MusicLover
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Whenever I put the EQ to desired levels, it really messes up the sound. Who else thinks it sucks?
Is it just me or does Foobar's EQ completely suck?
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dd3mon
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I agree - an easy way to test how much the Foobar EQ sucks is to raise one frequency very high, leaving the others flat. This makes extremely obvious distortions/weirdness. I don't think this is the intended effect of an EQ.
That said, I still in Foobar (in kernel streaming mode) is still by far the best player for audio quality, I just don't use the EQ.
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| Originally posted by MusicLover Whenever I put the EQ to desired levels, it really messes up the sound. Who else thinks it sucks? |
I agree - an easy way to test how much the Foobar EQ sucks is to raise one frequency very high, leaving the others flat. This makes extremely obvious distortions/weirdness. I don't think this is the intended effect of an EQ.
That said, I still in Foobar (in kernel streaming mode) is still by far the best player for audio quality, I just don't use the EQ.
-dd3mon
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Are you guys sure you're not clipping if you're boosting some frequencies?
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Yes, it will clip if you put it too high, but if you use the "auto level" feature, you can isolate one frequency above the others without clipping (you just gotta turn up your amp). So obviously wrong sounding.
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| Originally posted by lan Are you guys sure you're not clipping if you're boosting some frequencies? |
Yes, it will clip if you put it too high, but if you use the "auto level" feature, you can isolate one frequency above the others without clipping (you just gotta turn up your amp). So obviously wrong sounding.
-dd3mon
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