Eq Setting Suggestions - PRESONUS AI-Series Owner's Manual

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6.4

EQ Setting Suggestions

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
6.4 EQ Setting Suggestions
Vocals
LOW ON/OFF LOW SHELF
ON OFF
HIGH MID ON/ HI MID FREQ
OFF (kHz)
ON 2.4
LOW ON/OFF LOW SHELF
ON ON
HIGH MID ON/ HI MID FREQ
OFF (kHz)
ON 1.4
BOOST
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bass line clarity
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(especially for softer bass line clarity
and punch
playback levels)
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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
•
lessen overly
bright guitar
overtones
Included with your StudioLive is a library of Channel Strip presets. Sections
4.1.9 and 4.1.10 discusses how to load these presets onto a channel or bus
and how to create your own presets. For an idea of where to start, check out
the following generic EQ settings for several different instruments. As with
the compression settings in Section 6.2, the right EQ setting for any given
instrument will depend upon the room and the tonality of the instrument.
Pop Female Vocals
LOW FREQ (Hz) LOW Q
130 0.6
HIGH MID Q HIGH MID GAIN HIGH ON/OFF
0.4 +2
Rock Female Vocals
LOW FREQ (Hz) LOW Q
155 N/A
HIGH MID Q HIGH MID GAIN HIGH ON/OFF
0.6 +6
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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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bass "pluck"
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acoustic/electric
guitar attack
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lower piano register
attack
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vocal clarity
3 kHz 5 kHz
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adds distance to
background
instruments
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softens a "thin" guitar
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enhance background
vocal breathiness
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disguise vocals and
guitars that are slightly
out of tune
CUT
LOW GAIN LOW MID
ON/OFF
-2 ON
HIGH SHELF HIGH FREQ
ON OFF
LOW GAIN LOW MID
ON/OFF
+4 ON
HIGH SHELF HIGH FREQ
ON OFF
StudioLive™ 32.4.2AI
Owner's Manual
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brighten vocals,
acoustic guitar,
piano
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harder cymbals
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kick & tom attack
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percussion attack
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breathier vocals
reduce vocal dullness
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brighten cymbals,
more finger sound on bass
string instruments,
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sharpness to:
flutes
synths, rock guitars,
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more realistic
acoustic guitars, piano
samples and synths
7 kHz 10 kHz 15 kHz
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vocals: reduce
"s" sound
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vocals: reduce
"s" sound
LOW MID LOW MID Q LOW MID GAIN
FREQ (Hz)
465 0.6
HIGH Q HIGH GAIN
(kHz)
6.0 0.3
LOW MID LOW MID Q LOW MID GAIN
FREQ (Hz)
465 0.4
HIGH Q HIGH GAIN
(kHz)
4.2 0.5
-2
+8
+6
+2
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