# Is there a way to exclude certain apps?

**URL:** <https://forum.fxsound.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-exclude-certain-apps/2815>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Created:** [February 26, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-exclude-certain-apps/2815 "2024-02-26T05:52:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stasnz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Stasnz](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Stasnz)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-exclude-certain-apps/2815/1 "2024-02-26T05:52:27Z")

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I have gotten fxsound for gaming and i have been loving it! I just have a concern because since i use voice chat to talk with my friends, their audio when they talk is also distorted. any way to blacklist certain apps like discord from getting the audio enhanced?

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**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:** [February 26, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-exclude-certain-apps/2815/2 "2024-02-26T13:30:38Z")

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Hi,  
No, regret to inform you that there is currently no such option, so if you don’t want your voice chat app’s audio boosted, your best bet at the moment would be to simply turn FxSound off.  
There is a possibility one might be added in the future though, see:

> <https://github.com/fxsound2/fxsound-app/issues/10>
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> This feature was initially proposed by @NullDev; since then, at least 6 other us…ers have voiced similar and/or concurrent requests:
> https://forum.fxsound.com/t/feature-request-preferred-device/1694
> Such an option could allow ranking and/or disabling of audio devices: for example, by saving a list of previously connected devices in the UI, with adjustable ranking positions through dragging and/or buttons, as well as an x/close or trash-can button for disconnected or preferably undetected devices.
> The device ranked first, would be categorized as, "Always change Output Device to this device when connected." 
> It's worth noting that there will be known conflicts between such a "Preferred/Priority Device" option, and the already-existing "Automatically switch to newly connected output device" option located under the General tab of the Settings menu, as well as with the introduction of another popular feature to automatically switch Presets and Playback Devices, initially proposed by @jamesarcher9000 (see https://github.com/fxsound2/fxsound-app/issues/9 ).

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**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:** [February 28, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-exclude-certain-apps/2815/3 "2024-02-28T00:13:37Z")

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> [@Stasnz](#):
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> any way to blacklist certain apps like discord from getting the audio enhanced?

I just realized Discord is not an audio device, and therefore not included in the dropdown menu to select an output device.

I did find some audio-related settings in Discord under App Settings \> Voice & Video, such as:  
Input Device & Volume;  
Output Device & Volume (I can select either Default, my headphones, or FxSound here, but I never chat on this app, so I have no idea what the results of changing this setting would be);  
Soundboard Volume;  
Echo Cancellation;  
Noise Suppression powered by Krisp;  
Automatic Gain Control;  
Attenuation;  
Audio Subsystem: Standard / Legacy / Experimental; and  
Diagnostic Audio Recording.

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**Author:** ![bihadik864](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@bihadik864](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/bihadik864)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-exclude-certain-apps/2815/4 "2025-05-06T08:16:33Z")

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**Just created this account to reply here**  
With huge love to fxsound team this is the best windows app for me! many thanks for making this foss!

For anyone looking for a solution, in windows 11 you can use volume mixer to set per-app audio output device just like the photo attached in the picture below:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fxsound/original/2X/b/b1d37b0f1a71012517acfc9bd90c3c4a04802705.png)

This way the app doesn’t output to fxsound virtual speaker, instead it outputs directly to the headphones!!

I needed to do that mainly coz the effects introduce quite noticeable little audio delay which is understandable due to effects and how digital signal processing works.

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**Author:** ![Scott](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fxsound.com/scott/32/1665_2.png) [@Scott](https://forum.fxsound.com/u/Scott)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.fxsound.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-exclude-certain-apps/2815/5 "2025-05-06T14:06:26Z")

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Just to add, you can navigate directly to System \> Sound \> Volume mixer by running “ms-settings:apps-volume” (from a Run box or a shortcut).