diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/loudnessEnhancer/Android.bp b/audio/aidl/default/loudnessEnhancer/Android.bp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package {
+    // See: http://go/android-license-faq
+    // A large-scale-change added 'default_applicable_licenses' to import
+    // all of the 'license_kinds' from "hardware_interfaces_license"
+    // to get the below license kinds:
+    //   SPDX-license-identifier-Apache-2.0
+    default_applicable_licenses: ["hardware_interfaces_license"],
+}
+
+cc_library_shared {
+    name: "libloudnessenhancersw",
+    defaults: [
+        "aidlaudioeffectservice_defaults",
+        "latest_android_media_audio_common_types_ndk_shared",
+        "latest_android_hardware_audio_effect_ndk_shared",
+    ],
+    srcs: [
+        "LoudnessEnhancerSw.cpp",
+        ":effectCommonFile",
+    ],
+    visibility: [
+        "//hardware/interfaces/audio/aidl/default",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/loudnessEnhancer/LoudnessEnhancerSw.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/loudnessEnhancer/LoudnessEnhancerSw.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#define LOG_TAG "AHAL_LoudnessEnhancerSw"
+#include <Utils.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <fmq/AidlMessageQueue.h>
+
+#include "LoudnessEnhancerSw.h"
+
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::IEffect;
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::LoudnessEnhancerSw;
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::LoudnessEnhancerSwImplUUID;
+using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::State;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUuid;
+
+extern "C" binder_exception_t createEffect(const AudioUuid* in_impl_uuid,
+                                           std::shared_ptr<IEffect>* instanceSpp) {
+    if (!in_impl_uuid || *in_impl_uuid != LoudnessEnhancerSwImplUUID) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << "uuid not supported";
+        return EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT;
+    }
+    if (instanceSpp) {
+        *instanceSpp = ndk::SharedRefBase::make<LoudnessEnhancerSw>();
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " instance " << instanceSpp->get() << " created";
+        return EX_NONE;
+    } else {
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " invalid input parameter!";
+        return EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT;
+    }
+}
+
+extern "C" binder_exception_t destroyEffect(const std::shared_ptr<IEffect>& instanceSp) {
+    if (!instanceSp) {
+        return EX_NONE;
+    }
+    State state;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus status = instanceSp->getState(&state);
+    if (!status.isOk() || State::INIT != state) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " instance " << instanceSp.get()
+                   << " in state: " << toString(state) << ", status: " << status.getDescription();
+        return EX_ILLEGAL_STATE;
+    }
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " instance " << instanceSp.get() << " destroyed";
+    return EX_NONE;
+}
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus LoudnessEnhancerSw::getDescriptor(Descriptor* _aidl_return) {
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << kDescriptor.toString();
+    *_aidl_return = kDescriptor;
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus LoudnessEnhancerSw::setParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Specific& specific) {
+    RETURN_IF(Parameter::Specific::loudnessEnhancer != specific.getTag(), EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT,
+              "EffectNotSupported");
+    std::lock_guard lg(mMutex);
+    RETURN_IF(!mContext, EX_NULL_POINTER, "nullContext");
+
+    mSpecificParam = specific.get<Parameter::Specific::loudnessEnhancer>();
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " success with: " << specific.toString();
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+ndk::ScopedAStatus LoudnessEnhancerSw::getParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Id& id,
+                                                            Parameter::Specific* specific) {
+    auto tag = id.getTag();
+    RETURN_IF(Parameter::Id::loudnessEnhancerTag != tag, EX_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "wrongIdTag");
+    specific->set<Parameter::Specific::loudnessEnhancer>(mSpecificParam);
+    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> LoudnessEnhancerSw::createContext(const Parameter::Common& common) {
+    if (mContext) {
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " context already exist";
+        return mContext;
+    }
+    mContext = std::make_shared<LoudnessEnhancerSwContext>(1 /* statusFmqDepth */, common);
+    return mContext;
+}
+
+RetCode LoudnessEnhancerSw::releaseContext() {
+    if (mContext) {
+        mContext.reset();
+    }
+    return RetCode::SUCCESS;
+}
+
+// Processing method running in EffectWorker thread.
+IEffect::Status LoudnessEnhancerSw::effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int process) {
+    // TODO: get data buffer and process.
+    LOG(DEBUG) << __func__ << " in " << in << " out " << out << " process " << process;
+    for (int i = 0; i < process; i++) {
+        *out++ = *in++;
+    }
+    return {STATUS_OK, process, process};
+}
+
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/loudnessEnhancer/LoudnessEnhancerSw.h b/audio/aidl/default/loudnessEnhancer/LoudnessEnhancerSw.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/audio/effect/BnEffect.h>
+#include <fmq/AidlMessageQueue.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "effect-impl/EffectImpl.h"
+#include "effect-impl/EffectUUID.h"
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect {
+
+class LoudnessEnhancerSwContext : public EffectContext {
+  public:
+    LoudnessEnhancerSwContext(int statusDepth, const Parameter::Common& common)
+        : EffectContext(statusDepth, common) {
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__;
+    }
+    // TODO: add specific context here
+};
+
+class LoudnessEnhancerSw : public EffectImpl {
+  public:
+    LoudnessEnhancerSw() { LOG(DEBUG) << __func__; }
+    ~LoudnessEnhancerSw() {
+        LOG(DEBUG) << __func__;
+        releaseContext();
+    }
+
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getDescriptor(Descriptor* _aidl_return) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus setParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Specific& specific) override;
+    ndk::ScopedAStatus getParameterSpecific(const Parameter::Id& id,
+                                            Parameter::Specific* specific) override;
+    IEffect::Status effectProcessImpl(float* in, float* out, int process) override;
+    std::shared_ptr<EffectContext> createContext(const Parameter::Common& common) override;
+    RetCode releaseContext() override;
+
+  private:
+    std::shared_ptr<LoudnessEnhancerSwContext> mContext;
+    /* capabilities */
+    const LoudnessEnhancer::Capability kCapability;
+    /* Effect descriptor */
+    const Descriptor kDescriptor = {
+            .common = {.id = {.type = LoudnessEnhancerTypeUUID,
+                              .uuid = LoudnessEnhancerSwImplUUID,
+                              .proxy = std::nullopt},
+                       .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::INSERT,
+                                 .insert = Flags::Insert::FIRST,
+                                 .volume = Flags::Volume::CTRL},
+                       .name = "LoudnessEnhancerSw"},
+            .capability = Capability::make<Capability::loudnessEnhancer>(kCapability)};
+
+    /* parameters */
+    LoudnessEnhancer mSpecificParam;
+};
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect