Please add an android equalizer

[dbbarney]

Music thru my samsung galaxy is FLAT! An equalizer to be able to mess with the bass/mid/treble (and everything in between) would be perfect for the mobile apps like android.

[Alsaya]

As far as I know, there will be one in Gingerbread

[dbbarney]

I'm not sure what Gingerbread means...Sorry!

[Alsaya]

The next version of the Android OS 2.3

[JesterEE]

I don't want to speak for Sindre, but I'm pretty sure without the supporting android operating system (2.3.3 a.k.a Gingerbread [GB]), this can not be implemented. If you have a rooted android phone with Gingerbread, you can use the DSP Manager to change the audio output equalization.

-JesterEE

[rschauer]

Not sure about DSP Manager, but I believe I was using it when I was running a rooted Eclair-based ROM on my Droid. I don't think root access is required in general. PowerAMP has a fully functional 10-band equalizer; my phone is rooted (CM6, which is Froyo-based) , so I don't know for sure, but I'm fairly certain this feature doesn't require root. As far as I know, it should be possible to implement such functionality into any app, but I haven't done much research into that on the development side.

BTW, dbbarney: Android OS releases are named after various desserts, and are alphabetical. I.e., 2.1 = Eclair, 2.2 = Froyo, 2.3 = Gingerbread. Therefore, my experience using equalizer-equipped apps on Eclair and Froyo (older versions) indicates to me that Gingerbread is not a prerequisite.

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