Eq Frequency Guides - PRESONUS StudioLive ARc Series Owner's Manual

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8.1

EQ Frequency Guides

Table 2
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harder bass to low
frequency
instruments (kick,
tom, bass)
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guitar and snare
fullness
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piano and horns
warmth
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fullness to low
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vocal fullness
frequency
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instruments hard hitting snare
(kick, tom, bass) and guitar
50 Hz 100 Hz 200 Hz
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increase guitar clarity
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lessen guitar "boom"
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decrease bass decrease muddiness in
"boom" to increase vocals and mid-range
clarity in the mix instruments
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decrease long bass
overtones in cymbals
BOOST
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bass line clarity
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bass line clarity
(especially for softer
playback levels) and punch
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bass line clarity
and punch
400 Hz 800 Hz 1.5 kHz
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decrease kick and decrease dullness
tom dullness in guitars
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decrease guitar
thinness
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lessen overly
bright guitar
overtones
CUT
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vocal presence
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kick & tom attack
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more finger sound
on bass
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piano and acoustic
guitar attack
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brighter rock guitar
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kick & tom attack
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percussion attack
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bass "pluck"
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reduce vocal dullness
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acoustic/electric
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more finger sound on bass
guitar attack
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sharpness to:
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lower piano register
synths, rock guitars,
attack
acoustic guitars, piano
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vocal clarity
3 kHz 5 kHz 7 kHz
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adds distance to
background
instruments
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softens a "thin" guitar
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enhance background vocals: reduce
vocal breathiness "s" sound
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disguise vocals and
guitars that are slightly
out of tune
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brighten vocals,
acoustic guitar,
piano
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harder cymbals
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breathier vocals
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brighten cymbals,
string instruments,
flutes
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more realistic
samples and synths
10 kHz 15 kHz
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vocals: reduce
"s" sound
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