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Windows' Built In Equalizer
« on: October 28, 2019, 05:02:51 PM »
I keep reading that there's a sound equalizer built into Windows 10, but I can't find it. From what I gather, there should be a tab labeled "Enhancements" on my Speakers' Properties screen. I show: "General", "Level", "Dolby Audio", "Advanced", and "Spatial Sound".

I'm sure there's a setting in the reg that will make it all fonzie.

Any thoughts?

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Re: Windows' Built In Equalizer
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2019, 05:54:13 PM »
Google gives this:
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How to find the default Equalizer on Windows 10
    Locate the speaker or sound icon on your PC.
    Right click on it and select the playback device option.
    A dialog named sound should appear.
    Locate the default speakers or headphones in the playback tab.
    Right click on the default speakers, then select propertie

Did you look on You Tube? There are some there.

However, many users prefer some other program to do that job for playback of music files. My favorite is Win Amp.

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Re: Windows' Built In Equalizer
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2019, 06:31:10 PM »
Yes, I checked all of the Googles.

Would love some real suggestions,  if anyone has anything.



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Re: Windows' Built In Equalizer
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2019, 06:41:51 PM »
I don't see an "enhancements" tab for either my Sound Blaster ZXR nor my motherboard audio. Of the ones that have an enhancement tab, the only one that has an "equalizer" in the list of options is the Digital output for my Motherboard Audio.

I think the audio "enhancements" are specific to each driver.  Additionally, I suspect depending on the software and audio device you are using it might be elsewhere. All my Sound Blaster's various options, including an equalizer, are part of it's software suite and not part of any Windows control panels.

I was trying to dereference Null Pointers before it was cool.

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Re: Windows' Built In Equalizer
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2019, 06:57:17 PM »
That was always my presumption, but when I went looking for 3rd party eq's, so many posts referred to a built-into-Win-10 option that I believed 'em.
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