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why is there no multi band equalizer for windows 7?
Yes I understand that you can change the settings in media player to change the equalizer, but this is useless for example when listening to online material, this is a step backwards !. I cannot find any compatible programmes that can allow me this, which has always been available on previous windows.
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What kind of audio chip do you have?
The AC97 (most common) comes with a nice utility to do all this. It's only 10-band but hey ...
The utility (called Sound Effect Manager) is installed into the control panel by default.
Failing that, try Control Panel>Sound then select your speakers and click Properties>EnhancementsOne of those options is an EQ of sorts with some presets down below.
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So? That means nothing. All other versions prior to now had to deal with less diversity, less advanced features and less bundled drivers to start working just after installation. How many cd's of drivers did you had to install in XP for everything just working? One for the sound card, another for the graphic card, another for the motherboard, for the bluetooth dongle, for the printer... and so on, and of course, a lot of restarting after each hw install. In W7 you just had to install the OS and everything was already working, but sure, if you're looking for some fancy stuff you should then install the drivers from the hw manufacturer, and if they don't have then complain to them, who are the responsible for that, not MS.
And btw, I'm not related to MS in any way, just in case, I just wanted to point out that you're complaining to the wrong guys.
I agree with you that it is useless when you are listening something on online. I think it is better to use an Equalizer software so that you can handle the complete system. I have been using "EqualizerPro" software. It comes with more than 20 preset settings.
I found one in another forum that works fantastic with windows 7 and 10 and the best part is it's FREE. It is called Equalizer APO. It has options for 15 and 30 band EQ. Also has a preamp gain that increases the volume far beyond what windows has. I have been looking for a few years for a real one that was not garbage or had to add to sound managers and all that. Just click, install and it will ask you what speakers it is going to combine with for output sound. I love it. https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/
This worked, but I had to open SRS Premium Sound application from within the control panel and select the playback option to find my laptop's nine band equalizer. I'm not sure if that is a HP Probook or Windows 7 feature, but it made my music sound better.
