Learn how to enable and adjust the graphic equalizer in Windows Media Player 11.
Yes Windows Media Player 11 does have a graphic equalizer.
This guide shows you how to enable the graphic equalizer in WMP 11 and a brief description on how to adjust it.
Enable the Equalizer
- Open Windows Media Player 11.
- Point at the Now Playing tab and click the down arrow that appears under it.
- Point at Enhancements and then select Graphic Equalizer.
- The graphic equalizer will show up at the bottom of the Now Playing section of Windows Media Player 11.
- Click Turn on located near the top left of the equalizer to enable it.
Adjusting the Equalizer
To adjust the sliders simply drag them up or down with your mouse.
Set How the Sliders Act When Moved
Before you start adjusting the sound with the sliders you need to set how the sliders act when moved.
Select one of the three options located on the left of the equalizer. Your options are for the sliders to move independently of each other, move together in a loose group, or move together in a tight group. It’s your choice.
Using Presets
Windows Media Player 11’s graphic equalizer comes with many presets for different types of music.
Simply click the down arrow next to default or custom at the top of the graphic equalizer and select the type of music you’re listening to from the list.
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hi,
how to change color for the animation of bars in graphic equalizer.
thnx,
kiraN
If you want to do this in WMP11 in german:
Use Ansicht – Erweiterungen – Grafikequalizer
how do i get a good bass….using the windows media player equilizer??
Move the sliders on the left side up.
hey wots up man I was just wondering if its possible to isolate any instrument completely by its self like drums forinstance.
Nope.
thanks 2 all of u give some expirience. mx
When I get the full graphic equalizer, the loud sound get quiet and the lower ones get loud, is there any fix for that thing???
When listening to songs on media player it sounds very echoey, anyway to help this please help
Hey guys, here’s a breakdown for those that might not know a lot about frequency response. Being that WMP’s eq is only a 10 band eq, you’re not going to get a very responsive fine tuning. But, boost your 62Hz fader to add a little punch in the low end. (Boosting the 32Hz fader will really just add a lot of low end boominess). Boost 250 Hz to add a little fullness to the bass and midrange. Boost 2K and 4K to add clarity to the vocals.
Luke wrote: “When listening to songs on media player it sounds very echoey, anyway to help this please help”
Be sure you turn off the SRS Wow effects. I use Media Player when converting music for the station, it works great, but you do need to experiment a bit to find “your’ sound.
Good luck
Wow Thanks, I could not find the equilizer in my Mp11. Now that I have my Klipsch promedia 2.1 speakers are really jumping around. I will be deaf soon.
Hey Kristine, how do you like the Klipsch? I’m about to buy a few new speakers for the systems, here.
THANK YOU JOHN CRAWFORD!! Yeah, the Numbers, 62’s, 32’s H’s, Z’s, K’s and WHAT THEIR PURPOSE IS!! (Oh, don’t get me wrong…all the other sites that said “put your cursor on the ones you want up and move it up, ones you want down, move down” were very educational. I started to apply for the “mixing board” job at CBGB’s! lol.
Thanks for the real info, finally. –Rebecca
I find that boosting anything much past +3 on more than a couple of frequencies causes a DolbyC type compression on the sound – causing a “pumpy” effect (not srsWow – I know the difference). If you’re looking for any reasonable bass responce, good luck finding it WMP. The best sound results you’re likely to get is by droping everything to -14 and then boost the freqs you like to a max of +3 to +5
Can anyone recommend a player with a sensible EQ range (down to at least 25Hz) that actually makes good use of any sound cards produced 1995 onwards? Yes, sub 32 adds boom, but a bass drum does not stop at 32 – boom is part of it’s sound and if you’re into more electronica sounds the tones used go way below that.
can anyone suggest good online resources on how the equalizer works???
why some many freq levels ? and how exactly an equalizer is integrated into a media player ??
thank you