my 900 is also full of dubstep and DnB. I too have been looking for an EQ. i do have a good pair of headphones, but without an EQ there is no way to get that bass-bin sound i love so much. some may call it a l ittle distorted.... i call it rave sound simulation.

Best is to let PulseAudio do this instead of each application themselves.

Heres a howto for Ubuntu: http://digitizor.com/2010/02/08/how-...-10-and-10-04/ or http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1308838

That's such a good idea! Only thing is, can we use that source considered its made for Ubuntu(which will obviously have a whole lot more libs available that Maemo may not)?

Last I heard there was a modified version of the media playback code that included an EQ but I haven't checked if its been updated to PR1.2.

Personally I currently pre-EQ all my music using dbPowerAmp and its DSP plugin, as I had to do that for my iPod Touch as the EQ on that sucked. Its far from ideal, a bit of a pain in the ***, but theoretically pre-EQ applied to the file should use a better EQ algorithm than anything real-time anyway as it doesn't have to conserve CPU power. Of course the catch is you can't tweak the effect in real-time to exactly how you want it. Would certainly be helpful to boost the bass on the bus where it easily gets drown out compared to laid in bed.

Also I would be really careful using any EQ when playing back at high volume on the N900 speakers. Last I read was that PulseAudio is actually configured with an EQ when at high volumes on the speakers to reduce the bass, as otherwise it would blow the tiny speakers. This is why the sound is more tinny on the top two volume settings when using the speakers, and why I never use those settings as it sounds aweful.

As for headphones, I use Sennheiser HD205 at home and some cheap Sennheiser in-ear headphones when out. I cannot stand ear-canal type headphones as sure they have more bass but every little tap of the wire on my coat is amplified straight into my ears, so all I can hear is the wire tapping rather than the music. Besides that they are super dangerous as they are noise isolating, so you should never use them out and about anyway as you can't hear car horns/engines, other potential dangers you should be listening for when outside.

ive also been looking for an eq for my n900 as its stacked full of old skool hardcore and D&B . am suprised theres not a decent one available yet tbh as it seems pretty major to me. this is now my main music device and 50% of my tunes could use this function:P

After reading endless complaints about N900 not having an EQ, I was just about to throw in that same link to the Ubuntu PulseAudio equalizer. The package seems to consist of a Python GUI and a LADSPA EQ plugin wrapper, so a Maemo port doesn't seem impossible at first sight.

I believe a system-wide equalizer would really make sense, and a hildonized port of that PA EQ would get the job done nicely. Perhaps it could even be improved to automatically switch to a specified preset depending on task (music, video, call, headphones/speakers). Even better if it were able to utilize the DSP to reduce CPU load; A quick web search revealed that there seem to be Linux development tools available for the TI C64x DSP.

Too bad my coding skills are limited when it comes to audio & DSP stuff, but maybe someone could convince an experienced developer to take a look at this possibility...

wow it seems N900 users are a bunch of bass heads. me likey!!

Sorry if you guys already found this, but its been around for some months. Just watch the CPU. MAFW equalizer

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=49574

Hi All!

I know it is an old thread, but i was still seeking for a solution (nothing convinced me to try mafw renderer or Open Media Player), when i thought that maybe mplayer could be a solution. It has a built-in equalizer, i tried it and worked (http://web.njit.edu/all_topics/Prog_...yer/sound.html). OK, it is a bit hard to find the best settings and set them manually for every song, but this could be a start, i think; i'm not a programmer though...

Cheers,

jm

Hey OP, check my signature, and go on the Beats Audio link. Enjoy!