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"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in
news:n0b363liunt19qq7nbk8flc720619hiplf@4ax.com: 

> On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 18:11:39 +0100, Conor <conor.turton@gmail.com>
> wrote: 
> 
>> In article <5cdienF2vq96kU15@mid.individual.net>, hummingbird says...
>>> On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:51:02 +0100  'Anthony R. Gold'
>>> posted this onto alt.comp.freeware:
>>>
>>>> Can anyone suggest a means or method of tailoring the sound from XP
>>>> to my speakers and my ears?  I have seen some closed packages to
>>>> play say MP3s which include tone control but I need something that
>>>> will affect any sounds through the default Sound Playback and Voice
>>>> Playback devices. 
>>>>
>>>> Must I buy Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP, and will that do what I
>>>> need? 
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>
>>> In XP ...if you right-click the volume icon in systray, then on the
>>> volume tab, click advanced. Then click advanced on the next dialog.
>>> Then you can adjust bass/treble output for the whole system.
>>>
>>> Does that help?
>>>
>> No because on most onboard sound, it won't allow you to adjust bass
>> and treble - you have to use the included graphic equalizer thing
>> that never seems to get it right.
> 
> Maybe that too is hardware specific but I don't have an equalizer
> either. 
> 
> I found a $ solution here:
> http://www.blazeaudio.com/products/webeq.html which is fairly
> inexpensive, so if a freeware one is not available then not all is
> lost. 
> 
> Tony
> 

I have been using Media Monkey http://www.mediamonkey.com/

for quite a while and it has an equalizer built in, freeware and it has a  
fovorite/rating  system that allows one to return to thier songs of 
choice.