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How
to Save Equalizer (EQ) Settings in VLC Media Player
(Version 3.0.16 Vetinari)
VLC
is a great music player but it doesn't automatically remember its
graphic equalizer settings. The following describes how to store
your EQ settings so they are remembered each time VLC starts
Start VLC, open the graphic equalizer, tick Enable and set the controls to how you want them  Figure 1
Under
each of the 10 frequency sliders there is a dB (decibel) figure. Take a
note of the levels leaving a space between each one. The example above
would be: 2 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Close the graphic equalizer and then on the main VLC interface click on Tools > Preferences. The Preferences window will open as shown below  At the bottom left, select All. The Preferences window will change style as shown below  On the left hand side, select Filters (don't expand it yet) then tick Equalizer with 10 bands  Now expand Filters then select Equalizer. In the Bands gain box on the right, enter the dB values from the EQ sliders noted earlier  Finally, click Save. Now when VLC next starts, it will have remembered your favourite EQ settings http://www.videolan.org UPDATE:
On some Windows PC's, when the equaliser is turned on the sound
exhibits a strange compression/pumping effect, making VLC pretty much unusable for serious music listening
(not noticeable on Linux). Over the years I've played with various
combinations of settings to try and stop this occurance, without
success. But I've found a temporary workaround, not a cure. Referring
to the
screenshot above, change the 'Global gain' value from 12 (default) to
0. The audio playback level will now be quieter, but this can be
compensated to some degree by setting the main volume slider to
maximum, but don't
worry it won't distort. To ensure that VLC always starts with the
volume at max, switch back to the simple preferences interface, set the
volume slider fully to the right and then save. This isn't an absolute
cure but with most music it does make VLC useable
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