Sweet Spot Eq.
Hey all,
Here are some Magic Frequencies :
Instruments:
Bass Guitar ....... Bottom at 50-80hz attack at 700hz and snap at 2.5kHz
Kick Drum ......... Bottom at 80-100Hz;Hollowness at 400Hz;point at3 - 5kHz
Snare ........ Fatness at 120 - 240Hz;boing at 900Hz;crispness at5kHz;snap at 10kHz
Toms ....... Fullness at 240 - 500Hz; attack at 5 - 7kHz
Floor Toms ..... Fullness at 80 - 120Hz; attack at 5kHz
Hi Hat and Cymbals ........Clang at 200Hz; sparkle at 8 to 10 kHz
Electric Guitar ..... Fullness at 240 - 500Hz; presence at 1.5 to 2.5kHz to get a 4x12 cabinet sound reduce it to 1kHz
Acoustic Guitar ....... Fullness at 80Hz;body at 240Hz and presence at 2 - 5kHz
Organ ....... Fullness at 80Hz; body at 240Hz; presence at 2 - 5 kHz
Piano..... Fullness at 80Hz; presence at 2.5 - 5kHz;Honky- tonk at 2.5kHz
Horns ...... Fullness at 120 - 240Hz; piercing at 5kHz
Vocals or Voice ...... Fullness at 120Hz; boominess at 240Hz;presence at 5kHz; sibilance at 5kHz; air at 10- 5kHz
Strings ..... Fullness at 240Hz; scratchiness at7 - 10kHz
Conga ...... Ring at 200Hz; slap at 5kHz
Tip
set your Freq: up as Presets. when Eqing your track sweep the Freq's to find the sweetspot. Don't forget to use your gain in your Eqing.
I hope I have helped you all out!
Ken Sutton
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