diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/acousticEchoCanceler/AcousticEchoCancelerSw.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/acousticEchoCanceler/AcousticEchoCancelerSw.cpp
index 63a014ad67..87272320db 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/acousticEchoCanceler/AcousticEchoCancelerSw.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/acousticEchoCanceler/AcousticEchoCancelerSw.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const Descriptor AcousticEchoCancelerSw::kDescriptor = {
         .common = {.id = {.type = getEffectTypeUuidAcousticEchoCanceler(),
                           .uuid = getEffectImplUuidAcousticEchoCancelerSw(),
                           .proxy = std::nullopt},
-                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::INSERT,
+                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::PRE_PROC,
                              .insert = Flags::Insert::FIRST,
                              .volume = Flags::Volume::CTRL},
                    .name = AcousticEchoCancelerSw::kEffectName,
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/dynamicProcessing/DynamicsProcessingSw.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/dynamicProcessing/DynamicsProcessingSw.cpp
index ed6cfa0b39..e8f90b216b 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/dynamicProcessing/DynamicsProcessingSw.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/dynamicProcessing/DynamicsProcessingSw.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const Descriptor DynamicsProcessingSw::kDescriptor = {
         .common = {.id = {.type = getEffectTypeUuidDynamicsProcessing(),
                           .uuid = getEffectImplUuidDynamicsProcessingSw(),
                           .proxy = std::nullopt},
-                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::INSERT,
+                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::POST_PROC,
                              .insert = Flags::Insert::FIRST,
                              .volume = Flags::Volume::CTRL},
                    .name = DynamicsProcessingSw::kEffectName,
diff --git a/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp b/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp
index 9b2cb7ca6c..99f2cafad7 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/default/noiseSuppression/NoiseSuppressionSw.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const Descriptor NoiseSuppressionSw::kDescriptor = {
         .common = {.id = {.type = getEffectTypeUuidNoiseSuppression(),
                           .uuid = getEffectImplUuidNoiseSuppressionSw(),
                           .proxy = std::nullopt},
-                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::INSERT,
+                   .flags = {.type = Flags::Type::PRE_PROC,
                              .insert = Flags::Insert::FIRST,
                              .volume = Flags::Volume::CTRL},
                    .name = NoiseSuppressionSw::kEffectName,