[pulseaudio-tickets] [Bug 94971] Please fix PulseAudio equalizer

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94971

--- Comment #3 from nw9165-3201 at yahoo.com ---
(In reply to Alexander E. Patrakov from comment #1)
> No, we don't need an equalizer. In 2016, it's an outdated concept in
> consumer audio world.

Wrong.

You're talking about high-end AV-receivers and buying microphones and stuff...

Yet, personally I would simply be needing an equalizer for a simple Logitech
2.1 active PC speaker system, which connects directly to the analog speaker
output of my mainboard's onboard soundcard.

That speaker system has too much bass even with the bass knob turned all the
way down.

However, using the 10-band equalizer that is built into the Realtek HD Audio
Manager on Windows, I can get the bass just right, by simply lowering the bass
a bit on the 31 and 62 Hz slider of the equalizer. Simple as that.

Here's a screenshot of the equalizer in the Realtek HD Audio Manager on
Windows:

http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/sound-audio/305826d1392117211t-using-graphic-equaliser-realtek-audio-realtek-eq.jpg

There are lots of active PC speakers out there that can be made sound better
through some simple adjustments in that equalizer.

So please don't say there would not be a need for an equalizer. That's simply
wrong.

> Equalizers are something too difficult for normal people (not audio
> engineers) to operate. And we shouldn't model our UI on Windows when there
> are better models. In fact, many high-end AV receivers don't have
> equalizers, and have a better UI for the tasks normally solved with
> equalizers in Windows.

Wrong. See above. Please don't assume that most users are using high-end AV
receivers or AV receivers at all.

Not having a proper system-wide equalizer available everywhere on Linux is a
_major_ downside to Linux compared to Windows.

Seriously, not having a proper system-wide equalizer available on Linux would
be one reason for me not to switch from Windows to Linux as a desktop operating
system.

Regards

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