equalizers
Things evening scores
Equalizers are things that level differences between unequal parties.
A weapon can be called an equalizer—Samuel Colt's revolver was the great equalizer on the frontier.
In audio, an equalizer adjusts the balance of frequencies in a sound signal, boosting or cutting bass, treble, and midrange: I tweaked the equalizer to get more bass.
Occurrence rates or wavelengths
- bandsMusical performing groups
- slidersSmall hamburgers or adjustable controls
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- trebleHigh frequency range
midrange · parametric · graphic · tone · filter · decibels · mixer · soundboard
Those who flatten hierarchies
- redistributorsThose who spread resources
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
- opportunitiesFavorable times to act
democracy · meritocracy · accessibility · inclusion · equity · reforms · affirmative · quotas
Favorable factors or conditions
- underdogsCompetitors expected to fail
- handicapsImposed competitive disadvantages
- advantagesFavorable factors or conditions
- upsetsDisturbs or overturns
momentum · comebacks · clutch · wild-cards · game-changers · disruptors · neutralizers · counterweights
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- handgunsSmall portable firearms
- revolversCylinder-fed handguns
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- ColtYoung male equine
self-defense · concealed · holster · caliber · loaded · street · protection · intimidation
frequencies
Occurrence rates or wavelengths
treble · midrange · parametric · graphic · tone · filter · decibels · mixer · soundboard · preamp
levelers
Those who flatten hierarchies
- redistributorsThose who spread resources
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- justiceFair treatment under law
opportunities · democracy · meritocracy · accessibility · inclusion · equity · reforms · affirmative · quotas · scholarships
advantages
Favorable factors or conditions
- underdogsCompetitors expected to fail
- handicapsImposed competitive disadvantages
- advantagesFavorable factors or conditions
upsets · momentum · comebacks · clutch · wild-cards · game-changers · disruptors · neutralizers · counterweights · balancers
firearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
Colt · self-defense · concealed · holster · caliber · loaded · street · protection · intimidation · threat
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- car audiocar radio, car stereo, head unit, stereo, infotainment
- audio productionDAW, mixing, mixing board, audio mixer, Foley
- train bogiesbogies, trucks, wheelsets, wheels, axles
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
equalizersamplifiers
Devices that increase signal
distortion pedals · boosters · compressors · limiters · preamps
equalizersadvantages
Favorable factors or conditions
discriminators · dividers · force multipliers · handicaps · privilege
- graphic equalizerAudio frequency adjustment tool
- The EqualizerWhat restores balance