Many are used to think that sound qualitydepends on the characteristics of the speakers themselves, and the more expensive the speakers, the better the sound. But this is not so. In the article we will talk about the equalizer. Who does not know whether the equalizer is a program or a device for flexible sound settings. Of course, this is not a complete definition, but we'll talk about it below in the text.
Thunderblock, EQ, EQ are all the same.The definition sounds like this: it is a program or a device designed to raise or lower the volume of various areas of the frequency range of sound. Equalizer is able to equalize the entire amplitude of the frequencies and the characteristic of the signal itself as a whole. It is important to know that this program or device works only with an audio signal and adjusts it selectively, depending on the frequency selected.
This definition is complex and customaryuser understand the whole point is difficult, so now - in simple words. Equalizer is a program (in this case) that works with separate audio frequencies. As you know, there are low frequencies and high. Low - it's bass, high - falsetto, or as it is called - squeak. So, the equalizer can lower or increase the volume of these areas. But the sound can be divided not only into two frequencies, it is divided into Mr. frequencies. So the equalizer has several bands, the eight-band variant is more common.
Most often this program is used in the audio industry, but now let's talk about how it can help an ordinary person.
Just want to say that there are two types of equalizers, but they perform the same function - they change the volume of a particular frequency range of sound.
So, first let's talk about parametricequalizer. This type is never present in the standard set of programs for a PC or phone, but if you want, you can download it from the Internet. It differs in that there is a setting of the width of the bands. That is, you can choose a separate piece of frequencies in the sound and then work with it. In general, the work proceeds in exactly the same way as in all other types.
Now let's move on to the type you will bemeet everywhere - this is a graphic type. It always has fixed frequency bands in its functional. You can not choose the range that you need. However, this type of equalizer is most often used. The bottom line is that there is a lot his options. The simplest is the three-band. It allows you to adjust bass, squeak and midrange. It can occur on almost all devices, but it is not fully effective.
As it is easy to guess, the more bandsmore flexible becomes the sound setting. So, at the moment the maximum number of bands is 31. But such equalizers are used most often in recording studios, and in everyday life they are not needed.
On PCs and devices, you can often find five-band equalizers. They do not load unnecessary settings and allow you to work with sound to the fullest.
Initially, we started talking about how to improvethe sound quality of the speakers. We return to this topic. So, suppose you bought the most expensive speakers that were sold in the store, and when you came home and connected them, you did not even hear a difference from the past. Do not be in a hurry to despair, first open the equalizer and twist the knobs, you'll hear how the sound changes. Now in more detail.
Equalizer for Windows can be found in two places: in Windows Media Player and directly in the "Sound" settings. Now we are talking about the first option.
Insisting an equalizer for Windows in Media Player,The effect can be rendered only on playback of music files in this player. That is, if you run the same file in another player, the sound will be the same as before the changes.
So, you turned on music or video, thenclick the right mouse button and select "Advanced Features" from the menu. Then in the list, click on "Graphic Equalizer". For Windows 7, this instruction works 100%.
Here, in principle, and everything, before your eyes onThe monitor displays an equalizer. You can change the position of the sliders and notice the difference in the sound, there is also the option to select a Preset, but more on this later. It makes no sense now to tell how to set up the equalizer for Windows, since it is the same in all operating systems. So now we will talk about how to open it in each of them, and in the end we will analyze in detail how to set it up.
So, we figured out where to find the equalizerin the first way, but as mentioned above, its setting only affects the Media Player. Now it's worth talking about how to adjust the equalizer for Windows 10 so that the sound changes in all sources. Of course, this method works not only on the "top ten", but also on other Windows operating systems. Just now, let's analyze the configuration of this version.
Initially, you need to go to the "Sound" menu.To do this, enter the "Control Panel". There you need to click on the "Sound" line. Once you have done this, the menu will open before you. The list will show all the devices for sound playback connected to your computer. Select the one you need and right-click on the menu, choose Properties.
An additional window with properties will open,go to the "Improvements" tab. There will be a combo box, scroll down the slider and tick the "Equalizer" line (7 Windows implies the same actions).
Further in the drop-down list you can selectvarious presets. Each of them will change the sound, you can try them all and stop at the one you like. After that, click "Apply" and you can close all windows.
As you can see, this method does not allow you to adjust the equalizer yourself, you can only use templates, but, on the other hand, the effect is on all players.
Also there is an opportunity to download an equalizer for the PC. For example, there is a NeonVisual program. Having installed it, you can perform a flexible adjustment of all frequencies, thereby improving the sound of your speakers.
In addition, the program offers a user-friendly interface. Even an inexperienced user can independently figure out all the tricks.
In principle, such programs are unimaginable, but there is no point in talking about each of them. All of them are similar, and if you know how to use them, then there will be no problems.
Well, in the meantime, move from the Windows operating system to Linux.
Unfortunately, there is no built-in equalizer on a computer with the Linux operating system installed. But it does not matter, it just waits for you to download it from the repository. But more on that later.
Initially, it is worthwhile to tell you what Pulseaudio is.The matter is that for Linux this is an important thing. This is a sound server, it allows us to edit the sound streams, more precisely, the sound output. But to work with it you need a program. In this case, you need to download the equalizer to the computer, in the repositories it is called pulseaudio-equalizer.
Based on this information, it becomes clear that you can use various methods to set the equalizer. A package manager or terminal, it's up to you.
If you do not want to dig in the heap of instructions, you can just open the terminal and enter three commands in turn:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa: nilarimogard / webupd8;
sudo apt-get update;
sudo apt-get install pulseaudio-equalizer.
After that, your computer will be installedthe coveted equalizer. It can be found in the "Menu" - "Audio and Video". Opening it, you'll see presets and sliders, but we'll talk more about the detailed settings later, now we'll move on to the mobile OS.
It's time to find out where to find the equalizer for "Android". After all, whatever one may say, phone users are much more likely to listen to music than owners of personal computers.
As you can understand from the above, for Android the equalizer is a necessary thing. So now we'll figure out where to find it, and how to use it.
Initially, it must be said that the built-inEqualizer for "Android" does not exist. Sometimes Equalizer software is automatically downloaded with the smartphone. After that, in your player in the menu, an additional line should appear, where you can configure.
But it's better to download a third-party program.There are a lot of them. There are simple three-way, and there are also huge ones - with their presets and additional functions, for example, reverb. In general, everything is in your hands.
Unlike Android, iOS does not needDownload additional programs to customize the sound the way you want. For this, there are already built-in features. They can be found by going into the settings and selecting "Music". Next, you should put the "Sound Check" slider on "Enabled" and click "Equalizer". This was the first way to change the sound settings.
Если ползунок «Проверка звука» во включенном position, the system independently detects the dB of the reproduced song and in case of which makes the track quieter. Now there is no need to screw up the volume, if the track changed to a louder one, the system will do it for you.
As for the equalizer, this method does notvery good, because you are allowed to use only presets. That is, there is no flexible setting of all frequencies of sound, but still for inexperienced users this is what is needed.
The second option would be to download a more functional audio player, such as TuneShel or Radsone. Already in their settings, you can use the equalizer with a lot of bands.
So, if someone does not know how to download and install these applications on your phone, now detailed instructions will be given.
Find the App Store application on your phone and launch it.
Next, at the top of the screen, click on the "Search" section.
In the line to fill in, write the name of the program you need and click "Search".
Now the application you are looking for should appear in front of you. If this does not happen, check if you entered the name correctly.
Click "Download" in front of the image of the application.
Wait until the download and installation is complete, then you can use it.
As you can see, loading another audio player is easy.
As mentioned above, very often there are presets in the equalizers, so to speak, patterns. They are very convenient to use. They are very useful when the user does not understand this issue.
To adjust the equalizer in this way, justturn on some composition and change the preset one by one until you like the sound of the track being played. As you can guess, this is the easiest option and, of course, it will not fully allow a good sound tuning, so we are moving on to a more detailed method.
Also, opening the equalizer, you probably noticed the sliders (frequency bands). Someone has only three of them, while someone can get up to ten. Now we will analyze the five-band equalizer setting.
It is important to know that the leftmost slider is responsible forbass, and right - for squeak. The other three are something in between. For example, you listen to a song that attracts you with bass, but for some reason it is simply not audible, but all because the bass and squeak are on the same level, or the bass is lower.
To feel the difference, lift the leftThe slider is higher until the result does not suit you. Sometimes this is not enough, the composition becomes fuzzy. For more flexible settings, go to the second slider on the left and raise it or lower it. Once you have decided on its location, go to the squeak - the rightmost slider. Most often, its elevation gives a cleaner and more vibrant sound. But if we consider an example with a track in which the bass attracts the main attention, then it’s not worth raising a squeak to the maximum mark. Stop when the singer's voice is audible clearly - that's enough.
If the desired result is not achieved, then go to the second slider on the right and add or decrease its volume until you are satisfied with the sound.
Now there is only an average slider.It fully affects both the bass and the squeak, and it is very easy to tune it. Turn it up and down until you like the sound. Thereby you will balance the bass and squeak among themselves.
As you can see, the equalizer program isa very useful thing, and if you learn to use it, the quality of the music being played will increase many times. The main thing is practice, and over time everything will turn out.
The important thing is that you now know where to findequalizer on the PC and on the phone, and how to tune it. Of course, the presented setting is not so professional, but for a simple user it will do, and eventually you will understand the principle of the equalizer.
