i need help with my eq

[lucanhookup]

ive been fucking around with my eq's setting for a while and i can never get it to sound good, what i need to know is what do all these HZ and shit do so i can set it to the music i like, my eq is a 11 band.........................thanks

[rawdawg]

The purpose of an EQ is to tailor the IN CAR frequency response so that the music hitting your ears sounds the way the artist/producer/engineer wishes for you to experience it. That is one way to approach it.

Another way to approach it is by using the EQ as a sonic paintbrush and making the system response however you see fit. That is the way my ghetto based friends approach it.

From left to right, each band represents a point in the frequency response. It would go from super low to low to middle to high to super high. If your music is too bassy, cut down on the low bands. If your music is too crispy, cut down on the high bands. If you can't hear the singer, boost the middle bands.

Generally, there is a more correct curve than others that will make all your music, regardless of genre, sound really good. From there you can adjust for your peculiar listening habits.

For example, I've DJ'd for nearly 20 years of my life and have gone clubbing for the same amount. My ears are probably not as sensitive as others. In my case, my system is tuned to be heavier handed than most.

Now the above is an elementary way of describing an EQ, so if you need a more detailed description, please feel free to PM cam2xrunner.

[cam2Xrunner]

Originally Posted by rawdawg

Now the above is an elementary way of describing an EQ, so if you need a more detailed description, please feel free to PM cam2xrunner.

[88 LE]

The best way to adjust an eq is to use a RTA (real time analyzer).

http://industrialaudiocontrol.com/pr...50&l1=5650&l2=


Otherwise just adjust it however you like.

[eddiem67]

If you cant afford a RTA, all you need is a SPL meter, test tones of each frequency (IASCA disk), a pencil and paper. You run each test tone and write down the dbs it is putting out, once you've gone through all the frequencies, you notice some will be higher some lower, adjust the those particular frequencies to flatten up the overall sound. This is a starting point, once you flattened your response (will most likely sound terrible), adjust it to you liking. The main thing is you want to adjust those major peaks and dips.

[rawdawg]

You know what's funny. The general consensus is that a flat response is yucky sounding. Other than my issues with my sub and the roll off of my waveguides, my frequency response is fairly flat. And guess what? I like it.

This is what happens when you listen to Bunny and Tigra's "We love the cars, the cars that go boom" too loud at too young an age.