male

fullness boominess presence/recognitions/slap sibilance breath/air bottom/punch attack/crisp hollowness mudiness resonant/ring snap clang shimmer fundamentals primary modes ~ 120Hz ~ 240 Hz 2 - 4 kHz 4 - 9 kHz 10 - 16 kHz

female
~ 240 Hz 2 - 4 kHz 4 - 9 kHz 10 - 16 kHz

kick
100 - 250 Hz

tympani

50 - 100 Hz 3 - 5 kHz ~ 3 kHz ~ 400 Hz under 800 Hz

125 - 150 Hz 145 360 Hz

toms
Floor : 80 - 120 Hz, Rack : 240 - 400 Hz

snare
120 - 240 Hz

congas

cymbals

4 - 5 kHz

~ 3kHz

Floor : ~ 5 kHz, Rack : 5 - 7 kHz

2.5 - 5 kHz 200 - 240 Hz ~ 900 Hz ~ 10 kHz ~ 200Hz 7.5 - 12kHz

tuba
low fundamentals fundamentals overtones overblow formants piercing B0 (29Hz)

french horn
B1-G5 (55-700Hz)

bass trombone

tenor trombone

1.5 - 2kHz ~340Hz, 750Hz-3.5kHz

Bb1-G4 (58-400Hz) E2 - C5 (82-520Hz) up to 4kHz up to 5kHz up to 8kHz up to 10kHz

trumpet
E3-D6 (165Hz-1.2kHz)

1-1.5kHz & 2-3kHz ~ 5kHz

contrabassoon
fundamentals overtones breath/air overblow

bassoon

tenor sax

alto sax

Bb0-G3 (29-200Hz) Bb1-E5 (55-575Hz) B2-F5 (120-725Hz) C#3-G5 (139-785Hz) up to 4kHz up to 9kHz up to 8kHz up to 8kHz up to 13kHz up to 13kHz

clarinet
C#3-G6 (139Hz-1.6kHz) soft up to 1.5kHz, loud up to 12kHz

oboe

flute

piccolo

Bb3-G6 (250Hz-1.5kHz) B3-C7 (247Hz-2.1kHz) E5-B7 (630Hz-4kHz) up to 12kHz up to 3-6kHz up to 16kHz up to 8kHz

bass
fullness presence/recognitions bottom/punch attack/pick sound hole resonant snap/string noise low fundamentals fundamentals overtones body formants scratchiness pick/slap harmonics

cello
~240Hz

viola
220-240Hz ~240Hz

violin

50-80Hz 700Hz-1kHz 2.5kHz > B0 E1-F4 (41-343Hz) C2-C5 (56-520Hz) C3-C6 (125Hz-1kHz) G3-E6 (200Hz-1.3kHz) less than 8kHz up to 6.3kHz up to 16kHz 300Hz, 1kHz, 1.2kHz 7-10kHz

7-10kHz up to 4kHz

guitar
acoustic 80Hz, elct 240-500Hz 2-5kHz

harp

pipe organ
80Hz 2-5kHz

acoustic ~80-100Hz

E2-D6 (82Hz-1.2kHz) acoustic ~240Hz

Bb0-G7 (29Hz-3.1kHz) E0-A8 (20Hz-7.1kHz) up to 4-6kHz 240Hz

Sub bass (16-60Hz): Felt more than heard, sense of power, too much is muddy.

Bass (60-250Hz): Fundamental notes of rhythm section, increase for fatter sound, decrease for thinner, too much sounds boom

Midrange (250Hz-2kHz): Low order harmonics of most instruments, too much 500Hz-1kHz can be "honking", too much 1-2kHz High midrange (2-4kHz): percussive attack, vocal recognition, hard consonants, too much can bring fatigue. High midrange (4-6kHz): clarity&definition, boost to bring forward in mix, cut to reduce sibilance.

High frequencies (6-20kHz): Brightness/crispness, not enough is dull/flat, too much 6-8kHz is sibilant, too much 8-16kHz is britt

er, too much sounds boomy.

onking", too much 1-2kHz can be tinny.

too much 8-16kHz is brittle, sensed more than heard above 16kHz.