graphic equalizer

noun

1. an equalizer in an audio system that is controlled by sliders that graphically display the amplitude of each frequency component and can be manipulated to modify or correct the frequency response within the preset frequency range.

graphic equalizer

noun

1. an electronic device for cutting or boosting selected frequencies, using small linear faders Compare parametric equalizer

graphic equalizer

/ grăf′ĭk /

1. See under equalizer

Word History and Origins

Origin of graphic equalizer¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The virtual environments shifted at the drop of a beat, going from a mermaid’s dreamy grotto to something like the inside of a graphic equalizer — and did it seamlessly.

From Los Angeles Times

It is always attached to the song’s rhythm in the same way, the line of bouncing dancers looking like a graphic equalizer on an old stereo flashing the beat in mobile bar-chart form.

From New York Times

There's also a trick windscreen that will show a graphic equalizer — think a music visualizer from back in the Winamp days — whenever the occupants are listening to music.

From The Verge

A. Sound quality can be a subjective topic, but the graphic equalizer included with the iTunes program for Windows and Mac OS X contains a number of presets aimed at enhancing listening to popular musical genres.

From New York Times

But as Joe stands shirtless in his apartment while listening to his boom box, we do learn that he’s got a pretty high-end graphic equalizer.

From New York Times