I'm no audio expert, but I'm basically looking to make a 7 segment meter that mimics the bar readout in winamp. I have the hardware meter part down, but I'm still stuck with the software. I was wondering if theres a way to apply different eq settings to each individual channels on a 7.1 card, or 5.1... it doesn't matter that much. The idea was to export pure treble onto one of the channels, then midtones, bass and inbetween to make a 7x10 or 8x10 led meter. I'd prefer if the software was free, or if there was a cheap 7.1 card that came with software to do this. Hope you guys can understand what I'm trying to do. More info here - http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=59910&page=9
What actually are you trying to achive? Are you mixing these two things together? Equalisers. Equalisation is a way of boosting or cutting individual frequnecy levels, you often do this for issues like cutting a massive room induced peak, or give a mild boost one or two areas. Equalisers generally fall into two types: "fixed band" this is the usual slider EQ you see, the bans are fixed so are less flexable. Then there is Parametric, these EQ normally are digital allow you to pick a frequnecy and ajust the band "Q" so you can boost or cut a very tight problem frequnecy or a whole range of frequencies, this gives you massive flexablity. Too much boost of frequencies through EQ can be bad, it eats your more of your amplifier power so you clip far faster and you also use up speaker excursion. Crossovers. To split frequencies into bass, midrange and trebble you use a crossover. There are two types of crossover: Passive crossover these are non powered (now power supply) capacitors and coils are value matched using a formula to the speakers drivers impedence. Active crossovers are electonic powered crossovers that split the ranges, these will have more flexablity in frequnecy range filtered and thesteepness of filter slope (db per octave).
hope this helps... sorry I can't be more descriptive. I want to export these then line up one of my meters for each channel on the soundcard, so each channel would monitor an area of frequncy. and so on, for all 7 or 8 channels
Sorry, I have not seen any software that will be able to help you out with individual channel EQ'ing in parallel to such a level.
problem seems to be solved. smoguzbenjamin seems to have found a cheap hardware solution for me. Thanks for trying to help.
