To listen to music and watch movies or play on PCs, fixed and portable, it is important to adjust the sound configuration and change the Windows audio settings appropriately depending on the environment in which you are located, the computer used and the speakers.
Moving from Windows 7 to Windows 10, we can see that these settings for the audio configuration have not changed much, even if there are new options that are not quite as intuitive to understand as it would seem.
Furthermore, the effectiveness of the Windows audio settings depends very much on the type of computer used, the sound card and the external speakers.
In this article we will see not only what audio settings can be changed in Windows 10, but also some programs that can be used to obtain an equalizer and a cleaner or louder sound .
System audio settings
Windows has a number of sound enhancement features that are often overlooked or overlooked.
One of them is Loudness Equalization, which when enabled increases the maximum volume by about 150%.
To access the audio settings in Windows 10, you need to right-click on the Volume icon on the taskbar and select Sounds.
From the Sounds tab, go to the Playback tab to see the speakers connected and press sopa with a double click.
Then go to the Enhancements tab and select the Loudness Equalization option to get a louder sound.
In this section of the audio improvements it is also possible to find the Windows equalizer, a bit spartan, but still perfect for increasing the bass.
The internal Windows equalizer offers a 10-band equalization range (31 dB to 16 K dB) includes presets including pop, rock, bass, treble and more.
This function is not available if the driver is not updated and in the sound cards integrated in Windows PCs.
If the system does not have any support for Loudness Equalization, it should still be possible to find the equalizer in the audio management program provided by the motherboard driver.
Usually this audio manager can be downloaded from the web page dedicated to the computer motherboard or laptop model.
READ ALSO: Improve PC audio and sound and music quality
External programs to improve audio
If you do not find anything like this, you can still enhance the PC sound even more effectively using software that acts as an audio amplifier such as the popular FxSound Enhancer (ex DFX) or the cheaper 3D Boom.
These programs are equalizers that not only increase the overall volume of the system, but also group a series of sound-related functions capable of adding more clarity to the audio being listened to.
The main feature of Boom 3D is 3D Surround which offers a positional surround sound experience to headphones. Its advantage is that it does not depend on the hardware and works on multiple headphones.
FXERnhancer improves the sound of most online music and video content including Youtube and Spotify and also improves real-time audio optimization on the most popular PC media players, including iTunes, Windows Media Player and Winamp.
READ ALSO: How to raise the volume beyond the maximum on PC
Dolby Atmos for headphones
Another interesting way to enhance audio in Windows 10 is to enable the " Dolby Atmos headphone " feature which does not need special hardware or earphones. It is a digital signal processor that works by mixing PC sound for an advanced audio experience.
To enable this function, you need to go back to the Windows 10 Audio settings tab, open the properties of the default playback device and go to the Spatial Audio tab.
From here, select Dolby Atmos from the list and download the free trial app (unfortunately the trial lasts 30 days, then it must be purchased).
We talked about Spatial Audio settings for headphones in Windows 10 in another article.
Free equalizer for Windows
The APO Equalizer program is one of the best equalizers to configure the audio in the smallest details and it's free.
It works particularly well because it can significantly improve the PC's sound quality. Once installed, it can be configured by accessing the TXT configuration file found in the installation folder on the Windows 10 PC.
Another very effective equalizer for Windows 7 and Windows 10 is Viper4Windows which offers bass amplification features, adds audio effects in addition to other features.
It has an 18-band capacity, offers pre-set presets including Rock Music, Super Bass, Jazz Music and allows you to change the audio settings to suit the environment: small room, smaller room, medium-sized room, large room
READ ALSO: Audio equalizer for Chrome and Firefox to improve online listening
Windows 10 audio mixer
The days when there was once a single PC volume control are over, in Windows 10, in fact, you can open the audio mixer to set different volumes for each open program and for each sound card used.
You can then press the left mouse button on the volume icon to find the programs that generate audio and set a different volume.
The audio settings and the mixer can be found in more complete form by going to Windows 10 Settings and then to the System> Audio section.
While the screen only lets you choose the default audio playback device, by clicking at the bottom of the Advanced Audio Options row you can customize and fix the volumes of each program.
In this section there is also a link to troubleshooting which helps in case you do not hear any sound on your PC.
The standard Windows 10 audio mixer is however quite limited, therefore, to improve the PC volume control more precisely for each program and app, external programs such as EarTrumpet, already described in the past and VoiceMeeter, can be used.
EarTrumpet is definitely one of the best audio control apps on Windows 10, which integrates seamlessly into the system and expands the existing audio mixer.
With EarTrumpet you can control the individual volume of each open program, quickly change playback devices and configure default audio devices for specific programs.
Voicemeeter is instead a more elaborate and powerful solution, with additional features useful only for those who have to optimize individual audio streams.
With VoiceMeeter you can modify the sound equalizer of multiple audio devices simultaneously and obtain separate recordings from different outputs.
For example, you can record desktop audio but not voice, or vice versa.
There are many possibilities with Voicemeeter, although to use it you need to watch tutorials on YouTube to learn how to master it.
READ ALSO: Modify Windows sounds with more beautiful effects
Moving from Windows 7 to Windows 10, we can see that these settings for the audio configuration have not changed much, even if there are new options that are not quite as intuitive to understand as it would seem.
Furthermore, the effectiveness of the Windows audio settings depends very much on the type of computer used, the sound card and the external speakers.
In this article we will see not only what audio settings can be changed in Windows 10, but also some programs that can be used to obtain an equalizer and a cleaner or louder sound .
System audio settings
Windows has a number of sound enhancement features that are often overlooked or overlooked.
One of them is Loudness Equalization, which when enabled increases the maximum volume by about 150%.
To access the audio settings in Windows 10, you need to right-click on the Volume icon on the taskbar and select Sounds.
From the Sounds tab, go to the Playback tab to see the speakers connected and press sopa with a double click.
Then go to the Enhancements tab and select the Loudness Equalization option to get a louder sound.
In this section of the audio improvements it is also possible to find the Windows equalizer, a bit spartan, but still perfect for increasing the bass.
The internal Windows equalizer offers a 10-band equalization range (31 dB to 16 K dB) includes presets including pop, rock, bass, treble and more.
This function is not available if the driver is not updated and in the sound cards integrated in Windows PCs.
If the system does not have any support for Loudness Equalization, it should still be possible to find the equalizer in the audio management program provided by the motherboard driver.
Usually this audio manager can be downloaded from the web page dedicated to the computer motherboard or laptop model.
READ ALSO: Improve PC audio and sound and music quality
External programs to improve audio
If you do not find anything like this, you can still enhance the PC sound even more effectively using software that acts as an audio amplifier such as the popular FxSound Enhancer (ex DFX) or the cheaper 3D Boom.
These programs are equalizers that not only increase the overall volume of the system, but also group a series of sound-related functions capable of adding more clarity to the audio being listened to.
The main feature of Boom 3D is 3D Surround which offers a positional surround sound experience to headphones. Its advantage is that it does not depend on the hardware and works on multiple headphones.
FXERnhancer improves the sound of most online music and video content including Youtube and Spotify and also improves real-time audio optimization on the most popular PC media players, including iTunes, Windows Media Player and Winamp.
READ ALSO: How to raise the volume beyond the maximum on PC
Dolby Atmos for headphones
Another interesting way to enhance audio in Windows 10 is to enable the " Dolby Atmos headphone " feature which does not need special hardware or earphones. It is a digital signal processor that works by mixing PC sound for an advanced audio experience.
To enable this function, you need to go back to the Windows 10 Audio settings tab, open the properties of the default playback device and go to the Spatial Audio tab.
From here, select Dolby Atmos from the list and download the free trial app (unfortunately the trial lasts 30 days, then it must be purchased).
We talked about Spatial Audio settings for headphones in Windows 10 in another article.
Free equalizer for Windows
The APO Equalizer program is one of the best equalizers to configure the audio in the smallest details and it's free.
It works particularly well because it can significantly improve the PC's sound quality. Once installed, it can be configured by accessing the TXT configuration file found in the installation folder on the Windows 10 PC.
Another very effective equalizer for Windows 7 and Windows 10 is Viper4Windows which offers bass amplification features, adds audio effects in addition to other features.
It has an 18-band capacity, offers pre-set presets including Rock Music, Super Bass, Jazz Music and allows you to change the audio settings to suit the environment: small room, smaller room, medium-sized room, large room
READ ALSO: Audio equalizer for Chrome and Firefox to improve online listening
Windows 10 audio mixer
The days when there was once a single PC volume control are over, in Windows 10, in fact, you can open the audio mixer to set different volumes for each open program and for each sound card used.
You can then press the left mouse button on the volume icon to find the programs that generate audio and set a different volume.
The audio settings and the mixer can be found in more complete form by going to Windows 10 Settings and then to the System> Audio section.
While the screen only lets you choose the default audio playback device, by clicking at the bottom of the Advanced Audio Options row you can customize and fix the volumes of each program.
In this section there is also a link to troubleshooting which helps in case you do not hear any sound on your PC.
The standard Windows 10 audio mixer is however quite limited, therefore, to improve the PC volume control more precisely for each program and app, external programs such as EarTrumpet, already described in the past and VoiceMeeter, can be used.
EarTrumpet is definitely one of the best audio control apps on Windows 10, which integrates seamlessly into the system and expands the existing audio mixer.
With EarTrumpet you can control the individual volume of each open program, quickly change playback devices and configure default audio devices for specific programs.
Voicemeeter is instead a more elaborate and powerful solution, with additional features useful only for those who have to optimize individual audio streams.
With VoiceMeeter you can modify the sound equalizer of multiple audio devices simultaneously and obtain separate recordings from different outputs.
For example, you can record desktop audio but not voice, or vice versa.
There are many possibilities with Voicemeeter, although to use it you need to watch tutorials on YouTube to learn how to master it.
READ ALSO: Modify Windows sounds with more beautiful effects
