Monday, April 8, 2013

Tweak this car stereo's sound with a smartphone app





(Credit: Alpine)




Most car stereos that I've ever fiddled with have offered some sort of equalizer setting that lets the driver customize the sound to their liking, but fitting more than the basic treble, bass, and --occassionally-- midrange controls onto the cramped display of a single DIN receiver is a tricky endeavor. Alpine wants to make it easier for users of its new CDE-147BT receiver to access advanced graphic EQ controls by offloading the audio tuning interface to an Alpine TuneIt app for Android and iOS devices.




The app lets users create a profile for their vehicle and any other Alpine equipment that is installed therein. Once the profile is set up, users can adjust parametric EQ, crossover, time correction, bass/mid/treble, and Media Xpander settings, among others by tapping and swiping at an interface on their phone's touchscreen. Users can save up to 100 different sound settings for different types of music and can share and download setups with other Alpine TuneIt users. The app gives users the ability to find, download, and profiles created by other users and to rate those settings profiles.




The TuneIt app lets users painstakingly tweak the sound to their liking or just download a profile from someone who's already done the work.




(Credit: Alpine)

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