profiles: ship an extended set of default profiles

profiles/broadcast-14.toml

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+name = "broadcast-14"
+description = "Normalizes everything to -14 LUFS (streaming-platform loudness) so all sources match."
+
+# -14 LUFS is the normalized target used by YouTube, Spotify, Tidal,
+# Amazon, et al. Pinning everything here makes platform-normalized and
+# non-normalized sources sit at the same loudness — no more reaching for
+# the volume knob between an album and a loud web video. Slow, transparent.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -14.0
+attack_ms = 2500.0
+release_ms = 1000.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -70.0
+max_boost_db = 12.0
+max_cut_db = 12.0
+
+# Light RMS leveling — just enough glue to hold the target without
+# audibly compressing program material.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "rms"
+threshold_db = -22.0
+ratio = 2.0
+knee_db = 8.0
+attack_ms = 20.0
+release_ms = 250.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+rms_window_ms = 100.0
+
+# Broadcast-style -1 dBTP true-peak ceiling (the EBU R128 / streaming
+# delivery convention).
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -1.0
+lookahead_ms = 3.0
+release_ms = 100.0
+hold_ms = 5.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+[limiter.soft]
+max_psr_db = 16.0
+static_ceiling_dbtp = -6.0
+attack_ms = 6.0
+release_ms = 200.0
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"

profiles/commute.toml

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+name = "commute"
+description = "Listening in noise (earbuds/transit): heavy normalization and boost, kept loud."
+
+# The inverse of `night`. Big boost headroom and a responsive loop so
+# quiet passages are dragged up over background noise. Small max_cut:
+# we rarely want to pull things DOWN in a noisy environment.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -16.0
+attack_ms = 800.0
+release_ms = 300.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -65.0
+max_boost_db = 20.0
+max_cut_db = 6.0
+
+# Firm peak compression to flatten everything to a consistent, audible
+# level. Higher ratio than `music`/`movie` — intelligibility over
+# fidelity.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "peak"
+threshold_db = -22.0
+ratio = 4.0
+knee_db = 4.0
+attack_ms = 5.0
+release_ms = 80.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+
+# Ceiling stays hot (-0.3) — unlike night, we are NOT trying to be
+# quiet, we're trying to stay above traffic.
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -0.3
+lookahead_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 60.0
+hold_ms = 5.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+# Tight PSR cap so nothing ducks below the noise floor between hits.
+[limiter.soft]
+max_psr_db = 8.0
+static_ceiling_dbtp = -8.0
+attack_ms = 3.0
+release_ms = 120.0
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"

profiles/gaming.toml

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+name = "gaming"
+description = "Latency-first: games bypass the bus, voice chat is processed, notifications tamed per-app."
+
+# DSP settings here govern the COMMS path (voice chat), which is the
+# only thing routed through the bus. Speech-like leveling so teammates
+# sit at a consistent, intelligible level.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -16.0
+attack_ms = 600.0
+release_ms = 200.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -65.0
+max_boost_db = 20.0
+max_cut_db = 6.0
+
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "peak"
+threshold_db = -22.0
+ratio = 3.0
+knee_db = 4.0
+attack_ms = 3.0
+release_ms = 50.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -0.3
+lookahead_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 50.0
+hold_ms = 3.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+[limiter.soft]
+max_psr_db = 10.0
+static_ceiling_dbtp = -8.0
+attack_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 100.0
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+# Voice chat goes THROUGH the processor.
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["Discord", "discord", "element-desktop", "Slack", "zoom", "WEBRTC VoiceEngine", "mumble", "TeamSpeak"] }
+route = "processed"
+
+# Everything unmatched — crucially, the game itself — routes straight
+# to the real sink for zero added latency.
+[default_route]
+route = "bypass"
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Layer A does the work the bus can't: it tames Discord notification
+# blasts and evens out chat volume via channelVolumes, with ZERO
+# signal-path latency — so it can ride on top of the bypass-routed
+# comms/game audio without touching the latency-critical path.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+[per_app]
+enabled = true
+default_enabled = false
+
+[[per_app.rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["Discord", "discord", "element-desktop", "Slack", "zoom", "mumble", "TeamSpeak"] }
+enabled = true
+peak_threshold_db = -6.0
+rms_target_db = -18.0
+max_cut_db = 12.0
+peak_attack_ms = 5.0
+peak_release_ms = 400.0
+
+# Never level the game or music — they own their mix.
+[[per_app.rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["spotify", "mpv", "vlc"] }
+enabled = false

profiles/movie.toml

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+name = "movie"
+description = "Wide-dynamic-range film: lifts quiet dialogue, keeps action punchy but bounded."
+
+# Gentle, slow AGC toward film reference loudness. Slow envelopes so it
+# rides the program level across a scene without pumping during quiet
+# stretches. Asymmetric limits: it's allowed to boost soft dialogue more
+# than it cuts loud action.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -20.0
+attack_ms = 2500.0
+release_ms = 1000.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -70.0
+max_boost_db = 12.0
+max_cut_db = 8.0
+
+# RMS detector with a soft knee — lifts the dialogue floor smoothly
+# without grabbing individual transients. Low-ish ratio: this is
+# leveling, not crushing.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "rms"
+threshold_db = -28.0
+ratio = 2.0
+knee_db = 8.0
+attack_ms = 15.0
+release_ms = 250.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+rms_window_ms = 50.0
+
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -1.0
+lookahead_ms = 3.0
+release_ms = 120.0
+hold_ms = 5.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+# Generous PSR cap: explosions and stings still punch through, just
+# bounded so they don't outright shock the listener.
+[limiter.soft]
+max_psr_db = 18.0
+static_ceiling_dbtp = -6.0
+attack_ms = 8.0
+release_ms = 250.0
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+# Video players + browser video are routed THROUGH the processor here
+# (default/night send media players to bypass). DAWs stay bypassed.
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["mpv", "vlc", "firefox", "chromium", "google-chrome"] }
+route = "processed"
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { media_role = ["Movie", "Video"] }
+route = "processed"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"

profiles/music.toml

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+name = "music"
+description = "Inter-track loudness leveling for music players. Even volume, dynamics mostly preserved."
+
+# Slow AGC to a music-friendly target so tracks and albums sit at a
+# consistent loudness without per-track volume fiddling. Long envelopes
+# keep it musical — it leans on program loudness, not transients.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -16.0
+attack_ms = 3000.0
+release_ms = 1500.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -70.0
+max_boost_db = 12.0
+max_cut_db = 12.0
+
+# Very light, soft-knee RMS leveling. Ratio is barely above 1:1 — this
+# is glue, not compression. Most material passes near-untouched.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "rms"
+threshold_db = -22.0
+ratio = 1.5
+knee_db = 10.0
+attack_ms = 20.0
+release_ms = 300.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+rms_window_ms = 50.0
+
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -0.3
+lookahead_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 100.0
+hold_ms = 5.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+# Wide PSR cap preserves musical dynamics; the soft tier only catches
+# the rare track that's wildly hotter than its neighbours.
+[limiter.soft]
+max_psr_db = 16.0
+static_ceiling_dbtp = -5.0
+attack_ms = 6.0
+release_ms = 250.0
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+# IMPORTANT: unlike default/night, this profile routes music players
+# THROUGH the processor — otherwise it would have nothing to act on.
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = [
+    "spotify",
+    "mpv",
+    "vlc",
+    "strawberry",
+    "rhythmbox",
+    "clementine",
+    "audacious",
+    "mpd",
+] }
+route = "processed"
+
+# DAWs are never leveled — they're trusted to set their own gain.
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { media_role = ["Music"] }
+route = "processed"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"

profiles/party.toml

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+name = "party"
+description = "Loud room playback (the anti-night): maximum perceived loudness, dynamics sacrificed."
+
+# Push everything up to a hot, room-filling target. Symmetric limits so
+# it both lifts quiet intros and reins in anything that lags behind.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -12.0
+attack_ms = 1500.0
+release_ms = 600.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -70.0
+max_boost_db = 12.0
+max_cut_db = 12.0
+
+# Heavy RMS compression with auto-makeup — this is the "make it LOUD
+# and even, fidelity be damned" stage.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "rms"
+threshold_db = -24.0
+ratio = 6.0
+knee_db = 6.0
+attack_ms = 10.0
+release_ms = 150.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+rms_window_ms = 60.0
+
+# Ceiling right under 0 and NO soft tier — let the brickwall slam.
+# Maximum loudness is the whole point here.
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -0.1
+lookahead_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 60.0
+hold_ms = 3.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+# Music players go through the processor so the whole room mix is loud
+# and even.
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["spotify", "mpv", "vlc", "strawberry", "rhythmbox", "audacious", "mpd"] }
+route = "processed"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"

profiles/podcast.toml

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+name = "podcast"
+description = "Spoken-word playback (podcasts/audiobooks): even narration loudness, smooth and unfatiguing."
+
+# Distinct from `speech`, which is tuned for realtime duplex VoIP with
+# very fast envelopes. This is one-way narration: a moderately paced
+# AGC that holds a steady, consistent loudness so volume doesn't drift
+# between segments, ad reads, and guests.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -16.0
+attack_ms = 1000.0
+release_ms = 600.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -65.0
+max_boost_db = 18.0
+max_cut_db = 6.0
+
+# RMS leveling with a slower release than `speech` — smooth, even
+# narration rather than the snappy duplex feel of a call.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "rms"
+threshold_db = -24.0
+ratio = 3.0
+knee_db = 6.0
+attack_ms = 15.0
+release_ms = 200.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+rms_window_ms = 120.0
+
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -0.5
+lookahead_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 60.0
+hold_ms = 4.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+# Moderate PSR cap: tames plosives and laughter spikes without
+# squashing the life out of speech.
+[limiter.soft]
+max_psr_db = 10.0
+static_ceiling_dbtp = -8.0
+attack_ms = 3.0
+release_ms = 150.0
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+# Podcast/audiobook playback typically rides browser or media players.
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["mpv", "vlc", "firefox", "chromium", "google-chrome"] }
+route = "processed"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"

profiles/quiet-hours.toml

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+name = "quiet-hours"
+description = "More aggressive than night: very low ceiling and narrow dynamics for sleeping households."
+
+# For when someone's asleep in the next room and you still want to watch
+# or listen. Pulls everything down to a low target with a fast loop so
+# nothing escapes upward.
+[agc]
+enabled = true
+target_lufs = -24.0
+attack_ms = 800.0
+release_ms = 350.0
+silence_threshold_lufs = -70.0
+max_boost_db = 20.0
+max_cut_db = 6.0
+
+# Hard, fast peak compression — clamp transients hard so a sudden sound
+# effect can't carry into the next room.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "peak"
+threshold_db = -30.0
+ratio = 6.0
+knee_db = 8.0
+attack_ms = 4.0
+release_ms = 50.0
+makeup_db = "auto"
+
+# Drastically reduced ceiling — the defining knob of this profile. Even
+# a true over lands well below a normal listening peak.
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -6.0
+lookahead_ms = 3.0
+release_ms = 60.0
+hold_ms = 5.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+# Extremely tight PSR cap: ~5 dB crest. Transients are almost entirely
+# flattened so nothing spikes through the quiet.
+[limiter.soft]
+max_psr_db = 5.0
+static_ceiling_dbtp = -14.0
+attack_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 120.0
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"

profiles/spike-protection.toml

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+name = "spike-protection"
+description = "Minimal processing until a high threshold. Untouched audio, hard guard against sudden blasts."
+
+# No loudness leveling at all — this profile does not try to make
+# anything louder or more consistent. It only catches sudden, jarring
+# level jumps (autoplay ads, notification stingers, a video mastered
+# 12 dB hotter than the last).
+[agc]
+enabled = false
+
+# A fast, high-threshold peak "catch". Below -6 dBFS the signal passes
+# 1:1 (untouched); only genuine spikes above the threshold get clamped,
+# and hard (10:1). makeup_db is pinned to 0 — we never raise the floor,
+# so quiet/normal material is bit-for-bit what it was.
+[compressor]
+enabled = true
+detector = "peak"
+threshold_db = -6.0
+ratio = 10.0
+knee_db = 2.0
+attack_ms = 1.0
+release_ms = 120.0
+makeup_db = 0.0
+
+# Brickwall safety net a hair below 0 dBTP. No [limiter.soft]: we do
+# not reshape musical transients, only stop a true over.
+[limiter]
+ceiling_dbtp = -0.5
+lookahead_ms = 2.0
+release_ms = 80.0
+hold_ms = 5.0
+oversample = 4
+link = "stereo"
+
+[meters]
+publish_hz = 20.0
+
+# Production/creative tools route around the processor regardless.
+[[rules]]
+match = { process_binary = ["ardour", "reaper", "qpwgraph", "carla", "bitwig-studio"] }
+route = "bypass"
+
+[default_route]
+route = "processed"