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    EQ Settings Cheat Sheet

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    This document provides EQ settings recommendations for various instruments to help achieve desired sounds. It lists specific frequencies and suggested cut/boost amounts for vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, kick drum, snare drum, rack toms, floor toms, cymbals, drum overheads and piano. The goal is to provide starting points that can be tweaked to find the right sound. It encourages experimenting with the settings and frequencies.

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    EQ Settings Cheat Sheet

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    This document provides EQ settings recommendations for various instruments to help achieve desired sounds. It lists specific frequencies and suggested cut/boost amounts for vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, kick drum, snare drum, rack toms, floor toms, cymbals, drum overheads and piano. The goal is to provide starting points that can be tweaked to find the right sound. It encourages experimenting with the settings and frequencies.

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    This document provides EQ settings recommendations for various instruments to help achieve desired sounds. It lists specific frequencies and suggested cut/boost amounts for vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, kick drum, snare drum, rack toms, floor toms, cymbals, drum overheads and piano. The goal is to provide starting points that can be tweaked to find the right sound. It encourages experimenting with the settings and frequencies.

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    Víctor Alonso Vásquez Palma
    This document provides EQ settings recommendations for various instruments to help achieve desired sounds. It lists specific frequencies and suggested cut/boost amounts for vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, kick drum, snare drum, rack toms, floor toms, cymbals, drum overheads and piano. The goal is to provide starting points that can be tweaked to find the right sound. It encourages experimenting with the settings and frequencies.

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    Fill the Silence Audio Company Presents

    eq settings
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    EQ SETTINGS CHEAT
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    INTRODUCTION
    First of all, a huge thank you to you for downloading this
    free guide. If you haven’t already, be sure to join the Fill
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    The EQ settings in this guide are here to help you to


    achieve the sound that you want from various
    instruments. Each of these settings offer a great starting
    point for equalising your instruments. Don't be afraid to
    experiment with these settings or to tweak them to
    achieve the sound that you're looking for.

    VOCALS

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Add body 150 Hz + 2 to 3 dB
    Reduce muddiness 200 - 250 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add clarity 3 kHz + 2 to 4 dB
    Add presence 5 kHz + 1 to 2 dB
    Reduce sibilance 7.5 kHz - 10 kHz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add brightness 10 kHz + 2 to 3 dB
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    ELECTRIC GUITAR

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Reduce muddiness 100 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add warmth 150 - 250 Hz + 2 dB dB
    Add attack 2.5 - 4 kHz + 2 to 3 dB
    Add bite 5 kHz + 2 to 3 dB

    ACOUSTIC GUITAR

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Add warmth 150 - 250 Hz + 2 to 3 dB
    Reduce muddiness 300 - 350 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add beefiness 500 - 2000 Hz + 2 to 3 dB
    Add attack 3 - 5 kHz + 2 to 3 dB
    Add brightness 7 kHz + 2 to 3 dB

    BASS GUITAR

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Add body 100 - 200 Hz + 1 to 2 dB
    Reduce muddiness 200 - 300 Hz - 3 to 4 dB
    Add punch 500 - 1000 Hz + 2 to 3 dB
    Add attack 2.5 - 5 kHz + 2 to 3 dB
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    KICK DRUM

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Add body 80 - 100 Hz + 1 to 2 dB
    Reduce muddiness 300 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Reduce boxiness 400 - 600 Hz - 3 to 4 dB
    Add attack 2.5 - 5 kHz + 1 to 2 dB

    SNARE DRUM
    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST
    Add warmth 100 - 150 Hz + 1 to 2 dB
    Add fatness 200 Hz + 2 to 3 dB
    Add body 250 Hz + 1 to 2 dB
    Reduce boxiness 400 - 800 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add attack 3 - 5 kHz + 1 to 2 dB
    Add crispness 8 - 10 kHz + 1 to 2 dB

    RACK TOMS

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Add body 200 - 250 Hz + 1 to 2 dB
    Reduce boxiness 600 - 1000 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add attack 3 - 5 kHz + 2 to 3 dB
    Add presence 5 - 8 kHz + 2 to 3 dB
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    FLOOR TOMS

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Add richness 40 - 125 Hz + 1 to 2 dB
    Reduce boxiness 400 - 800 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add attack 5 kHz + 2 to 3 dB

    CYMBALS

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Reduce rumbling 150 - 200 Hz - 1 to 2 dB
    Reduce clanginess 300 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Reduce trashiness 1 - 2 kHz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add brightness 8 - 12 kHz + 2 to 3 dB

    DRUM OVERHEADS

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Reduce muddiness 100 - 200 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Reduce boxiness 400 - 1000 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add brightness 10 - 16 kHz + 2 to 3 dB
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    PIANO

    SOUND FREQUENCY CUT / BOOST


    Add warmth 80 - 150 Hz + 2 to 3 dB
    Reduce muddiness 200 - 400 Hz - 2 to 3 dB
    Add attack 2.5 kHz - 5 kHz + 2 to 3 dB

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