Ever wish you had a system wide equalizer to adjust all audio output in Mac OS X and not just in iTunes? Maybe you want to adjust the way all audio output sounds or maybe you just want to boost the output volume of the built-in Mac speakers. We'll show you how to do both by creating your own universal EQ using two free tools, follow along:
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Sound Equalizer For Mac
Requirements
- Soundflower – free download from Google Code
- AU Lab – free download from Apple Developers (requires free Apple Dev ID)
Download and install both Soundflower and AU Lab, you will then need to restart your Mac to have full access to the audio components. Once rebooted, follow along with the instructions below:
Set Up a Universal Audio Equalizer for Mac OS X
Audio Equalizer For Mac
- Set System Volume to the maximum level, do this either through the menu bar or by hitting the Volume Up key repeatedly.
- Open System Preferences from the Apple menu and select the 'Sound' panel, followed by the 'Output' tab. Select 'Soundflower (2ch)' from the Output list.
- Now launch AU Lab, found in
/Applications/Utilities/. - From the 'Audio Input Device' pulldown menu, select 'Soundflower (2ch)', and then from 'Audio Output Device' menu select 'Stereo In/Stereo Out'.
- Click the 'Create Document' button at the bottom of the screen.
- At the next screen, look for 'Output 1' column and click the 'Effects' dropdown, selecting 'AUGraphicEQ'.
- This is your new system-wide equalizer, set it how you see fit. Changes here will impact all audio output on the Mac.
- When satisfied with the EQ settings, hit Cmd-S to save the EQ settings file and put it somewhere easy to find, like the Documents folder.
- Now open AU Lab preferences from the AU Lab menu, click on the 'Document' tab and click the radiobox next to 'Open a specific document', selecting the .trak EQ file you saved in the previous step.
Optional final step: If you want the EQ settings to load on every Mac OS X boot, right-click on the AU Lab icon, go to Options, and select 'Open at Login'.
It's important to note that AU Lab must be running in order for the equalizer to have an effect, keeping it running will consume a small amount of CPU resources but it's much less process hungry than some of the third party alternatives available on the market.
Universal Audio UAD-2 QUAD Core
- Overview
- Tech Specs
Stunning analog sound for your PC or Mac.
The UAD-2 Quad from Universal Audio consists of a short form PCIe (Express) card for use in either Mac or Windows based native audio workstations. The card supplements the DSP processing of these systems, giving the computer's CPU more headroom and freeing resources for other functions that can include additional tracks, heavier mix automation or the ability to use more native effects.
'Analog Classics' is a new software bundle included with the UAD-2 Quad, a collection of the company's best-selling and most-popular plug-ins that truly captures the quality of their analog hardware emulations, and brings classic 'analog' sound to the digital domain. The Pultec EQ and the RealVerb Pro Room Modeler have always been included with the card.
But now, two classics that were previously only available for purchase, have been added. The LA-2A Classic Audio Leveler is an emulation of the revered, electro-optical, analog compressor, while the 1176LN Classic Limiting Amplifier is the most accurate emulation of UA's legendary, FET-based, hardware classic. Also part of the bundle is the 1176SE Limiting Amplifier, a DSP-optimized version of the 1176LN, yielding higher instance counts with its own unique characteristics.
An included voucher allows the user to purchase from Universal Audio (via the Internet) further plug-ins of their choice. Additionally, the UAD-2 Quad supports the use of other manufacturers' Audio Units, RTAS or VST plug-ins when using the appropriate host software.
| Form | PCIe (Express) card - low-profile, half-height, short card |
| DSP | 4 Analog Devices SHARC 21369 DSP Chip |
| Expansion Chassis Support | Not tested |
| Plug-In Support | VST Audio Units RTAS |
| Included Plug-Ins | LA-2A Audio Leveler 176LN Limiting Amplifier Pultec EQP-1A Program Equalizer RealVerb Pro 1176SE Limiting Amplifier CS-1 Channel Strip |
| System Requirements | Mac: Mac computer with available PCIe slot for each UAD-2 card (processor upgrade cards are not officially supported) OS X 10.4.x or 10.5.x 256MB RAM (512MB strongly recommended) 125MB hard disk space CD ROM drive or Internet connection for software installation Internet connection for registration and obtaining optional plug-ins 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor AGP or PCI Express graphics video adapter (PCI graphics not supported) Audio Unit, RTAS or VST compatible host software PC: Windows computer with available PCIe slot for each UAD-2 card Windows XP (Home, Pro or x64 Edition)/Server 2003/Vista (x86 or x64), Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit) 256MB RAM (512MB strongly recommended) 125MB hard disk space CD ROM drive or Internet connection for software installation Internet connection for registration and obtaining optional plug-ins 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor AGP or PCI Express graphics video adapter (PCI graphics not supported) VST or RTAS compatible host software |
| Specialties | Multi-card support for up to 8 cards - up to 4 UAD-1 or 4 UAD-2 may be used simultaneously in one host computer |
Price: AED 3,087*
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