Vaughan Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) Well, I don't post much because, frankly, because you guys all know a lot more than I do. My contributions are mostly saying "I like it" and such like, because you're always ten steps ahead. However, I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before - if it has, apologies. My problem, or rather issue, was that I felt the sounds in Mame, Stella and Altirra was a bit...... thin. I wanted low-end BOOMS. In other words, I wanted more bass. I tried to do this in Windows, and with the adjustments in my sound card, but it was impossible to do what I wanted. What I needed was a System Wide Equalizer, I could easily turn on and off when needed. That way, when gaming, I could set the levels to give me the BOOM. And so I found my solution. You need two bits of free software. You need Equalizer APO and PEACE. The former is the software that sets the sound, the latter is a user friendly GUI. Equalizer APO: http://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/ On the right of the page you'll find a link for PEACE. I've been using it for months now, and it's great. Since it's system wide it affects everything - VLC through Stella. Just a little tip incase anyone needs it. Edited May 18, 2015 by Vaughan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujidude Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 The sound driver supplied by my MOBO maker already has an EQ available for it, among other settings. I can see though where if you don't have that, it can be good to get something like you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I just get an annoying neighbor with a boom car to crash through my wall, then plug the sound into their system. The rattling plastic and metal of the car amplifies the irritating sound even more until it liquifies the organs of anyone nearby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 The sound driver supplied by my MOBO maker already has an EQ available for it, among other settings. I can see though where if you don't have that, it can be good to get something like you did. My soundcard has its own EQ, but it only works with digital out. My amp doesn't support digital in, so that option was out of the question. Obviously some apps have their own, for example VLC has one. What i really needed was an EQ for the entire system - that is every sound the system made (this is a Windows box). Turns out system-wide EQ is not an easy thing to find. You can find them to affect certain apps, but emulators weren't included. So i was glad to find this free one. It's tough to use without a GUI, but that's what PEACE does. It had a nice ON/OFF button, and works great. Just attempting to contribute. If I ever build a cabinet, this will be going in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujidude Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Your efforts to contribute are welcome. It may be somewhat of a corner case, but, anyone who finds themselves in that corner I'm sure would be glad to know about this. I know I wiill keep it in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 A nice set of computer speakers with a good subwoofer also helps. That's what I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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