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Virtual Surround vs Easy Effects: catalog facts
Virtual Surround	Easy Effects
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux	Linux
Toggle without changing the default audio device Accepts custom HRIR WAV presets like HeSuVi	Around thirty effects including equaliser, compressor, convolver, limiter and noise reduction Effect order is fully under your control
Requires PipeWire Linux only	Linux and PipeWire only Some effects need plugin packages that distributions do not install by default
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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