diff --git a/shared/js/settings.ts b/shared/js/settings.ts
index 6718b196..bf3c4a6d 100644
--- a/shared/js/settings.ts
+++ b/shared/js/settings.ts
@@ -778,6 +778,25 @@ export class Settings {
         valueType: "boolean",
     };
 
+    static readonly KEY_MICROPHONE_THRESHOLD_ATTACK_SMOOTH: ValuedRegistryKey<number> = {
+        key: "microphone_threshold_attack_smooth",
+        valueType: "number",
+        defaultValue: .25
+    };
+
+    static readonly KEY_MICROPHONE_THRESHOLD_RELEASE_SMOOTH: ValuedRegistryKey<number> = {
+        key: "microphone_threshold_release_smooth",
+        valueType: "number",
+        defaultValue: .9
+
+    };
+    static readonly KEY_MICROPHONE_THRESHOLD_RELEASE_DELAY: ValuedRegistryKey<number> = {
+        key: "microphone_threshold_release_delay",
+        valueType: "number",
+        description: "Delay for the client to cut of the audio in ms.",
+        defaultValue: 500
+    };
+
     static readonly FN_LOG_ENABLED: (category: string) => RegistryKey<boolean> = category => {
         return {
             key: "log." + category.toLowerCase() + ".enabled",
diff --git a/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx b/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx
index 313c3fa5..75f765d9 100644
--- a/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx
+++ b/shared/js/ui/modal/settings/Microphone.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export function initialize_audio_microphone_controller(events: Registry<Micropho
             {
                 let defaultValue = true;
                 if(__build.target === "client" && getBackend("native").getVersionInfo().os_platform === "linux") {
+                    /* The linux client crashes when it fails to open an alsa stream due too many opened streams */
                     defaultValue = false;
                 }
 
diff --git a/shared/js/voice/RecorderProfile.ts b/shared/js/voice/RecorderProfile.ts
index adc1596f..70edabe7 100644
--- a/shared/js/voice/RecorderProfile.ts
+++ b/shared/js/voice/RecorderProfile.ts
@@ -236,9 +236,16 @@ export class RecorderProfile {
             filter.setEnabled(true);
             filter.setThreshold(this.config.vad_threshold.threshold);
 
-            filter.setMarginFrames(10); /* 500ms */
-            filter.setAttackSmooth(.25);
-            filter.setReleaseSmooth(.9);
+            const releaseDelayMs = settings.getValue(Settings.KEY_MICROPHONE_THRESHOLD_RELEASE_DELAY);
+            if(__build.target === "web") {
+                /* One frame is 20ms */
+                filter.setMarginFrames(Math.ceil(releaseDelayMs / 20));
+            } else {
+                /* the client calculates it wrongly... */
+                filter.setMarginFrames(releaseDelayMs * 960);
+            }
+            filter.setAttackSmooth(settings.getValue(Settings.KEY_MICROPHONE_THRESHOLD_ATTACK_SMOOTH));
+            filter.setReleaseSmooth(settings.getValue(Settings.KEY_MICROPHONE_THRESHOLD_RELEASE_SMOOTH));
         } else if(this.config.vad_type === "push_to_talk") {
             const filter = this.registeredFilter["ppt-gate"];
             filter.setEnabled(true);