PRESONUS StudioLive 16.0.2 Owner's Manual page 150

8 Tutorials
8.3 Equalizers
Table 1
Instrument
Human Voice
80 Hz and below
Piano
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Bass
String Bass
Snare Drum
Kick Drum
80 Hz and below
Toms
Cymbals
Horns
120 Hz and below
String section
120 Hz and below
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Never be afraid of taking a risk. The best EQ tricks were found by mad scientists
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of sound. With every instrument, there are frequencies that can be attenuated or
boosted to add clarity or fullness. Altering the wrong frequencies can make an
instrument shrill, muddy, or just downright annoying. The following two charts
suggest frequency ranges that should be accentuated or downplayed for the
most common instruments. These are just suggestions; the frequencies may need
to be adjusted up or down depending on the instrument, room, and microphone.
What to Cut Why to Cut
7 kHz Sibilance
2 kHz
1 kHz Nasal
Popping P's
1-2 kHz Tinny
300 Hz Boomy
1-2 kHz
80 Hz and below Muddy
2-3 kHz Tinny
200 Hz Boomy
1 kHz
125 Hz Boomy
600 Hz Hollow
200 Hz Boomy
1 kHz Annoying
400 Hz Muddy
Boomy
300 Hz Boomy
1 kHz Annoying
1 kHz Honky
Muddy
3 kHz
Muddy
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What to Boost
8 kHz
Shrill 3 kHz and above
200-400 Hz
5 kHz
100 Hz
Shrill 3 kHz
125 Hz
5 kHz and above
125 Hz
Thin 600 Hz
80 Hz and below
2-5 kHz
125 Hz and below
2 kHz
150-200 Hz
80 Hz
2-5 kHz
60-125 Hz
2-5 kHz
80-200 Hz
7-8 kHz
8-12 kHz
15 kHz
8-12 kHz
2 kHz
Shrill 2 kHz
400-600 Hz
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Why to Boost
Big sound
Clarity
Body
More presence
Bottom end
Clarity
Bottom end
Sparkle
Full
Growl
Bottom end
Sharp attack
Bottom end
Crisp
Full
Deep
Sharp attack
Bottom end
Sharp attack
Bottom end
Sizzle
Brilliance
Air
Big sound
Clarity
Clarity
Lush and full