This is the old PulseEffects version supporting plain PulseAudio server, not Pipewire. This branch is in maintenance mode and no longer under development.
- Auto gain
- Bass enhancer
- Compressor
- Convolver
- Crossfeed
- Crystalizer
- De-esser
- Equalizer
- Exciter
- Expander
- Filter (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and band-reject modes)
- Gate
- Limiter
- Loudness
- Maximizer
- Multiband compressor
- Multiband gate
- Noise reduction
- Pitch
- Reverberation
- Stereo tools
- Compressor
- De-esser
- Equalizer
- Filter (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and band-reject modes)
- Gate
- Limiter
- Maximizer
- Multiband compressor
- Multiband gate
- Noise reduction
- Pitch
- Reverberation
- Stereo tools
- WebRTC
The user has full control over the effects order. Just use the up/down arrows next to the plugin label at the left side. To be able to use all plugins you must have the following installed in your system:
- PulseAudio. Version 13 or higher
- GStreamer plugins "Good". Version 1.12.5 or higher
- GStreamer plugins "Bad". Version 1.12.5 or higher
- Linux Studio plugins. Version 1.1.24 or higher.
- Calf Studio plugins. Version 0.90.1 or higher.
- libebur128. For Auto Gain.
- ZamAudio plugins. For Maximizer.
- zita-convolver. For Convolver.
- rubberband. For Pitch Shift.
- RNNoise. For Noise Reduction.
- libsamplerate
- libsndfile
You can help Wellington Wallace to keep developing PulseEffects through donations. Any amount will be greatly appreciated :-)
- For information about changes between versions take a look at our changelog
See the wiki: Installing from Source, for detailed instructions.
PulseEffects documentation can be read inside the GUI installing yelp package.
Take a look at our FAQ to see if you are facing a known problem.
See the wiki: Command Line Options
See the wiki: Community presets
See the wiki: Reporting Bugs
See the wiki: Translating PulseEffects, for detailed instructions.
PulseEffects is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3. See LICENSE file.




