Mark Needham EQ Cheatsheet

Drums:


Kick:

• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 50 hz

• Softube Abbey Road Studios EQ: Boost midrange between 2.7kHz and 3.5kHz
• UAD Pultec EQ: Boost 60Hz and cut 60Hz by a similar amount

Snare:

• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 8kHz and 200Hz and boost slightly in the midrange
between 3kHz and 5 kHz
• UAD API 560: Boost between 1-2kHz for midrange crunch

Overheads:

• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 450Hz and 8 kHz UAD SSL

Toms:

• Plugin Alliance MAAG EQ boost in the subrange

• UAD API 560: low-mids between 500 and 2kHZ, with an emphasis on 1kHz

Room Mics:

• UAD API 560 Boost 500Hz

• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 100Hz and 5-6kHz, cut around 500Hz
Bass:
• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost at 50Hz, 1KHz and 2kHz
• Softube Chandler EQ: Boost 70Hz
• UAD Precision EQ: Set high-pass filter at 10Hz or 20Hz

Acoustic Guitar:

• UAD Helios EQ: Boost 400Hz and 2.8kHz

• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 400Hz
• Plugin Alliance Maag EQ: Boost subrange

Electric Guitar:
• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 8kHz
• UAD Neve 1081: Boost 100Hz, 500Hz and 1.8kHz
• UAD Pultec EQ: Boost 300Hz
• UAD API 560: Boost 1KHz

E-Piano:
• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 900Hz, 1.5kHz and 8kHz
• UAD API 560: Boost 500Hz + 1kHz

Vocals:
• UAD SSL Console Emulation: Boost 2.5 Khz, 4 kHz and 8kHz
• UAD Pultec EQ: Boost 100Hz, cut 100Hz by a similar amount

Master bus:
• Plugin Alliance MAAG EQ: Boost subrange
• UAD Chandler EQ: Boost 35Hz, 70Hz and 12kHz