Volume2 VS EasyEffects-Presets

If you need to quickly switch from X3 to other device (MB + speaker) there is the Volume2 app, since Win11 sound/volume settings are a mess.

https://github.com/irzyxa/Volume2 which also has many other features

I use https://github.com/irzyxa/Volume2

If you've ever used digital encoders with Creative products, you may have noticed that it's only possible to adjust the overall volume by changing the volume of the "What U Hear" recording device. While some solutions like Volume2 have been suggested, I struggled to find the right settings in there.

HideVolumeOSD or for even more control Volume²

Volume keys doesn't show a visual response: This is because an update from apple software update for windows. You can disable updates, in my case I've installed Volume2, works great and it has a skin to mimic apple and windows 11 appearance.

You will want to seek out and install a third-party tool like Volume2 to take over system-wide volume slider control and redirect the shortcuts/media keys to adjust the "What U Hear" recording device level instead of your default output device (which should remain unchanged/normal).

Yep I wanted the same thing and was able to do it. I used Volume2 and chose the skin that looks like the default windows volume osd. I also have HideVolumeOSD running like someone else mentioned but I don't think that's actually necessary with Volume2.

Try this: Volume2

Try Volume2, maybe you'll find what you need there. For example, I use the volume control by scrolling the mouse wheel over the tray, with a beautiful indicator, and the percentage of sound is displayed in the tray.

I apply this preset to the mic and the PerfectEQ preset from this repo to the headset.

or u can just download easy effects and use the laptop preset from this repo.

Some crazy person modified their Framework to use the Acer Spin 713 OLED display[0], but I really hope down the road there's an OLED option to purchase directly from their Marketplace. I'm betting the Framework 16 will have it, but there still hasn't been too much revealed about it.

The speakers are also disappointing; you'll definitely want to experiment with different sound equalizers. On Fedora, I'm using this Advanced Auto Gain preset[1] with PipeWire/EasyEffects.

[0] https://community.frame.work/t/framework-laptop-alternative-...

[1] https://github.com/JackHack96/EasyEffects-Presets

Have you tried any of these?

Yeah, the speakers really aren't great. I've found an Easyeffects preset that makes the audio more bearable called Advanced Auto Gain here. I haven't done any research if you could replace the speakers, but I'm guessing you can't.

The speakers being worse in linux is a common issue with many laptops. It’s because on windows they use Dolby Atmos or something similar to improve the sound through software. Maybe you can try playing around with Easy Effects along with maybe some of these presets or this convolver

Give EasyEffects a try and then install some EasyEffects-Presets. Assuming your distro uses Pipewire this will enhance the listening pleasure coming out of those speakers significantly. There is a Dolby Atmos preset in there that sounds great.

Maybe worth trying out out the Advanced Auto Gain preset from https://github.com/JackHack96/EasyEffects-Presets as a starting point, as they mention it's intended for laptop speakers.

There are some presets here for EasyEffects that can help a lot. Anything with autogain is CPU heavy and may cause hiccups on slow hardware.