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- Software devices → Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
- Sound, video and game controllers → High Definition Audio Device

3. Download and extract the latest package from [releases](https://github.com/bananakid/apple-t2-audio-controller-boot-camp/) (use [7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/) or any other unarchiver)
4. Download **Equalizer APO** from [SourceForge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/files/1.3/EqualizerAPO64-1.3.exe/download) and `Run as administrator`. Specify Destination Folder as `C:\Program Files\Equalizer APO` when prompted (add a space to default `EqualizerAPO` path)
2. Download and extract the latest package from [releases](https://github.com/bananakid/apple-t2-audio-controller-boot-camp/) (use [7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/) or any other unarchiver)

3. Download **Equalizer APO** from [SourceForge](https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/files/1.3/EqualizerAPO64-1.3.exe/download) and `Run as administrator`. Specify Destination Folder as `C:\Program Files\Equalizer APO` when prompted (add a space to default `EqualizerAPO` path)
<details>
<summary>Screenshot for reference</summary>

![Equalizer APO Setup](https://github.com/bananakid/apple-t2-audio-controller-boot-camp/assets/17095595/2f7dda41-873e-4877-bf2f-09ad09fcd3e4)

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5. Once setup completes, an **Equalizer APO Configurator** is launched automatically and suggests selecting the playback devices. Select `Speakers` `(Apple Audio Device)` and click `Close`

4. Once setup completes, an **Equalizer APO Configurator** is launched automatically and suggests selecting the playback devices. Select `Speakers` `(Apple Audio Device)` and click `Close`
<details>
<summary>Screenshot for reference</summary>

![Equalize APO Configurator](https://github.com/bananakid/apple-t2-audio-controller-boot-camp/assets/17095595/527a6edb-fcef-4b5e-a091-20191f08a6e6)

</details>
6. **Equalizer APO Configurator** will suggest restarting the computer to apply changes, **don't** restart yet
7. Go to location where you extracted the latest package from releases to (in step `2`) , select `Install.bat` and `Run as administrator`. This will copy all required APO configuration files to `%ProgramFiles%\Equalizer APO` and apply `Increase Bass` preset.
8. Restart the computer
9. Play some tunes!

5. **Equalizer APO Configurator** will suggest restarting the computer to apply changes, **don't** restart yet

6. Go to location where you extracted the latest package from releases to (in step `2`) , select `Install.bat` and `Run as administrator`. This will copy all required APO configuration files to `%ProgramFiles%\Equalizer APO` and apply `Increase Bass` preset.

7. Restart the computer

8. Play some tunes
> [Heat Waves](https://soundcloud.com/glassanimals/heat-waves) by Glass Animals is a good example to see improvement if you don't have some bass-heavy track by hand. Please note it's recommended to test via local file or SoundCloud because YouTube applies Loudness Normalization by default. Before testing anything via YouTube make sure to install [enhanced-h264ify](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/enhanced-h264ify/omkfmpieigblcllmkgbflkikinpkodlk) extension and check `Disable Loudness Normalization` option (otherwise YouTube will do it's normalization and you won't hear high dynamic range this track features). You can compare how poorly Glass Animals track sounds on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/mRD0-GxqHVo) with the default Loudness Normalization applied by first playing it via [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/glassanimals/heat-waves) if you don't want to install [enhanced-h264ify](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/enhanced-h264ify/omkfmpieigblcllmkgbflkikinpkodlk) extension or if your browser doesn't support extensions.

9. If you'll find sound output to be to be too heavy on the lower side (for example, too much bass in certain scenarios may lessen speech output quality if the speech source's quality is mediocre), you can switch to "default" APO configuration on the fly (at any time without restarting the computer):

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- Optionally, close **Equalizer APO Editor**
- Play any audio

10. If you're happy with the result, launch `Start``Windows Administrative Tools``Services`, find `Dolby DAX API Service`, stop it and then disable (as you don't need it anymore).
10. If you're happy with the result, launch `Start``Windows Administrative Tools``Services`, find `Dolby DAX API Service`, stop it and then disable (as you don't need it anymore)

> [!IMPORTANT]
> While you can enable speaker's system sound enhancements (like `Bass Boost` and `Loudness Equalization`) via **Registy Editor** (i.e. as described by [Naozumi520](https://github.com/Naozumi520/mbp-16-bootcamp-speaker-mod)), I strongly suggest you don't do it as it lessens sound quality system-wide in random ways. A better approach is to enable required effects on per-application basis, i.e. you can set loudness normalization in **VLC**'s or **foobar2000**'s preferences and so on.
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