Easy Effects for Linux

Audio Effects for PipeWire Applications

Overview

Easy Effects is a software tool made for Linux that lets you change the sound from apps using the PipeWire audio server.

It offers many audio effects like an equalizer, limiter, compressor, and reverberation, helping you improve how music, voices, or other sounds come through your speakers or headphones.

This app works only with the PipeWire audio system, which means it won’t work if you use PulseAudio instead.

Because it supports PipeWire, it can work with most Linux apps that handle sound.

Easy Effects shows all the audio apps it supports in its main window, where you can turn effects on or off for each one.

You can apply these sound effects not just to sound playing out of your speakers but also to sound coming from input devices like a microphone.

This feature is useful if you want to change how your voice sounds when recording or during online conversations.

It saves your settings automatically when you close the app and lets you save different setups as profiles for easy access later.

Keep in mind that you might need to adjust settings yourself for each app you use, as Easy Effects does not automate this fully.

Also, since it currently works only on Linux with PipeWire, users on other platforms or using PulseAudio should look for other solutions.

Key features include support for popular audio effects such as limiter, compressor, reverberation, equalizer, and autovolume.

It is designed to give you control over audio output and input in a flexible way, making it a solid choice for users comfortable with managing audio configurations on Linux systems.

Pros

  • Includes a variety of audio effects such as equalizer, limiter, compressor, and reverberation.
  • Supports PipeWire audio server, making it compatible with most applications.
  • Can apply effects to both output and input devices, useful for recording and voice conversations.

Cons

  • Only supports the PipeWire audio server, making it incompatible with PulseAudio users.
  • Does not explicitly mention support for platforms other than Linux.
  • May require users to manage configurations manually for different applications.

Software details

Platform
Linux
Free license
Yes
Project license
GPL-3.0-or-later
Mobile friendly
No
Bug tracker
https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects/issues
Translate
https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects/wiki/Translating-EasyEffects

Keywords

limiter compressor reverberation equalizer autovolume

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