Helpful links (about EQ and frequencies)

Here, i'm gonna put links about EQ and frequencies that i find useful for my beat production. Maybe this can help other people too.

http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm

http://www.recordingwebsite.com/articles/eqfreq.php

Hi, been a long time.

Sharing info with y'all.

Very informative:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skEV3ZSkqF4&feature=relmfu
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEUlCTynHOs&feature=relmfu
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNRD2KCS4HA&feature=relmfu
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIOqofibBkU&feature=relmfu

For all of you who (like me) seek to emulate the sound of old school analog drum machines like the old MPCs, i think the parts 2 and 3 are explaining exactly what you are looking for. It's all about feelings and compression. And in my opinion, forget about stereo samples if you wanna produce an old school sound beat.

Also, different mastering/mixing plugins each have their own sound and color. Choose your plugins in relation with the particular sound you are looking for. There are many analog plugins on the market wich can help produce a vintage sound too.
Explore, try differents techniques, be creative.

Craft your own style and techniques.

Enjoy !

RootsRenegade wrote:Hi, been a long time.

Sharing info with y'all.

Very informative:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skEV3ZSkqF4&feature=relmfu
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEUlCTynHOs&feature=relmfu
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNRD2KCS4HA&feature=relmfu
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIOqofibBkU&feature=relmfu

For all of you who (like me) seek to emulate the sound of old school drum machines like the old MPCs, i think the parts 2 and 3 are explaining exactly what you are looking for. It's all about feelings and compression. And in my opinion, forget about stereo samples if you wanna produce an old school sound beat.

Also, different mastering/mixing plugins each have their own sound and color. Choose your plugins in relation with the particular sound you are looking for. There are many analog plugins on the market wich can help produce a vintage sound too.
Explore, try differents techniques, be creative. Producers in the old school didn't have the internet. They simply chose samples and worked with it, put feelings into it. Keeping what they like and removing the rest. It's like beeing a scientist in his own lab, making mad tests and experiences. And one day, EUREKA !

Craft your own style and techniques.

Enjoy !

thanks for those buddy had a good watch

intrestin stuff

Another helpful link:

http://www.recordingeq.com/EQ/req0400/OctaveEQ.htm

I already posted a version of this EQ chart, but this one is more complete.

http://www.recordingwebsite.com/articles/eqprimer.php

Very interesting stuff:

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec09/articles/it_1209.htm

Peace !

this is a little frequency chart my teacher gave me when i was attending audio school, i posted it in a few other threads before, but it looks like it fits well in this thread too.
it gives some basic guidelines on where to cut or boost to bring out certain "flavors" in instruments.

acousitc bass: plectrum 600 hz to 1k
lows 60 to 100
strings (arco) 2 to 3 k
fullness (boom) 100 to 300

electric bass (D.I) fullness 150 to 300
edge 1.5 k to 4k

kick point or beater, 2 to k5, usually around 2.5 to 3 ish
bottom 60 to 80
boom 100 -400

snare fulness 250 -400
crispness 3-5k

cymbals/hats shimmer 5k to 10k
ring 200hz - 1k

front toms skin or strike 4-5k
body 200 to 600

floor toms fullness 80 - 150

acoustic gtr body 200 -400
openness 2 to 5k

vocals

prescence male 5k
presence female 5 to 7.5k
sibilance 7.5 to 10 k
boomyness 200 to 400 hz
fullness 80 to 120

electric organ- bass 80 -120
body 160 to 250
prescence 3 to 5k

piano- bass 80 to 150
brightness 2-5k
tinny 3k (narrow band or fit)
honky tonk attachment on upright piano resonance 30 to 50 hz

(watch out for pedal thumps in lower frequencies)

brass -fullness 100-250

reeds- brightness 5-7k

strings- string buzz2 to 5k (dip)
edge 7.5 to 10k
fullness 200 to 300 hz

and i also found out that if you want to cut or boost static in a sample 10k is around where it sits.

Sweet, thanks man