looking for something that makes the volume of youtube, netflix, etc. behave in such a way that when watching an action movie the dialog becomes very loud and the explosions, machine guns, etc. sound low (same level as the dialog) so I don't wake up my roommates and don't have to turn the volume up when there's dialog and turn the volume down when loud stuff goes on, basically a Compressor/Limiter on the master volume, is there such thing?
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This may be what you are looking for: https://askubuntu.com/questions/95716/automatically-adjust-the-volume-based-on-content – Takkat Feb 06 '19 at 19:11
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You can use PulseEffects for this purpose:
The following commands will install PulseEffects on your computer. As you are adding a PPA, you should also know how to remove that PPA.
First, install the program for (eventual) PPA removal:
sudo apt install ppa-purge
Secondly, add the PPA to your system, do an APT update, and then install PulseEffects
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mikhailnov/pulseeffects -y
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y pulseeffects
Finally, should you need to remove PulseEffects:
sudo ppa-purge ppa:mikhailnov/pulseeffects

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You are right you can use PulseEffectsfor this, but you don't say how (which settings and which values). – WiR3D Apr 10 '20 at 21:44
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1@WiR3D This is true, but learning about the qualities of sound production may be a bit beyond the scope of AskUbuntu. I've found during recording sessions, that the value used for compression and limiting depend upon a wide range of factors - from the audio source to the 'enthusiasm' of the performer being miked, the processing equipment in the middle and the output devices and their response to a given set of sounds... – Charles Green Apr 11 '20 at 19:27
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Is it called easyeffects nowaways? https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects – Melroy van den Berg Sep 09 '21 at 19:42
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@danger89 It could be - I don't often listen to music on my computer, but over bluetooth on my harley instead. – Charles Green Sep 09 '21 at 21:35