🎚️ The 3 Frequency Ranges Every Church Sound Tech Must Master

Renato Licioni

19d • 🎚️ Community Chat

Let’s talk EQ for a minute.

One of the fastest ways to improve your church mix isn’t buying new gear—it’s understanding frequency ranges.

If you know where problems live, you can fix them faster and make your mix cleaner without endless guessing.

Here are 3 key ranges that make or break a Sunday mix:

1️⃣ Low End (20Hz–120Hz)

Kick drum, bass guitar, and stage rumble live here.
Too much = muddy, boomy mix.
Too little = thin and lifeless.👉 Pro Tip: High-pass filter everything that doesn’t belong here (vocals, guitars, keys). It’s like clearing out the junk drawer—suddenly there’s space for the important stuff.

2️⃣ Low-Mids (200Hz–500Hz)

This is the “mud zone.” Guitars, keys, and vocals can all pile up here.
Too much = boxy, muffled sound where nothing stands out.
Cutting gently in this range can instantly add clarity to your vocals and instruments.

3️⃣ Presence & Air (3kHz–10kHz)

This is where vocals shine and cymbals shimmer.
Too much = harsh, piercing mix.
Too little = vocals get buried and everything sounds dull.

👉 Pro Tip: Instead of boosting highs on vocals, try cutting competing instruments in this range first. Often the problem isn’t the vocal—it’s the clutter around it.

🎯 Bottom line: EQ is less about boosting what you like and more about carving space so every instrument and voice has its place.

Which frequency range do you struggle with the most in your mixes—low end, low-mids, or presence?

Drop it below and let’s work through it together.

— Nate

Low end

Low-mids

Presence

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