[kb1gra]

Hi all--

I am having a little trouble finding an equalizer for the Mac that will actually control the USB output when a DAC is connected.

The iTunes equalizer will, but of course, iTunes doesn't play FLAC. I've been using Cog for FLAC playback, but as far as I can tell, the equalizer I'm trying (Hear by JoeSoft) doesn't control the USB output, just the headphone jack. In fact, I can't get it to do anything.

So, is there a software equalizer that will let me equalize my music being sourced from a program OTHER than iTunes?

Thanks!

I should add that I need my music equalized to compensate for high frequency hearing loss that requires me to adjust down the 1k-4k frequencies to keep them from hurting my ears.

 

[helios]

I checked the demo copy of Hear on my G4 with my Carat Emerald. You're right; it doesn't do jack crap. Then I took the emerald to my iMac with a registered copy of Hear on it. The Hear equalizer and everything else worked fine. So ya gotta pay your $50 to make it work.

There is a new freeware program called Flac2Mac. It converts flac to Apple lossless. The few files I've tried so far have sounded fine though I haven't yet done a side to side.

 

[sohels]

Unless you have a very large FLAC collection, conversion would be the way to go, imo. Try XLD.

 

[kb1gra]

I have about 45gb in FLAC format, the rest is already MP3. I've tried using Flac4Mac before and it crashes when I click the convert button. This is very frustrating.

 

[krmathis]

Not exactly what you ask for, but...
Fluke allow iTunes to play FLAC files, and hence you can use its built in equalizer. Worth a try, at least while searching for otehr alternatives.

 

[moogoob]

You can use Max to convert from FLAC to ALAC, and it does batching very well.

 

[gilency]

I use the Behringer 2496DEQ which can be used with any DAC. It has a parametric equalizer and works great. At least for me, I think is is a better solution that a software based alternative.

 

[Kobra]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kb1gra /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have about 45gb in FLAC format, the rest is already MP3. I've tried using Flac4Mac before and it crashes when I click the convert button. This is very frustrating.

I used Max to convert my 290 GB FLAC library to ALAC, it took a couple of hours

but I didn't encounter any problems or errors. It's a simple matter of drag 'n drop

 

[grawk]

amarra works as an eq with any dac it supports. To my knowledge tho, it doesn't support any usb dacs.

 

[Hanzo]

Stubled on this and know it is way dead, but in the event that you don't have a good solution, you could use AirFoil.  It (please pardon the non-tech) inserts itself between your chosen application and the soundcard (USB DACs included) allowing you to affect eq, balance (an issue for me with speakers in an office) but it is a CPU hog (not recommended running Rhino or heavy Adobe), and introduces a delay of a second or two.  Rogue Amoeba software.