How to get bass boost in Ubuntu just like Windows has?
Solution 1:
UPDATE: Since I think that PulseAudio Equalizer is not being maintained anymore and it has some nasty bugs for years (Volume is set to 100% on login) I have found an alternative. The alternative is PulseEffects. It has more options and it's even better than PulseAudio Equalizer.
It even has better Bass booster (Bass Enhancer) than PulseAudio Equlizer. It can be started with system boot: System Settings > Sound > Output > PulseEffects(apps)
In order to get the nice bass sound on your headphones on Ubuntu 16.04+ and Mint 18+, you first need to have good headphones. I'm using Apple's headphones. The next thing you need to do is to put the preset on Party and slide the first column just little up, around ~15.4db and you will get that nice bass output just like on Windows machine.
Solution 2:
I'd like to add few details to Vladimir's comment about PulseEffects. On Android I've been using V4A audio effects application which greatly increased audio quality, especially bass boost. Unfortunately, I've been missing this kind of app on Linux for years and here it is - PulseEffects.
In order to get a powerful and clean bass boost in PulseEffects app, you need to manually reduce audio output in order to compensate bass boost (otherwise your speakers will sound like trash). Do the following in PulseEffects app:
- Enable "Limiter" and set "Input Gain" to approximately -15db.
- Enable "Bass Enchancer" and set "Amount" to approximately 12db.
- Ensure that "Limiter" is above the "Bass Enchancer" in the list (on the left).
Above settings works perfect to me with "Xiaomi In-Ear headphones pro", but your experience might be different. Just find a sweet spot yourself:
- Use "Limiter" --> "Input Gain" to reduce audio volume.
- Use "Bass Enchancer" --> "Amount" to increase bass boost.