decipher
16-04-2004, 12:17 AM
Most of us know it, but heres a handy list of where you can expect
particular sounds to occur, obviously this is only a rough guide but i
have a copy stuck up next to the desk and its usefull sometimes:smiley1:
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<h1><i style="">General</font>[/i]</h1>
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<b style="">20
Hz and below</span>[/b] - impossible to detect, remove as it only adds unnecessary
energy to the total sound, thereby most probably holding down the overall
volume of the track
<b style="">60 Hz and
below</span>[/b] - sub bass (feel only)
<b style="">80(-100) Hz</span>[/b]
- feel AND hear bass
<b style="">100-120 Hz</span>[/b]
- the "club sound system punch" resides here
<b style="">200 Hz and
below</span>[/b] - bottom
<b style="">250 Hz</span>[/b]
- notch filter here can add thump to a kick drum
<b style="">150-400 Hz</span>[/b]
- boxiness
<b style="">200 Hz-1.5 KHz</span>[/b]
- punch, fatness, impact
<b style="">800 Hz-4 KHz</span>[/b]
- edge, clarity, harshness, defines timbre
<b style="">4500 Hz</span>[/b]
- exteremly tiring to the ears, add a slight notch here
<b style="">5-7 KHz</span>[/b]
- de-essing is done here
<b style="">4-9 KHz</span>[/b]
- brightness, presence, definition, sibilance, high frequency distortion
<b style="">6-15 KHz</span>[/b]
- air and presence
<b style="">9-15 KHz</span>[/b]
- adding will give sparkle, shimmer, bring out details - cutting will smooth
out harshness and darken the mix</span>
</span>
</span>
<h2>Instrument Specific</font></span></h2>
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<b style="">Voice:</span>[/b]
presence (5 kHz), sibilance (7.5 - 10 kHz), boominess (200 - 240 kHz), fullness
(120 Hz) </span>
<b style="">Electric[/b] Guitar: fullness (240 Hz),
bite (2.5 kHz), air / sizzle (8 kHz) </span>
<b style="">Bass Guitar:[/b] bottom (60 - 80 Hz),
attack (700 - 1000 Hz), string noise (2.5 kHz) </span>
<b style="">Snare Drum:[/b] fatness (240 Hz),
crispness (5 kHz), sharpness (7 kHz), </span>Cut at 1kHz to remove jangling</span></span>
<b style="">Kick Drum:[/b] bottom (60 - 80 Hz), slap
(4 kHz) </span>
<b style="">Hi Hat & Cymbals:[/b] sizzle (7.5 -
10 kHz), clank (200 Hz) </span>
<b style="">Toms:[/b] attack (5 kHz), fullness (120
- 240 Hz) </span>
<b style="">Acoustic Guitar:[/b] harshness / bite (2
kHz), boominess (120 - 200 Hz), cut (7 - 10 kHz)</span></span>
particular sounds to occur, obviously this is only a rough guide but i
have a copy stuck up next to the desk and its usefull sometimes:smiley1:
__________________
<h1><i style="">General</font>[/i]</h1>
</span>
<b style="">20
Hz and below</span>[/b] - impossible to detect, remove as it only adds unnecessary
energy to the total sound, thereby most probably holding down the overall
volume of the track
<b style="">60 Hz and
below</span>[/b] - sub bass (feel only)
<b style="">80(-100) Hz</span>[/b]
- feel AND hear bass
<b style="">100-120 Hz</span>[/b]
- the "club sound system punch" resides here
<b style="">200 Hz and
below</span>[/b] - bottom
<b style="">250 Hz</span>[/b]
- notch filter here can add thump to a kick drum
<b style="">150-400 Hz</span>[/b]
- boxiness
<b style="">200 Hz-1.5 KHz</span>[/b]
- punch, fatness, impact
<b style="">800 Hz-4 KHz</span>[/b]
- edge, clarity, harshness, defines timbre
<b style="">4500 Hz</span>[/b]
- exteremly tiring to the ears, add a slight notch here
<b style="">5-7 KHz</span>[/b]
- de-essing is done here
<b style="">4-9 KHz</span>[/b]
- brightness, presence, definition, sibilance, high frequency distortion
<b style="">6-15 KHz</span>[/b]
- air and presence
<b style="">9-15 KHz</span>[/b]
- adding will give sparkle, shimmer, bring out details - cutting will smooth
out harshness and darken the mix</span>
</span>
</span>
<h2>Instrument Specific</font></span></h2>
<b style=""></span>[/b]
<b style="">Voice:</span>[/b]
presence (5 kHz), sibilance (7.5 - 10 kHz), boominess (200 - 240 kHz), fullness
(120 Hz) </span>
<b style="">Electric[/b] Guitar: fullness (240 Hz),
bite (2.5 kHz), air / sizzle (8 kHz) </span>
<b style="">Bass Guitar:[/b] bottom (60 - 80 Hz),
attack (700 - 1000 Hz), string noise (2.5 kHz) </span>
<b style="">Snare Drum:[/b] fatness (240 Hz),
crispness (5 kHz), sharpness (7 kHz), </span>Cut at 1kHz to remove jangling</span></span>
<b style="">Kick Drum:[/b] bottom (60 - 80 Hz), slap
(4 kHz) </span>
<b style="">Hi Hat & Cymbals:[/b] sizzle (7.5 -
10 kHz), clank (200 Hz) </span>
<b style="">Toms:[/b] attack (5 kHz), fullness (120
- 240 Hz) </span>
<b style="">Acoustic Guitar:[/b] harshness / bite (2
kHz), boominess (120 - 200 Hz), cut (7 - 10 kHz)</span></span>