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#248 One set of frequencies for each speakers
Hello,
Equalizer APO is truly my joy when my laptop volume over headphone is under sound. I really like your Equalizer as I can create my own batch of frequencies. As I listen to lot of podcast, I would like to create a set for male vocal and female vocal through separate speakers. I have tried but I could only hear one set or mixed at a time. I wonder if Equalizer APO could have separate set of frequencies for each speakers. Could you teach me how to do it? Thanks.
As the developer isn't very active on his Equalizer APO project, I'll answer your question. For years now I do the most support while others also help.
You have two possibilities to do this. The easiest one is to use the Peace equalizer. This interface for Equalizer APO has equalizer and a list of speakers so you can just click the specific speaker and equalize it.
I guess you're currently using the Configuration Editor of Equalizer APO. In principle you add this sequence of commands:
1. Select speaker #1
2. Equalize speaker #1
3. Select speaker #2
4. Equalize speaker #2
etc.
A command is added by clicking on the green plus button (at the left). There you'll find all possible commands.
Steps 1. and 3. can be found under the "Control" submenu (channels).
Steps 2. and 4. can be, what Equalizer APO calls, a Graphic Equalizer or a Parametric filter. Note that using a Graphic Equalizer sometimes results into distortion and cracklings due to some unknown issue. But when it works, it works. I'm not a fan of Graphic EQ because of the sudden appearance of this issue. Speakers and headphones can be damaged and ears too. This is why the Peace equalizer uses peak filters by default which are flawless (and faster).
Note that equalizing the sound to mimic femal or male vocals is difficult. Of course for a more femal voice you filter the lower frequencies. But Equalizer APO isn't capable to pitch shift a sound. For that you need to have a VST plugin. But using plugins bring other issues in play.
Btw. Unfortunately the tickets aren't addressed at all by the developer.
Hi Peter,
Thank you for your wonderful advice. What you have suggested, I have tried
and it works. My laptop sounds much better since I use EQ APO.
Would like to further my question regarding the "Loudness Correction". Do I
put it on top or bottom of the list? Some instruction how to use this would
be fine.
Thanks.
Regards,
Kian Ling
On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 5:06 PM Peter Verbeek peverbeek@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
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The "Loudness correction" command isn't documented. General speaking I would do:
1. Device selection
2. Loudness correction
3. Filtering/equalizing
But I'm not sure if steps 2 and 3 should be inverted. I guess it's about trying. Btw. The loudness correction may not be what you expect it to be.
Just some feedback for you. Dell Inspiron 15 3000 has quite a large effect
(the maximum volume is too small and listening to podcasts in a
talking environment is impossible) while my Lenovo Legion has no effect. My
order is 3 before 2.
Since you mention documentation, do you think you could send me a copy?
On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 5:22 PM Peter Verbeek peverbeek@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
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I must say I don't quite understand how it works and how to use it.
For the loudness correction there's this post (with little info). The developer of Equalizer APO, Jonas Thedering, took program source code from the creator Alexander Walch of the loudness correction effect. There's a topic on Audio review which says it's wrong. But I think it's about using it to like it or not :)
Btw. This Youtube video covers the loudness correction of Equalizer APO. It's pretty good!
Oh! ok. Quite frankly I read your links and video and have to say this is
new to me. What I did was use the "Noise Meter" app from my phone.
Calibrate with EQ APO white noise and enter max value from my Noise Meter.
For example, my max reading is 50dB so I just enter that into "Level at
listening position". Done. As mentioned previously, works for Dell and not
for Lenovo. Maybe I should try the method on the video for Lenovo.
On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 4:24 PM Peter Verbeek peverbeek@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
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Well, that's quite interesting what you did. It reminds me of the Test interface of the Peace equalizer. It also uses noise but in this case to "measure" the frequencies of your ears and headphones (in order to equalize them, the left and right separately if wanted).
Perhaps you could describe your experience with the loudness correction feature (as you go). It could be beneficial to others.
Hello again.
1) I am currently facing an issue while using APO EQ, wherein I have a
six-set configuration that varies depending on what I am listening to.
However, I am only able to use the original set in the Config tab of the
program. Can you suggest a way to better manage these configurations?
2) Additionally, I am wondering if there is a way to turn on/off a tab in
the program, even though it cannot be used at the moment. Could you advise
me on how to do this?
Thanks.
On Wed, May 17, 2023 at 3:20 PM Peter Verbeek peverbeek@users.sourceforge.net wrote:
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Are you talking about the Configuration Editor of Equalizer APO or the Peace equalizer?
When using the Configuration Editor the best thing to do is to make include files. Then you're left with 6 include commands (perhaps you call them tabs?) which you can enable and disable.
When using the Peace equalizer you just select one configuration (eq preset for instance) when listening to music. This selection can be done on Peace interface by mouse clicking, by hotkeys (which you have to attach to your configs) or by the Peace system tray menu (right bottom Peace icon). The advantage is that you can hide the Peace interface.