Modifying playback of content using pre-processed profile information

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause performance of a set of operations comprising:
• accessing a media stream that includes media, the media stream provided to a device via a network;
• and
• selecting a profile of equalization parameters from a plurality of profiles of equalization parameters, the selected profile corresponding to the identified piece of media and specifying an equalization parameter for the media;
• and
• modifying playback of the media based on the equalization parameter specified in the selected profile.

A method comprising:

• accessing, by a computing system, a media stream that includes media, the media stream provided to a device via a network;
• and
• selecting, by the computing device, a profile of equalization parameters from a plurality of profiles of equalization parameters, the selected profile corresponding to the identified piece of media and specifying an equalization parameter for the media;
• and
• modifying, by the computing device, playback of the media based on the equalization parameter specified in the selected profile.