Features Enabled by Default

This page follows defaultSettings and normalization in local D:\ECHO source at commit 75d84ae8e. It describes a fresh or missing setting. Saved preferences, migration, and edition data sync may change the effective value. Check the installed client and runtime status for your machine.

An enabled default is an initial switch value. It does not by itself mean a network connection is active, a scan is running, audio is being processed, or the feature ships in every edition.

Everyday defaults

Feature	Default	When it matters
Remember window size	On	Restores a previously resized window
Queue title-bar button and mouse gestures for track switching	On	Only when you use the control or gesture
Chinese cross-script search	On	Helps local searches match character variants
Virtualized album wall	On	Renders large album lists in smaller portions
Native file scanner and metadata reader	On, enforced by current normalization	Used during an import or rescan; they do not scan your whole drive on their own
Duplicate detection	On, strict mode	Shows candidates for review; it does not automatically delete files
Playlist operation backups	On	Protects some playlist changes; separate from full automatic data backup

Lyrics, metadata, and display

Feature	Default	Condition or limit
Lyrics, automatic search and application	On	A usable local or permitted source must match; you can replace a wrong result
Network lyrics, translation, romanization	On	Require connectivity, a source, and the corresponding text
Lyric timeline correction and theme filter	On	Relevant only on lyric views with matching data
Online metadata candidates	On	Require network access and an available source; this is not a music streaming or download service
Player waveform progress, visual spectrum, signal-path control	On	Display controls when playback data exists; none is itself a DSP switch
SoXR fallback protection	On	Used only when a relevant resampling path needs fallback

Steam and system controls

Feature	Default	Condition or limit
Steam Rich Presence	On, detailed mode	Requires the Steam edition and client; title, artist, album and coarse progress may be visible under Steam privacy settings
Steam listening stats and leaderboards	On	Require Steamworks; leaderboards can submit account-linked aggregate scores. Turning them off stops new submissions, not stored scores
Follow Steam language	On	Applies when Steam provides a language
Windows SMTC and taskbar progress	On	Apply only where the Windows integrations are available
Linux MPRIS	On	Applies only in supported Linux desktop sessions

Check Settings -> Steam for the account-linked controls. Steam Cloud portable-settings sync is off by default; it must also be enabled in ECHO before automatic sync runs. See Using the Steam Edition.

Defaults that need context

• Audio analysis, ReplayGain, ECHO SRC, PCM-to-SDM, gapless playback, and full automatic data backup are off by default. ReplayGain sub-options such as clipping prevention are preset on, but do nothing while ReplayGain itself is off.
• The current source defaults to dataProtectionDisabled: true, so automatic protection snapshots are not a default safety net. Configure a backup directory, run one backup, and verify its result; see Backup and Migration.
• The home waveform is off while the player-bar waveform progress is on. They are different views.
• The DSD file output preference defaults to DoP, but the actual device, mode, and native host decide what is output.
• An MV setting remains in the data structure, while the Steam distribution excludes the MV route. A stored default does not imply a shipped feature.
• Wallpaper preferences do not mean a custom wallpaper file is selected.

See Settings for controls and Audio Output for actual playback-path checks.