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LeonN

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Registered: 2022-12-19

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Sound improving software

When I used to use Windows, a software called Waves Audiomaxx was installed automatically in the first boot of the OS. This software offered some sort of sound boosting for the whole system. The problem is that, when I installed arch, after installing pulse audio, the sound volume was low compared to the Window's volume (because of the lack of that AudioMaxx software). Researching a bit, I found this question on Ask Ubuntu. I tried to follow the instructions provided to install the driver manually, but it seems to be too outdated and I couldn't achieve it. My question is if there is currently a way to get this software to work on my system or, if it is not possible, how to achieve the same sound boosting effect by using another program.

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: Sound improving software

If you're using Pulseaudio then pavucontrol will allow volume levels up to 150% but at the cost of increasing distortion. It really does sound awful above 100% though.

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LeonN

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Re: Sound improving software

Yeah, that is one of the main reasons I'm searching for that program. In pulseaudio, when I increase the volume manually via pavucontrol, the distortion increases as well. In Windows the volume was automatically boosted with no appreciable distortion.

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Sound improving software

It seems that waves audiomaxx doesn't boost the volume overall, but increases only some frequency bands.
This makes your brain THINK its louder.

Any equalizer can do the same.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2023-12-19 12:41:13)

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V1del

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Re: Sound improving software

You probably want to use somethng like easyeffects or so.

seth

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Re: Sound improving software

after installing pulse audio, the sound volume was low

sanity check: "amixer -c0"

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LeonN

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Re: Sound improving software

You probably want to use somethng like easyeffects or so.

I've been reading something like that. That, as Audiomaxx only increases some frecuencias, I can achieve the same result by using another software that allows that configuration. The problems is that I don't know what to move exactly to get the same result. Besides, easyeffects it's only for pipewire,

This application was formerly known as PulseEffects, but it was renamed to Easy Effects after it started to use GTK4 and GStreamer usage was replaced by native PipeWire filters.

seth

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Re: Sound improving software

Besides, easyeffects it's only for pipewire

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Advanc … #Equalizer

Edit: we've btw. still not seen whether the uderlying HW sound is maybe < 100%

Last edited by seth (2023-12-22 08:33:35)

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kokoko3k

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Re: Sound improving software

For pulseaudio (but consider switching to pipewire and pipewire-pulse):

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pulseeffects-legacy

Maybe you are looking for dynamic range compressors?

Last edited by kokoko3k (2023-12-24 16:25:56)

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c00ter

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Re: Sound improving software

Jamesdsp (AUR) has versions for pipewire and legacy pulseaudio. I use it w/pipewire. https://aur.archlinux.org/packages?O=0&K=jamesdsp

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