Katatonia Equalizer listening settings?

[Firzen]

Heyo, just got a new mp3 player, and of course i ripped my katatonia albums and put them on the new fangled thing...anyway playing around with it, found the equalizer setting, and was wondering what most katatonia fans would reccomend to set it around, or to even touch it at all. In relation to the newer albums btw (TGCD, VE etc.)

Thanks all

 

[Vincent J.]

I always like a good dose of bass, but not too much of course
hehe, I'd say, if the sound isn't good like how it is now play around a bit (but remember the default settings), you'll see what you like yourself

 

[Hobo]

simple yet pretty decent settings are a "v".
raise the bass somewhere to 3/4, the mid somewhere to 1/4 - 1/5 and the treb. to the same level as the base. (if you got more chanels, just create the v sign with all of them.)

 

[Weathered]

my "v" is a bit more on the left side... a lil' more bass and high treble traditional metal-like setting for an amp by the way ^^

 

[Vincent J.]

my "v" is a bit more on the left side... a lil' more bass and high treble traditional metal-like setting for an amp by the way ^^

haha, yeah so I heard... though I like it múch better with an amp when the mid range is quite high too, it give it a bit more warmth or so

 

[Firzen]

Thanks guys, I've got it set to a "V" and every song sounds awesome (even non-metal stuff) I'm loving ghost of the sun on my crappy stock earphones.

BTW My new mp3 is the Iriver e10.

 

[FatefuL]

that's something cool to discuss.. i like MID .. my setting at stereo goes like

bass 6/12
mid 8/12
high 10/12

so graph getz crescent __--==

mid is cool.. there are some vocals/guitars decency there.. and i've got only two speakers.. and high bass sometimes doesn't work all that g00.. maybe i should get a subwoover..

 

[RatU a.k.a Dainon]

How about Winamp EQ settings?

 

[Vincent J.]

maybe i should get a subwoover..

do that!! subwoovers are the shit

 

[Deliverance6]

EQ settings should always basically be in a V shape.....depending on your speakers.....I have a badass setup with one cannon and 4 satellites with mid sized and tweeters on them....so I dont need so much bass.....
....my mids are just under halfway.....bass just over halfway.....treble at 90%.....

 

[Hobo]

How about Winamp EQ settings?

get the eq window open (alt+g)
click "presets"
load -> preset
select "rock"
click the "on" button
voila!

 

[alphacorvus]

Unless your speakers/headphones have a deficiency that you must adjust for, setting the EQ as flat as possible should be ideal for any material you listen to.

It might sound different than what you're used to, but it will sound closer to what was intended when it was mixed.

 

[steel102]

Unless your speakers/headphones have a deficiency that you must adjust for, setting the EQ as flat as possible should be ideal for any material you listen to.

It might sound different than what you're used to, but it will sound closer to what was intended when it was mixed.

.

 

[Hevimees]

Unless your speakers/headphones have a deficiency that you must adjust for, setting the EQ as flat as possible should be ideal for any material you listen to.

It might sound different than what you're used to, but it will sound closer to what was intended when it was mixed.

You speak words of wisdom Hopefully other people who have written on this thread will understand it at some point.

 

[Deliverance6]

actually if you ever have seen any preset "rock" settings they are as I describe them....basic V shape....being quite a sound enthusiast (although my ears have been beaten with it) that is what I would suggest....but whatever...it seems some people actually think that a flat EQ is what your supposed to listen to music on....they must think that production of a CD means you dont have to make your setup sound as good as possible.......ummmm....ok.....Im not sure if maybe they just have one knob for trebble and bass on their stereos or not...maybe thats why they have it set to flat..........so go ahead everyone.....get out TGCD and lisen to it with a flat EQ.....and then tweak it some....up your treble and bass.....see what you like better.....who knows....maybe I am the only one who likes to make things sound as good as possible.....my father who also was a sound enthusiast tought me how to do EQ shit when I was a kid to get the best sound.....this is elementary shit here.....not rocket science.

my ITUNES settings are as follows....



preamp at 6 DB

32 "bass end" 3 db
64 4.5 db
125 4.5 db
250 5.0 db
500 2.0 db
1K 2.0 db
2K 3.0 db
4K 5.5 db
8K 7.0 db
16K "treble end" 9.0 db

 

[Erik]

this thread is so terribly misguided and clueless it makes me want to cry

also lmfao, "not rocket science" yet you boost 16K by fucking 15 dB!!! enjoy your ridiculous amounts of digital clipping (not that you'll be able to hear the difference on your shitty computer speakers or whatever)

 

[Erik]

Unless your speakers/headphones have a deficiency that you must adjust for, setting the EQ as flat as possible should be ideal for any material you listen to.

It might sound different than what you're used to, but it will sound closer to what was intended when it was mixed.

you're basically right except that ALL consumer class speakers/headphones have a "deficiency" in that the frequency response is nowhere CLOSE to flat, but on the other hand trying to do something about it when you don't know what the fuck you're doing is absolutely futile

i.e. do whatever you want with your EQ if you think it sounds better but all the shitty cheap EQ in the world won't make up for the fact that your listening equipment sucks

 

[Deliverance6]

this thread is so terribly misguided and clueless it makes me want to cry

also lmfao, "not rocket science" yet you boost 16K by fucking 15 dB!!! enjoy your ridiculous amounts of digital clipping (not that you'll be able to hear the difference on your shitty computer speakers or whatever)

no digital clipping here my friend......I happen to have klipsch speakers as well.....not the best but certainly not the worst......quality as good as I can afford......my shit sounds primo.....so fuck you and your attitude too......excuse me....I didnt realise you were king shit of fuck mountain.......obviously you know what sounds good to all the world.......share with us your immense knowledge all omnipotent one........:Smug:

 

[Hevimees]

I thought about this whole EQ thing for a while, and I actually even surprised myself with the conclusion.

If you leave your EQ setting flat, you're listening to the album how the sound technicians in the studio wanted it to be listened. As everyone has probably figured out by now, that's how I want to listen to music.

However I cannot say that the way I want to listen to music is the only right one. If you want to boost the bass and treble like Deliverance6 for example, you simply think differently of how the album should sound.

Many Hi-fi geeks (including me) spend huge amounts of money so that they can listen to music with the sound they think is best. These same people agree that different equipment sounds different, mostly they even allow different opinions, but when someone says "equalizer" they start yelling how equalizers are bad and should be banned

So live and let live, eh?

 

[Skaldir]

If you leave your EQ setting flat, you're listening to the album how the sound technicians in the studio wanted it to be listened. As everyone has probably figured out by now, that's how I want to listen to music.

Yes, it's true if you had the same room and the same studio speakers the studio had. But on little headphones or whatever, it's far from flat.
I'm doing studio recordings and the thing is that with every eq you get a little bit of phasing.
But sometimes headphones or speakers are so far from flat that you use the eq to repair that.