Audio Frequency Range: Seven Crucial Zones You Need to Know
Ever wonder why a mix feels muddy, harsh, or thin even when the levels look fine? It’s almost always a frequency issue.
This breakdown walks through the 7 frequency zones every producer should recognize by ear from sub-bass power to high-end air, and explains what each zone actually does to your mix.
If you can hear where the problem lives, fixing it becomes fast and intentional.
It seems like a lot of people dread EQ Cheetah. I think the concept is a good one, but perhaps it would make more sense to use the same sample throughout each attempt?
If the goal is to train quick identification of a peak frequency, constantly changing the sample requires users to familiarize themselves with each sample by spending time flipping the eq on and off, but you really can't do that with the inherent motivation of getting a good score in such a short amount of time so it sort of encourages panic guessing more. The task of comparing an EQ on and off is already explored in other games, and the time element of EQ Cheetah works against it, so it's best to remove the need to toggle the EQ. Using the same sample throughout would let users focus solely on the main task of quickly identifying peak EQs without having to refamiliarize themselves with the source each time. What do you all think?
I understand your idea. I believe it is better to keep it this way though. I believe it is about refining your listening skills to become more flexible and to become faster in recognizing. Use your keyboard arrows to switch between EQ en without EQ to become more quick. All of the games can help you with understanding frequency ranges. If it only plays one track, that could be a beginner version of this, but you could also easily do that in your DAW with an EQ, if you have one, to understand the ranges. My advice when practicing with EQ Cheetah is to try to relax and focus on your intuition and you will slowly understand everything better.
That could be a great idea! Or maybe a button that can activate a 'beginner mode', so that at anytime you can still practice/learn to recognize while being able to challenge yourself through the standard EQ Cheetah too? I think that could be more practical for soundgym. What do you think, Corey?
great to see that brother, I am truly happy for you! may this year bring you a ton of new clients, success, JOY and experience! may you feel even more confident with your skills, taste and vision, this year more than ever before! 😇😎
Two years ago, as a former Abbey Road Institute student, I recorded three demos at Abbey Road Studios. Back then, I was just a beat maker and amateur instrumentalist chasing the footsteps of the greats. I poured everything into those demos, broke conventions, and created something I’m really proud of—yet perfectionism kept it hidden. trying to mix my own music, humbled me. Nothing worked, and I couldn’t understand why my education wasn’t enough. Then it clicked: the missing piece wasn’t knowledge, it was ear training. I trained intensely in 2024, returned again in 2025, and this time something changed. My ears had evolved. Balance, compression, frequencies—finally, it felt natural. The real breakthrough wasn’t technical. It was learning to trust the process—and myself. That growth shaped more than my mixes. And it wouldn’t have happened without SoundGym. Big thanks to sound gym and the community!
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