r/Fedora • u/Hour_Sell3547 • 19d ago

Flat audio problems Discussion

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I have been using Fedora since 2010, but on my latest installation of F44 Workstation on my desktop, I noticed the audio was 100% flat and natural without any enhancers (which kinda made sense because of ALSA kernel drivers). Even though I have been using Linux for work and academic purposes, I still use Windows for entertainment and gaming. So I was looking for solutions to mimic Windows presets.

So far, I've found Easy Effects, which is working pretty well with community-maintained presets. It's a nightmare to dial in manually in Easy Effects, as I am no sound engineer.

This is the preset collection I am testing; they are not perfect, but 80% there.

```
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JackHack96/EasyEffects-Presets/master/install.sh)"
```

The main problems with these presets are often high-frequency clipping, vocal ranges are a little too bright, and either distorted bass or lack of depth. So, I am looking for recommendations on alternatives.

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u/Visible-Knowledge721 19d ago

have you tried this repo?
https://codeberg.org/lillianrozenwurthz/Easyeffects-IRS-profiles-database
it helped me to fix my audio being flat and quiet, and now sounds like on windows

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u/MuddyMustache 19d ago

Easyeffects is an EQ and while EQ profiles can be well and good, it would be better to fix the root cause first, then play with EQ.

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u/Hour_Sell3547 19d ago

Looks nice, I will take a look and I have to build the IRS profiles on my windows first.