Kick Drum Muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz. Add a small boost around 5-8kHz to add some high end to punch through the mix. Frequency Effect 50-100Hz Adds bottom to the sound 100-250Hz Adds roundness 250-800Hz Muddiness Area 5-8kHz Adds high end presence 8-12kHz Adds Hiss
Snares A small boost around 60-120Hz will give the sound more body. Boosting around 6kHz will give a snappy sound. Frequency Effect 100-250Hz Fills out the sound 6-8kHz Adds presence
Hi hats, Cymbals, Rides Muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz. Add some brightness with a small boost around 3kHz. Frequency Effect 250-800Hz Muddiness area 1-6kHz Adds presence 6-8kHz Adds clarity 8-12kHz Adds brightness
Bass A boost around 60Hz will add more body. Any muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz. If more presence is needed, try a boost around 6kHz. Frequency Effect 50-100Hz Adds bottom end 100-250Hz Adds roundness 250-800Hz Muddiness Area 800-1kHz Adds beef to small speakers 1-6kHz Adds presence 6-8kHz Adds high-end presence 8-12kHz Adds hiss
Vocals This wildly varies depending on which mic you’ve used to record on. Try either a cut or boost around 300hz depending on the other elements in the mix . A tiny boost around 6kHz will add some clarity, but don’t go mad or the vocal will begin sounding harsh. Frequency Effect 100-250Hz Adds up-front sound 250-800Hz Muddiness area 1-6kHz Adds presence 6-8kHz Adds sibilance and clarity 8-12kHz Adds brightness
Piano Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz. Apply a very small boost around 6kHz to add some clarity. Frequency Effect 50-100Hz Adds bottom 100-250Hz Adds roundness 250-1kHz Muddiness area 1-6kHz Adds presence 6-8Khz Adds clarity 8-12kHz Adds hiss
Electric guitars Again this depends on the mix and the recording. Apply either cut or boost around 300hz, depending on the song and sound. try boosting around 3kHz to add some edge to the sound, or cut to add some transparency. Try boosting around 6kHz to add presence. Try boosting around 10kHz to add brightness. Frequency Effect 100-250Hz Adds body 250-800Hz Muddiness area 1-6Khz Cuts through the mix 6-8kHz Adds clarity 8=12kHz Adds hiss
Acoustic guitar Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off between 100-300Hz. Apply small amounts of cut around 1-3kHz to push the image higher. Apply small amounts of boost around 5kHz to add some presence. Frequency Effect 100-250Hz Adds body 6-8kHz Adds clarity 8-12kHz Adds brightness
Strings These depend entirely on the mix and the sound used. Frequency Effect 50-100Hz Adds bottom end 100-250Hz Adds body 250-800Hz Muddiness area 1-6hHz Sounds crunchy 6-8kHz Adds clarity 8-12kHz Adds brightness
Additional Notes: Low End: Anything less than 50Hz is the sub bass and is most commonly taken up by the lowest part of the kick drum or bass sounds. It’s wise to try and roll off frequencies here with a high pass filter as subsonics are usually inaudible and rob you of extra headroom.
Bass: 50-250Hz This is the home stereo bass boost territory, adding a small boost in the upper ranges to add some presence or clarity.
Muddiness: 200-800Hz This is the problem area for muddy sounding mixes. Most frequencies around here can cause psycho-acoustic problems & if too many sounds in a mix are present here, your track will just sound bad, try to keep this area as sparsely populated as possible.
Mid-range: 800-6kHz Human hearing is extremely sensitive at these frequencies, and even a minute boost around here will result in a huge change in the sound. Human speech is focus in this area, so it’s the frequency range we hear more than any other. Often when you hear one track that sounds louder than another with the same peak level it’s due to this area having a boost and increasing the “perceived loudness” factor.
High Range: 6-8kHz If you boost this area is slightly it will make sounds artificially brighter and is common place in mastering for CD.
Hi-High Range: 8-20kHz This is where you can make your track sound higher quality than it actually is, with carefully planned boosts. Be careful not to overdo it though as you’ll end up with a hissy mix that just annoys the listener.
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CAMBRINGE EQ Nimm mal den Camebridge und cutte mit Elipse bei 77 Hz und dann nimmst das nächste Band und stellst es auch auf 77hz mit einem steilen boost von 3-4 db Das entspricht glaub ich einem D# Dann weißt du was ich meine... Kannst mit fast jeder House Kick machen