loud after 2-3 second silence

[mhrafin]

Hey,
I am having this issue, well more like an annoyance.
Let's say in a video a person is talking and he stops for 3 seconds.
In that 3 seconds, it's silence (maybe a little wind sound).
Then when he starts talking again the sound is very loud and adjusts to being normal in a second. This negates the purpose of this preset. But that initial punch of a sound is really hurting my ears.
I don't wanna sound ungrateful. This preset did help me when there was no other option for loudness equalization.
Is there any way I can fix it? This would really help me out.

[Digitalone1]

Hello. I'm using this preset from years and never experienced this issue.

Are you using the one for Easy Effects or Pulse Effects?

Maybe it could be related to your hardware/speakers. Which system and distribution are you using?

Please save the config you are using in a different preset and post it here.

[mhrafin]

I am using the easyeffects.
Heres some details about my system.

System Details Report

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Hardware Information:

• Hardware Model: ASUS PRIME H610M-E D4
• Memory: 16.0 GiB
• Processor: 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-12100F × 8
• Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 6600 XT
• Disk Capacity: 1.5 TB

Software Information:

• Firmware Version: 0601
• OS Name: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• OS Build: (null)
• OS Type: 64-bit
• GNOME Version: 46
• Windowing System: Wayland
• Kernel Version: Linux 6.8.0-36-generic

And this is the preset,
I just added the crossfeed with default loudnesseqaulization.json

{
    "output": {
        "blocklist": [],
        "compressor#0": {
            "attack": 130.0,
            "boost-amount": 6.0,
            "boost-threshold": -60.0,
            "bypass": false,
            "dry": -100.0,
            "hpf-frequency": 10.0,
            "hpf-mode": "off",
            "input-gain": 0.0,
            "knee": -24.0,
            "lpf-frequency": 20000.0,
            "lpf-mode": "off",
            "makeup": 0.0,
            "mode": "Upward",
            "output-gain": 0.0,
            "ratio": 5.0,
            "release": 600.0,
            "release-threshold": -100.0,
            "sidechain": {
                "lookahead": 0.0,
                "mode": "RMS",
                "preamp": 0.0,
                "reactivity": 10.0,
                "source": "Middle",
                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right",
                "type": "Feed-forward"
            },
            "stereo-split": false,
            "threshold": -10.0,
            "wet": 0.0
        },
        "crossfeed#0": {
            "bypass": false,
            "fcut": 650,
            "feed": 9.5,
            "input-gain": 0.0,
            "output-gain": 0.0
        },
        "equalizer#0": {
            "balance": 0.0,
            "bypass": false,
            "input-gain": 0.0,
            "left": {
                "band0": {
                    "frequency": 32.0,
                    "gain": 3.5,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band1": {
                    "frequency": 64.0,
                    "gain": 2.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band2": {
                    "frequency": 128.0,
                    "gain": 1.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band3": {
                    "frequency": 256.0,
                    "gain": 0.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band4": {
                    "frequency": 512.0,
                    "gain": -0.5,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band5": {
                    "frequency": 1024.0,
                    "gain": -1.5,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band6": {
                    "frequency": 2048.0,
                    "gain": -0.25,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band7": {
                    "frequency": 4096.0,
                    "gain": 1.25,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band8": {
                    "frequency": 8192.0,
                    "gain": 2.75,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band9": {
                    "frequency": 16384.0,
                    "gain": 3.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                }
            },
            "mode": "IIR",
            "num-bands": 10,
            "output-gain": 0.0,
            "pitch-left": 0.0,
            "pitch-right": 0.0,
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                    "frequency": 32.0,
                    "gain": 3.5,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
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                    "frequency": 64.0,
                    "gain": 2.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band2": {
                    "frequency": 128.0,
                    "gain": 1.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
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                    "frequency": 256.0,
                    "gain": 0.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
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                    "gain": -0.5,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band5": {
                    "frequency": 1024.0,
                    "gain": -1.5,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
                "band6": {
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                    "gain": -0.25,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
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                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
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                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
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                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
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                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                },
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                    "gain": 3.0,
                    "mode": "RLC (BT)",
                    "mute": false,
                    "q": 1.6,
                    "slope": "x1",
                    "solo": false,
                    "type": "Bell",
                    "width": 4.0
                }
            },
            "split-channels": false
        },
        "gate#0": {
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            "curve-threshold": -40.0,
            "curve-zone": -40.0,
            "dry": -100.0,
            "hpf-frequency": 10.0,
            "hpf-mode": "off",
            "hysteresis": false,
            "hysteresis-threshold": -12.0,
            "hysteresis-zone": -6.0,
            "input-gain": 0.0,
            "lpf-frequency": 20000.0,
            "lpf-mode": "off",
            "makeup": 0.0,
            "output-gain": 0.0,
            "reduction": -30.0,
            "release": 2000.0,
            "sidechain": {
                "input": "Internal",
                "lookahead": 0.0,
                "mode": "Peak",
                "preamp": 0.0,
                "reactivity": 10.0,
                "source": "Middle",
                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right"
            },
            "stereo-split": false,
            "wet": 0.0
        },
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            "alr-release": 50.0,
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            "bypass": false,
            "dithering": "None",
            "external-sidechain": false,
            "gain-boost": false,
            "input-gain": 0.0,
            "lookahead": 5.0,
            "mode": "Herm Thin",
            "output-gain": 0.0,
            "oversampling": "Half x4(3L)",
            "release": 10.0,
            "sidechain-preamp": 0.0,
            "stereo-link": 100.0,
            "threshold": -1.0
        },
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                "boost-amount": 6.0,
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                "compression-mode": "Downward",
                "compressor-enable": true,
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                "knee": -24.0,
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                "mute": false,
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                "sidechain-reactivity": 10.0,
                "sidechain-source": "Middle",
                "solo": false,
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                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right"
            },
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                "compressor-enable": true,
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                "external-sidechain": false,
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                "makeup": 0.0,
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                "sidechain-lowcut-frequency": 5000.0,
                "sidechain-mode": "RMS",
                "sidechain-preamp": 0.0,
                "sidechain-reactivity": 10.0,
                "sidechain-source": "Middle",
                "solo": false,
                "split-frequency": 5000.0,
                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right"
            },
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                "external-sidechain": false,
                "knee": -6.0,
                "makeup": 0.0,
                "mute": false,
                "ratio": 1.0,
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                "release-time": 100.0,
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                "sidechain-custom-lowcut-filter": false,
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                "sidechain-mode": "RMS",
                "sidechain-preamp": 0.0,
                "sidechain-reactivity": 10.0,
                "sidechain-source": "Middle",
                "solo": false,
                "split-frequency": 4000.0,
                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right"
            },
            "band5": {
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                "attack-time": 20.0,
                "boost-amount": 6.0,
                "boost-threshold": -72.0,
                "compression-mode": "Downward",
                "compressor-enable": true,
                "enable-band": false,
                "external-sidechain": false,
                "knee": -6.0,
                "makeup": 0.0,
                "mute": false,
                "ratio": 1.0,
                "release-threshold": -100.0,
                "release-time": 100.0,
                "sidechain-custom-highcut-filter": false,
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                "sidechain-highcut-frequency": 12000.0,
                "sidechain-lookahead": 0.0,
                "sidechain-lowcut-frequency": 8000.0,
                "sidechain-mode": "RMS",
                "sidechain-preamp": 0.0,
                "sidechain-reactivity": 10.0,
                "sidechain-source": "Middle",
                "solo": false,
                "split-frequency": 8000.0,
                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right"
            },
            "band6": {
                "attack-threshold": -12.0,
                "attack-time": 20.0,
                "boost-amount": 6.0,
                "boost-threshold": -72.0,
                "compression-mode": "Downward",
                "compressor-enable": true,
                "enable-band": false,
                "external-sidechain": false,
                "knee": -6.0,
                "makeup": 0.0,
                "mute": false,
                "ratio": 1.0,
                "release-threshold": -100.0,
                "release-time": 100.0,
                "sidechain-custom-highcut-filter": false,
                "sidechain-custom-lowcut-filter": false,
                "sidechain-highcut-frequency": 16000.0,
                "sidechain-lookahead": 0.0,
                "sidechain-lowcut-frequency": 12000.0,
                "sidechain-mode": "RMS",
                "sidechain-preamp": 0.0,
                "sidechain-reactivity": 10.0,
                "sidechain-source": "Middle",
                "solo": false,
                "split-frequency": 12000.0,
                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right"
            },
            "band7": {
                "attack-threshold": -12.0,
                "attack-time": 20.0,
                "boost-amount": 6.0,
                "boost-threshold": -72.0,
                "compression-mode": "Downward",
                "compressor-enable": true,
                "enable-band": false,
                "external-sidechain": false,
                "knee": -6.0,
                "makeup": 0.0,
                "mute": false,
                "ratio": 1.0,
                "release-threshold": -100.0,
                "release-time": 100.0,
                "sidechain-custom-highcut-filter": false,
                "sidechain-custom-lowcut-filter": false,
                "sidechain-highcut-frequency": 20000.0,
                "sidechain-lookahead": 0.0,
                "sidechain-lowcut-frequency": 16000.0,
                "sidechain-mode": "RMS",
                "sidechain-preamp": 0.0,
                "sidechain-reactivity": 10.0,
                "sidechain-source": "Middle",
                "solo": false,
                "split-frequency": 16000.0,
                "stereo-split-source": "Left/Right"
            },
            "bypass": false,
            "compressor-mode": "Modern",
            "dry": -100.0,
            "envelope-boost": "None",
            "input-gain": 0.0,
            "output-gain": 0.0,
            "stereo-split": false,
            "wet": 0.0
        },
        "plugins_order": [
            "gate#0",
            "compressor#0",
            "multiband_compressor#0",
            "equalizer#0",
            "limiter#0",
            "crossfeed#0"
        ]
    }
}

[Digitalone1]

I don't see any difference with the preset in master branch. The only reason I can think is your speakers are too sensitive. Which speakers do you use?

I use this preset on built-in speakers of my laptop and I don't have your issue. You're only solution is to use another preset or make your custom one.