The 'Flat' Audio Equalizer is the default choice; I don't set the Audio Equalizer to 'Flat' and never stated so, for you to assume and infer I did makes you look ignorant. By Default, the Pre-Amp for the 'Flat' Audio Equalizer is set to above the zero point. By Default, the Flat Audio Equalizer and Pre-Amp are on. By Default, the audio distorts. In this Video I have shown the best VLC equalizer settings. These equalizer settings with perfect base and treble for VLC would probably solve all the sound.
The Graphic Equalizer and other in-player options are useful when playing media. It can be brought up from the interface itself. We have to go to More Options to bring up settings like Equalizer, Playback speed, Sleep timer, and others. VLC for Android has a number of settings and options. The way they are accessed can be divided into 2 categories. The first one is reached from ☰ Menu > Settings. It contains the longest list of preferences for the app. The second one is the options accessible when the media files are open. Both the video as well as the audio player interface has the More options button. It is represented by the three dots or ellipses shown either horizontally ⋯ or vertically ⋮. The video player interface seems to line the ellipses horizontally and the audio player has it vertically arranged.
How to Access Graphic Equalizer and Other Options
To begin with, launch VLC and click Show Extended Settings button to bring up EQ settings window. Under Graphic Equalizer tab, click Enable checkbox to enable the equalizer, select a Preset from the given list and start setting the EQ levels as required.
In the Video Player
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This applies to the video player interface (☰ Menu > Video). The full list of options we can access are graphic equalizer, sleep timer, playback speed, jump to time, equalizer, play as audio, pop-up player, repeat mode, A-B repeat, and Save Playlist. When a video is open, there are a couple of buttons in the bottom part of the screen. If they are not showing, a simple tap on the display will bring it up in the lower part of the screen. Tap on the ellipses ⋯ and the options shown in the screenshot will display.
Tap on the Equalizer and it will display an on-screen four-band graphic equalizer.
In the Audio Player
It can get confusing to access the options and subsequently the equalizer in the audio player interface (☰ Menu > Video). We have to be in the full player interface. As for the video, it switches to the full interface automatically. The music player is minimized to the bottom part of the screen. There will be the song name and details scrolling down there. A pause/play button will also be there.
We have to tap, hold and drag the player from the bottom toward the top. Only then, we can say that we are in the full audio player interface. Once in the full interface, we will see a number of vertical ellipses ⋮ as they are against every media file. What we need to use is the one on the topmost part. It is there on the top-right of the full player interface.
Once we tap on ⋮, the six options that are displayed are Sleep timer, Playback speed, Jump to Time, Equalizer, A-B repeat, and Save Playlist.
Tap on Equalizer to pull up the Graphic Equalizer. It will display above the player’s current interface.
Using the Graphic Equalizer
The equalizer in VLC for Android is a 10-band Graphic Equalizer. It supports 31 Hz, 63 Hz, 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz, and 16 kHz. We might not see all these 10 sliders at once, It should be scrolled, side-by-side, within the on-screen equalizer. With these 10 audio spectrums and a list of presets, the audio output can be configured. The sliders can be dragged manually or we can choose these presets-Flat, Classical, Club, Dance, Full bass, Full bass and treble, Full treble, Headphones, Large Hall, Live, Party, Pop, Reggae, Rock, Ska, Soft, Soft rock, and Techno. The last one, New, allows us to create our custom preset.
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The VLC media player, short for VideoLan, is a very versatile player for nearly any audio or video format. It is anexcellent application for home theater computers, laptops, netbooks, tablet computers, or any Mac, Linux, or Windowsdevice used for multimedia playback. It can even stream media over a local or global network. VLC is the media player of choice due in part to its ease of use on the popular operating systems and its many useful plugins. Movies and audioprogramming, when used with a high definition audio interface, really sound fantastic in VLC.
As of version 2, VLC includes a very good audio compressor can be set up for ad-hoc playback during one session or configured to run as a default audio setting as shown below. It features conventional threshold, attack / release and ratio settings. Here is a suggestion for general usage - good for streaming content from the internet and also for movieson DVD:
VLC COMPRESSOR SETTINGS
These settings are usable in typical listener environments. Sound louder than -20 dB is compressed with a fast attack, fairly fast release. A3 to 1 compression ratio ensures that listeners can hear sounds at normal levels, without being blasted by loud content. The makeup gain servesto re-normalize the sound levels after the peaks are brought down by compression. Then, comfortable listening levels are set with the system'smaster volume control (leave VLCvolume at 100%). To retain persistent settings, go into the VLC preferences and set parameters in the Audio -> Filters -> Compressor menu.
For systems dedicated to classical music or extremely dynamic content, consider lowering the compression to a range between 1.5 and 2.0to 1. Adjust the makeup gain so that peaks are restored to full volume.
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For the best sounding audio playback, consider using ahigh definition audio interface for playback.
About the VLC Volume Normalizer
One aspect of VLC's flexibility that is not well utilized by many VLC users, at least in versions prior to 2.0, is its ability to manipulate the audio dynamics of the media it is playing. In other words, the Volume Normalizer can be configured to compensate for loud and quiet variations of a movie, podcast, or segment of music. Such a feature is very useful when using VLC in a loud environment: on an airplane, in a busy cafe, in an office area, or on a street. Some VLC users in schools, watching pre-recorded lectures, may need the audio dynamics set to provide clarity in a sound sensitive environment. The audio compression then automatically controls loudness to prevent distraction to others who may be nearby.
Configuring VLC's Volume Normalizer is accomplished by enabling it in the user settings and optimizing the gain and time constant as shown in the illustrated guide below:
- In the menus, open TOOLS --> PREFERENCES and select ALL in the 'Show Settings' box.
- Go to the AUDIO menu.
- Set the default audio level to 900. This makes quiet sounds easy to hear, and gain will be automatically reducedby the normalizer during loud sounds.
- Set the replay gain mode to 'None' to prevent a gai control conflict with the volume normalizer.
- Enable peak protection.
- Go to the AUDIO -->FILTERS submenu.
- Enable VLC's Volume Normalizer.
- Go to the AUDIO -->FILTERS -->VOLUME NORMALIZER submenu.
- The audio buffers control the attack / recovery time of the normalizer.
- A count of 10 bufers is good for speech and fast changing sounds, while a count of 50 is suitable for audio content with slower changes.
- The 'maximum volume level' controls how much the gain is reduced in relation to the 'default' audio level.
- Set maximum volume to 0.30 for strong amplitude compression. A setting of 0.50 provides a more moderated control, while 1.0 does practically nothing.
- Use a typical audio source and experiment with the gain, max volume, and buffers until VLC sounds the way you want it.
- The VLC volume normalizer is not the same as a broadcast quality compressor / limiter, but it does well for non-critical applications.
- DO NOT ADJUST THE VLC VOLUME COTROL - INSTEAD USE THE SYSTEM VOLUME / MIXER TO SET OUTPUT LEVELS
Once VLC is properly configured for clear audio at the proper volume, it needs little further adjustment. Bear in mind that some sound systemsused for classrooms, auditoriums, or other venues can be tricky in terms of spectral qualities. Consider enabling and configuring the VLC equalizerif there are problems with audio being too bassy, shrill, or otherwise in need of spectral tweaking. Then make all further adjustments using the computer system volume control. Any changes made to the VLC volume control will interfere with the audio dynamics settings.
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