How to easily install a free parametric equalizer in Musicbee

[dunring]

Here's how to install a free parametric equalizer in Musicbee. APO and Peace are excellent, but if you just want it in a player on not the whole system, this will do the job.

First, download Musicbee at
https://www.getmusicbee.com/downloads/

Then download the VST Effects Support file at:
https://getmusicbee.com/addons/plugins/16/vst-effects-support/
To find the Musicbee plugins folder easily, right click Musicbee icon and "Open file location" You'll see the plugins folder there.
Unzip and put mb_VST.dll in the plugins folder

Go to the ReaEQ download page, download the suite in 32-bit and install it (not the 64 bit version).
https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/
The 32 bit direct download is at:
https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/reaplugs236-install.exe
Install to the default folder, and just select the equalizer option, the rest aren't needed unless you want them.

Open Musicbee
From menu in upper left, Edit - Edit Preferences - Plugins
For "Host VST effect plugins" put the folder for it as:
C:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugins\ReaPlugs
Make sure "enabled" is selected.

Restart Musicbee and go to the equalizer button in the lower right. Below it you'll see ReaEQ and check it to activate it. Then double click to set it up. You can add additional bands as needed, and the spectrum analyzer is really helpful.

 

[tomcrable]

I'm a huge fan of Musicbee and just finished installing the ReaEQ VST plugin. I have Musicbee on a Windows 11 PB and have it connecting to a Schiit Bifrost 2/64 DAC ==> Jotunheim 2 via USB (WASAPI). I have been playing around with the ReaEQ plug-in and it seems pretty straight-forward, One thing I cannot figure out is how to save and load a predefined EQ profile like you can in the native equalizer in Musicbee. I would like to define separate profiles for my OG Focal Clears, Hifiman Sundara and Audioenginne A5+ w/sub speakers. I can't imagine having to set up the parameters each time I swap output devices. I must be missing something in the UI or workflow.

Thanks in advance for any advice

 

[Svperstar]

MusicBee is my favorite music player by far.

I went Winamp -> Foobar -> MediaMonkey -> MusicBee

People raved about Foobar, I tried it and I got tired of coming home, turning on my computer, and having Foobar reset itself back to defaults. It happed multiple times. I didn't touch anything it just glitched out.

MediaMonkey is quite powerful but a bit much for just listening to music.

MusicBee is just right. "it just works"