What freq on the eq settings represents voice ?

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plainman007

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Hi,

Im trying to enhance the voice in a stereo track using the sound Track EQ function. Do voices mostly range in the 1.2k mark or around that ? So that i can know where to hike the gain a little. I know that voices fall in mid range. But would like to know from someone with the expertise in what mark to start hiking at.

Thanks
 
The human voice is spread over a very wide spectrum. You won't be able to pinpoint it with the EQ. Lifting only part of the spectrum will alter the voice.
 
Raising the levels at around 2k will help bring out a voice and make it easier to understand.

As David mentions, the voice has a decent sized spectrum, so it's not like just cranking up the level of the whole voice, but a 2k boost can help it cut through a thick track. If you raise it too much with eq it will start to sound like a telephone.
 
Ok 2k with a slightly wide bandwidth shoud do the trick ? Thats exactly what i was looking for. Thanks to both of you.
 
The human voice has an effective range of 100 Hz to 800 Hz. Some voices can go a bit higher or lower, but unless you are a "basso profondo" or the Queen of the Night in a Mozart opera, your voice fundamental will fall into that range. Male voices are generally an octave lower and a Male speaking voice is around 130-280 Hz, depending on the voice. Female voices run 220-440 or even a bit higher, unless you are a Marlene Dietrich type. When EQing, you normally would amplify either the fundamental and a few of the harmonics, or just the part that is effectively isolated from the background sound. This usually results in a squiggly line. To bring out the diction, you want the higher partials, although this may result in sibilance, particularly if reverb or acoustical modeling is used.
 
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