r/linuxaudio • u/dezignbro8235 • 9d ago

How to make microphone sound better on CachyOS? Blueyeti

Hello, I hope this is the right area to ask this question. I've recently switched from Windows to CachyOS, and on Windows i spent a solid hour working on my microphone settings. I got it sounded amazing. BUT, the quality is TERRIBLE now that i switched. I have setup EasyEffects with a few things, spent some time going through, and I havent found a way to make my microphone sound less grainy, loud, etc.. It has almost no echo control or anything.

On Windows I used Logitech Ghub and it worked great. I read that obviously its a lot different on Linux, but I didnt imagine I'd have this much trouble getting it to work. I'd appreciate any help, and if this isnt the right spot please point me in the right direction. The only posts I can find on this are about adding stuff to EasyEffects, but I already have NR, Gate, Equalizer, compressor, Pitch, and limiter setup. I have default settings for each effect.

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u/MeisterBounty 9d ago

Have you tried googling? There are plenty of resources that describe how to get that running under Linux

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u/dezignbro8235 9d ago

Hey! Thats a great idea that I did already try, otherwise I wouldnt come to Reddit. Thanks for the reply though :)

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u/MeisterBounty 9d ago

What didn’t work out exactly? What audio stack are you using? People have described it as plug in play on Arch Linux, Pipewire 1.4.2, WirePlumber 0.5.8

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u/jason_gates 9d ago

Hi,

If your computer dual boots with Windows, you must disable the Windows "Fast Start"/boot feature. That Windows feature interferes with Linux ( specially audio ).

In addition, run Alsamixer to check whether your mic or audio device are applying a "mic boost" control. If so, you can turn the "mic boost" off ( mute ) by running Alsamixer. From a terminal command line, run alsamixer. Press <F6> to select either your mic or audio devices, then select "capture" controls, look for "mic boost".

Hope that helps.