How to TUNE your headphones (the easy way!)

you can tune a headphone but you can't tuna fish

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⇊ Come play around with my giant tools ⇊
https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/grap... (for IEMs)
https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphone... (for headphones)

⇊ Recommended EQ software ⇊
Windows: EqualizerAPO (https://sourceforge.net/projects/equa...) + PEACE GUI (https://sourceforge.net/projects/peac...)
Android: Poweramp Equalizer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...) or Wavelet (https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...)
macOS: eqMac (https://eqmac.app/)
iOS: hahahaHAHAHAHAHA

⇊ Credits to those who made the tool what it is today ⇊
Marshall Lochbaum: https://github.com/mlochbaum (OG creator)
@SuperReview: https://squig.link (Cosmetic overhauls/improvements)
Jaakko Pasanen: https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq (AutoEQ)
Rohsa: https://gitlab.com/rohsa (AutoEQ implementation)
Banbeucmas: https://banbeu.com/graph/tool/ (Debugs)

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00:00 Intro
00:50 EQ
01:48 AutoEQ
02:35 EQing with graphs
04:46 Preamp/gain
05:21 EQing one headphone to another
06:33 Tweaking profiles to taste
09:49 Sound examples
09:56 Low shelf filter (120Hz, 0.7Q)
10:14 High shelf filter (8000Hz, 0.7Q)
10:34 500Hz
10:53 1000Hz
11:15 3500Hz
11:35 Q values
11:51 EQing as listeners vs EQing in the studio
13:36 Caveats

CAMERA: Sony a7S III + FE 35mm f/1.8
MICROPHONE: Motu M2 interface + Neumann TLM 102
SPEAKERS: Neumann KH120 + KH750
MONITOR: LG C1 48" OLED