Equalizer doesn't work with all audio types
As pointed out in here: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=36679&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p158928
There are some audio files which won't work with VLC equalizer (equalizer error: rate not supported, main warning: no audio filter module matching "equalizer" could be loaded). I tested with Win32 vlc-1.0.0-git-20080908-0006.
Sample file: http://www.raiska.com/vlc/eq_audio.wav
VLC message log with verbose 2:
main info: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main debug: adding item `C:/TEST.WAV' ( C:/TEST.WAV )
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
main debug: starting new item
main debug: processing request item C:/TEST.WAV node null skip 0
main debug: resyncing on C:/TEST.WAV
main debug: C:/TEST.WAV is at 0
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'C:/TEST.WAV'
main debug: thread started
main debug: waiting for thread initialization
main debug: `C:/TEST.WAV' gives access `' demux `' path `C:/TEST.WAV'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:/TEST.WAV'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: thread 14528712 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:373)
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 181.269 ms - Total 181.269 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 181.269 ms)
main debug: creating access '' path='C:/TEST.WAV'
main debug: looking for access module: 5 candidates
qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 1
vcd debug: trying .cue file: C:/TEST.cue
vcd debug: could not find .cue file
access_file debug: opening file `C:/TEST.WAV'
main debug: using access module "access_file"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 48.843 ms - Total 48.843 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 48.843 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Stream
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:/TEST.WAV'
main debug: looking for demux module: 51 candidates
qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 2
wav debug: chunk: fcc=`fmt ` size=20
wav debug: format: 0x0011, fourcc: ms, channels: 1, freq: 8000 Hz, bitrate: 3Ko/s, blockalign: 512, bits/samples: 4, extra size: 2
wav debug: found Ima-ADPCM audio format
wav debug: chunk: fcc=`fact` size=4
wav debug: chunk: fcc=`LIST` size=22
wav debug: chunk: fcc=`data` size=43008
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: using demux module "wav"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 488.252 ms - Total 488.252 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 488.252 ms)
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\softa\vlc-1.0.0-git-20080908-0006\
qt4 debug: New Event: type 1108
main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
adpcm debug: format: samplerate:8000 Hz channels:1 bits/sample:4 blockalign:zu samplesperblock:zu
main debug: using decoder module "adpcm"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 1350.999 ms - Total 1350.999 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1350.999 ms)
main debug: thread 14697888 (decoder) created at priority 2 (input/decoder.c:216)
main debug: `C:/TEST.WAV' successfully opened
main debug: control type=1
main debug: thread started
main debug: no aout present, spawning one
main debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates
qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 3
aout_directx debug: OpenAudio
aout_directx debug: found device: Primary Sound Driver
aout_directx debug: found device: Realtek HD Audio output
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels (DEFAULT!)
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels
aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel
aout_directx debug: Windows says your SpeakerConfig is stereo
aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread 14659808 (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (directx.c:392)
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready
main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 600.192 ms - Total 600.192 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 600.192 ms)
main debug: output 's16l' 8000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: mixer 'fl32' 8000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'s16l' 8000 Hz->8000 Hz Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "converter_float"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 463.012 ms - Total 463.012 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 463.012 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates
main debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 50.634 ms - Total 50.634 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 50.634 ms)
main debug: input 's16l' 8000 Hz Mono frame=1 samples/2 bytes
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
scaletempo warning: bad input or output format
scaletempo warning: input and output formats are not similar
main warning: no audio filter module matching "scaletempo" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 39.003 ms - Total 39.003 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 39.003 ms)
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
scaletempo debug: format: 8000 rate, 1 nch, 4 bps, fl32
scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search
scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 240.000 stride_in, 240 stride_out, 192 standing, 48 overlap, 112 search, 400 queue, fl32 mode
main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.624 ms - Total 0.624 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.624 ms)
main debug: filter(s) 's16l'->'fl32' 8000 Hz->8000 Hz Mono->Mono
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "converter_float"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.175 ms - Total 0.175 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.175 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
equalizer warning: input and output formats are not similar
main warning: no audio filter module matching "equalizer" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 38.391 ms - Total 38.391 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 38.391 ms)
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
equalizer error: rate not supported
main warning: no audio filter module matching "equalizer" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.209 ms - Total 0.209 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.209 ms)
main error: cannot add user filter equalizer (skipped)
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 8000 Hz->8000 Hz Mono->Stereo/Mono
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "trivial_channel_mixer"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 33.674 ms - Total 33.674 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 33.674 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 8800 Hz->8000 Hz Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 24 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler"
main debug: TIMER module_Need() : 0.858 ms - Total 0.858 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.858 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main warning: PTS is out of range (929960), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (803013), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (676057), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (549101), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (422145), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (295190), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (168233), dropping buffer
main warning: PTS is out of range (41278), dropping buffer
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 4
qt4 debug: New Event: type 1103
qt4 debug: Updating the stream status: 4
main debug: control type=1