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  1. 07-05-2010  #1

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    EQ Guide

    Hope yol Find this useful ;)

    Guitar EQ Guide

    Electric Guitar

    For bottom Boost 100 Hz
    For warmth Boost 250 Hz
    For body Boost 500 Hz
    For pick or percussion Boost 1-2 K
    For "Cut" (solos, lines, etc.) Boost 3-4 K
    For "presence" Boost 5 K
    For "buzz" (distortion, etc.) Boost 7 K
    For clarity and string decay Boost 10 K and up
    To remove muddiness Cut 200 Hz
    To remove harshness Cut 1-3 K

    Acoustic Guitar

    For warmth Boost 250 Hz
    For body Boost 500-700 Hz
    For pick Boost 1 K
    For lines Boost 3 K
    For brilliance Boost 5 K
    For sparkle Boost 10 K and up
    To remove rumble Cut 100 Hz and down
    To remove finger noise Cut 7 K

    Bass EQ Guide

    For lows Boost 80-100 Hz
    For tonality Boost 800 Hz
    For rhythmic attack Boost 1 K
    For string sound Boost 3 K
    For clarity Boost 6 K
    To reduce muddiness Cut 200 Hz

    Synth EQ Guide

    Bass sound Power 100 Hz
    Muddiness Cut 200 Hz
    Warmth Bottom for pads, strings 250 Hz
    Tone Horns, reeds, organ 500 Hz
    Transient Percussive or plucked sounds 1 K
    Upper midrange Leads 2-3 K
    Sibilance Distortion, buzz, string bow, esses 5-7 K
    Top end Phasing, flanging; cut for noise 10 K

    Drum EQ Guide

    Kick Drum

    For bottom Boost 80-100 Hz
    For transient Boost 3 K
    For top Boost 6 K

    Snare Drum

    For boom (tone) Boost 125-250 Hz
    For bang (transient) Boost 1-2 K
    For buzz (snares) Boost 5 K

    Tom-toms

    For tone Boost 250-500 Hz
    For attack Boost 7 K

    Cymbals

    For top Boost 10 K
    If muddy Cut 200 Hz

    High-hat

    For heavy rock Boost 500 Hz
    Light Boost 5 K
    For top Boost 10 K
    Last edited by zypher; 07-05-2010 at 10:00.

  2. 01-10-2010  #2

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    Really good, but not always the truth... it's very useful to begin an eq job, but the ear is the best tool heheh

  3. 13-02-2011  #3

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    nice one! big ,big thanks for that

  4. 17-02-2011  #4

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    Excellent. You have a section of tips for vocal?

  5. 28-03-2011  #5

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    Thanx!

  6. 28-03-2011  #6

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    Thanks alot

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