PreSonus RC 500 - Manual (Page 16)

3.2 Equalizers
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• bass “pluck”
• acoustic/electric
guitar attack
• lower piano register
attack
• vocal clarity
• decrease muddiness in
vocals and mid-range
instruments
• decrease long bass
overtones in cymbals
• enhance background
vocal breathiness
• disguise vocals and
guitars that are slightly
out of tune
• adds distance to
background
instruments
• softens a “thin” guitar
• breathier vocals
• brighten cymbals,
string instruments,
flutes
• more realistic
samples and synths
• brighten vocals,
acoustic guitar,
piano
• harder cymbals
• vocal presence
• kick & tom attack
• more finger sound
on bass
• piano and acoustic
guitar attack
• brighter rock guitar
• kick & tom attack
• percussion attack
• reduce vocal dullness
• more finger sound on bass
• sharpness to:
synths, rock guitars,
acoustic guitars, piano
• bass line clarity
and punch
• decrease kick and
tom dullness
• decrease dullness
in guitars
• vocals: reduce
“s” sound
• vocals: reduce
“s” sound
• bass line clarity
and punch
• bass line clarity
(especially for softer
playback levels)
• vocal fullness
• hard hitting snare
and guitar
• fullness to low
frequency
instruments
(kick, tom, bass)
• decrease bass
“boom” to increase
clarity in the mix
• decrease guitar
thinness
• lessen overly
bright guitar
overtones
• increase guitar clarity
• lessen guitar “boom”
• harder bass to low
frequency
instruments (kick,
tom, bass)
• guitar and snare
fullness
• piano and horns
warmth
50 Hz 100 Hz 200 Hz 400 Hz 800 Hz 1.5 kHz
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3 kHz 5 kHz 7 kHz 10 kHz 15 kHz