>> Linux has this “pulseeffects” package with some nice features (eq, left-right balance), but it is a real CPU hog Yeah, but one or two cores should handle it

>> Linux has this “pulseeffects” package with some nice features (eq, left-right balance), but it is a real CPU hog Yeah, but one or two cores should handle it just fine. If it really is a hog, it probably needs some optimization. Real-time audio DSP has been a thing for decades and should not be a hog.