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June 26, 2008 at 8:59 pm #546343
markosParticipantHere is frequency chart it helps you to put the right frequencys on your drum, snare, hi hat, piano, string, guitar etc.
useful frequencies for several instruments:
Voice: presence (5 kHz), sibilance (7.5 – 10 kHz), boominess (200 – 240 kHz), fullness (120 Hz)
Electric Guitar: fullness (240 Hz), bite (2.5 kHz), air / sizzle (8 kHz)
Bass Guitar: bottom (60 – 80 Hz), attack (700 – 1000 Hz), string noise (2.5 kHz)
Snare Drum: fatness (240 Hz), crispness (5 kHz)
Kick Drum: bottom (60 – 80 Hz), slap (4 kHz)
Hi Hat & Cymbals: sizzle (7.5 – 10 kHz), clank (200 Hz)
Toms: attack (5 kHz), fullness (120 – 240 Hz)
Acoustic Guitar: harshness / bite (2 kHz), boominess (120 – 200 Hz), cut (7 – 10 kHz)
AdSense 336x280June 26, 2008 at 8:59 pm #652109
markosParticipantHere is frequency chart it helps you to put the right frequencys on your drum, snare, hi hat, piano, string, guitar etc.
useful frequencies for several instruments:
Voice: presence (5 kHz), sibilance (7.5 – 10 kHz), boominess (200 – 240 kHz), fullness (120 Hz)
Electric Guitar: fullness (240 Hz), bite (2.5 kHz), air / sizzle (8 kHz)
Bass Guitar: bottom (60 – 80 Hz), attack (700 – 1000 Hz), string noise (2.5 kHz)
Snare Drum: fatness (240 Hz), crispness (5 kHz)
Kick Drum: bottom (60 – 80 Hz), slap (4 kHz)
Hi Hat & Cymbals: sizzle (7.5 – 10 kHz), clank (200 Hz)
Toms: attack (5 kHz), fullness (120 – 240 Hz)
Acoustic Guitar: harshness / bite (2 kHz), boominess (120 – 200 Hz), cut (7 – 10 kHz)
AdSense 336x280June 26, 2008 at 9:01 pm #652110
matmoo_kParticipantaaaaaaah i remember this markos. the trusty old computer music frequency chart. i’v been using this for ages. excellent post though mate. there will be quite a few people on here who don’t know what computer music is, let alone buy it.
props to you!
AdSense 336x280June 26, 2008 at 10:07 pm #652115
ChunkyEatsMyDinnerParticipantI reckon this would be better suited to the ‘Tutorials’ forum.
Great info but not much use for DJing.[Moved]
AdSense 336x280July 12, 2008 at 8:42 pm #653371
markosParticipantoo sorry

I thought dj’s ore beat creators use this, but i dind’t saw it as an tutorial(A)AdSense 336x280July 12, 2008 at 10:01 pm #653376
ChunkyEatsMyDinnerParticipant[quote quote="markos":tb05isag]oo sorry

I thought dj’s ore beat creators use this, but i dind’t saw it as an tutorial(A)[/quote:tb05isag]I dont really see it as a tutorial either, but I think its more suited here than anywhere else?
Ill see what the other mods think, maybe it should be a ‘Chat & off topic’ candidate.By definition a DJ just plays music. To be a DJ you need no knowledge of frequencies
of instruments.
The closest a DJ is ever likely to get to anything like this is just knowing the key of a completed song.
A lot of DJ’s are getting into production now too tho.AdSense 336x280July 13, 2008 at 5:33 pm #653425
coldbugginParticipantgreat resource!
AdSense 336x280October 19, 2008 at 2:14 pm #658541
acheadKeymasterVery Nice.. I’d like to have this Poster to hang on my wall..
AdSense 336x280February 10, 2009 at 4:32 pm #663844
tmealeyParticipantSo useful, thanks bro
AdSense 336x280February 14, 2009 at 12:44 pm #664088
supervinylParticipantThis is great, Many thanks mate.
AdSense 336x280June 16, 2009 at 3:30 pm #668853
bendavis44ParticipantThanks for the chart… might have to go on the wall
AdSense 336x280June 22, 2009 at 9:38 pm #669054
deullocarParticipantgreat
AdSense 336x280October 15, 2009 at 4:45 pm #672984
crashParticipantRespect!
AdSense 336x280October 15, 2009 at 9:02 pm #673034
getnyceParticipantrespect
AdSense 336x280October 23, 2009 at 8:16 pm #673293
Player ZeroParticipantThis is awesome info.
AdSense 336x280October 23, 2009 at 11:55 pm #673311
ghettosteezParticipantVery nice chart, thanks.
AdSense 336x280November 5, 2009 at 10:19 am #673775
IllusionsDJParticipantThanks! was really helpfull
AdSense 336x280November 6, 2009 at 7:34 am #673806
MrmitchellParticipantthanks man this is really useful ,
thanksAdSense 336x280November 6, 2009 at 11:34 am #673815
SpectralParticipantyea rly usefull
thxAdSense 336x280January 26, 2010 at 2:06 pm #676680
voltz115ParticipantMost useful post here!
AdSense 336x280January 27, 2010 at 1:00 am #676723
Anglach3lParticipantVery handy! Can’t forget to just go with your ear in the end, but it’s a great starting point.
AdSense 336x280January 29, 2010 at 4:54 am #676772
hillbourneParticipantthanx!
AdSense 336x280February 2, 2010 at 10:12 pm #676932
leec70ParticipantI am new to all of this and I am just getting into mixing and producing my own music. I use Ableton Live 7 and I would like to put this chart to use how would I go about that in Live 7. Please don’t be offended by my lack of knowledge we all have to start somewhere eh?
AdSense 336x280February 16, 2010 at 1:42 pm #677275
doraemonParticipantvery nice. thanks!
AdSense 336x280June 20, 2010 at 6:40 pm #680395
lordghodaParticipanta tidy little reference… cheers m8 🙂
AdSense 336x280July 10, 2010 at 9:05 pm #680914
AnonymousInactiveAwesome reference, and the visual chart is a sweet bonus. Many thanks for this great time saver.
Cheers.
AdSense 336x280July 19, 2010 at 7:47 pm #681125
djmessParticipantReally good Chart, i’ve been doing it by ear ever since I started electro. Thanks to you, i’ll have a reference!
– Dj Mess
AdSense 336x280July 27, 2010 at 10:38 pm #681432
beakzParticipantThanks.
AdSense 336x280March 22, 2011 at 8:19 pm #686341
DanielT92ParticipantAnother good guide on here! Well done.
AdSense 336x280March 31, 2011 at 9:19 am #686504
askham1Participantcheers
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