I'm trying to use Skype for internet calls, and with a high quality headset
it's *almost* possible but unfortunately, I have huge auditory losses. At
home I run television/stereo audio to a graphic equalizer, then to a
wireless headset transmitter, then to the headset - works more or less okay.
But at work I use a notebook and travel a lot, so my preference is to find a
software equalizer that can interrupt the audio stream, apply EQ, etc.

Is there such a thing?

Thanks, gurus!

In article , HLE wrote:
I'm trying to use Skype for internet calls, and with a high quality headset
it's *almost* possible but unfortunately, I have huge auditory losses. At
home I run television/stereo audio to a graphic equalizer, then to a
wireless headset transmitter, then to the headset - works more or less okay.
But at work I use a notebook and travel a lot, so my preference is to find a
software equalizer that can interrupt the audio stream, apply EQ, etc.

Is there such a thing?

What operating system are you using? Linux, MacOS X? Some kind of Windows
thing?
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

HLE wrote:
I'm trying to use Skype for internet calls, and with a high quality
headset it's *almost* possible but unfortunately, I have huge
auditory losses. At home I run television/stereo audio to a graphic
equalizer, then to a wireless headset transmitter, then to the
headset - works more or less okay. But at work I use a notebook and
travel a lot, so my preference is to find a software equalizer that
can interrupt the audio stream, apply EQ, etc.

Is there such a thing?

Depends which sound card you have. Some sound cards come with at least
5-band graphic eq that are kinda mediocre, but which beat a kick in the
head.

There's a lot to be said for low-cost analog-domain parametric equalizers.
Not too long ago I picked up a Behringer PEQ2200 from ebay for my choir
monitors in LN condition for about $55. So far all I've used is the high
pass filter, but at the price...

Good questions.
It's an HP P3 subnotebook running WXP Pro, with an ESS Maestro 3 "sound
card" (chipset, I guess). As though it matters, the headset is binaural, by
Plantronics, and has excellent quality and sensitivity (106dB/mW or better,
with big diaphragms).

I want this to be done in software because of portability issues.

HLE wrote:
Good questions.
It's an HP P3 subnotebook running WXP Pro, with an ESS Maestro 3
"sound card" (chipset, I guess). As though it matters, the headset is
binaural, by Plantronics, and has excellent quality and sensitivity
(106dB/mW or better, with big diaphragms).

I want this to be done in software because of portability issues.

You might want to try these:

http://headwize2.powerpill.org/projects/anwida_prj.htm

http://www.digitalfilter.com/realeq/realeq.html

http://www.ezetest.com/acd/adeq.htm

I have no personal experience with them, but they look like possible
solutions