Cutting much higher than 200Hz removes a lot of bass in the piano which can be detrimental to the track especially if the piano has a lot of bass. This 200Hz can be adjusted between 100Hz and 250Hz depending on the piano track. So if you have a bass guitar and kick drums in your mix, this is an important setting. The overall objective of this setting is to prevent the low piano bass frequencies from masking bass guitar and kick drum frequencies. It would be highly advisable to use a parametric EQ to find the “sweet spot” of any musical instruments.ī.) Apply a low shelf (cut) at 200Hz (this roll-off /attenuate all the frequencies below 200Hz while passing all piano frequencies above 200Hz) They only serve as a starting guide in the EQ settings. These EQ settings are not permanent for all piano mixing scenarios. You can cut up to -9dB if you find out that the piano piece is making the vocals unclear in the mix. This is quite a common technique “ Let it be” by Beatles.Ī.) Cut -6dB 2000Hz or 3000Hz Q=1.4 (this will reduce frequency masking problems with the vocal and guitar frequencies) Chords are easier to deal with in the mix because the sound is played together. If you are planning to produce a song with piano, it would be much better to use chords than an arpeggio accompaniment.
If the piano is being used as an accompaniment, it can harder to mix that piano with vocals together and these two occupy the same frequency spectrum. In most piano pieces used in country and pop music, it can be found somewhere in the middle frequencies. Piano is a wide range sounding instrument that spans from very low bass to very high frequencies.
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