: Hey all,
:
: Does anyone have a chart that shows the different frequencies versus what
: instruments and sounds are found at those frequencies? I've decided take
: this on as my next learning curve when I'm mastering on my 880ex.
I wish I could remember where I found this, probably in one of the following
books. It's most likely from the first book on the list, but it's repeated
in several of them:
** "The Art of Mixing" by David Gibson (Mix Books, 1997)
"Making Music with Digital Audio" by Ian Waugh (PC Publishing, 1997)
"Practical Recording Techniques" by Bruce and Jenny Bartlett (2nd
Edition, Focal Press, 1998)
"Modern Recording Techniques" by David Miles Huber and Robert E.
Runstein (4th Edition, Focal Press, 1995)
** "The Home Studio Guide to Microphones" by Loren Alldrin (Mix Books, 1997)
"Principles of Digital Audio" by Ken C. Pohlmann (3rd Edition, McGraw
Hill, 1995
** Highly recommended by this hillbilly
Note that all the authors from whom I compiled this list claim it is only a
guide, a place to look for the frequencies you seek. In other words, your
mileage may vary.
Kick Drum -- Bottom depth at 60-80 Hz, slap at 2.5 Hz
Snare Drum -- Fatness at 240 Hz, crispness at 5 kHz
Hi-hat/Cymbals -- Clank or gong sound at 200 Hz, shimmer at 7.5 kHz to 12
kHz
Rack Toms -- Fullness at 240 Hz, attack at 4 kHz
Floor Toms -- Fullness at 80-120 Hz, attack at 5 kHz
Bass guitar -- Bottom at 60-80 Hz, attack /pluck at 700-1000 Hz, string
noise/pop at 2.5 kHz
Electric guitar -- Fullness at 240 Hz, bite at 2.5-5 kHz
Acoustic guitar -- Bottom at 80-120 Hz, body at 240 Hz, presence at 2.5 kHz
Electric organ -- Bottom at 80-120 Hz, body at 240 Hz, bite at 2.5 kHz
Acoustic piano -- Bottom at 80-120 Hz, presence at 2.5-5 kHz, crisp attack
at 10 kHz, "honky tonk" sound (sharp Q) at 2.5 kHz
Horns -- Fullness at 120-240 Hz, shrill at 5-7.5 kHz
Strings -- Fullness at 240 Hz, scratchiness at 7.5-10 kHz
Conga/Bongo -- Resonance at 200-240 Hz, presence/slap at 5 kHz
Vocals -- Fullness at 120 Hz, boominess at 200-240 Hz, presence at 5 kHz,
sibilance at 7.5-10 kHz
Hope this helps.
Regards
Michael Dagley
Bohemian Hillbilly