7 best equalizer software for Windows 10 to improve PC sound

Equalizers can adjust the loudness of specific audio frequencies - called frequency ranges - to suit the listener's preferences and the acoustics of the environment. For example, an equalizer will allow you to increase the bass when listening to dance music or increase the treble in a room that reacts to low-frequency sounds.

But which Windows 10 equalizer software is best? Are there any free equalizers for Windows 10? Let's find the answer in the following article!

1. Equalizer APO

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The first recommendation of the article is Equalizer APO. It's the most powerful, customizable, and full-featured free equalizer you'll find. The application works as an Audio Processing Object (APO), so if your audio uses APIs like ASIO or WASAPI, it will not work.

The best features of Equalizer APO include unlimited number of filters, multi-channel use, 3D surround sound support, and very low CPU usage. You can also create multiple profiles (for speakerphone and headphones, for example) and switch between them in a flash.

The major limitation is the lack of a graphical user interface (GUI). You need to edit the filters in the TXT file. Thankfully, several third-party GUIs are available, such as Peace Equalizer.

2. Equalizer Pro

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Equalizer Pro is another popular choice. It is more user-friendly than Equalizer APO thanks to its clean and uncluttered interface.

The application provides a 10-band equalizer. This number is not as much as some of the other equalizers on this list and is far less than professional music devices that can provide 30 or more frequency bands. Still, this is more than enough for all but the most dedicated audio enthusiasts.

Equalizer Pro comes with 20 presets, a system-wide bass boost feature, and the ability to save your own equalizer profiles. This app also provides a preamp volume control feature. It means you can adjust a single frequency range to boost bass without having to tweak each one individually.

Equalizer Pro is not free. You can try it for 7 days, but after that you'll have to pay $19.95 for a license.

1. ($29.95, free trial available)

3. Bongiovi DPS

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Bongiovi uses Digital Power Station (DPS) technology to improve the sound of music, games, applications and videos. It works in real time to edit and optimize audio, available for both Windows and Mac.

Subscription to the app costs $4.99/month. For this price, you'll get system-wide DPS audio processing, stereo headphone sound, access to a virtual subwoofer for deep bass, and the ability to create 100 custom audio profiles with appropriate band settings according to your preferences. This application also provides the ability to create animations based on bass, treble and any sounds emitted (sound visualization).

1. ($4.99/month, free trial available)

4. FXSound

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The FXSound app is a two-in-one tool. There's an equalizer (and its related effects) and real-time audio processing.

First, let's look at the equalizer. It comes with 10 frequency bands from 110Hz to 15KHz. There are also customizable sliders for fidelity (to reduce muffling in compressed audio), ambience (to add stereo depth), surround sound (to increase clarity). loud when increasing dynamic range) and increasing bass. Preset profiles include Rap, Alternative Rock, Dialog Boost, Country, Techno and countless others.

Superior real-time processing when you're listening to audio on the web. Internet audio is only 16 bits, but FXSound uses a 32 bit processor. The processor automatically adjusts fidelity, ambiance, and surround sound, then resamples it to a 16-bit version. This allows the application to significantly improve the web's theoretical 16-bit output limit.

FXSound offers a 7-day free trial. The full app costs a one-time payment of $49.99.

1. ($39.99, free trial available)

5. Voicemeeter Banana

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If you do a lot of work with a microphone - like starting your own podcast or uploading a lot of videos to YouTube - you should try Voicemeeter Banana.

The main feature of the application is the advanced audio mixer. It allows you to control your computer's audio for any type of streaming or recording.

From an equalizer perspective, the mixer allows you to adjust the input as well as the output sound. So if you're streaming your screen via Twitch, talking to family on Skype, or recording a podcast with friends, you can compensate for any microphone deficiencies by making the sound sharper. and less distortion. You can experiment with equalizer settings in the Master Section of the application.

Voicemeeter Banana is donation software. You can pay for what you like in this software and this is not required.

1. (Free of charge)

6. Boom3D

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Boom3D is an equalizer application for both Windows 10 and macOS.

The software is primarily designed for people who listen to computer audio through headphones. The tool can convert all your audio output into 3D surround sound without the need for any additional hardware or enhancers.

Boom3D also boasts one of the most advanced equalizers out of all the apps on this list. Equalizer has 31 frequency bands and dozens of presentations, both of which combine to deliver an immersive listening experience, no matter what genre of audio you're playing.

1. ($39.99)

7. Equalizer for Chrome Browser

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Equalizer for Chrome Browser is a bit different from other equalizer software for Windows 10 that the article mentioned. Instead of being an EXE file that you download and run on your Windows operating system, this is a Chrome application.

Being a Chrome app has both advantages and disadvantages. The downside is that this equalizer will only work with audio generated from within the Chrome web browser and cannot make system-wide changes.

However, most people listen to the majority of audio through Chrome on the desktop - whether it's YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, or any other app. This extension will also work on all devices running Chrome and will not eat up system resources.

Hope you find a satisfactory choice!

Jessica Tanner

Update 20 July 2024