THE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM, INSTRUMENT RANGES, AND EQ TIPS VOCALS
FULLNESS - 120 Hz, BOOMINESS - 200-240 Hz
(SAX CLOSE MIC’D KEY NOISE SET HPF @ 200 Hz)
HONK 400 Hz
VOCALS, FEMALE VOCALS, MALE (PRESENCE 5k, SIBILANCE 7.5-10k) FLUTE CLARINET
ALTO SAX (REED (REED BUZZ BUZZ 6-7k) 6-7k) TENOR SAX (REED (REED BUZZ BUZZ 5-6k) 5-6k) TRUMPET TROMBONE
SQUAWK 2k
HONK 250-300 Hz
SQUAWK 1k
WINDS
TUBA
VIOLIN, MANDOLIN CELLO
STRINGS
ACOUSTIC GUITARS (HARSHNESS - 2k, CUT 7k-10k)
BOOMINESS - 120-200 Hz
ELEC GUITARS (BITE - 2.5k, AIR 8k)
FULLNESS - 240 Hz
4 STRING BASS 5 STRING BASS (ATTACK 700-1k, STRING NOISE 2.5k)
BOTTOM - 60-80 Hz
DRUMS
CLANK - 200 Hz
CYMBALS SNARE
SIZZLE 7.5k-10k
FATNESS - 240 Hz
CRISPNESS 5k-6k
FULLNESS - 120-240 Hz
ATTACK - 5k
THUMP - 60-80 Hz
ATTACK - 4k
TOMS KICK DRUM
KEYS
SYNTHESIZER
EXT RANGE
FULL RANGE
PIANO NORMAL RANGE
FULL RANGE
EXT RANGE
Middle C 20.6 Hz 27.5 Hz
55 Hz
110 Hz
220 Hz
440 Hz
880 Hz
SUB-WOOFERS MID-RANGE SPEAKERS
1720 Hz
3540 Hz
7080 Hz
14.16 k
21.24 k
HORNS/TWEETERS
BASS BAND ULTRA-HIGH UPPER MID RANGE UPPER 40 - 160 FREQUENCIES BASS BAND 800 - 2.5k MID-BAND SUB-BASS HIGH FREQ LOW-MID (where fundamentals for 160 - 300 10k - 20k (where clutter happens, 2.5k - 5k FREQUENCIES BRIGHTNESS 300 - 800 kick and bass are, can easily (warmth, or a (not much 20 - 40 5k - 10k (this range has lots our ears are sensitive, (where our ears get cluttered and woofy energy or muddy, woody too much sounds are most sensitive (More felt than heard, (lots of of upper resonance sounding. This is where musicality) sound. fundamental & droning. Think of hard, nasal, & where brittle harmonics. plus requires an enormous the thump comes from) for snare, toms, obnoxious) harsh, screechie is)vocal sibilance, amount of energy, AGT feedback) guitars, male vox) & Hi quality transducers) and cymbals)
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