These are the settings (drop me a message if you want to add some more instruments that are not

included in the lists): 1.) Vocals (female) 3000Hz Q=1.0, +2dB (Note: improve vocal clarity and lyrics) 15000Hz Q=1.0, +2dB (Note: improve the vocal ambiance) Low shelf = 150Hz, -6dB (Note: remove lower bass on vocals) 2.) Vocals (male) 1000Hz Q=1.0, +2dB 15000Hz Q=1.0, +2dB Low shelf= 100Hz, -6dB 3.) Background vocals (female) 3000Hz Q=1.4, -6dB (Note: Cut to make lead vocals clear with backup vocals) 12,000Hz Q=1.0, +3dB 250Hz Low shelf, -6dB 4.) Acoustic Guitars or Clean guitars 3000Hz Q=1.0, -9dB (Note: Make lead vocals cut through the mix) 200Hz Low shelf, -9dB (Note: Cut to remove bass sound of guitars avoids mud with bass guitar or kick) 5000Hz Q=1.4, +2dB (Note: Improve brilliance high-end sound on guitars) 800Hz Q=1.4, -6dB (Note: Remove irritating harsh mid tones on some guitars) 8000Hz High Shelf, -2dB (Note: Remove the disturbing sibilance on guitar tones associated with using pick) 5.) Distortion Guitars 200Hz Low shelf, -9dB 400Hz Q=1.0, +3dB (Improve the power and body of distortion guitar sound) 3000Hz Q=1.4, -6dB (cut to improve vocal clarity with rock music) 6000Hz High Shelf = -2dB (cut to remove

harshness and sibilance in poor sounding distortion tone) 6.) Bass guitar and Kick Drums These two should go together and there are two approaches on how to mix them. Either you want the bass to sit above the kick drums (common in pop and country genre) or you want the bass to sit below the kick drums (common in rock music). You can read the details in tips on mixing bass guitar. 7.) Snare 100Hz, Q=1.4, +2dB (increase body sound of the snare) 2000Hz Q=1.4, -6dB (reduce for vocal clarity) 8000Hz Q=1.0, +3dB (improve the clarity of the snare strings) 8.) Cymbals and Hi-hat 2000Hz low shelf -3dB (cut to remove harsh) 12000Hz Q=1.4 +2dB (boost to improve brilliance sound of cymbals) 9.) Tom-tom (mid) 100Hz low shelf, -6dB (cut to remove mud with bass) 200Hz, Q=1.4, +3dB 1000Hz Q=1.0, +0.5dB 10.) Tom-tom (floor) 100Hz, low shelf, -6dB 150Hz, Q=1.4, +3dB (improve tom- tom clarity) 500Hz, Q=1.4, +1.5dB 11.) Piano (lead) 200Hz, low shelf -6dB (cut to avoid mud with bass) 800Hz Q=1.0, +3dB 3000Hz, Q=1.4, -6dB (cut to improve vocal clarity) 12.) Piano (rhythm with bass)

200Hz, low shelf -9dB 500Hz Q=1.0, +2dB 2000Hz, Q=1.4, -6dB 13.) Violin (lead and rhythm) 3000Hz, Q=1.4 -9dB 6000Hz Q=1.4 +2dB 500Hz Q=1.4 +2dB 200Hz Low shelf -3dB 14.) Distortion solo guitars (lead) 2000Hz, Q=0.8, -2dB Low shelf 200Hz, -3dB 5000Hz, Q=1.4, +1.5 High Shelf, 7500Hz, -2dB Note: As long as solo distortion guitars are well recorded and well adjusted prior to recording, it needs a little EQ in the mix. 15.) Solo guitars used as a background to lead vocals 3000Hz, Q=0.7, -9dB (cut for vocal clarity) Low shelf= 200Hz, -3dB High shelf= 5000Hz, -3dB (cut to remove annoying sibilance to poorly recorded guitar solos)