smalg2 t1_j66rdnw wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:44 AM

Reply to comment by PhoenixRisingtw in Tried Oratory EQ on multiple headphones and prefer the default sound. by wiggan1989

AutoEq is both a tool to generate EQ parameters to go from a source frequency response to a target frequency response, and a collection of EQ parameters (presets) generated with this tool. The problem is that the target frequency response used to generate the presets is (according to most people) crap. So the presets don't sound good. But AutoEq (the tool) can still be used to generate EQ params for the target of your choice, and does it very well.

PhoenixRisingtw t1_j671maw wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:11 AM

You mean the function inside Crinacle's graph tool?

smalg2 t1_j67876q wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:14 AM

To be honest I don't think these two are the same. AutoEq is written in Python, Crinacle's graph tool is written in JavaScript, and they don't seem to share much code, if at all, or even to be developed by the same people. But yes, Crinacle's graph tool should do the job just fine.

PhoenixRisingtw t1_j67bvd5 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 5:53 AM

So how do I use the AutoEQ manually for my own targets?

smalg2 t1_j69zusa wrote on January 28, 2023 at 8:46 PM

Crin's graph tool, squig.link and others support a few targets by default (right below the chart) like Harman targets, IEF Neutral, Diffuse Field, etc. Select your headphones, your target of choice, press the AutoEQ button, and the tool will generate EQ parameters. Afterwards you can even tweak the generated EQ params and see the resulting frequency response curve (typical use-case is if you want more bass for example). This works really well. ~~But if you want to use your own custom target, it looks like you need to use the actual AutoEq tool written in Python... I've never done this though.~~ Actually the graph tools have an "Upload Target" button in the "Equalizer" tab which looks like it can be used for custom targets.

Edit: apparently you can also select another headphones' frequency response as a target. Nice!