STRANJAHS’s Amen
EQ Cheatsheet
Here are my top frequencies for EQing the AMEN
break. These are ballpark values and you may move
the frequency point above or below the reference
point depending on the pitch of the amen break and
your personal taste.
Remember to experiment with reducing as well as
boosting these key frequencies. Go for a narrow Q
first, and then widen the Q for a more natural sound.
11,000 Hz - Super crisp highend. Makes the amen modern
henever my amen break sounds muffled
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or lo-fi, I boost up this frequency area and
automatically the high end frequencies sound
more crisp. Really helps make the rides and
snares have that sharp high-definition for
that modern sound.
1,200 Hz - Snare Upper Pop
Increasing this will make the snare pop.
Think that hollow resonant sound a snare
makes when the stick hits the snare.
700 Hz - Snare Lower Pop
imilar to the 1,200 area, but this pop
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resonates at a lower registry.
6,000 Hz - Ride Cymbals
SHIMMER
300 Hz - Boxiness
oosting this area adds high-end sizzle to
B
the ride cymbals.
I tend to reduce this area to give the amen
break some room to breathe.
3,600 Hz - Ride Cymbals RING
120 Hz - Kick Thump
his area makes the ride cymbals ring. Think
T
that metallic “ting, ting, ting” sound. Boost if
you want more, reduce if you want to hide it
in the mix.
his area will affect the thumpiness of the
T
kick. Increase if you want the kick to punch
through in the mix. Reduce to tuck the kick
in the mix.
2,000 Hz - Snare Snap
Amen EQ Video
hen boosting this area the snare will sound
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snapper. Be careful as it could make it sound
piercing to the listener.