diff --git a/tools/tune/drc/drc_build_blob.m b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_build_blob.m
similarity index 97%
rename from tools/tune/drc/drc_build_blob.m
rename to src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_build_blob.m
index 6873d81dcec4..48ef29b31a65 100644
--- a/tools/tune/drc/drc_build_blob.m
+++ b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_build_blob.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function blob8 = drc_build_blob(blob_struct, endian, ipc_ver)
+function blob8 = sof_drc_build_blob(blob_struct, endian, ipc_ver)
 
 if nargin < 2
         endian = 'little'
diff --git a/tools/tune/drc/drc_gen_coefs.m b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_gen_coefs.m
similarity index 98%
rename from tools/tune/drc/drc_gen_coefs.m
rename to src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_gen_coefs.m
index 28479934732e..9cfa8b7019e2 100644
--- a/tools/tune/drc/drc_gen_coefs.m
+++ b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_gen_coefs.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function coefs = drc_gen_coefs(params, sample_rate)
+function coefs = sof_drc_gen_coefs(params, sample_rate)
 
 if exist('OCTAVE_VERSION', 'builtin')
 	pkg load control;
diff --git a/tools/tune/drc/drc_generate_config.m b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_generate_config.m
similarity index 95%
rename from tools/tune/drc/drc_generate_config.m
rename to src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_generate_config.m
index b4b3a0a506f7..083f3257157a 100644
--- a/tools/tune/drc/drc_generate_config.m
+++ b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_generate_config.m
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-function config = drc_generate_config(coefs);
-
-addpath ./../eq
+function config = sof_drc_generate_config(coefs);
 
 config.enabled = coefs.enabled;
 config.db_threshold = eq_coef_quant(coefs.db_threshold, 32, 24); % Q8.24
@@ -28,5 +26,4 @@
 % Print out config
 config
 
-rmpath ./../eq
 end
diff --git a/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_paths.m b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_paths.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1071bcf2b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_paths.m
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+function sof_drc_paths(enable)
+
+% sof_drc_paths(enable)
+% enable - set to 1 to enable needed search path
+%          set to 0 to disable the search paths
+%
+
+% SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+%
+% Copyright (c) 2024, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+	common = '../../../../tools/tune/common';
+	% After #9187 use this
+	%eq = '../../eq_iir/tune';
+	% and remove this
+	eq = '../../../../tools/tune/eq';
+	if enable
+		addpath(common);
+		addpath(eq);
+	else
+		rmpath(common);
+		rmpath(eq);
+	end
+end
diff --git a/tools/tune/drc/drc_plot_db_curve.m b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_plot_db_curve.m
similarity index 97%
rename from tools/tune/drc/drc_plot_db_curve.m
rename to src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_plot_db_curve.m
index e8d479fa1f1f..e44f5d4a102d 100644
--- a/tools/tune/drc/drc_plot_db_curve.m
+++ b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_drc_plot_db_curve.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function drc_plot_db_curve(coefs)
+function sof_drc_plot_db_curve(coefs)
 
 if exist('OCTAVE_VERSION', 'builtin')
 	pkg load control;
diff --git a/tools/tune/drc/example_drc.m b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_example_drc.m
similarity index 71%
rename from tools/tune/drc/example_drc.m
rename to src/audio/drc/tune/sof_example_drc.m
index 3bb0898ec74d..865d816dd7f8 100644
--- a/tools/tune/drc/example_drc.m
+++ b/src/audio/drc/tune/sof_example_drc.m
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-function example_drc()
+function sof_example_drc()
 
-addpath ../common
+sof_drc_paths(1);
 
 % The parameters of the DRC compressor
 % enabled: 1 to enable the compressor, 0 to disable it
@@ -47,33 +47,36 @@ function example_drc()
 params.post_gain = 0;
 drc_coefs_and_config_export(params, 'dmic_default');
 
-rmpath ../common
+sof_drc_paths(0);
 
 end
 
 function drc_coefs_and_config_export(params, id)
 
 % Set the parameters here
-tplg1_fn = sprintf("../../topology/topology1/m4/drc_coef_%s.m4", id); % Control Bytes File
-tplg2_fn = sprintf("../../topology/topology2/include/components/drc/%s.conf", id); % Control Bytes File
+sof_tools = '../../../../tools';
+sof_tplg = fullfile(sof_tools, 'topology');
+sof_ctl = fullfile(sof_tools, 'ctl');
+tplg1_fn = sprintf("%s/topology1/m4/drc_coef_%s.m4", sof_tplg, id); % Control Bytes File
+tplg2_fn = sprintf("%s/topology2/include/components/drc/%s.conf", sof_tplg, id); % Control Bytes File
 % Use those files with sof-ctl to update the component's configuration
-blob3_fn = sprintf("../../ctl/ipc3/drc_coef_%s.blob", id); % Blob binary file
-alsa3_fn = sprintf("../../ctl/ipc3/drc_coef_%s.txt", id); % ALSA CSV format file
-blob4_fn = sprintf("../../ctl/ipc4/drc/%s.blob", id); % Blob binary file
-alsa4_fn = sprintf("../../ctl/ipc4/drc/%s.txt", id); % ALSA CSV format file
+blob3_fn = sprintf("%s/ipc3/drc_coef_%s.blob", sof_ctl, id); % Blob binary file
+alsa3_fn = sprintf("%s/ipc3/drc_coef_%s.txt", sof_ctl, id); % ALSA CSV format file
+blob4_fn = sprintf("%s/ipc4/drc/%s.blob", sof_ctl, id); % Blob binary file
+alsa4_fn = sprintf("%s/ipc4/drc/%s.txt", sof_ctl, id); % ALSA CSV format file
 
 endian = "little";
 sample_rate = 48000;
 
 % Generate coefficients for DRC with the given parameters
-coefs = drc_gen_coefs(params, sample_rate);
+coefs = sof_drc_gen_coefs(params, sample_rate);
 
 % Convert coefficients to sof_drc_config struct
-config = drc_generate_config(coefs);
+config = sof_drc_generate_config(coefs);
 
 % Convert struct to binary blob
-blob8 = drc_build_blob(config, endian);
-blob8_ipc4 = drc_build_blob(config, endian, 4);
+blob8 = sof_drc_build_blob(config, endian);
+blob8_ipc4 = sof_drc_build_blob(config, endian, 4);
 
 % Generate output files
 my_name = mfilename();
@@ -87,6 +90,6 @@ function drc_coefs_and_config_export(params, id)
 alsactl_write(alsa4_fn, blob8_ipc4);
 
 % Plot x-y response in dB
-drc_plot_db_curve(coefs);
+sof_drc_plot_db_curve(coefs);
 
 end
diff --git a/tools/tune/common/alsactl_write.m b/tools/tune/common/alsactl_write.m
index fc4b1badaf34..92fa67c3844f 100644
--- a/tools/tune/common/alsactl_write.m
+++ b/tools/tune/common/alsactl_write.m
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ function alsactl_write(fn, blob8)
 %% Write blob
 check_create_dir(fn);
 fh = fopen(fn, 'w');
+if fh < 0
+	fprintf(1, 'Error: Could not open file %s\n', fn);
+	error("Failed.");
+end
 
 %% Pad blob length to multiple of four bytes
 n_orig = length(blob8);
diff --git a/tools/tune/common/blob_write.m b/tools/tune/common/blob_write.m
index 8b87af9ddf6f..e13bea505bba 100644
--- a/tools/tune/common/blob_write.m
+++ b/tools/tune/common/blob_write.m
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ function blob_write(fn, blob8)
 %% Write blob
 check_create_dir(fn);
 fh = fopen(fn, 'wb');
+if fh < 0
+	fprintf(1, 'Error: Could not open file %s\n', fn);
+	error("Failed.");
+end
+
 fwrite(fh, blob8, 'uint8');
 fclose(fh);
 
diff --git a/tools/tune/common/sof_ucm_blob_write.m b/tools/tune/common/sof_ucm_blob_write.m
index 0a6c4da4454a..2a60b0021861 100644
--- a/tools/tune/common/sof_ucm_blob_write.m
+++ b/tools/tune/common/sof_ucm_blob_write.m
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ function sof_ucm_blob_write(fn, blob8)
 %% Write blob
 check_create_dir(fn);
 fh = fopen(fn, 'wb');
+if fh < 0
+	fprintf(1, 'Error: Could not open file %s\n', fn);
+	error("Failed.");
+end
+
 fwrite(fh, ublob8, 'uint8');
 fclose(fh);
 
diff --git a/tools/tune/common/tplg2_write.m b/tools/tune/common/tplg2_write.m
index 1bb28b05e5c6..cff82f79f1ca 100644
--- a/tools/tune/common/tplg2_write.m
+++ b/tools/tune/common/tplg2_write.m
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ function tplg2_write(fn, blob8, component, comment, howto)
 
 %% Write blob
 fh = fopen(fn, 'w');
+if fh < 0
+	fprintf(1, 'Error: Could not open file %s\n', fn);
+	error("Failed.");
+end
 nl = 8;
 fprintf(fh, '# %s %s\n', comment, date());
 if ~isempty(howto)
diff --git a/tools/tune/common/tplg_write.m b/tools/tune/common/tplg_write.m
index 15692cfab295..2834af82a919 100644
--- a/tools/tune/common/tplg_write.m
+++ b/tools/tune/common/tplg_write.m
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ function tplg_write(fn, blob8, name, comment, howto)
 
 %% Write blob
 fh = fopen(fn, 'w');
+if fh < 0
+	fprintf(1, 'Error: Could not open file %s\n', fn);
+	error("Failed.");
+end
 nl = 8;
 fprintf(fh, '# %s %s\n', comment, date());
 if ~isempty(howto)