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Ok my breadrin i man has just purchased a hi-fi sound system wich has come with a band equaliser incorporated within the system.I have recently created a compilation of vocal and dub tracks from all my original discs onto CD-R discs burned from my media player and all the files have been ripped in the wav. format.The Hi-Fi`s band equaliser is a basic version and begins as follows
LOW-RANGE -6,-4,-2,0,+2,+4,+6 and then MID-RANGE is exactly the same as well as for the HIGH-RANGE.Please breadrin any one who`s experienced in this subject explain what the low-range,mid-range,high-range settings should be for the reggae`s sound.Consider that vocal and dub is on the same disc.Thanks Jah guide and bless.Rasta

This totally depends on the quality of the amplifier and your speaker boxes.
For a start you should put Low-Range on +6, Mid-Range on 0 and High-Range on +6 , then check the sound in your room and adjust Lows and Highs to your comfort.

I generally increase low range (a lot...) and medium, but not the high... But it vary for every chune, depending on recording, depending on your stuff too...

Interesting question Dubs West.
I've always been curious about this myself.

Along the same lines...
Anyone know the best settings for a 'dual 31 band eq'?
I try and do it by ear, but the sound still tends to clip depending on track.

Interesting, on my home system i push sound through two different sets of speakers/amps one set is normal and untouched while the other i put an almost wave in on the EQ, high bass, then down, then up for mid, then down, then up for the high theres something like 15 bands on that eq though.

It all depends on how you like it, what you want to hear, the best thing to do is play about, see what you enjoy most

If you have EQ, fiddle with it, different tracks may require different settings.

But the most important setting is the VOL control. This one needs to be set aas high as you can get it!

I found this info:

Kick Drum
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz.
Try a small boost around 5-7kHz to add some high end.

Frequency Effect
50-100Hz Adds bottom to the sound
100-250Hz Adds roundness
250-800Hz Muddiness Area
5-8kHz Adds high end prescence
8-12kHz Adds Hiss


Snare
Try a small boost around 60-120Hz if the sound is a little too wimpy.
Try boosting around 6kHz for that 'snappy' sound.

Frequency Effect
100-250Hz Fills out the sound
6-8kHz Adds prescence


High hats or cymbals
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz.
To add some brightness try a small boost around 3kHz.

Frequency Effect
250-800Hz Muddiness area
1-6kHz Adds presence
6-8kHz Adds clarity
8-12kHz Adds brightness


Bass
Try boosting around 60Hz to add more body.
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz.
If more presence is needed, boost around 6kHz.

Frequency Effect
50-100Hz Adds bottom end
100-250Hz Adds roundness
250-800Hz Muddiness Area
800-1kHz Adds beef to small speakers
1-6kHz Adds presence
6-8kHz Adds high-end presence
8-12kHz Adds hiss


Vocals
This is a difficult one, as it depends on the mic used to record the vocal. However...
Apply either cut or boost around 300hz, depending on the mic and song.
Apply a very small boost around 6kHz to add some clarity.

Frequency Effect
100-250Hz Adds 'up-frontness'
250-800Hz Muddiness area
1-6kHz Adds presence
6-8kHz Adds sibilance and clarity
8-12kHz Adds brightness


Piano
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off around 300Hz.
Apply a very small boost around 6kHz to add some clarity.

Frequency Effect
50-100Hz Adds bottom
100-250Hz Adds roundness
250-1kHz Muddiness area
1-6kHz Adds presence
6-8Khz Adds clarity
8-12kHz Adds hiss


Electric guitars
Again this depends on the mix and the recording.
Apply either cut or boost around 300hz, depending on the song and sound.
Try boosting around 3kHz to add some edge to the sound, or cut to add some transparency.
Try boosting around 6kHz to add presence.
Try boosting around 10kHz to add brightness.

Frequency Effect
100-250Hz Adds body
250-800Hz Muddiness area
1-6Khz Cuts through the mix
6-8kHz Adds clarity
8=12kHz Adds hiss


Acoustic guitar
Any apparent muddiness can be rolled off between 100-300Hz.
Apply small amounts of cut around 1-3kHz to push the image higher.
Apply small amounts of boost around 5kHz to add some presence.

Frequency Effect
100-250Hz Adds body
6-8kHz Adds clarity
8-12kHz Adds brightness


Strings
These depend entirely on the mix and the sound used.

Frequency Effect
50-100Hz Adds bottom end
100-250Hz Adds body
250-800Hz Muddiness area
1-6hHz Sounds crunchy
6-8kHz Adds clarity
8-12kHz Adds brightness

Matthew wrote:I found this info: ....

That's very comprehensive Matthew, where on earth did you 'find' such info?

leggo: I honestly couldn't tell you.
I Google searched, found the site/copied the text and forgot to bookmark it.

Those settings are for studio use, you would have a hard time adjusting any graphic for all those individual elements on a finished mix, trying to do so would likely end up with a completely mashed up sound.
The original posters question he`s really quoting a 3 band eq, little more than bass, middle, treble, but seemingly on sliders than what was usually knobs, just ramp up the bass and treble to taste, its about all you can do to sweeten reggae with such a setup.
With regard to graphic eqs with more bands, a typical `smile` eq is more usual, again its doing little more than boosting bass and treble but with maybe a little more control, there`s no one correct setting, it will depend on your speakers, speaker positioning and listening environment, so its all down to user taste.