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Does a software EQ that works with any soundcard that's not a plugin exist?

post #1 of 9
1/30/12 at 8:32am
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Does a software EQ that works with any soundcard that's not a plugin exist?

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post #2 of 9
1/30/12 at 8:43am

For PC or Mac?

 

For a PC, you might try this: http://www.audio-software.com/eqstudio.htm 

 

No idea on how well it functions, it's just what my google-fu found. 

 

Why not a plugin? 

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post #3 of 9
1/30/12 at 9:25am
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Thanks! I use Spotify premium to stream music, so i was looking for a global EQ. I use Foobars built in EQ, but I was mainly interested in EQing streaming music.

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post #4 of 9
1/30/12 at 9:31am

I see. 

 

I know with the mac, a program like Audio Hijack pro, can apply plugins to any running program including web browsers, streaming feeds, and video players (or system sound as well) - but I do not know of a similar program for the PC. 

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post #5 of 9
1/31/12 at 7:49am

There's an EQ specifically for Spotify-Equalify-and it works very well.

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post #6 of 9
1/31/12 at 8:19am
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WOW! Thank you so much, I had no idea. What a great find. Thank you!!

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post #7 of 9
1/31/12 at 8:24am

Shame there's no easy system wide EQ solution, I bet there's a huge demand/interest for such possibility. I know it is for me why the choice of source is for me rather limited (read soundcards). I could buy a hardware EQ yes but I find those unnecessary complicated, expensive with lack of easy-to-use connectivity for headphone users especially.

 

For me personally I need EQing for obviously music listening from my local library as well as youtube (or other streams) as well as gaming and rarely movie watching. I get bothered if I can't get the exact same sound in all possibly use scenarios why different EQs for different uses isn't a real solution either because different EQs are of different quality and results in slightly different results despite using exact same settings.


Edited by RPGWiZaRD - 1/31/12 at 8:27am
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post #8 of 9
1/31/12 at 8:39am
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Exactly my thinking! I'm very surprised there isn't a solution. I tried using my Audiosource EQ-100 hardware EQ with my Asgard+d4+HD 598s and it affected the soundstage - for some reason the left channel noticeably overpowered the right - I even made sure both of the channels were EQed exactly the same. So much for that.

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post #9 of 9
1/31/12 at 9:34am

Buy a mac? ;)

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