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I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. I'm using the onboard sound from the
motherboard instead of a sound card. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. Thanks. |
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ... In message , Char Jackson writes: On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:49:07 -0500, wrote: I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. Doesn't matter, in this case. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Doesn't matter, in this case. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. For the time being, I think your best bet is to use the adjustments provided by the player. If you're using typical 'computer' speakers, they aren't capable of reproducing low frequencies, so if audio fidelity is important to you, you might look into running the audio from the computer's Line Out to a Line In jack on a proper stereo amplifier with decent speakers. That way, you'll have plenty of adjustments available, and they'll stick across all audio sources, from standalone music and video players to web pages with embedded audio/video and anything else you throw at it. All good advice. But in short you don't know either, whether there's a simple bass/treble control as part of the basic Windows 7 ... (I freely admit I don't either!) There's not (unless you want to count Windows Media Player). The MB sound driver will probably have that capability in its own control panel, accessible through Windows' Control Panel, or the icon in the notification area. Or at least every MB sound that I've used had those settings. -- SC Tom |
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On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:11:01 -0600, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:49:07 -0500, wrote: I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. Doesn't matter, in this case. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Doesn't matter, in this case. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. For the time being, I think your best bet is to use the adjustments provided by the player. If you're using typical 'computer' speakers, they aren't capable of reproducing low frequencies, so if audio fidelity is important to you, you might look into running the audio from the computer's Line Out to a Line In jack on a proper stereo amplifier with decent speakers. That way, you'll have plenty of adjustments available, and they'll stick across all audio sources, from standalone music and video players to web pages with embedded audio/video and anything else you throw at it. Not sure what would constitute "typical" computer speakers. I'm using Bose Companion 2 speakers. |
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On 2/3/2013 8:32 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:11:01 -0600, Char Jackson wrote: On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:49:07 -0500, wrote: I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. Doesn't matter, in this case. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Doesn't matter, in this case. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. For the time being, I think your best bet is to use the adjustments provided by the player. If you're using typical 'computer' speakers, they aren't capable of reproducing low frequencies, so if audio fidelity is important to you, you might look into running the audio from the computer's Line Out to a Line In jack on a proper stereo amplifier with decent speakers. That way, you'll have plenty of adjustments available, and they'll stick across all audio sources, from standalone music and video players to web pages with embedded audio/video and anything else you throw at it. Not sure what would constitute "typical" computer speakers. I'm using Bose Companion 2 speakers. The sound "chip" on the MBD usually has two sets of drivers and utilities, one from the sound chip OEM or MBD Mfr, and a basic one from Microsoft. There are usually specific drivers for common sound chips included in windows, along with some generic ones. There is usually an advantage in using the line outputs to drive an external amp instead of using the typical computer speakers. It gets more complicated when you are going to use something other than the usual stereo R & L outputs. right and left channels. |
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On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:32:38 -0500, wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:11:01 -0600, Char Jackson wrote: On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:49:07 -0500, wrote: I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. Doesn't matter, in this case. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Doesn't matter, in this case. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. For the time being, I think your best bet is to use the adjustments provided by the player. If you're using typical 'computer' speakers, they aren't capable of reproducing low frequencies, so if audio fidelity is important to you, you might look into running the audio from the computer's Line Out to a Line In jack on a proper stereo amplifier with decent speakers. That way, you'll have plenty of adjustments available, and they'll stick across all audio sources, from standalone music and video players to web pages with embedded audio/video and anything else you throw at it. Not sure what would constitute "typical" computer speakers. I'm using Bose Companion 2 speakers. Go to http://images.google.com and enter the search phrase, "computer speakers", without the quotes. You'll see dozens, maybe hundreds, of examples of computer speakers. They are typically physically small and sound terrible, especially lacking in bass response, but they're inexpensive and good enough for most people and most tasks. Trying to get decent bass response out of them is impossible, however. They usually aren't physically big enough to move a sufficient quantity of air to achieve that. I'm not familiar with your Bose speakers and haven't tried to look them up. -- Char Jackson |
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On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:02:29 -0600, Char Jackson wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:32:38 -0500, wrote: On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:11:01 -0600, Char Jackson wrote: On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:49:07 -0500, wrote: I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. Doesn't matter, in this case. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Doesn't matter, in this case. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. For the time being, I think your best bet is to use the adjustments provided by the player. If you're using typical 'computer' speakers, they aren't capable of reproducing low frequencies, so if audio fidelity is important to you, you might look into running the audio from the computer's Line Out to a Line In jack on a proper stereo amplifier with decent speakers. That way, you'll have plenty of adjustments available, and they'll stick across all audio sources, from standalone music and video players to web pages with embedded audio/video and anything else you throw at it. Not sure what would constitute "typical" computer speakers. I'm using Bose Companion 2 speakers. Go to http://images.google.com and enter the search phrase, "computer speakers", without the quotes. You'll see dozens, maybe hundreds, of examples of computer speakers. They are typically physically small and sound terrible, especially lacking in bass response, but they're inexpensive and good enough for most people and most tasks. Trying to get decent bass response out of them is impossible, however. They usually aren't physically big enough to move a sufficient quantity of air to achieve that. I'm not familiar with your Bose speakers and haven't tried to look them up. No problem with bass on these speakers. That's why I'm asking the question. I'd like more treble. |
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I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. Thanks. Start,Control Panel. Hardware and Sound. Click on 'Hardware and Sound' and it should show you all the options available, including your particular onboard sound card options. Buffalo |
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On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 08:06:50 -0700, "Buffalo" wrote:
wrote in message ... I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. Thanks. Start,Control Panel. Hardware and Sound. Click on 'Hardware and Sound' and it should show you all the options available, including your particular onboard sound card options. Buffalo You're talking Windows 7 right? Nowhere in Control Panel do I see the word Hardware in any context. I do see Sound though and there are no settings for bass or treble. |
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:49:14 -0800, MowGreen wrote:
wrote: I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. Thanks. Right click the Speaker icon in the Notification area of the Taskbar; choose Playback devices; click on the Speakers listed on the Playback page; click Properties; click the Tone tab; set the Bass and Treble as you wish. I did exactly those steps and there is no Tone tab. |
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:49:14 -0800, MowGreen wrote: wrote: I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. Thanks. Right click the Speaker icon in the Notification area of the Taskbar; choose Playback devices; click on the Speakers listed on the Playback page; click Properties; click the Tone tab; set the Bass and Treble as you wish. I did exactly those steps and there is no Tone tab. I don't have a Tone tab either, doing it that way (or in any other way that I looked). It most likely depends on what sound 'card' is embedded in your motherboard. When you open up Control Panel there is an arrow right next to the word Control Panel on the top left. Click on it to expand your choices and choose All Control Panel Items and then see if your sound 'card' is listed (ie:Realtek HD Audio Manager, etc). If you can't find it, try to find the name of the sound 'card' embedded in your motherboard. Once you know its name, it will be easier to locate it's manager and drivers. On my HP system Win7 64bit, I don't have a separate control for treble or bass, but I do have choices like rock and roll, classical, etc with more choices on type of speakers (surround, etc) room size, echoing, etc. If you open up Device Manager, your sound 'card' should be listed under the "Sound,video and game controllers" header. Hope this helps. Buffalo |
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:26:13 -0500, " rfdjr1
@optonline.net wrote in article o8vvg8lnm49opb7k54pg74q1bfhd2j81v6@ 4ax.com... On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 08:06:50 -0700, "Buffalo" wrote: wrote in message ... I'm running WIndows 7 Professional, 64 bit. I'm using the onboard sound from the motherboard instead of a sound card. Is there a way I haven't found yet to adjust bass and treble when playing music? I know I can fool around with the equaliztion on Winamp, but I'm looking for a simple bass/treble adjustment. Thanks. Start,Control Panel. Hardware and Sound. Click on 'Hardware and Sound' and it should show you all the options available, including your particular onboard sound card options. Buffalo You're talking Windows 7 right? Nowhere in Control Panel do I see the word Hardware in any context. In Category View, the Control Panel shows a Hardware and Sound category. If you are not in Category View (as appears to be the case for you), then you can go straight to the Sound applet. I do see Sound though and there are no settings for bass or treble. If your sound device and driver support it, that is where they will be found. Look under Playback, select a device and click Properties. If there are any settings, that's where they will be. If not, then guess what - you don't have any. It may be that a 3rd party software suite may be able to help, but I'm not enough into sound playback to be able to say. Another place you might look is in the software you use to play music - it may well have an equalizer function. -- Zaphod "So [Trillian], two heads is what does it for a girl?" "...Anything else [Zaphod]'s got two of?" - Arthur Dent |
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