Equalizer will not enable

TheAlmightyOS commented 3 years ago

When attempting to enable the equalizer, it simply fails. Status is always [disabled].

When running pulseaudio-equalizer enable this is what I get

PulseAudio Equalizer/LADSPA Processor 4.0 (29.01.2017)
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Current operation: disabling equalizer
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Unloading & reloading stream-restore module...
Unloading module-ladspa-sink...
Moving active PulseAudio clients to ALSA sink (alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo)...
Transferring current mute (0) & volume (100%) to ALSA sink (alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo)...
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Current operation: enabling equalizer
-------------------------------------
Unloading & reloading stream-restore module...
Loading module-ladspa-sink...
Transferring current mute (0) & volume (100%) to LADSPA sink (ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq)...
Setting ALSA sink (alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo) preamp (1.0x)...
Setting LADSPA sink (ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq) as default sink...
Moving active PulseAudio clients to LADSPA sink (ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq)...
-------------------------------------
Equalizer status: [disabled]
Equalizer configuration status: [enabled]
Equalizer plugin: [mbeq_1197/mbeq]
Equalizer control: [5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3]
NOTE: Using user-customized settings from '/home/thealmightyos/.configkde/pulse/equalizerrc'...
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Here is my log file. I ran a debug to see if I could trace what is going on but I can make little sense of it

State: Initial state
---
SCRIPT_VERSION=4.0 (29.01.2017)
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN=mbeq_1197
PA_LADSPA_LABEL=mbeq
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN_NAME=Multiband EQ
PA_CURRENT_PRESET=Rock
PA_EQUALIZER_STATUS=0
PA_EQUALIZER_PERSISTENCE=1
PA_NUM_LADSPA_INPUTS=15
PA_LADSPA_CONTROLS=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
PA_LADSPA_INPUTS=50,100,156,220,311,440,622,880,1250,1750,2500,3500,5000,10000,20000
PA_CONTROL_MIN=-30
PA_CONTROL_MAX=30
PA_MASTER_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_LADSPA_SINK=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
PA_CURRENT_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_CURRENT_MUTE=0
PA_CURRENT_VOLUME=100
PA_REAL_VOLUME=65536
PA_PREAMP=1.0
PA_REAL_PREAMP=65536

### BEGIN: Equalized audio configuration
### Generated from: pulseaudio-equalizer
.nofail
load-module module-ladspa-sink sink_name=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq sink_master=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo plugin=mbeq_1197 label=mbeq control=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
set-default-sink ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
set-sink-mute alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo 0
.fail
### END: Equalized audio configuration
State: Disabled [not saved]
---
SCRIPT_VERSION=4.0 (29.01.2017)
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN=mbeq_1197
PA_LADSPA_LABEL=mbeq
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN_NAME=Multiband EQ
PA_CURRENT_PRESET=Rock
PA_EQUALIZER_STATUS=0
PA_EQUALIZER_PERSISTENCE=0
PA_NUM_LADSPA_INPUTS=15
PA_LADSPA_CONTROLS=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
PA_LADSPA_INPUTS=50,100,156,220,311,440,622,880,1250,1750,2500,3500,5000,10000,20000
PA_CONTROL_MIN=-30
PA_CONTROL_MAX=30
PA_MASTER_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_LADSPA_SINK=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
PA_CURRENT_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_CURRENT_MUTE=0
PA_CURRENT_VOLUME=100
PA_REAL_VOLUME=65536
PA_PREAMP=1.0
PA_REAL_PREAMP=65536
### Modules to allow autoloading of filters (such as echo cancellation)
### on demand. module-filter-heuristics tries to determine what filters
### make sense, and module-filter-apply does the heavy-lifting of
### loading modules and rerouting streams.
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply

### Make some devices default
#set-default-sink output
State: Enabled [not saved]
---
SCRIPT_VERSION=4.0 (29.01.2017)
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN=mbeq_1197
PA_LADSPA_LABEL=mbeq
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN_NAME=Multiband EQ
PA_CURRENT_PRESET=Rock
PA_EQUALIZER_STATUS=0
PA_EQUALIZER_PERSISTENCE=0
PA_NUM_LADSPA_INPUTS=15
PA_LADSPA_CONTROLS=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
PA_LADSPA_INPUTS=50,100,156,220,311,440,622,880,1250,1750,2500,3500,5000,10000,20000
PA_CONTROL_MIN=-30
PA_CONTROL_MAX=30
PA_MASTER_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_LADSPA_SINK=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
PA_CURRENT_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_CURRENT_MUTE=0
PA_CURRENT_VOLUME=100
PA_REAL_VOLUME=65536
PA_PREAMP=1.0
PA_REAL_PREAMP=65536
### Modules to allow autoloading of filters (such as echo cancellation)
### on demand. module-filter-heuristics tries to determine what filters
### make sense, and module-filter-apply does the heavy-lifting of
### loading modules and rerouting streams.
load-module module-filter-heuristics
load-module module-filter-apply

### Make some devices default
#set-default-sink output
State: Disabled [saved]
---
SCRIPT_VERSION=4.0 (29.01.2017)
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN=mbeq_1197
PA_LADSPA_LABEL=mbeq
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN_NAME=Multiband EQ
PA_CURRENT_PRESET=Rock
PA_EQUALIZER_STATUS=0
PA_EQUALIZER_PERSISTENCE=1
PA_NUM_LADSPA_INPUTS=15
PA_LADSPA_CONTROLS=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
PA_LADSPA_INPUTS=50,100,156,220,311,440,622,880,1250,1750,2500,3500,5000,10000,20000
PA_CONTROL_MIN=-30
PA_CONTROL_MAX=30
PA_MASTER_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_LADSPA_SINK=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
PA_CURRENT_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_CURRENT_MUTE=0
PA_CURRENT_VOLUME=100
PA_REAL_VOLUME=65536
PA_PREAMP=1.0
PA_REAL_PREAMP=65536

### BEGIN: Equalized audio configuration
### Generated from: pulseaudio-equalizer
.nofail
load-module module-ladspa-sink sink_name=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq sink_master=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo plugin=mbeq_1197 label=mbeq control=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
set-default-sink ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
set-sink-mute alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo 0
.fail
### END: Equalized audio configuration
State: Enabled [saved]
---
SCRIPT_VERSION=4.0 (29.01.2017)
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN=mbeq_1197
PA_LADSPA_LABEL=mbeq
PA_LADSPA_PLUGIN_NAME=Multiband EQ
PA_CURRENT_PRESET=Rock
PA_EQUALIZER_STATUS=0
PA_EQUALIZER_PERSISTENCE=1
PA_NUM_LADSPA_INPUTS=15
PA_LADSPA_CONTROLS=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
PA_LADSPA_INPUTS=50,100,156,220,311,440,622,880,1250,1750,2500,3500,5000,10000,20000
PA_CONTROL_MIN=-30
PA_CONTROL_MAX=30
PA_MASTER_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_LADSPA_SINK=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
PA_CURRENT_SINK=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo
PA_CURRENT_MUTE=0
PA_CURRENT_VOLUME=100
PA_REAL_VOLUME=65536
PA_PREAMP=1.0
PA_REAL_PREAMP=65536

### BEGIN: Equalized audio configuration
### Generated from: pulseaudio-equalizer
.nofail
load-module module-ladspa-sink sink_name=ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq sink_master=alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo plugin=mbeq_1197 label=mbeq control=5.3,2.6,2.6,-8.5,-10.5,-11.2,-16.0,-14.7,-6.6,-5.7,-3.0,3.0,6.7,7.3,7.3
set-default-sink ladspa_output.mbeq_1197.mbeq
set-sink-mute alsa_output.usb-Corsair_Corsair_VOID_PRO_Wireless_Gaming_Headset-00.analog-stereo 0
.fail
### END: Equalized audio configuration

AlNexus commented 3 years ago

Same happens to me. Using Linux Mint Uma.

BruceJBanner commented 3 years ago

Make sure you have the swh-plugins installed

$ sudo apt install swh-plugins

AlNexus commented 3 years ago

Make sure you have the swh-plugins installed

$ sudo apt install swh-plugins

Thanks so much! It worked

BruceJBanner commented 3 years ago

Make sure you have the swh-plugins installed $ sudo apt install swh-plugins

Thanks so much! It worked

Glad to hear. I had the same issue at first. :-)

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