Frequency Range Question: Low, Low Mid, High Mid, High

[UnlikeKurt]

Hi all.
I'm wondering (and searching the net didn't help too much) if there are agreed upon ranges represented by Low, Low Mid, High Mid & High?

I seem to remember being tested on this in school but I really cant remember at this point. If I was guessing I'd say 20 - 250, 250 - 1K, 1k - 5k, 5k-20k or something like that.

Thoughts?

[EarlSlick]

I would say that your those ranges are an appropriate classification.

The hard part is trying to figure out what heck some is actually talking about when they want a mix or instrument to be, "Brighter", "Heavier", or "Insert Vague Subjective Term". The numeric classification is important, but how people perceive that classification totally depends on the individual mix.

[Snarl 12/8]

For me, low is 10-400Hz, lowmid is maybe 300-600Hz (it depends) then I just have "mids" 600ish-2-3K, and then highs. Up to 400 is all the "omni" stuff, generally and things really start sounding trebly to me pretty early, sometimes even at 1 or 2k, but definitely by 4k (where I start looking for "click" in a kick tone (if I want it) or some balls to the bass). I think of maybe 10k and up as "air" or "upper highs" though. Oh and 10-40Hz or so is "shit I can't hear, but I worry about what it's doing to my headroom." I guess I have a bunch of overlap, maybe that's why I get confused about eq'ing sometimes.

But I might be a complete hack, so don't listen to me.