Re: [Rhythmbox-devel] Rhythmbox Equalizer

["Luís Guilherme Fernandes Pereira" <lpereira gmail com>]

On 7/10/07, Alex Jones <alex weej com> wrote:
> (Replying on-list)

Alex, please forward to Alexander Foss, the one who asked for the plugin.

Cya!
> You do realise that an "equalizer" is designed to counter the frequency
> response of your audio setup (i.e. "equalize"), not to "MAKE THE BASS
> SOUND PHAT PLZ"? :P
>
> Personally I don't see the point of having something to do the latter.
> Audio engineers put a hell of a lot of effort making music sound exactly
> how they want it, and I trust their judgements on how the bass should
> sound better than I trust my own (or anyone else's for that matter).
>
> Still, if you're interested in writing a plugin, it's pretty trivial to
> stick an EQ into the audio pipeline. In fact there might even already be
> some code for it flying around.
>
> Have fun!
>
> On Tue, 2007-07-10 at 17:33 -0300, Luís Guilherme Fernandes Pereira
> wrote:
> > On 7/10/07, Alex Jones <alex weej com> wrote:
> > > Why would you want to equalize Rhythmbox, but not your whole audio
> > > output?
> > >
> > > Your speakers' frequency response curve is not selective!
> >
> > He shoud like GAIM sounds as they are, but hear to his songs with a
> > stronger bass, for instance. I don't know if it's that necessary, but
> > it's not useless, anyway.
> >
> > Cya!
> >
> --
> Alex Jones
> http://alex.weej.com/


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