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Train Your Ears to Recognize Frequencies in Equalization
A child is able to perceive frequencies between 20 Hertz and 20 000 Hertz. As you grow older a natural hearing loss occurs. So when you are 50, you might just be able hear up to 15 or 16 kHz and by the time you turn 80, your upper limit normally drops down to 8 or 9 kHz. That is also the reason why some older people have trouble understanding the high pitched, squeaky voice of their grand-children. As most things in life hearing abilities and hearing loss are highly individual. They vary from one person to another.
Don’t worry to much. With a little training and some conscious listening you can learn to hear much more precisely than your 10-year-old nephew. In this article, I would like to give you a brief overview on all important frequency bands. How do they sound? How do we perceive them and What is their role in music? Getting to know your frequencies is crucial if want to learn to make good mixes. You only use equalizing effectively if you know what dip at 1000 Hz or a boost at 250 Hz actually sounds like. Beside this post you can also work with the program Train Your Ears EQ Edition. Working with this post and the program is a good strategy to learn to recognize frequencies in equalizing pretty fast.
http://earmonk.com/train-your-ears-recognize-frequencies-equalization/
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Common Frequencies For Equalization
Human voice Scratchy at 2 KHz. Nasal at 1 KHz. Popping Ps below 80 Hz. Hot at 8 KHz. Clarity above 3 KHz. Body at 200-400 Hz. Aim for a thinner sound when blending many voices, especially if the backing track is full.
Piano Tinny at 1-2 KHz. Boomy at 300 Hz. Presence at 5 KHz. Bottom at 100 Hz. Don't add too much bottom when mixing with a full rhythm section.
Electric Guitar Muddy below 80 Hz. Clarity at 3 KHz. Bottom at 125 Hz.
Acoustic Guitar Tinny at 2-3 KHz. Boomy at 200 Hz. Sparkle above 5 KHz. Full at 125 Hz.
Electric Bass Thin at 1 KHz.
Boomy at 125 Hz. Growl at 600 Hz. Bottom below 80 Hz. Sound varies greatly depending on the type of bass and brand of strings used.
String Bass Hollow at 600 Hz. Boomy at 200 Hz. Slap at 2-5 KHz. Bottom below 125 Hz.
Snare Drum Annoying at 1 KHz. Crisp above 2 KHz. Full at 150-200 Hz. Deep at 80 Hz. Also try adjusting the tightness of the snare wires.
Kick Drum Floppy at 600 Hz. Boomy below 80 Hz. Slap at 2-5 KHz. Bottom at 60-125 Hz. For most pop music, remove the front head, then put a heavy blanket inside resting against the front head.
Toms Boomy at 300 Hz. Slap at 2-5 KHz. Bottom at 80- 200 Hz. Tuning and adjusting the head tension makes a huge difference too!
Cymbals, bells, tambourines, etc. Annoying at 1 KHz. Sparkle above 5 KHz. [Analog only:] Record these instruments at conservative levels, especially at slower tape speeds.
Horns and Strings Scratchy at 3 KHz. Honky at 1 KHz. Muddy below 120 Hz. Hot at 8-12 KHz. Clarity above 2 KHz. Strings are lush at 400-600 Hz.
The Art of Equalization - Ethan Winer
