What's that Frequency?

[2000Z28M6]

Guys,

Just thought I would share this little guide I found in a mix article good place to tweak the EQ for different instruments.

Good Starting Points never could memorize these so it's handy having them printed. Enjoy

Bass 35Hz - 250Hz
Cello 60Hz - 1kHz
Violin 200Hz - 4kHz
Guitar 75Hz - 1kHz
French Horn 60Hz - 850Hz
Trumpet 250Hz - 1kHz
Bassoon 50Hz - 750Hz
Clarinet 200Hz - 2kHz
Oboe 250Hz - 1.5kHz
Flute 300Hz - 4.5kHz
Piccalo 550Hz - 4.5kHz
Bass Voice 60Hz - 400Hz
Baritone Voice 100Hz - 450Hz
Tenor Voice 150Hz - 600Hz
Contralto Voice 200Hz - 900Hz
Soprano Voice 250Hz - 1.5kHz

There is also another part that shows where to sweep 3db for different effects in a certain instruments. I'll post later got tired of typin!.

[Waffleness]

I assume this article has taken the range of each instrument, converted that to a fundamental frequency, and rounded up/down the ranges to produce this list?

Its interesting to see I guess, but they haven't mentioned anything above 1kHz for most instruments, which is where a lot the lovely harmonics are. Also, I feel giving people a list of numbers sometimes means they hear something is wrong with the mix, and then jump onto a list like that to fix it. This kind of skips a step. You should hear issues, then use your ears to work out where the issues are.

Its a nice list of numbers, but I trust my ears more than my calculator

[RAMI]

That's not a chart. THIS is a chart:

http://www.independentrecording.net/...in_display.htm

[Norris Shepherd]

Hey 2000Z28M6... thanks for the post. What's nice about posts like this.. is it often brings out additions to it. LOVE the link that Rami posted.. that's favorited and printed!

[jmorris]

Originally Posted by 2000Z28M6

Guys,

Just thought I would share this little guide I found in a mix article good place to tweak the EQ for different instruments.

Good Starting Points never could memorize these so it's handy having them printed. Enjoy

Bass 35Hz - 250Hz
Cello 60Hz - 1kHz
Violin 200Hz - 4kHz
Guitar 75Hz - 1kHz
French Horn 60Hz - 850Hz
Trumpet 250Hz - 1kHz
Bassoon 50Hz - 750Hz
Clarinet 200Hz - 2kHz
Oboe 250Hz - 1.5kHz
Flute 300Hz - 4.5kHz
Piccalo 550Hz - 4.5kHz
Bass Voice 60Hz - 400Hz
Baritone Voice 100Hz - 450Hz
Tenor Voice 150Hz - 600Hz
Contralto Voice 200Hz - 900Hz
Soprano Voice 250Hz - 1.5kHz

There is also another part that shows where to sweep 3db for different effects in a certain instruments. I'll post later got tired of typin!.

Isnt it called the Carrnigie chart ( spelling!!) or something close?Go on youtube and do a search for Bob Katz.He has a video there about how notes ahev their own related freq. Pretty interesting. Kind of same thing.

[2000Z28M6]

Rami

That's not a chart. THIS is a chart:

NICE!

ts interesting to see I guess, but they haven't mentioned anything above 1kHz for most instruments, which is where a lot the lovely harmonics are.

I mentioned this was on there too, I just didnt have time to type it up.

But yea the sweeps are over the 1kHz.