u/CookieAny1415

I set up a mic processing chain in Equalizer APO using VST plugins:

• 2x basiQ
• 2x SweetDrums
• 1x LOVEND
• slight preamp gain

Everything is installed correctly on my microphone device.

Here’s what happens:

• If I turn the plugins ON, I hear the effected/processed voice.
• If I turn the plugins OFF, I hear my normal voice.
• If I record audio and play it back on my PC, the recording changes depending on whether the plugins are ON or OFF:
  • ON = processed/effected voice
  • OFF = normal voice

But:

• Discord
• Roblox
• browser mic tests
• basically any app using my mic

…all still hear my normal raw microphone, whether the plugins are ON or OFF.

So Equalizer APO is clearly affecting what I hear locally / local playback, but not what other apps receive from the mic.

Am I misunderstanding how Equalizer APO works on microphones?

And what’s the proper way to make apps actually hear the processed mic signal instead of the raw mic?