Frequency Range |
When Used Produces |
This Effect When Used Too Much Produces This Effect |
16Hz to 60 Hz |
Sense of power, felt more than heard |
makes music muddy |
60Hz to 250Hz |
Fundamentals of rythm section, EQing can change musical balance making it fat or thin |
makes music boomy |
250Hz to 2KHz |
Low order harmonics of most musical instruments |
telephone quality to music 500 to 1KHz horn-like, 1K to 2KHz tinny, listening fatigue
|
2KHz to 4KHz |
Speech Recognition |
3KHz listening fatigue, lisping quality, "m:, "v", "b" indistinguishable
|
4KHz to 6KHz |
Clarity and definition of voices and instruments, makes music seem closer to listener, adding 6db at 5KHz makes entire mix seem 3db louder |
sibilance on vocals |
6KHz to 16KHz |
Brilliance and clarity of sounds |
sibilance, harshness on vocals |