![]() I would prefer eqMac, still, and after taking a peak at the code I feel less intimidated by it. Hopefully that helps anyone that happens upon this thread in the future. Everybody seems to think they have to come up with some completely new and novel design language. I don’t know why ‘consumer-grade’ audio software seems to have a universally stupid interface design but Boom3D is plagued with this as well. But the good news is it works fine on both Intel and AppleSi and one $12 purchase covers two machines. ![]() CPU utilization bounces between 15 and 20% anytime audio is being produced, regardless of effects turned on or off within Boom3D. The amount of compute it uses is a little bit regrettable. It is heavier than I need with features I’m unlikely to ever use. Just to close this out, at least for now, I settled on Boom3D for my MacOS system-wide equalizer needs. If it wasn’t for some work software I’d be on Linux anyway. Pretty clunky but I already run Linux VMs on it so it should be easy to try. Then I’m back to PulseAudio/PulseEffects which works great. …just hit me I could use a VM and just passthrough the DAC. The 650 is just neutral all the time and doesn’t need it. My HifiMan Anandas are like wearing a concern hall on your head, but only with some EQ to balance the sound right. If I can’t get EQ of some sort going I’ll just continue to use my Sennheiser HD 650 that doesn’t need EQ. It is quite a first world problem for sure. Or I can just get over myself and do without it. Looks like the global shortages might be affecting that too though. And I could punt and use a hardware equalizer instead. I’m still betting there’s another application that accomplishes the same goal and I just haven’t found it yet. I’m sure whatever problems I have now will be much worse but we’ll see. I’ve got an M1 Macbook coming as well so that will be interesting. Because I use the computer for work every day and tend to keep SSH sessions and the vpn connected for days at a time, reboots are a bit of an inconvenience. I’m going to work with eqMac some more and see if I can figure out what it does and doesn’t like. ![]() There’s lots of userland stuff from Brew or MacPorts but system level stuff has died out, I assume due to hostility and neglect from Apple. ![]() 10-15 years ago it seemed like that would be a thing that would happen, that you’d just run UNIX apps on Mac OS X but that whole effort has died out it seems. Yeah, there’d be an issue with the graphical presentation too and I’m talking out of my rear end as I have no real clue what would go into that. Then you could just use the same tools as you can in Linux. Seems like if you could create a translation layer to bridge PulseAudio components to work on top of CoreAudio that might be the best thing. It’s a situation where if I had more programming ability and time I’d clone the repo and start working on it. I turned eqMac off and listened to it again Gone. It sounded like when a DJ mixes in a new track and has to mess with the pitch/tune to mix it in - but it kept going. Weirdest of all I was listening to an electronic track and it seemed to raise and lower the pitch of the song over and over. The problems I’m seeing with eqMac cause me to wonder about its foundational underpinnings. I could load up a VM and try it there then it will be easy to clean up. ![]() But I have to admit, you have me curious. It is Mac so spending money is kind of how the game is played, so I would be willing to spend something, maybe up to $100USD? But only for good quality.ĭoes anyone know of a system-wide audio equalizer for Mac? Something that is somewhat close to PulseEffects? I’m guessing there’s good stuff out there that I just haven’t run across yet. This is for personal enjoyment and I don’t make money with it so I don’t want to pay for expensive ‘professional’ tools. So far I have been unable to find anything like it for Mac. Specifically, the equalizer that works on all sound from around the system, independent of the software creating the sound. The secret sauce is PulseEffects, which I’ve posted about in this forum before. But Linux easily wins the race in quality of sound and ease of use. On both computers I have nice audio hardware, quality DACs and each has a headphone amp. On a daily basis I primarily use a home built Linux system for personal use and I use a Mac for work. ![]()
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