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[Weeb Labs]

What exactly does "difference in performance" mean in this context?

 

[utahj]

Which equalizer on Mac are you talking about?
And above all, before buying the RME which interface / DAC did you use?

The comment likely refers to EQ Mac, a system-wide equalizer application: https://eqmac.app/

I use SoundSource to apply system-wide EQ on a Mac, which I apply with Apple's AUNBandEQ audio unit. I don't notice any difference in performance, although AUNBandEQ does not seem to be capable of applying independent EQ per channel, which I'm interested in playing around with for my speakers. I was considering EQ Mac for that purpose (per channel EQ), although I've seen comments on this and other forums suggesting EQ Mac is buggy, has a tendency to crash, skip, interrupt the audio, etc. I've never had such trouble with SoundSource.

 

[IXOYE]

Which equalizer on Mac are you talking about?
And above all, before buying the RME which interface / DAC did you use?

I used Eq Mac, and IFI Zen One Signature, but I also try Eq Mack ones with my RME to hear the difference, and it was obvious, with RME EQ the sound was clearer with a darker background.

 

[Davide]

I used Eq Mac, and IFI Zen One Signature, but I also try Eq Mack ones with my RME to hear the difference, and it was obvious, with RME EQ the sound was clearer with a darker background.

It is very unlikely that you hear a difference between digital equalizers. To get a valid test you should do an ABX test with the same identical settings for both the parametric equalizers, especially as regards the Q Factor and type of filter (that may not be so simple to know).
If at that point you still hear differences, they could be due to something else in the eqMac audio engine, like bit depth, resampling, or other things.
So don't believe too much that the difference lies in the equalizer.
Or at least, don't believe it's the hardware that makes a difference. Digital processors all do the same thing. If they give a difference it is because they make different mathematical calculations.
But it doesn't mean that one is better than the other.

 

[stultifera navis]

cavern is pretty damn awesome.

Experience incredible flexibility with Cavern, the powerful audio processor that enables object-based sound on systems where it was previously unimaginable. Cavern is the first ever PC audio processor that supports Dolby Digital Plus Atmos, and has the tools to convert your content to any channel layout in a channel-based format.

Get ready to be blown away by the incredible audio quality achieved with quickeq Cavern's lightning-fast automatic calibrator that outperforms even actual cinema processors with ease. Don't settle for mediocre sound quality. Upgrade to Cavern and discover the full hidden potential of your audio setup!

Cavern

Download a free room correction software and Dolby Atmos decoder for PC. Improve the sound quality of your home theater and enhance your listening experience.

cavern.sbence.hu

For windows.

 

[stultifera navis]

Sparta collection is more awesome. But It's not intended to be used by normal people who have a life and shit.

"SPARTA is a collection of flexible VST/LV2 audio plug-ins for spatial audio production, reproduction and visualisation, developed primarily by members of the Acoustics Lab at Aalto University, Finland.

The SPARTA installer also includes the COMPASS suite, the HO-DirAC suite, CroPaC Binaural Decoder, and the HO-SIRR room impulse response renderer. These plug-ins employ parametric processing and are signal-dependent. They aim to go beyond conventional linear Ambisonics algorithms, used by the baseline SPARTA plug-ins, by extracting meaningful parameters over time and subsequently employing them to map the input to the output in an adaptive and informed manner."

Spatial Audio Real-Time Applications

A collection of open-source VST/LV2 audio plug-ins for producing and reproducing spatial sound scenes.

leomccormack.github.io

 

[Davide]

cavern is pretty damn awesome.

Experience incredible flexibility with Cavern, the powerful audio processor that enables object-based sound on systems where it was previously unimaginable. Cavern is the first ever PC audio processor that supports Dolby Digital Plus Atmos, and has the tools to convert your content to any channel layout in a channel-based format.

Get ready to be blown away by the incredible audio quality achieved with quickeq Cavern's lightning-fast automatic calibrator that outperforms even actual cinema processors with ease. Don't settle for mediocre sound quality. Upgrade to Cavern and discover the full hidden potential of your audio setup!

Cavern

Download a free room correction software and Dolby Atmos decoder for PC. Improve the sound quality of your home theater and enhance your listening experience.

cavern.sbence.hu

For windows.

It's not very clear how it works...
Does it mean that with Amazon Music and Apple Music there is the possibility on PC to decode Dolby Atmos content?
Does it create a WDM Virtual Audio Device?
Besides, are there other sources of Dolby Atmos content on PC?

 

[Doodski]

cavern is pretty damn awesome.

Experience incredible flexibility with Cavern, the powerful audio processor that enables object-based sound on systems where it was previously unimaginable. Cavern is the first ever PC audio processor that supports Dolby Digital Plus Atmos, and has the tools to convert your content to any channel layout in a channel-based format.

Get ready to be blown away by the incredible audio quality achieved with quickeq Cavern's lightning-fast automatic calibrator that outperforms even actual cinema processors with ease. Don't settle for mediocre sound quality. Upgrade to Cavern and discover the full hidden potential of your audio setup!

Cavern

Download a free room correction software and Dolby Atmos decoder for PC. Improve the sound quality of your home theater and enhance your listening experience.

cavern.sbence.hu

For windows.

Thank you. I added this to the list near the top under Peace EQ.

 

[Doodski]

Sparta collection is more awesome. But It's not intended to be used by normal people who have a life and shit.

"SPARTA is a collection of flexible VST/LV2 audio plug-ins for spatial audio production, reproduction and visualisation, developed primarily by members of the Acoustics Lab at Aalto University, Finland.

The SPARTA installer also includes the COMPASS suite, the HO-DirAC suite, CroPaC Binaural Decoder, and the HO-SIRR room impulse response renderer. These plug-ins employ parametric processing and are signal-dependent. They aim to go beyond conventional linear Ambisonics algorithms, used by the baseline SPARTA plug-ins, by extracting meaningful parameters over time and subsequently employing them to map the input to the output in an adaptive and informed manner."

Spatial Audio Real-Time Applications

A collection of open-source VST/LV2 audio plug-ins for producing and reproducing spatial sound scenes.

leomccormack.github.io

I sifted through all the plug-ins of which there are many and did not find a EQ or PEQ listed. Can you point me in that direction?

 

[Ole_S]

Hi guys,

Please let me know your recommendations for both IOS and Android.

Now I have installed USB Audio Player Pro on my android phone.

 

[ShadowBoxer]

Hi guys,

Please let me know your recommendations for both IOS and Android.

For cross-platform, perhaps Neutron MP.

 

[somebodyelse]

An update on PipeWire: it now has a module to load PEW configs generated by AutoEQ and Squiglink.
https://docs.pipewire.org/page_module_parametric_equalizer.html

 

[Koeitje]

Quick question. I've been using EqualizerAPO for my active speaker for a simple shelf filter. I use a Fiio K7 as a pre-amplifier for them, but now I also want to use my headphones together with EqualizerAPO. However both are of course using the same USB device. Can I use EACS to switch EqualizerAPO settings without rebooting so I can have a profile for my headphones and my speakers?

Edit:
Yep is the answer

 

[Koeitje]

Are there any equalizers for Windows that can be used without installation? I use Equalizer APO for my personal pc, but on my work laptop I cannot install anything like that. Just need it to work for Spotify (Spotify's equalizer is ass).

 

[CedarX]

Are there any equalizers for Windows that can be used without installation? I use Equalizer APO for my personal pc, but on my work laptop I cannot install anything like that. Just need it to work for Spotify (Spotify's equalizer is ass).

+1
For the very same reasons, I ended up using a Qudelix (5K or T71): the Chrome extension is not triggering the IT threatening emails about “unauthorized & dangerous software violating company policies”…

 

[Raccoon]

Has there been any updates regarding VSTs equivalent to EqualizerAPO?
I know this question has been asked a few times across a few forums, but I have yet to find any actual answers.
I started routing my audio through Ableton instead of EqualizerAPO for lower latency and more control but gave up AutoEQ as a result. I know I can use VSTs like Boogex to import an IR, but that doesn't cover EQs from other people who cannot provide an IR.

 

[Ktacos]

Has there been any updates regarding VSTs equivalent to EqualizerAPO?
I know this question has been asked a few times across a few forums, but I have yet to find any actual answers.
I started routing my audio through Ableton instead of EqualizerAPO for lower latency and more control but gave up AutoEQ as a result. I know I can use VSTs like Boogex to import an IR, but that doesn't cover EQs from other people who cannot provide an IR.

Ableton has a parametric EQ.

 

[Raccoon]

Ableton has a parametric EQ.

From my knowledge, which isn't a lot, there is no way for me to import these EQ files from squig.link autoEQ into any of these parametric EQs. I could technically do them manually, except for the fact some of these EQs go over 8 bands, frequencies, filters? I don't know what they are called.

 

[Doodski]

From my knowledge, which isn't a lot, there is no way for me to import these EQ files from squig.link autoEQ into any of these parametric EQs. I could technically do them manually, except for the fact some of these EQs go over 8 bands, frequencies, filters? I don't know what they are called.

I was a bit unfamiliar with the term filters and pass bands but it becomes more familiar with use. The mental somersaults are present but not out of reach for most people. I have used the mic method, the moving mic method and the old school pink noise method and I always revert back to tuning by ear. So there's always that.

 

[Ktacos]

From my knowledge, which isn't a lot, there is no way for me to import these EQ files from squig.link autoEQ into any of these parametric EQs. I could technically do them manually, except for the fact some of these EQs go over 8 bands, frequencies, filters? I don't know what they are called.

They're just simple parametric EQ filters, so just three settings per filter that should translate to pretty much any parametric EQ, if you need more than 8 bands just stack another EQ on.