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5 Resources
5.4
EQ Setting Suggestions
StudioLive™ Series III Rack Mixers
Owner’s Manual
Table 2
5.4
EQ Setting Suggestions
As with the compression settings in
Section 5.2
, the right EQ setting for any given
instrument will depend upon the room and the tonality of the instrument.
Vocals
Pop Female Vocals
LOW ON/OFF
LOW SHELF
LOW FREQ (Hz)
LOW Q
LOW GAIN
LOW MID
ON/OFF
LOW MID
FREQ (Hz)
LOW MID Q
LOW MID GAIN
ON
OFF
130
0.6
-2
ON
465
0.6
-2
HIGH MID ON/
OFF
HI MID FREQ
(kHz)
HIGH MID Q
HIGH MID GAIN
HIGH ON/OFF
HIGH SHELF
HIGH FREQ
(kHz)
HIGH Q
HIGH GAIN
ON
2.4
0.4
+2
ON
OFF
6.0
0.3
+8
Rock Female Vocals
LOW ON/OFF
LOW SHELF
LOW FREQ (Hz)
LOW Q
LOW GAIN
LOW MID
ON/OFF
LOW MID
FREQ (Hz)
LOW MID Q
LOW MID GAIN
ON
ON
155
N/A
+4
ON
465
0.4
+6
HIGH MID ON/
OFF
HI MID FREQ
(kHz)
HIGH MID Q
HIGH MID GAIN
HIGH ON/OFF
HIGH SHELF
HIGH FREQ
(kHz)
HIGH Q
HIGH GAIN
ON
1.4
0.6
+6
ON
OFF
4.2
0.5
+2
Pop Male Vocals
LOW ON/OFF
LOW SHELF
LOW FREQ (Hz)
LOW Q
LOW GAIN
LOW MID
ON/OFF
LOW MID
FREQ (Hz)
LOW MID Q
LOW MID GAIN
ON
OFF
225
0.3
-2
ON
960
0.3
0
HIGH MID ON/
OFF
HI MID FREQ
(kHz)
HIGH MID Q
HIGH MID GAIN
HIGH ON/OFF
HIGH SHELF
HIGH FREQ
(kHz)
HIGH Q
HIGH GAIN
ON
2.0
0.6
+2
ON
OFF
7.2
0.5
+4
•
bass “pluck”
•
acoustic/electric
guitar attack
•
lower piano register
attack
•
vocal clarity
•
decrease muddiness in
vocals and mid-range
instruments
•
decrease long bass
overtones in cymbals
•
enhance background
vocal breathiness
•
disguise vocals and
guitars that are slightly
out of tune
•
adds distance to
background
instruments
•
softens a “thin” guitar
•
breathier vocals
•
brighten cymbals,
string instruments,
flutes
•
more realistic
samples and synths
•
brighten vocals,
acoustic guitar,
piano
•
harder cymbals
•
vocal presence
•
kick & tom attack
•
more finger sound
on bass
•
piano and acoustic
guitar attack
•
brighter rock guitar
•
kick & tom attack
•
percussion attack
•
reduce vocal dullness
•
more finger sound on bass
•
sharpness to:
synths, rock guitars,
acoustic guitars, piano
•
bass line clarity
and punch
•
decrease kick and
tom dullness
•
decrease dullness
in guitars
•
vocals: reduce
“s” sound
•
vocals: reduce
“s” sound
•
bass line clarity
and punch
•
bass line clarity
(especially for softer
playback levels)
•
vocal fullness
•
hard hitting snare
and guitar
•
fullness to low
frequency
instruments
(kick, tom, bass)
•
decrease bass
“boom” to increase
clarity in the mix
•
decrease guitar
thinness
•
lessen overly
bright guitar
overtones
•
increase guitar clarity
•
lessen guitar “boom”
•
harder bass to low
frequency
instruments (kick,
tom, bass)
•
guitar and snare
fullness
•
piano and horns
warmth
50 Hz
100 Hz
200 Hz
400 Hz
800 Hz
1.5 kHz
BOOST
CUT
3 kHz
5 kHz
7 kHz
10 kHz
15 kHz
