolist()
+    
+
+    def hz_to_octs(self, frequencies, sr=1.0):
+        """
+        Convert a list of frequencies to their corresponding octave subband indices.
+
+        Parameters:
+        frequencies (list of float): List of frequencies to convert.
+        sr (float): Sampling rate, default is 1.0.
+
+        Returns:
+        list of int: List of octave subband indices corresponding to the input frequencies
+            -1 indicates out of range.
+        """
+        subbands = [boundary * sr for boundary in self.subbands]
+        subbands.reverse()
+        js = []
+        for freq in frequencies:
+            i = bisect.bisect_left(subbands, freq)
+            j = len(subbands) - i - 1 if i > 0 else -1
+            js.append(j)
+        return js
+
+
 class DTCWTInverse(DTCWT):
     """Performs a DTCWT reconstruction of a sequence of 1-D signals. DTCWTInverse
     should be initialized in the same manner as DTCWTDirect.
diff --git a/tests/test_dtcwt.py b/tests/test_dtcwt.py
index ded75f2..68074a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_dtcwt.py
+++ b/tests/test_dtcwt.py
@@ -134,3 +134,30 @@ def test_avrg_energy(alternate_gh):
         P_Ux = P_Ux + Ppsi_j
     ratio = P_Ux / P_x
     assert torch.abs(ratio - 1) <= 0.01
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("J", list(range(1, 10)))
+def test_subbands(J):
+    tfm = murenn.DTCWT(J=J)
+    subbands = tfm.subbands
+    # Test the number of subbands
+    # There are J band-pass subbands and 1 low-pass subband, so J+2 subbands boundaries in total.
+    assert len(subbands) == J + 2
+    # Test the min/max value
+    assert min(subbands) == 0.
+    assert max(subbands) == 0.5
+    # Check that it's sorted
+    assert all(subbands[i] > subbands[i+1] for i in range(len(subbands)-1)
+    )
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("J", list(range(1, 10)))
+def test_hz_to_octs(J):
+    sr = 16000
+    nyquist = 8000
+    dtcwt = murenn.DTCWT(J = J)
+    # Test with a very small frequency, expecting it to map to the highest subband index
+    assert dtcwt.hz_to_octs([1e-5], sr) == [J]
+    # Test with a frequency just above the Nyquist frequency, expecting it to map to -1 (out of range)
+    assert dtcwt.hz_to_octs([nyquist+1e-5], sr) == [-1]
+    # Test with a frequency just below the Nyquist frequency, expecting it to map to the lowest subband index
+    assert dtcwt.hz_to_octs([nyquist-1e-5], sr) == [0]
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