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EQ Cheat Sheet PDF

This document provides a chart and cheat sheet describing the frequency ranges and EQ characteristics of various instruments. It lists common instruments like vocals, saxophone, guitar, drums, bass, and piano along with the low, low-mid, high-mid, and high frequency ranges they occupy. It also identifies EQ issues or qualities within those ranges, such as boxiness, nasally tones, presence, sibilance, warmth, honkiness, bite, and shrillness. The goal is to serve as a quick reference for engineers to identify common EQ problems and opportunities for different instruments.

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EQ Cheat Sheet PDF

This document provides a chart and cheat sheet describing the frequency ranges and EQ characteristics of various instruments. It lists common instruments like vocals, saxophone, guitar, drums, bass, and piano along with the low, low-mid, high-mid, and high frequency ranges they occupy. It also identifies EQ issues or qualities within those ranges, such as boxiness, nasally tones, presence, sibilance, warmth, honkiness, bite, and shrillness. The goal is to serve as a quick reference for engineers to identify common EQ problems and opportunities for different instruments.

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EQ Chart & Cheat Sheet

Lows

Low-Mids

High-Mids

Vocal (Soprano) (250 - 1,300hz)

Highs
* Boxiness (500hz) Nasally (1-4K) Presence (5K) Sibilance (7-10K) Sheen (12-14K)

Vocal (Alto) (180 - 700hz)

* Boxiness (500hz) Nasally (1-4K) Presence (5K) Sibilance (7-10K) Sheen (12-14K)

Vocal (Tenor) (130 - 500hz)

* Fullness (120hz) Boominess (200hz) Boxiness (500hz) Nasally (1-4K) Presence (5K) Sibilance (7-10K) Sheen (12K)

Vocal (Baritone) (100 - 400hz)

* Fullness (120hz) Boominess (200hz) Boxiness (500hz) Nasally (1-4K) Presence (5K) Sibilance (7-10K) Sheen (12K)

Harmonica-Various (180- 3100hz)

* Warmth (200-400hz) Honkiness (1-3.5K)

Alto Sax (125- 880hz)

* Warmth (200-400hz) Honkiness (1-3.5K) Reed Buzz (5-7K)

Tenor Sax (110- 620hz)

* Warmth (200-400hz) Honkiness (1-3.5K) Reed Buzz (5-7K)

Mandolin (136 - 1,320z)

* Boxiness (600hz) Bite (3-6K) Sheen (8-12K)

Acoustic Guitar (82 - 1,200hz)

* Bottom (80-100hz) Boxiness (200hz) Bite (2-4K) Sheen (8-10K)

Electric Guitar (82 - 1,200hz)

* AC Hum (40-50hz) Boxiness (200hz) Bite (2-4K) Sheen (8-10K)

Cymbals (200 - 1,500hz)

* Low End Rolloff (<100hz) Clank (100-500hz) Overtones (2-6Khz) Sizzle (8-12K)

Snare (120 - 1,500hz)

* Fatness (130hz) Boxiness (300hz) Snap (2.5-4K) Sizzle (8K)

Toms (100- 1,500hz)

* Fullness (120-240hz) Boxiness (500hz) Snap (2K) Stick (5K)

Kick (60 - 250hz)

* Thump (60-80hz) Boxiness (500hz) Smack (2-4K)

Bass (31 - 500hz)

* Rumble (20-40hz) Bottom (60-80hz) Boxiness (500hz) Attack (700-1K) Strings (2.5K)

Piano (27.5 - 4,186hz)


C1
C2

32.7

65.4

* Pedal Noise (30-50hz) Bottom (80-120hz) Warmth(200-400hz) Boxiness (500hz) Presence (2.5-5K) Shrillness (5-7.5K) Sheen (10K)

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

C10

130.8

261.6

523.3

1,046

2,093

4,186

8,372

16,744

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