OSX Systemwide Audio Equalizer...
Today I was surfing on Pandora and MySpace and listening to music in order to find some new music to buy. However, I've realized a new systemwide function is needed in OSX, and that is a systemwide Equalizer. It's great that it is possible to fiddle around with equalizer settings in iTunes, but when playing embedded music in any other application like when browsing the net in Firefox I really miss an equalizer to fiddle around with in Sound properties for the system. A suggestion to Apple, is that in order to enrich the audio experiences within OSX, is that they need to incorporate a software based equalizer into the system. Then any application that use audio, can use these settings as a default. If a user is not happy with the audio being generated through the system equalizer, the application would override it and use the default unequalized audio stream which we have today, and then use its own audio equalizer settings. Surely this must be possible to accomplish in a modern operatingsystem as OSX. Anyways, here's to hoping that Apple will have this function in Leopard :)
Oh, and I sent a suggestion to the Apple Feedback Team with this idea. Let's hope they listen :)
Oh, and I sent a suggestion to the Apple Feedback Team with this idea. Let's hope they listen :)
posted by StefanH at 11:21 PM
19 Comments:
hi, do we have news on this? I really need to EQ the new speakers I just bought. And I need to EQ them system-wide, even for my Beeps & blings. Any new preference panel, plugin, widget or thing like it. thanks!
any news yet!
it's a contradiction that the mac doesn't let you ...
December 2008... still waiting
And it's now 2009, with no news on this front.
Certainly is taking its time.
Anyone know any third party solutions?
You could use:
Audio Hijack Pro
Then you can decide if you want to equalize the whole system or just a specific app. There is both a test- and a paid- version. Hope this can solve your problem.
Or maybe this app?
Hear
Those apps are quite expensive. Why can't I turn down the bass when listening via Safari?
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It is completely ridiculous that this does not exist. Windows provides plenty of apps that do this. I am so frustrated that I have spent three days looking for a free solution that does this simple function and there is nothing. Hear is expensive and seems to only work some times, and Audio Hijack Pro also wants money and is totally counter-intuitive. I couldn't even get it to work. And I am quite computer savvy. WTH!!! Ugh :(
It is completely ridiculous that this does not exist. Windows provides plenty of apps that do this. I am so frustrated that I have spent three days looking for a free solution that does this simple function and there is nothing. Hear is expensive and seems to only work some times, and Audio Hijack Pro also wants money and is totally counter-intuitive. I couldn't even get it to work. And I am quite computer savvy. WTH!!! Ugh :(
It'll be the first day of Fall, 2010 next week. Why hasn't this happened yet?
OR
Why the hell hasn't Apple just bought out The Music Genome Project/Pandora and made it part of iTunes? That would be the more elegant solution to this embarrassing Achille's heal.
It'll be the first day of Fall, 2010 next week. Why hasn't this happened yet?
OR
Why the hell hasn't Apple just bought out The Music Genome Project/Pandora and made it part of iTunes? That would be the more elegant solution to this embarrassing Achille's heal.
Windows Machines have had this for quite some time, even when they are running on a Mac computer. It depends on the capabilities of the sound card and on the driver as well, but most computers have this now.
Also, when it is built into the sound card/drive rather then through, say iTunes, is saves battery power.
It is now 03/27/2011 and I'm looking for the same thing. I don't get it...
Try Boom from Global Delight.
June 2011 and no solution.... lame.
it's an accessibility need. for folks who have reduced hearing about 8000Hz - like most older folks, they need to be able to boost the treble.
Boom works, but it's poorly designed. It conflicts with other apps, it adds unnecessary junk to your menu bar (why does every developer think their app deserves space in my menubar?!) and worst of all, it has no way to lower volume. This means, if you boost certain frequencies more than you lower others, you get distortion. Look at the simple EQ in iTunes for an example of what I mean. See the slider on the far left? That raises or lowers the overall volume, and it serves as an easy way to bring down levels overall to compensate for some EQ boosting.
I am really surprised Apple hasn't built in any audio EQ options to the sound control panel. Such a shame! I'd love it.
Not only does the Mac have a problem not having a Graphic equalizer in the system preferences but so do all the very popular iOS devices iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. I feel this is a very big problem. Apple needs to fix this.
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