Perfect Razer Surround EQ settings for music

[itsmeTON]

I have discovered, in my opinion, the best settings for Razer Surround software in terms of listening to quality music :) Before anything else, I would like to inform you that these settings are more optimized for the Razer Electra headphones, since those are the ones that I use, but they can still be suitable for regular stereo headphones.

First, turn off stereo enhancement, set the bass boost to 75 or 100 depending on your liking, sound normalization to 20, for voice clarity, you can play around with it, but I like to keep my presence level to 0 and my volume level to -50.

For the Equalizer, set 125hz = 8, 250hz = 2, 500hz = 2, 1khz = -2, 2khz = -2, 4khz = 0, 8khz = -2, 16 khz = 5. Please give a feedback if you found these settings good or not :)

[Tesityr]

Originally posted by metafaniel:

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I really should study the theory behind an equalizer as I hardly understand what I'm doing!! HAHA I just copied all the settings. The Razer Enhancements are self explanatory but I don'tunderstand an equalizer enough, in general... Awful! HAHA. Thanks again.

If I may pop back in, I would be happy to give a simple, easy way to 'interpret' the (basic) functions of an Equalizer – for you - or anyone reading :)


There are really only three aspects to remember with any equalizer:


» The ‘high end’ (literally, with higher numbers) represents sounds like cymbals, high guitar strings, high pitched brass instruments and the like. The “splashes” and “explosions” and “scratching/screeching” noises in movies are part of this category.
These higher frequency sounds (they literally vibrate at a higher rate), will be affected by the adjustments made toward the Right Side of an Equalizer (any equalizer, in real life or in software).
These usually have high numbers indicated, such as 16,000 Hz or 16 kHz.

» The ‘mid range’ represents sounds like human voices, talking, snare and some other drums, some brass instruments and other similar sounds.
These ‘middle range’ sounds will be affected by adjustments made towards the center of an Equalizer.
These usually have numbers in the realm of 1000Hz or 2 kHz or 4kHz.

» The ‘low end’ represents sounds such as bass drums, bass guitars, low timpani and bassoons and other low pitched instruments. The “bass” and “booms” in movie effects are also part of this category.
These lower frequency sounds will be affected by the adjustments made towards the Left Side of an Equalizer.
These usually have lower numbers indicated, such as 128Hz, 60 Hz, or 30 Hz.

With those three concepts in mind you (or anyone reading this) should now be able to make basic adjustments to any equalizer, anywhere, tailoring it to your specific liking (or song) – even more complex equalizers, with multiple dials/sliders, are just ‘smaller cut up pieces of the sound pie’ that you can adjust (with smaller, more specific ranges being affected) – because that’s really all there is to it!


HTH
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This makes the bass in my razor kraken headset very low to where there is hardly any. I listen to rap and rock and with rap alot of bass is needed.

[~Ex0ploit]

Originally posted by Dr. Sam Beckett:

This makes the bass in my razor kraken headset very low to where there is hardly any. I listen to rap and rock and with rap alot of bass is needed.

For the Trap/Bass/ Electric Music :

· Use Orca (Even if u have other headset).

· Turn on stereo enhancement, set the bass boost to 70,
· Sound Normalization to 16.
· Voice Clarity: 40 / -32 (Set at 40/ -49 if its sounds better to you).

· Equalizer,

125hz = 7
250hz = 6
500hz = -3
1khz = 2
2khz = 6
4khz = 3
8khz = 6
16 khz = 7

Try and enjoy!

Sorry for take me so long to give u a response, i didnt notice the post x) .

Hope this works to all Electronic Music, i didnt use it yet on dubstep, but if someone ask for it, i will make a Dubstep settings. Just let me now! :)

[~Ex0ploit]

Originally posted by metafaniel:

Originally posted by Tilted Uganda Soldier:

Hey guys!

After about 3 years of trying I made what i call "The perfect EQ settings" (...) I hope you enjoy! :)

Thanks a lot for your settings!
I've tried all the suggestions posted here in the thread and your configuration is the best one for me.
It sounds outstanding with different genres and sources (Techno, House, Pop, classical, chiptunes, world... wow). Great for music, movies and games a like!! You made my day! You spent 3 years, I spent 1 day haha. Really thanks a lot!!

I don't have Razor headphones, but with mine (Damson HeadSpace) the settings work awesome!!
I've just increased Bass Boost to 15 and Voice Volume Level to 25 and hapinees came HAHA!




I really should study the theory behind an equalizer as I hardly understand what I'm doing!! HAHA I just copied all the settings. The Razer Enhancements are self explanatory but I don'tunderstand an equalizer enough, in general... Awful! HAHA. Thanks again.

Glad to help! <3

[Tesityr]

Originally posted by Dr. Sam Beckett:

This makes the bass in my razor kraken headset very low to where there is hardly any. I listen to rap and rock and with rap alot of bass is needed.

If I may give a Suggestion, try actually turning down the Bass a little (low end of Equalizers), as it may be 'overpowering' your Bass response from the speakers. This can cause Clipping, where the high sound volume needed is actually 'clipped off' and doesn't have the output that you wanted. This can also happen with large speaker systems (home HiFi stereos), but they will usually just 'cut out' (turn off, no sound heard) to save the electronics.

Don't turn down the Bass a LOT, but if you tweak it down a bit, you might find that it allows the speaker drivers (the magnet/cone systems that move the sound around in the speakers themselves) to 'reset' and 'respond' better, allowing you to hear more Bass elements (despite turning DOWN the Bass a bit, I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but it may help).

Edit:
Just unchecking "Bass Boost" might help, depending on your Equalizer setting and Headset you are using... You may also have to purchase different headphones/headsets, as the larger 'around the ear' type usually give better Bass response (bassy sounds) than smaller 'on the ear' types, or 'earbud/in-ear' types. I don't want to tell you to spend money, I just mean that if you have the smaller types, you may see a benefit to 'turning down the Bass' a bit, or if you don't want to, try getting a larger set of headphones and you may not need to do this (depending on the headset, each are different).

HTH

[Josephiii]

A necro to an informational thread is mostly okay

and not some kind of random rants or facts...

[waterbottle]

best bass ive ever had now i need a decent speaker ;(

[Mikoip0g]

I need an EQ setting for my Razer Kraken Pro V2 and I want the voice and sound to be clear and sharp with a decent bass. Can you guys help me?

[Tesityr]

Originally posted by Kunisi:

I need an EQ setting for my Razer Kraken Pro V2 and I want the voice and sound to be clear and sharp with a decent bass. Can you guys help me?

If I may pop back in, the human voice is about 2-4k, so set your 2k slider high (3+).

You also want sound to be clear. 1-4k is 'midrange', so drop the 1k down a bit (-2) so it doesn't seem 'tinny', but keep the 4k higher, to help with clarity and voice as well (1+).

Bass is up to you, but the far left three sliders are most of the Bass (low end). Playing with those will help you decide what you want (eg. listen to the presets and see where you like them to be for 'bassy sounds'). Overall:

- the farthest left (first one) is for low Booms and Thumps (drums, some gunfire will be accented here)
- the second and third from the left, are for more resonating hums and bass (engines, guitars, gunfire, etc)

So, it depends on what you want to accent (game sounds, music, etc) and whether you want more 'punch' or more 'hum', in a way. Example, personally the loud 'thumps' hurt my ears when I can afford nicer/larger headphones, so when I can buy those or get them as a gift, I keep the first one lower (1 or less) and then put the next two higher to keep a nice bassy sound still (3, then 2). If they break and I can't quite get as nice ones yet, I just use Earbuds and pump up the bass more (3+ for all three) to make up for the smaller speaker size.

Careful: if you blast the low end too high, it can 'drown out' the other ranges and you'll lose Clarity; because there is only one speaker [usually, some 'surround' headphones have 3 in each ear cup, or even more than that]. In full size speaker, you will have different size speakers/cones in it for different ranges (2+ sound producing cones, called "drivers") so it won't be affected as much as with headphones ["drowning out" the other ranges, since it only has one speaker inside the earbud/heaphone].

HTH start you off, have fun!

[NoahVio]

This worked amazingly, I use the newer ManO' War Wired headset from Razer and this EQ really boosted my music from the standard bass boost.

[maćko13]

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[ham]

You should not change your equalizer settings, it distorts the audio, and most importantly, it wont sound like the stuido recording of the music you are listening to. In other words, you should keep it on default/flat.

[Tesityr]

Originally posted by woosh:

You should not change your equalizer settings, it distorts the audio, and most importantly, it wont sound like the stuido recording of the music you are listening to. In other words, you should keep it on default/flat.

If I may pop back in, this is not entirely correct... While it is nice of you to 'warn' somewhat - changes via Equalizer only 'distorts' audio negatively if it causes clipping ("going out of range"). For the most part, as long as you do not make it excessively loud or enhance it 'out of range' (eg. use -/+ 12dB of change) it actually enhances the audio, making it more "live/sparkling" (Treble) or "felt more" (Bass).

There would not even be such software if what you said were true. Heck, there would be no Mastering, no Re-Mixing, none of those jobs, in Music and in Film, would exist. ENHANCING and not "overpowering" the audio, is what should be aimed for. Slight changes ("+3") instead of immense alterations ("+12") has little danger of taking the audio 'out of range' and causing clipping/overlapping/etc.

True, it alters the original recording, but even 'enhancements' such as Dolby Audio (in Windows 10 Dolby Atmos) and Lucasfilm THX (theater enhancements via licensed dongle) alter the original slightly. In fact, it can be argued that unless you are listening to the original Master Recordings direct from the studio input, you are ‘not listening to the original audio’. So that is not a good support point, really.

The point should be, to not ‘max any setting out’ - trying to only ENHANCE the audio, instead of ‘overwhelming’ it; turning settings up so high that they ‘drown out’ other audial ranges – THAT should be the goal/warning, not “don’t change anything”… You’d be putting a lot of software and audio companies out of a job if everyone did that, sorry to say, friend

[metafaniel]

Originally posted by Tesityr:

Originally posted by woosh:

(...) For the most part, as long as you do not make it excessively loud or enhance it 'out of range' (eg. use -/+ 12dB of change) it actually enhances the audio (...)

To this and the rest of the post, one word: BRAVO

[Thomas]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, thanks!