# How to not let FXSound automatically reset to default audio device in settings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [September 20, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-let-fxsound-automatically-reset-to-default-audio-device-in-settings/2296 "2023-09-20T01:49:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![doolhoofd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/doolhoofd/32/1131_2.png) [@doolhoofd](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/doolhoofd)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-let-fxsound-automatically-reset-to-default-audio-device-in-settings/2296/2 "2023-09-20T11:29:32Z")
Good afternoon Ed, This is just a basic axiom to how FxSound works, and there’s no workaround. It needs to be set as the Default Device at all times, and if this condition is not met, no audio can be processed. You’re always free to switch to another audio enhancer, e.g.: - [Chrome EQ extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/equalizer-for-chrome-brow/abikfbojmghmfjdjlbagiamkinbmbaic/) - free - [FireFox EQ extension](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/audio-equalizer-wext/) - free - [EqualizerAPO](https://sourceforge.net/projects/peace-equalizer-apo-extension/) - free - [SteelSeries Sonar](https://steelseries.com/gg/sonar) - free - [DeskFX](https://www.nchsoftware.com/deskfx/index.html) - free (_see warning below_) - [Neutron](https://neutroncode.com/player) - paid > [@Inability to get Fx Sound to function](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/inability-to-get-fx-sound-to-function/2220/3): > > DeskFX is from NCH software, which has a reputation for providing buggy software. Their software are notorious for difficult to uninstall and making a mess in windows registry. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/how-to-not-let-fxsound-automatically-reset-to-default-audio-device-in-settings/2296)._