
The "British" EQ I derived was not any specific gear, but has all bands set at the typical frequency to most small-format mixers for live use. These presets had their HPF/LPF set points derived from these Instrument Frequency Charts: Just removing unwanted low & high frequencies from individual tracks can clean up a mix tremendously. I made these to help people who have no idea where to start with EQ and mixing. These presets are a starting point and will need to be tailored to each recording and mix. Additionally, a single band-pass preset is included which I find handy for identifying specific frequencies that I'm searching for (better than peak-sweeping). The HPF is set below the lowest fundamental note of each instrument and the LPF is set above the highest harmonic frequency or 18kHz, whichever is lower.īritish (DEFAULT), Vocal-Male, Vocal-Female, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Kick, Toms, Snare, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet, Violin, Cello, Banjo, Mandolin.

All shelves (high 12kHz & low 80Hz) and peak filters 500Hz & 2kHz) are at unity.

Each instrument preset has only the Low Pass & High Pass filters set.

These ReaEQ presets are variants of a British EQ preset I previously made containing high/low cuts, high/low shelves, and two peak filters. I believe that a mix can be greatly improved by removing unnecessary frequencies from individual tracks. I created these presets because I've seen a lot posts here from people who have no idea where to begin with EQ or mixing. Importing presets is covered in Chapter 2.12 Using the Supplied FX Presets in the REAPER User Guide.
