realtime Equalizer and sound correction for HDMI or DP audio?

Hello everyone!

Until now i never came across this problem, but it now appears to me.
As millions of others, i use my (Windows 7) PC connected by HDMI cable
to the monitor, the monitor has loudspeakers and so i don't use the
computer's sound card as audio output device, instead i use the kind of
virtual audio out sound-device that sends all audio to the monitor.

The little audio / mixer symbol in the Windows task bar allows for
simple audio changes, e.g. volume, L/R balance and rudimentary audio
corrections. Not at all satisfying.

My new monitor has awful sound quality and i would at least like to have
some bass / trebble control or Equalizer (in realtime) to try to adjust
all audio output that goes to the monitor.

Until now i found no satisfactory solution at all.
Came across a freeware / freemium tool named Hear but it does not please
me, as it creates another virtual device that has to be turned onn and of.

Is there some other solution, some way to tell the directshow CODECs to
use an equalizer?

Would be pleased for any hints.

with many x-mas greetings from Vienna, regards from

Roland Schweiger

Just found something that does what i need, it's a parametric EQ and
low / high / bandpass filters and more, and it does not create any
separate devices.
It's called EqualizerAPO

https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/

A bit doggy to configure at first, but works fine (in my case under
Windows7). Maybe someone else is interested.

greetings

Roland Schweiger

Roland Schweiger wrote:

Just found something that does what i need, it's a parametric EQ and
low / high / bandpass filters and more, and it does not create any
separate devices.
It's called EqualizerAPO

https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/

A bit doggy to configure at first, but works fine (in my case under
Windows7). Maybe someone else is interested.

greetings

Roland Schweiger


I use a TV through HDMI too. I have full control of the TV through its
own settings, by a remote control; and that has full
graphic-equalization settings.
I installed this equalizer to have a look at it. And I'm not very
impressed. It has preamplification that works, but not much more.

If you want to impress me, give me a guide through its marvellous qualities.

Ed