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hughtmccullough
Joined: 26 Jan 2013 Posts: 11
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Posted: Mon 04 Feb 2013, 18:25 Post subject:
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This is a really useful feature. However, I don't want to use it all the time. I have a high quality USB DAC that I use for audio and when I have good quality recordings I want to be able to send the music file directly to the USB audio without going through the equalizer or any mixers etc. Is it possible to switch the equalizer off and on so that I can either use it or completely bypass it (and any other devices that could modify the audio signal or resample it)?
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01micko

Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 8739 Location: qld
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Posted: Sat 09 Feb 2013, 05:45 Post subject:
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When pequalizer is not running the equalizer backend is switched off. However, since it is integrated with Pmusic, when Pmusic is running so too is the equalizer backend.
The reason for this is that when alsaequal is running it conflicts with arecord and some alsa functions. I do realise that any software equalizer can only degrade signal.
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Dromeno
Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Posts: 543
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Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 03:16 Post subject:
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Request: I would like to have a balance slider in the pEqualizer. Weird but it is not in Alsa Mixer or Retrovol. And not on my external speaker set either.
or,even better, is it possible to split the equalizer in two, one equalizer for each speaker?
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zigbert

Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 6608 Location: Valåmoen, Norway
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Posted: Sun 10 Feb 2013, 05:09 Post subject:
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pMusic has builtin balance slider (But not in the default frontend). I plan to include volume/balance with the in the external equalizer window.
BUT, if Mick finds it more suitable to include it into pEqualizer, I will of course skip it.
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hughtmccullough
Joined: 26 Jan 2013 Posts: 11
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Posted: Sat 16 Feb 2013, 17:45 Post subject:
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Mick
Thanks for the reply to my earlier post about turning pequalizer on and off. I have been playing around with things since and may have come up with a solution. If I select my sound card in Pmusic: Preferences > Playback instead of the default "auto" setting, it says that this disables the equalizer. Therefore, my reasoning is that I should be able to use this setting to bypass the equalizer and, hopefully, any other processes that would modify the sound. Then if I want to use pequalizer, I can set it back to auto. Am I right or have I got this all wrong?
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Hogweed
Joined: 12 Feb 2011 Posts: 96
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Posted: Sat 16 Feb 2013, 18:10 Post subject:
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Dromeno wrote: | Request: I would like to have a balance slider in the pEqualizer. Weird but it is not in Alsa Mixer or Retrovol. And not on my external speaker set either.
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Click the speaker icon in the tray then press the control or shift key as you adjust the volume. CTRL is right channel. SHIFT is left. Took me ages to find that first time. Works in retrovol full window as well.
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zigbert

Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 6608 Location: Valåmoen, Norway
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Posted: Sun 17 Feb 2013, 04:02 Post subject:
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hughtmccullough wrote: | Mick
Thanks for the reply to my earlier post about turning pequalizer on and off. I have been playing around with things since and may have come up with a solution. If I select my sound card in Pmusic: Preferences > Playback instead of the default "auto" setting, it says that this disables the equalizer. Therefore, my reasoning is that I should be able to use this setting to bypass the equalizer and, hopefully, any other processes that would modify the sound. Then if I want to use pequalizer, I can set it back to auto. Am I right or have I got this all wrong? | The sound card setting in pMusic will override global alsa settings. That means, pEqualizer won't work in pMusic, while it should work for other apps using the default alsa setting. The main purpose by selecting sound card in pMusic is to allow multiple targets: Play with pMusic on your headphones while the local radio plays in the livingroom using another app...
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xanad

Joined: 28 Feb 2014 Posts: 400 Location: 2 locations: MonteRosa Alp and Milano
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Posted: Mon 07 Sep 2015, 12:03 Post subject:
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Hi 01micko and Zigbert,
- pequalizer-0.9.0-x86_64.pet
https://copy.com/strQUivPJyJ3rIpt
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Mike Walsh

Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5650 Location: King's Lynn, UK.
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Posted: Thu 24 Dec 2015, 13:46 Post subject:
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Hi, Micko & Zigbert.
Brilliant little app. I use it all the time, along with rcrsn51's pEasyMP3. Gives ace sound quality through earbuds on my ancient Dell lappie.
I have a query (and it it's a 'trade' secret' , fair enough..!) The GUI opens centrally on the desktop, yes? I know it can be positioned manually, but I would like to be able to set it to open on the left side of the screen. Looking through the script, all I can find is the reference to '$GUI EMBEDDED'.....i.e., no geometry values, or anything like that.
How could I do this, please?
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zigbert

Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 6608 Location: Valåmoen, Norway
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Posted: Sun 27 Dec 2015, 11:21 Post subject:
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Mike Walsh
There is no code to center the gui, but follows the normal window placement.
You can do this tweak to the last line in the executable to define placement
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</window>' | gtkdialog -s -G +100+100 |
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Mike Walsh

Joined: 28 Jun 2014 Posts: 5650 Location: King's Lynn, UK.
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Posted: Sun 27 Dec 2015, 12:56 Post subject:
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zigbert wrote: | Mike Walsh
There is no code to center the gui, but follows the normal window placement.
You can do this tweak to the last line in the executable to define placement
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</window>' | gtkdialog -s -G +100+100 |
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Hi, zigbert.
Thanks for that. I followed your directions (nearly got it wrong, by accidentally leaving a space between the first number and the second '+'!); and following a bit of a 'tweaking' session, now have both it and pEasyMP3 opening exactly where I want them.
http://i.imgur.com/KqClVfc.png
That's a useful 'tweak', too. I've inspected various apps config files before now, and spotted this same dialog here & there....but never quite knew what it was for, or what it did.
Many thanks. I'll have to remember this for future reference. Another bit of the Linux 'puzzle' under my belt.
Cheers! Appreciated.
Mike.
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