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ealtun21 edited this page Jul 4, 2026 · 1 revision

Presets & ecosystem

Resonance is built for preset interop — the EQ does the tonal heavy lifting, so presets from other tools translate faithfully.

Supported formats

Format Extension Notes
FxSound preset .fac Effects map from MIDI knob values; EQ maps to the graphic EQ.
EqualizerAPO config .txt Full parametric bands (Filter N: ON PK Fc … Gain … Q …), preamp, REW-style lines.
REW correction export .txt Parsed as EqualizerAPO-style Filter N: lines.
AutoEq correction .txt Downloaded on demand (resonance autoeq).

Load without saving:

resonance load preset.fac         # load and apply
resonance import preset.txt name  # parse + save as a profile, don't apply
resonance export my-eq.txt        # write the current EQ back out as APO .txt

export emits every band type as the correct APO keyword (PK, LS, HS, LP, HP, NO, AP), so it round-trips.

AutoEq

resonance autoeq "HD 600"

Downloads the community AutoEq correction profile for that headphone (the format already matches APO .txt) and imports it.

squig.link + reference measurements

In the GUI/TUI you can:

  • overlay a target curve (Diffuse Field / Harman / PEQdB / custom) on the graph;
  • Browse and download a headphone/IEM measurement straight from squig.link;
  • shade the listener-preference bounds around the target;
  • one-click Auto-EQ to fit the bands so the measured response matches the target;
  • Customize the target (tilt, bass, ear-gain, treble) on top of any base curve.

See Effects & DSP for how the resulting bands are applied.

Profiles

A profile is your saved daemon state (EQ + effects + preamp), stored under the config dir. Profiles can carry their reference measurement with them.

resonance save night              # snapshot current state
resonance profile night           # restore it
resonance profiles                # list
resonance rename night evening
resonance rm-profile evening

Preset metadata (sidecar)

A preset file can have a <preset-file>.toml sidecar with author, description, and tags. The CLI meta subcommand reads/writes it, resonance list shows it, and the TUI browser previews it.

Preset library locations (XDG)

resonance list (and the browsers) scan the XDG preset dirs automatically:

  • $XDG_DATA_HOME/resonance/presets/
  • $XDG_DATA_DIRS/*/resonance/presets/

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