Mac OS music app equalizer not working

I had a long session with Apple support yesterday and they claim it's a uknown problem.

I decided to set my absolute favorite songs and playlists with individual equalizer and it works.

Unfortunately my library is >10000 songs...

The exact same issue here. I've just updated to OS X 10.15 with no improvement - can't even tell what's been fixed in general as usual. Here's the link to my thread I started the day after I had upgraded: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250720390

Thank you very much on the lesson of custom EQ - I did not know this existed, and for now is a work around :)

REALLY hoping Apple fixes this!

I hate to say this, but with me at least every iPhone update is faultless... i've never had an issue. Every Mac 'upgrade' has fixed one thing and broken another... still, i'd have a mac any day over Windows.

Thanks, luiscr04. While that fix works (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250721894?answerId=251575194022#251575194022), I'm guessing it means that until (if?) Apple makes the equalizer setting in Music work the way it did under iTunes, where all tracks you play use the same equalizer setting as you last chose, unless a given track has a custom equalizer setting, that each new track you add will need to have this fix applied.

Hope it helps! My Frustration solved!

https://macreports.com/mac-music-app-equalizer-not-working-fix/

1. Go to Albums (where you can see your all music)
2. Command A to select all
3. Right click>Get info>Options>equaliser>Select your preset* and ok.
4. Unfortunately it will apply to all music. But its the only way for now :(

*To select custom preset you should have created one. Just go to Equaliser and You can see 'Make preset' on top of the list.

Have Fun!

Apple finally fixed the issues!

Music

• Restores the column browser view for managing the music library
• Resolves an issue that may prevent album artwork from appearing
• Fixes an issue that may reset music equalizer settings during playback

iTunes Remote

• Adds support for using an iPhone or iPad to remotely control the Music and TV apps on a Mac

Happy playing everyone!

Hey guys. It`s March 5, 2020, and the equalizer is still not working properly! :(

• I set the EQ
• Play the music
• I skip the music to the next one
• EQ is again on it`s default level... really annoying workflow

Apple you have to be kidding us! What a fundamental function and It`s still not working as it should be.

Have you guys found any solution?

Click in the headline above all columns when press 'control' button, then you got this popup to choose from. When you have done that the new column will have that small button for each song. Click on it and you will find all eq settings

I had exactly the same problem updating from Mojave to Catalina. Apple support says it is a profile, config, hardware issue; in other words..my problem. Obviously it is not.

There's no solution yet, not even with the new Catalina update. So annoying.

For your viewing pleasure, here's what Apple supports says about it...

The only way I could fix this at the moment was by selecting all songs (or you can select them by album, playlist or all at once) then:

Right Click > Get Info > Option > Equalizer (Choose Rock, Pop, etc. or you can create your own, mine is Perfect Sound :) ) >Hit Ok.

I hope it helps.

It's very a horrible experience to listen music without the equalization. Every time i play a song, have to activate-deactivate the ecaualizatior control yo hear decently. Apple, please do something with this bug!!!!!

this is a very annoying bug in the new music app.

what i did for now is this: go to songs view on the left column under Library, then cmd+a to select all , right click, get info, go to options and there at the bottom row you have equaliser. Select your preset and it should be for the entire library.

Still, i've noticed that sometimes the preset kicks in after a few seconds, not ideal but better than nothing.

I'm assuming apple will fix this with the next update, i'm hoping :)

I generate an EQ i like, select my entire library, put the prest EQ, and still doesn't work

In some songs, took the preset, but in others, no!!!!

It is very annoying that the equalizer does not work properly. If Apple does not solve this quickly, I will cancel the applemusic subscription

You can change all the songs in the list at once, just select them all with command+A then press command+I, click through the warning dialog box by clicking "Edit Items" button, then click the "Options" tab and select your custom equalizer.

Thank you for suggesting EQ presets in the posts above, very helpful. [Manually select/create preferred EQ preset > Add `Equalizer` to Columns in `Songs` view > Select preset] works for all downloaded songs/local file, but the EQ seems to reset for streamed songs in Apple Music. Hope there'll be a fix soon.