Easyeffects 8.0.0, previously known as PulseEffects, has been released. This project aims to develop a collection of plugins for PipeWire, incorporating a system service and a graphical interface with features such as an equalizer, a spectrum analyzer, and various sound effects. Users can use Easyeffects to limit the maximum volume, reduce the dynamic range, equalize the volume level, filter out certain frequencies, and eliminate noise. Additionally, effects can be set in relation to individual applications. The project code is written in C++ and distributed under the GPLv3 license.
Key changes in this release include:
- The user interface has been translated from GTK4 to use the Qt library, QML language, and Kirigami frameworks from the KDE project. The Qt Graphs module is now utilized to draw the spectrogram.
- An applet with a menu for selecting presets from the system tray has been implemented.
- The interface has been adapted for working on small screens.
- The last selected plugin or tab is now remembered and restored after restarting.
- The window with presets has been converted into a tab, displaying the current routes of audio streams to the selected input devices and sound output.
- The ability to define a backup profile used for sound cards and microphones for which the main automatically loaded profile is not selected has been added.
- Users can now rename and back up presets.
- The capabilities of many plugins have been expanded, and compatibility with plugins from the LSP project (Linux Studio Plugins) has been improved.
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