Frequencies

[aduckworth]

I'm trying to find someone that knows what frequencies are used on insturments such as lead vocals, background vocals, kick drum, bass, guitar, organ, strings and horns, or any other insturments not listed. I'm trying to learn the art of eq. If theres anyone that can help me with this, I would deep appreciate it.
I'm using a mackie 8*32, dp3 software with the 2408 hard disc, with many other toys such as 3 adats, outboard equiptment such as compressors, tube and state of the art as well as stuff like the old bbe etc. If theres a place I can purchase this information, please let me know.
thanks
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[knaster]

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[knaster]

One of the best ear-training exercises I ever had was playing audio-feedback-battleship.

Set up a mic pointed directly into a speaker (this should ensure the test levels are very tolerable and not howling-loud), with 2 EQ's inline, one for each player, out of sight of each other. Bring the level up carefully, UNDER the feedback threshold.

Then have one person raise a freq to feedback level. The other person's job is to cancel the feedback by cutting the same freq on the second eq. It only takes a short while to get a good feel for identifying the freqs. :)

[cmchamp]

There are books on the subject. One I know of, simply becasue it was given to me, is "Practical Recording Techniques" by SAMS Publishing.
Check out the iSync and other publications here at Sweetwater.

Personally, I guess I've not thought about it much. Taught band for 10 years before deciding to try and start a studio and pro sales business. I do a lot of live sound. Gospel music every weekend from April to October. I don't get much time to EQ drums, but keyboards, guitars, and vocals I get plenty of.

You can find the information you're looking for, but honesly, I have used it only as a reference point to start. After 100's of concerts, I've pretty much got the male quartet figured out so that sound checks take about 10 minutes.

You've got the same board I do, and DP3. When I record in the studio, I try to eq the source, especially the vocal, as natural as possible, and as little as possible. If I need to accentuate anything, depending on the tonal quality of the vocalist and their range (bass, baritone, lead, tenor, female) it's usually around 4khz.

Ok, here's my secrets. This works for me with the microphones the groups bring in. Sorry Shure fans, not a lot of those coming through the doors. Lots of EV, Audio-Technica, AKG, Sennheiser, and Neumann.

Bass vocal: no high pass filter. 3-5db boost low shelf, 3-5 db cut at around 100hz 2 8va band width, 3-5db boost between 3-5k for clarity band width from 1 to 3 8va depending on quality of tone, and 3-5db boost high shelf 12k.

Baritone vocal: high pass on, 3-5db boost low shelf, slight cut at 100-200hz, 3-5db boost between 3-5k for clarity band width from 1 to 3 8va, 3-5db boost high shelf.

more later if you'd like.