In almost all applications in this category, you will see the same sound settings. This is because equalizers for Android use the same set of system functions (APIs), open in the OS to third-party developers. As a result, such programs differ only in the interface, the presence of additional features, the amount of advertising and the price.
Therefore, in order to find equalizers worthy of attention, it is best to weed out applications that are inconvenient, buggy, too expensive, and that abuse advertising. Listed below are programs that have undergone such selection.
1. Equalizer FX
Minimalistic equalizer with 12 preset profiles for different musical styles. You can edit them to your liking and save your own profiles. The application can create a surround sound effect, enhance bass and limit the volume of the device.
After installing Equalizer FX, an icon appears on the notification panel with which you can quickly go to the equalizer menu from any open program. In addition, Equalizer FX can turn on and off automatically when you play or pause audio playback.
The free version has no restrictions, but displays advertisements. Ads can be disabled for 99 rubles.
2. Equalizer - Bass Boost
This equalizer is comparable in capabilities and level of convenience to FX. Its arsenal includes 10 presets for various genres, and the user can create his own. The app also supports all the standard effects: bass boost, volume boost and surround sound.
The equalizer icon on the notification panel opens fast access to sound settings. The program can turn on itself when you connect headphones or start the device - depending on the selected settings. But after turning it off, it does not remember the last active profile and changes it to the standard one.
The advantages of Equalizer - Bass Boost include beautiful interchangeable design themes, but most of them are available after making a payment of 99 rubles. You can also create more than one music profile and increase the maximum volume only in the paid version, which is also devoid of advertising.
3. Precise Volume
This app combines equalizer features with additional options for audio control. As in both previous programs, Precise Volume has a set of ready-made profiles for musical styles (seven pieces) and the ability to customize new ones. The application can also increase the maximum volume level, enhance the bass and create a surround sound effect.
Thanks to the Precise Volume icon in the notification panel, you can always quickly open the equalizer menu.
Among the additional features of the program is setting the maximum volume of headphones, which can protect your hearing. Moreover, Precise Volume allows you to customize profiles for all system sounds. So, you can set volume levels for multimedia, calls and other sounds and save them as sound circuit, for example, for an office or cinema. In the future, it will be enough to activate this circuit to prepare the device for the required operating conditions.
All of the listed features of Precise Volume are available for free. To get even more options to control the device’s sound and remove ads, you need to pay 140 rubles.
The quality of sound playback in Windows 7 depends not only on the cost speaker system and sound chip, but also on the correctness of the settings software. The latter includes an equalizer, which is quite easy to configure in all existing audio players. However, few people know that the equalizer is preinstalled in Windows 7 itself.
Where is the equalizer in Windows 7 and how do I configure it?
To turn on the equalizer in the operating room Windows system 7 you should do the following:
- Click “Start”, “Control Panel”, set the viewing mode to “Large icons” and look for the “Sound” section.
- A new window will open. In the “Playback” tab, double-click to open the “Speakers” icon.
- In the new window, go to the “Improvements” or “Additional Features” tab (depending on Windows builds 7). Place a check mark next to the “Equalizer” item.
There is also a separate equalizer for sound card. To open and configure it, you should perform the following steps:
- On the panel Windows tasks Click on the arrow and select “Realtek Manager”.
- A new window will open. Depending on model motherboard interface " Realtek dispatcher"may be different. Go to the “Sound Effect” tab. Select the equalizer type.
- We choose the type of sound according to the style of the musical direction. However, we recommend that you simply turn on audiobooks or radio, and then set the equalizer types in order. This is the only way to choose the right equalizer.
About the situation with VKontakte
April 28, 2017 that Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki and My World are introducing a paid music subscription costing 149 rubles per month. And unsubscribed users are limited functionally. First of all, audio advertisements will be played from time to time. The free mode was deprived of the function of caching music for offline listening, and this is a key feature of the old VKontakte player.The introduction of a subscription is a natural event; content cannot be pirated forever. At the same time, the new service looks strange, to say the least. After all, this is the same vast, unorganized catalogue, only now they ask for an amount comparable to competitors’ offers for use. At least two questions immediately arise!
How to return music to VKontakte?
At the time of publication of the article, there are several ways to return the usual functionality, and it is possible that over time the administration will block the loopholes.The easiest way is to roll back to the previous version of the official client, number 4.8.3. To do this, just uninstall the updated client and manually install the apk file of the desired version.
Afterwards, it is recommended to disable auto-update of the VKontakte application. For this:
In 2016, Mail.Ru Group launched an alternative music service with integration with VKontakte and Odnoklassniki. Unfortunately, already in August 2016 the application was hidden in Google Play, after which the client stopped updating. This did not affect the performance of older versions in any way!
The main feature of the application is public playlists, which include songs from social networks. The users themselves create and maintain playlists.
After adding an account, all tracks and playlists are imported. The latter can be made publicly available and shared with friends. You don't even need a social account to listen.
Unfortunately, new tracks added on the site are not automatically imported; you have to synchronize the application manually.
There is no automatic caching of audio files, it is available manual loading. In addition to individual songs, you can download entire playlists, which significantly saves time.
The player interface looks neat, information about the composition is displayed. By clicking on the artist, a search with the corresponding request opens, extremely convenient! The program can substitute album covers, but, as a rule, they are incorrect. You can loop playback of an individual track or the entire playlist. The function of playing a random track is available.
From my point of view, this is the best alternative player for music from social networks! It is completely free and has no ads. The application itself is lightweight, works quickly and stably even on third-generation networks.
When talking about alternative players for VKontakte, one cannot fail to mention Stellio with the corresponding plugin for integration with the social network. The application has a wide range of capabilities; everything is customizable down to the smallest details.
The player is great for playing music from VKontakte. In addition to all tracks, playlists and audio recordings saved on the wall are imported.
Each listened song is automatically cached, similar to previous versions of the official VK client. It is possible to preload the necessary tracks and playlists manually.
The player interface is made in modern style, the control elements are original, but quite convenient and do not require much getting used to. In addition to the basic functionality, added additional functions like searching for covers, looking at the lyrics of a composition.
The application is notable for its own special effects manager.
As a result, it turns out that Stellio is a player with a bunch of additional features and settings. However free version filled with advertising, they ask for 99 rubles to turn it off.
I have listed the simplest and available methods, which do not require additional manipulations.
Alternatives to music from social networks?
Every year, music streaming services are becoming more widespread. Subscription is the most popular model; its essence is that for a small monthly fee the user gets access to the entire music collection.All major streaming services from Spotify to Apple Music. If you are not subscribed to any of them, I recommend paying close attention to Google Play Music as a native service.
A personal subscription costs 159 rubles per month, which is comparable to the cost of the new service from Mail.ru Group based on VKontakte. In addition to this, there is family rate for 6 family members for 239 rubles per month.
The main emphasis is on automatically created selections - radio stations. They contain music for all occasions: from training to getting ready for bed. A system of personal recommendations has also been implemented; you just need to add a dozen of your favorite songs to your music library, and the system will begin to select more and more similar tracks. Recommendations are issued based on location data and time of day.
Unfortunately, some performers are still missing. In this case, it is possible to download missing tracks from your computer. It is noteworthy that the service allows you to upload up to 50,000 songs to the cloud for listening online without a subscription!
In the settings, you can select one of four levels of streaming quality for any size of the Internet package.
For offline listening, a caching system is used, which saves only the most popular music files, and not everything in a row, like Stellio.
The icing on the cake is the web player, just log into your Google account from any personal computer and the entire music library will be at your disposal, very convenient!
As a result, it turned out, albeit a paid one, but the most interesting service in terms of all its characteristics. The best choice to listen to legal music!
Own music library online
For those who have already collected a rich music collection, but doesn't want to take up precious memory mobile device, there is also a way out. Applications for streaming music from your personal cloud!
The most prominent representative of this category is CloudPlayer from doubleTwist. This is the same case when there is no clutter in the application additional options, and the necessary functionality is thought out to the smallest detail. Unlike Google Play Music, the necessary compositions simply need to be placed in your personal storage; no manipulations in the browser are required!
The application supports such cloud storage like: Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.
Imported tracks are grouped according to tags. Despite the lack of Russian localization, there are no problems with encoding. The amount of music does not matter; the program does an excellent job with my music library, which contains more than 1,500 music files!
CloudPlayer supports lossless formats - FLAC and ALAC. To play them online, a stable Internet connection is required. mobile networks they don't always succeed.
There is no automatic caching, but you can manually download both individual tracks and entire albums and playlists.
The application is designed in a modern style, with 4 color schemes available to choose from. A nice option is the automatic addition of artist photos to the artist showcase, the search works accurately!
The player interface is familiar; it contains all the necessary functions, such as playing a random track. The application has a built-in simple equalizer with a large number of presets.
A nice bonus is an online radio catalog that includes local radio stations.
After installation, the trial is activated for 30 days, after its completion you will need to pay 99 rubles one-time. Compared to other services with monthly payment, it looks attractive!
Instead of output
Behind Last year I have tested many players for streaming music, this approach is the future! Users should not waste their time downloading new songs to their smartphone; access to the entire music library in one click is not fantastic! Sometimes it’s a shame that music files take up precious internal storage space. The cloud approach allows you to selectively cache your favorite songs without losing access to other music.As a result, it became clear that this is not a panacea; there are services with a better approach. Introduction paid subscription- another reason to try something new personal experience! Social networks have lost their main advantage - they are free, which will undoubtedly affect their popularity.
After installation operating systems Windows line, drivers are installed for the sound card, but along with them there is no software that allows you to fine-tune your sound card. This mainly applies to built-in sound cards from Realtek HDA, whose drivers are installed automatically.
Many music lovers often wonder where to get an equalizer to more clearly adjust the sound signal. For these purposes, they usually use different music players, for example Kmplayer or Winamp, which are already equipped with an equalizer function.
If you have a Realtek sound card installed:
1. Download and install the driver package.
2. Launch the utility by double-clicking on the icon in the lower right corner next to the clock, or go to the control panel->Sound-> Realtek Sound Manager
3. Select the “Sound Effect” tab, here the equalizer is located
If the sound card is AC97
The equalizer can be launched and configured using special audio codecs and the Ffdshow Audio Decoder utility. These codecs are automatically downloaded along with listening to music. At the same time, a small icon should appear in the lower right corner.
If you click on this icon right click mouse, a fairly large menu will open, but we are interested in the second line “ffdshow Audio Decoder”.
The Ffdshow utility will open. To configure the equalizer, check the box next to the section
Enabling Equalizer in Kmplayer
I advise everyone to use additional software. Firstly, with the help of a special music player, you can forget about other utilities. Secondly, you can create music playlists without constant search favorite music on your computer.
1. Download and install the Kmplayer player
2. Launch the program
3. Click on the “Control Panel” icon
4. An additional control panel will appear in which you need to go to the "Sound Settings" tab
Here's an equalizer for you
Equalizer in built-in Windows Media Player
IN latest versions Windows chains, be it version 7 or 8, it comes with a built-in WMP player, oddly enough, it also has the function fine tuning sound. To launch WMP, just right-click on the music file, and then use the "Open with" menu to launch Windows Player Media. WMP can also be found in the Program Files or Program Files (x86) folder.
After the program starts, right-click on the screen and point to " additional features", then click "Equalizer".
Equalizer for online music
Recently I was interested in the question, is it possible to connect an equalizer to online music and watching video films. Because sound signal goes through Adobe Flash Player built-in utilities with the ability to fine-tune the sound will not work. For Android it has been available for a long time special applications for listening to music on social networks, there is an equalizer function.
For this purpose I found a wonderful program DFX Audio Enhancer, it is thanks to this utility that you can manage music even while listening online, be it the social network VKontakte or Online radio.
What will be required for this task?
Download and install the DFX Audio Enhancer utility
After installing it, the program is registered as an additional sound controller
The equalizer itself looks like this:
In the settings, you can increase such parameters as: Fidelity, Ambience, 3D Surround, HyperBass, but unfortunately the utility has limitations; in fact, I didn’t expect anything else. But even with such restrictions, the sound becomes significantly louder, the bass and other sound qualities increase.
Bottom line.
In fact, today there are many music players, and almost all of them have a built-in equalizer function. Therefore, there is no point in using the equalizer in the driver utilities itself, although they write on the Internet that it sounds much better than in additional software.
The social network VKontakte, as you know, provides users with the opportunity to listen to music for free, but through a poorly functional player. For this reason, the topic of using third-party equalizers for the VK website becomes relevant, which we will discuss in this article.
To begin with, it is worth clarifying that all currently existing methods of using an equalizer within the VKontakte website require the installation of additional software. However, due to numerous changes to the section "Music" for the VK application, extensions for Android will not be considered.
Use only trusted extensions that do not require authorization or allow it through the VK safe zone.
Method 1: Realtek Equalizer
This method of using an equalizer is not the best option, since installed settings will be assigned to virtually all sounds that are played by the audio driver. In addition, the method is relevant only in cases where you are a user of a sound card from Realtek.
This instruction uses Windows 8.1 OS, however, other versions do not differ greatly in terms of the location of the affected partitions.
After launching the Realtek HD Manager, you can go directly to the audio settings.
- Using the main navigation bar, switch to the tab "Speakers", which usually opens by default when the manager starts.
- Next you need to go to the tab "Sound effect" through the menu located under the main audio controls.
- Using the section "Environment" you can select the most optimal mode for simulating the situation, which can be canceled using the button "Reset".
- In the block "Equalizer" click on the button "Absent" and select one of the music and sound options.
- You can take advantage of existing equalizer presets using the visual panel.
- Setting block "Karaoke" designed to make music sound higher or lower depending on the value set.
- If you prefer to use your own sound parameters, then use the button "On" graphic equalizer".
- Use the appropriate controls to set your preferred options. Here you can also use the preset menu.
- When you achieve the desired sound effect, press the button "Save".
- In the window that appears in bottom line enter the name of the setting, which will subsequently be added to the general list of equalizer presets, and press the button "OK".
- You can get rid of the selected sound settings at any time by using the button "Reset".
While setting the parameters, do not forget to listen to music, as the settings are applied automatically without first saving.
If you have previously created other equalizer variations, you can replace them by selecting from the list provided and using the button "OK".
If you did everything correctly, then the music is social network VKontakte will sound exactly the way you need.
Method 2: VK Blue extension
The VK Blue add-on is designed to expand basic capabilities VKontakte website regarding the process of listening to audio recordings in the Google Chrome Internet browser. Moreover, using VK Blue you, as a user, get a stable equalizer that is compatible with updated version site and does not cause problems with the performance of the Internet browser.
All further actions linked directly to the installed extension.
- As you can see, after installing the add-on, the player interface is supplemented with a block "VK Blue".
- To use the equalizer, play any favorite song from your playlist.
- Now the area above the player will become a functional part of the player.
- If you do not want the equalizer settings to be automatic, determined depending on the type of music being played, uncheck the box next to "Detect automatically".
- On the left side of the area, VK Blue provides you with a menu with possible presets.
- The extension has the ability to use sound effects through the menu "Effects", however, it is intended for PRO users.
- Activate PRO mode You can do it completely free of charge by reposting a certain post from the official community on your wall.
- On the right side of the extension's workspace there is an information menu and various auxiliary features.
Note that this extension has the remarkable ability to download audio recordings.