FxSound Reviews

The only software that I'm happy I bought a lifetime subscription to.
I can not live without this piece of audio enhancement anymore ever since 2018-2019 or even earlier.
When I heard about it going free, I was thrilled instead of annoyed for paying for it, because I know my subscription also helped it become free for my friends to use.

I haven't found any other EQ/DSP that combines the same level of sound quality and ease of use.
I like:
Tight, powerful bass
Complex bass lines
The hi-hat
Crystal clear highs
Powerful soundstage and presence
Separation with purpose
I don't like:
Strong vocals and mids.
Boomy bass.
Turning up the highs and having every "ess" sound pierce my eardrums.
Having presence, soundstage, and separation ruined by any of the above.
Fiddling around with parametric equalizers. They're great for audio engineers and those who should have been audio engineers. Also good for those who can't adjust their audio without some kind of visual cue.

FXSound is super easy to use, and sounds great.

Any professionally recorded music you buy has already been tweaked by a panel of audio guys or gals who do this for a living. Every now and then a whiz kid comes along who pioneers something amazing, or is exceptionally good at their job- Alan Parsons, Phil Spectre, and Brian Wilson, to name a few- but even your average studio guy knows way more than you (and certainly me) and had the advantage of working with the recording artist to realize some kind of vision (hopefully). At the end of the day, or beginning of the track, I just want to tweak the sound a little bit to compensate for my lack of Sennheiser studio headphones and high-end loudspeakers in an acoustically perfect room. That's not a lot to ask for- maybe three or four bands, if I can choose the frequencies. FXSound offers nine bands, with adjustable frequencies, from 86Hz to 16kHz. And they can be adjusted with the mouse wheel. Since each band can be set to an individual frequency, increasing or attenuating the gain on each frequency doesn't translate to much of an increase or decrease in loudness (volume). There are a ton of presets too. I click through them to hear the difference, but I know what I like and how to get there, so I don't ever use them.

FXSound has some DSP goodies, too. Specifically, "Clarity, Ambience, Surround Sound, Dynamic Boost, and Bass Boost." What are these? In the simplest of terms, they combine parametric equalization values and decibel gains/cuts. They help... shape the waveform. But their names should give you a clue about what each of them do acoustically. There are plenty of tutorials online if you're staring at "Clarity" or "Bass Boost" and still can't figure out what they do after moving the slider through its entire range of motion, and listening with your EARS.

FXSound is completely free, never asks for money, and doesn't serve a single ad. Their solution to piracy was to take the Microsoft approach- flood the market with free Windows for EVERYBODY! I don't know how they make money... There is a single "Donate" button in settings, and I'm guessing they have other products I'm not aware of. Regardless, in this day and age, truly free software that works extraordinarily well, and is devoid of ads, is a rarity.

I use FXSound primarily with Musicbee, the best music player, tagger, and music manager for Windows, period. Occasionally, I download various VST plugins, like Bluecat, TDR Nova and SlickEQ and play around with them until I get bored. I really like one called... lkjb_luftikus. It's German, I think. The best thing about these plugins is that they have visually stunning interfaces- better than FXSound, actually- but I don't watch music, and none of them sound any better (to my ears) than FXSound, and they all have more of a learning curve requiring a lot more time to get to the tonal qualities I like my music to have- tight bass, blended and muted vocals, and clear highs, while retaining soundstage, separation, and presence. A gentle,"V" curve across your bands will acheive this, if you like the same sound.

If you're installing on a Windows machine, just follow Windows' clear and intuitive guidance regarding sound devices, inputs, outputs, default devices, default communications devices, and whether or not you should allow apps and programs to "take control" over THIS device.

Just kidding. Ignore Windows, and use the FXSound installer. It's painless. Just be aware that in terms of um, terminology, Windows will consider FXSound as both a "sound device" AND a speaker. Windows might also consider FXSound as headphones, if you're using a 1/8th inch analog jack. It's perfectly ok to use this on your not Sennheiser or not high end loudspeakers in your not acoustically perfect room. Depending on your configuration and hardware, you'll have to set FXSound as a "default device" and whatever native sound device your computer is presently using (Realtek, or something like it) as the "default communications" device."

tl;dr- FXSound is one of the best truly free softwares out there. It's simple, sounds great, and doesn't serve ads.

I just started using it and I'm absolutely amazed at the quality. For a free program you can't beat it. It's enhanced movies and games to the point where I have fallen back in love with my pc. I would recommend to at least give it a try if you feel your lacking in the sound department.

The Sound Quality is very good, it makes every Sound good for gaming. i could hear every step. My only wish is it would be for Android but overall it's the best equalizer i have ever used. Thank you FxSound! =-)

I purchased a radio and hired this company to install it they charged just about $1000.00 and the backup camera doesn’t work, steering wheel Controls don’t work Told me if I want them to work the radio won’t work what did I come here for?