How to Adjust Equalizers

[DouglasABaker]

Originally Posted by bgsquad

mmmm... seems i'm so pissed off with setting my audio that i am only reading selectively :s my mistake

My story is that I am so desperate to get the sound i like, but with the Ipod, tone, and DSP,i am just messing up with those three at the same time and the result is not satisfying...

I want a moderately strong bass, suppressed middle frequencies, and moderetaly strong trebble.I put my settings on Ipod then DSP (almost same as Ipod) and then boost the bass and trebble with the tone, the result is not what i want :'(

maybe there is no solution to be done remotely, i need someone who can "feel" how the system is responding to different settings... i just don't have the feel!!

Sorry to bother you with my stupid adventure! It's been a year now and still can't get the sound i want!

Only you know your own ears, and what sounds good, but here is what I can tell you about the various adjustments.

First, they are applied in this order:
Ipod
Bass/Treble
Equalizer

From a "fineness" perspective (ability to adjust in small increments), they rank (from fine to gross):
Equalizer
Ipod
Bass/Treble

My suggestion would be to set everything to flat (including the Ipod).

Then, using the Equalizer, adjust the sound how you would like it. If you need additional adjustment (can't get the treble loud enough, for example), then return the EQ to flat, and then adjust the bass/treble 1 notch in the direction you need. Now go back to the EQ and try again.

The trouble you are having now is that you are making fine adjustments first (Ipod / EQ) and then making gross adjustments afterward (the bass/treble). Reverse the order and you should have better results.

Think of it this way: Your EQ has 11 different adjustment ranges (I think - I removed mine). Your bass / treble knobs adjust 5-7 of those at a time. In other words, move the treble 1 position is the same as going into the EQ and adjusting about 5-7 of the ranges that are in there.

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