Update: For a newer and updated equalizer-plugin, check out the post Rhythmbox Equalizer Revisited. Everything below here is outdated.
For a while I’ve been using audacious to play my music. No particular reason, other than that it has an equalizer. I’ve heard lots of good things about Rhythmbox though, but lacking an equalizer, I never turned to it. But now, thanks to Teemu Kallio from http://cs.helsinki.fi/u/ttokalli/rb-plugins/, I at least am going to start using Rhythmbox.
Grab the file from http://jorge.fbarr.net/files/rhythmbox-eq.tar.gz. I used to link to the main site, but it seems that it has been taken down.
So, the installation:
$ wget http://jorge.fbarr.net/files/rhythmbox-eq.tar.gz $ mkdir -p ~/.gnome2/rhythmbox/plugins/ $ tar -zxvf rhythmbox-eq.tar.gz -C ~/.gnome2/rhythmbox/plugins/
And that’s pretty much it. Fire up Rhythmbox, go to Edit -> Plugins and select Equalizer. Now press the Configure-button to configure it. If you want the Rock-preset that you usually find in audacious and/or xmms, make the equalizer have the same values as in the screenshot below:
A big thanks to Teemu Kallio. :)
It amazing how difficult is to do simple things in Ubuntu, even to play music becomes a whole programing lesson of 2-3 hours…
I know that is for free.. but come on, I just want to play music!
Comment by kastanedowski — July 14, 2009 @ 11:32
Hehe, it’s true, though Linux is approaching the same level of unfriendliness as Windows, there’s still a way to go. :)
Comment by jorge — July 15, 2009 @ 07:49
This seems to be the only EQ i’ve found so far, so thanks for the link. But just to let people know it doesn’t have ‘live’ support – you have to configure the settings, then restart rythmbox before it takes effect. Not brilliant if you want to change your settings on a track-by-track basis, or don’t think in “This bass is about 0.3 too high…”, but tend to just swing the bars ’till it fits.
They really ought to make a proper, native version. :|
But yes, better something than nothing. :) Thanks.
Comment by Anon — August 15, 2009 @ 21:14
http://cs.helsinki.fi/u/ttokalli/rb-plugins/equalizer.tar.gz this is not working to download that file please provide another ,,,thanks
Comment by nagarjuna — September 27, 2009 @ 09:41
I see what you mean. :) You should be able to grab a copy from http://jorge.fbarr.net/files/rhythmbox-eq.tar.gz.
Comment by jorge — September 28, 2009 @ 09:02
This is crap. You open plugins then eq then set it then close it. If you want to change eq settings you have to keep going into plugins>edit>eq. What a pain in the ass.
Comment by ytech — February 10, 2010 @ 03:18
It depends on if you’re planning on changing the equalizer-presets often, so to speak. :) In my case I use the rock-”preset” all the time, so I only need to set the values once, and I’m done. Until you, or someone else, decides to make/improve a better plugin, this is just fine and dandy with me.
Comment by jorge — February 10, 2010 @ 11:12