How to provide EQ for my laptop with a USB DAC

sprinter · 22nd April 2011, 03:15 AM

I have a Behringer UCA202 USB DAC attached to my laptop which I use for all my streaming. The onboard soundcard was poor, but at least the Realtek driver had EQ and some other enhancements in it. This DAC uses Windows' generic USB driver which has no such enhancements. As good as the DAC is, I really could use some EQ for it. Are there any drivers that have EQ which would drive the USB DAC? The only drivers that Behringer offers are ASIO. Or some program that would provide EQ processing?

kec · 22nd April 2011, 12:06 PM

What player are you using? I use Foobar and it has an EQ - although I don't use it.

sprinter · 23rd April 2011, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by kec

What player are you using? I use Foobar and it has an EQ - although I don't use it.

For playing files, I just default to whatever will play a particular file extension. But the majority of my PC listening is streaming from Pandora, or more recently, MOG which I like a lot. Their players are their own and don't have any eq built in.

I can't believe that there are no USB interface drivers that have processing. Even realtek which drives a lot of PC internal cards, have a pretty good EQ. Of course, maybe that's because most internal cards need it the most... I guess with the Windows generic driver, which works fine, there is no need. But what about programs? Seems like there must be a program that would interface to the USB driver to provide some processing.

Anyway, thanks for the tip about Foobar. Maybe I'll start using it for the file playing. Maybe other players have it too. I never thought of it.

audio-kraut · 23rd April 2011, 04:45 AM

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But the majority of my PC listening is streaming from Pandora

most players - winamp, foobar etc. have streaming audio feature that lets you utilize the eq component.

sprinter · 23rd April 2011, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by audio-kraut

most players - winamp, foobar etc. have streaming audio feature that lets you utilize the eq component.

Does this mean that Foobar can be used to play streaming services like Pandora and MOG? I thought you were stuck with just the players that pop up on the service.

audio-kraut · 23rd April 2011, 03:07 PM

Foobar has a feature to stream to ipod afaik.

I do not run any mobile devices, so I can only tell you what foobar and winamp might be able to do on lap/desk top computers.

wwenze · 23rd April 2011, 04:05 PM

SRS Audio Sandbox can "hijack" and process the sound from any program, but I'm not sure if it has a normal type of equalizer.

22nd April 2011, 03:15 AM	#1
sprinter diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Seattle	How to provide EQ for my laptop with a USB DAC I have a Behringer UCA202 USB DAC attached to my laptop which I use for all my streaming. The onboard soundcard was poor, but at least the Realtek driver had EQ and some other enhancements in it. This DAC uses Windows' generic USB driver which has no such enhancements. As good as the DAC is, I really could use some EQ for it. Are there any drivers that have EQ which would drive the USB DAC? The only drivers that Behringer offers are ASIO. Or some program that would provide EQ processing? __________________ Shrink to Patient: "Forget the Prozac, you need more Boogie!" There are only two kinds of music. Good and Bad

22nd April 2011, 12:06 PM	#2
kec diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: California	What player are you using? I use Foobar and it has an EQ - although I don't use it. __________________ Intel D410 mITX > Foobar > Musiland 01 USD > Gigawork DAC > Sure TK2050 > Manzanita

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23rd April 2011, 03:07 PM	#6
audio-kraut diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: 12km off the alaska highway in northern BC	Foobar has a feature to stream to ipod afaik. I do not run any mobile devices, so I can only tell you what foobar and winamp might be able to do on lap/desk top computers.

23rd April 2011, 04:05 PM	#7
wwenze diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2008	SRS Audio Sandbox can "hijack" and process the sound from any program, but I'm not sure if it has a normal type of equalizer.

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