Equaliser Equalizer Equali*er

Hi folks, there is a similar thread from two years ago but no useful responses.
Is there a "global" equaliser for kde, so I can turn down the default bass output from my 5.1 speakers?

I tried using VLC which has an Eq, but it seems to need to be invoked at every track, and does not seem to be able to save a custom set of settings..

I am currently trying Amarok, but its EQ is greyed out in the menu, the help file says, not very helpfully that

Quote:

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The built in equalizer is easy to use and works with all engines.

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Well it is not, and it doesn't!
I would rather not use a "big" player like Amarok, I have had enough probs with WMP, Real Player, and I-Tunes copying my entire library into about seven different locations, and filling my hard drive..
....although in the 10 minutes I have spent trying it, it has impressed me with its search capabilities


Kaffeine seems unable to play mp3! I can't be b******red to download codecs for each and every format!

Any and all suggestions welcome, including other media/audio apps

..... and
Despite Amarok's help file boast "The built in equalizer is easy to use and works with all engines. "
I downloaded the xine engine...

Now, it does not support mp3.
Amarok sends me to a commercial site which wants $30.00 or so for a codec pack, or to register for spam to get just the mp3 abilities.

I found the "1-click install" here:
Multimedia - openSUSE-Community

Yast does not like, giving me 16 conflicts and 12 conflicts under two different headings, like so:
Quote:
#### YaST2 conflicts list - generated 2009-03-18 13:34:17 ####

ffmpeg-0.5-0.pm.1.i686 requires libavutil49 = 0.5-0.pm.1, but this requirement cannot be provided
uninstallable providers: libavutil49-0.5-0.pm.1.i586[Packman Repository]
libavutil49-0.5-0.pm.1.i686[Packman Repository]
[ ] Following actions will be done:
architecture change of libavutil49-0.4.9.17550-1.1.i586 to libavutil49-0.5-0.pm.1.i686
install libavutil49-0.5-0.pm.1.i686 (with vendor change)
VideoLAN Project (VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS!)
-->
PackMan :: Startseite
architecture change of libavcodec52-0.4.9.17550-1.1.i586 to libavcodec52-0.5-0.pm.1.i686
install libavcodec52-0.5-0.pm.1.i686 (with vendor change)
VideoLAN Project (VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS!)
-->
PackMan :: Startseite
architecture change of libavformat52-0.4.9.17550-1.1.i586 to libavformat52-0.5-0.pm.1.i686
install libavformat52-0.5-0.pm.1.i686 (with vendor change)
VideoLAN Project (VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS!)
-->
PackMan :: Startseite
architecture change of libswscale0-0.4.9.17550-1.1.i586 to libswscale0-0.5-0.pm.1.i686
install libswscale0-0.5-0.pm.1.i686 (with vendor change)
VideoLAN Project (VideoLAN - Free and Open Source software and video streaming solutions for every OS!)
-->
PackMan :: Startseite
[ ] Ignore some dependencies of ffmpeg

[ ] do not install ffmpeg-0.5-0.pm.1.i686



libxine1-codecs-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686 requires libxine1 = 1.1.16.2, but this requirement cannot be provided
uninstallable providers: libxine1-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i586[Packman Repository]
libxine1-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686[Packman Repository]
[ ] do not install libxine1-codecs-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686

[ ] Ignore some dependencies of libxine1-codecs

[ ] Following actions will be done:
do not install libxine1-1.1.15-20.8.i586
architecture change of libxine1-1.1.15-20.8.i586 to libxine1-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686
install libxine1-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686 (with vendor change)
openSUSE
-->
PackMan :: Startseite
architecture change of libxine1-pulse-1.1.15-20.8.i586 to libxine1-pulse-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686
install libxine1-pulse-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686 (with vendor change)
openSUSE
-->
PackMan :: Startseite
architecture change of libxine1-gnome-vfs-1.1.15-20.8.i586 to libxine1-gnome-vfs-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686
install libxine1-gnome-vfs-1.1.16.2-0.pm.2.i686 (with vendor change)
openSUSE
-->
PackMan :: Startseite



#### YaST2 conflicts list END ###
I tried accepting YAST's suggestions, but the install hangs. /var/logs/yast2 is 60,000 lines long, (just for today!) so I won't paste it here.

I then Un-installed Amarok, Kaffeine, and VLC/videolan and tried again. same results. Where should I go from here?

I have looked at:
Check your multimedia problem in ten steps - openSUSE Forums
But I am not expert enough to really go through this, I do not know what results I SHOULD get, or what to do with them.

Where should I go from here?