Mint is still on pulse, but thankfully there was someone out there that had a nice script that switches you to pipewire and easy effects so I did that.
~~(I tried to find that script again but can't find it. Pretty sure it was on a forum somewhere if anyone needs to find it.)~~
Found it: https://github.com/Rigel2118/pipewire-installation-kit-for-linuxmint
I added the script to my post. It's not really that much and could have been done from a guide, but it sure as hell made it nice and simple.