some eq tips for the fam

i just wanted to give back to the forums, i have a rough eq chart for mixing stuff and what certain frrequencies boosted will do to a sound. this helps me out alot, hope it can do the same for you guys. thier just rough places to begin at with mixing and eq.

acousitc bass: plectrum 600 hz to 1k
lows 60 to 100
strings (arco) 2 to 3 k
fullness (boom) 100 to 300

electric bass (D.I) fullness 150 to 300
edge 1.5 k to 4k

kick point or beater, 2 to k5, usually around 2.5 to 3 ish
bottom 60 to 80
boom 100 -400

snare fulness 250 -400
crispness 3-5k

cymbals/hats shimmer 5k to 10k
ring 200hz - 1k

front toms skin or strike 4-5k
body 200 to 600

floor toms fullness 80 - 150

acoustic gtr body 200 -400
openness 2 to 5k

vocals

prescence male 5k
presence female 5 to 7.5k
sibilance 7.5 to 10 k
boomyness 200 to 400 hz
fullness 80 to 120

electric organ- bass 80 -120
body 160 to 250
prescence 3 to 5k

piano- bass 80 to 150
brightness 2-5k
tinny 3k (narrow band or fit)
honky tonk attachment on upright piano resonance 30 to 50 hz

(watch out for pedal thumps in lower frequencies)

brass -fullness 100-250

reeds- brightness 5-7k

strings- string buzz2 to 5k (dip)
edge 7.5 to 10k
fullness 200 to 300 hz

and i also found out that if you want to cut or boost static in a sample 10k is around where it sits.

^ aint that from tweakheadz?

maybe, but it is accurate on a general level.

Kind of handy actually if you are using a parametric eq without an analyser.

nice, i can dig that

i dont think its from tweakheadz

i got it from my teacher, im goin to audio school so we get some good handouts like that sometimes.

glad ya liked it

what would go great with this would be some little explanation on how to apply the info from the chart.. for some of the less epxerienced users

i have a couple questions if no one mines

the kick = whats boom and botteM?

snare you mention crispiness 3-5 k, are you saying here adjust the high end of eq to 3_5 K?

if someone could help me read this chart that would be amazing

J-tawn wrote:what would go great with this would be some little explanation on how to apply the info from the chart.. for some of the less epxerienced users

i have a couple questions if no one mines

the kick = whats boom and botteM?

snare you mention crispiness 3-5 k, are you saying here adjust the high end of eq to 3_5 K?

if someone could help me read this chart that would be amazing

crispness, boom, and bottom are all "audio terms" those frequencies are usually where those terms sit in the respective instrument.

so if something says crispness, that means that the crispness usually sits between 3 and 5 k and if you want that crisp snare sound those are the frequencies you boost.