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himalaya a2dp ht820 CSR Cambridge Silicon Radio stack

Hi!
first, i'm sorry for my faulty english, but who cares...
lets try to sort things out, because some topics are really messed up
my challenge on the search for a full featured sw/hm setup for stereo music, headset, handsfree, voice command now lasts for about 2 weeks, and i'm still not satisfied . So i will post my impressions and problems here, perhaps we will find a satisfying solution
my hardware:
himalaya (xda II O2)
ROM 1.72.01.GER wm2003
RADIO 1.17.00
ht820 motorola headset
tweaks:
CSR Bt see (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=a2dp)
what i got done until now:
- a2dp profile works great, brilliant playback in my ht820
- 2 sec connection time on start, i can live with that
- no skips during playback, i can live with that too
- incoming call during playback: no problem ansering by pressing multifunction button on ht820, headset profile is activating
bad things:
- only functions with wmp, i can live with that
- doesn't resume playback after call, well i don't like that
- no guess how to enable ms voice command over ht820, thats sad
- playback buttons don't function, sad too...
so if you're a owner of a Himalaya (xda2, xdaII, mda2, don't know all it's names ) device post your comments, achievments, answers...
for you whe are annoyed of all the steps to enable bt stream music to headset, i wrote a mortscript to be placed on today screen to toggle ht820 on/off, i hope it may be useful, be aware you need SwichIt by Buzz_Lightyear (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=17476&highlight=switchit) installed for proper functionality. you may have to edit the mortscript to fullfill your needs (paths,....) with an editor like notepad .
ok thats all for now from me, look forward to some life on this topic

hey.. i got CSR stack with wm5.0 combo.. look at my review of it here.. http://buzzdev.net/component/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,59/func,view/id,15228/catid,26/
i got every button to work on windows media but not any other player so far. and i prefer pocket player since its louder than on windows media. are you experienceing the same even if u r using wm2003??

Cutefox said:
hey.. i got CSR stack with wm5.0 combo.. look at my review of it here.. http://buzzdev.net/component/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,59/func,view/id,15228/catid,26/
i got every button to work on windows media but not any other player so far. and i prefer pocket player since its louder than on windows media. are you experienceing the same even if u r using wm2003??
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yes, wmp is not that loud, thats true
i think it's pocketplayers preamp, perhaps there's some plugin for wmp , too, but i've never seen anything like that
can you use MS voice command with wm2005 and is it possible to use the headset for it?

ooo i havent been playing around with voice command yet. post the prog here, i'll try it out. or the link to it.

Cutefox said:
ooo i havent been playing around with voice command yet. post the prog here, i'll try it out. or the link to it.
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well i found that on buzzdev, perhaps you've already seen it:
http://buzzdev.net/component/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,59/func,view/id,15342/catid,26/
i guess its a beginning to solve the volume issue.
here you can download a demo of voice command, its one of MS produkts, that really functions , well i like it.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/voicecommand/default.mspx
I just installed a wm2005 image http://buzzdev.net/component/option,com_simpleboard/Itemid,59/func,view/id,14533/catid,26/ + crb stack
next previous buttons on ht820 function now but pause play button does not...
it also does not resume music after call, did you manage to solve those things?

i didnt install that rom on mine, but a previous one b4 that. giodata rom. everything works for me on windows media. jus that its not loud enough so not useful for me when on da bus. i use pocket player now when on da bus. i think itech blueband is louder but lack the music control. so u are saying that the 2.01 rom dont work fully?? im thinkin if i shoul flash to that. btw is windows media now louder after u use this rom?? compare it with pocket player for me. im thinking to upgrade to 2.01 or not.

VVGEO, you are the master of all things wicked and PHAT! I've been trying to get my bluetooth headphones working for 4 months! It works with excellent audio quality now! Thankyou for posting this.

Ringtones Sound Level Very Low. HELP !!

I Installed Dopods WM6 sounds into my 8525. Those ringtones sound so low on my phone as to compared to the ones that originally came with the phone. How can I fix the sound level of these ringtones. Any help would be appreciated.

morjeff said:
I Installed Dopods WM6 sounds into my 8525. Those ringtones sound so low on my phone as to compared to the ones that originally came with the phone. How can I fix the sound level of these ringtones. Any help would be appreciated.
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You have to pull them into a sound editor (a free one such as audacity works well) and do a global +db enhancement on them..typically +5-8db will work..you enhance them to much and you can get "clipping" sounds at high points. Do a google on audacity...runs on windows and linux...probably mac also.

Thank You
Thanks for the help

Cannot get files to desktop
How do I extract the files to desktop to edit them. I had a cab file install. What to Do ?????

Audacity does run on macs. It is a magnificent free sound editor program. I highly recommend it!

I use this online tool
www.makeownringtone.com
It's free. And it's a bit less complicated than using Audacity.

a2dp stereo on magician

hi ,,i installed the a2dp cab file got it working fine ,,but the only problem i have is it will only stream stereo audio from wmp ,,,which i find frustrating because i prefer winvibe,,or coreplayer instead,,
can someone show me a way of makin all my stereo sounds on the magician to work on these apps also ,,,i am using a motorol ht820 stereo headset
i had to edit this for morons like me who cannot be bothered to study and check things out before crying for help like me
ok to get other players etc working its pretty simple really the a2dp patch is only made to run with wmp so the trick to this is to rename your player u wish to use ie gsplayer.exe to wmplayer.exe ,,,yes thats it bloody rename the app u need to use with stereo bluetooth to wmplayer.exe simple as that
and many thanks to this wonderful and glorious site without it i would be f%^$

Try renaming the file of executable?
pdaman2604 said:
hi ,,i installed the a2dp cab file got it working fine ,,but the only problem i have is it will only stream stereo audio from wmp ,,,which i find frustrating because i prefer winvibe,,or coreplayer instead,,
can someone show me a way of makin all my stereo sounds on the magician to work on these apps also ,,,i am using a motorol ht820 stereo headset
i had to edit this for morons like me who cannot be bothered to study and check things out before crying for help like me
ok to get other players etc working its pretty simple really the a2dp patch is only made to run with wmp so the trick to this is to rename your player u wish to use ie gsplayer.exe to wmplayer.exe ,,,yes thats it bloody rename the app u need to use with stereo bluetooth to wmplayer.exe simple as that
and many thanks to this wonderful and glorious site without it i would be f%^$
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Yo,
Yes the renaming always works.
By the way, MortPlayer is far more better than any audio player(s) in the world, worthwhile to try.
Philip

WMP hijacking BT controls in some custom builds

I think is should be the correct forum for this. If any of you use core player, nitrogen, pocket music, or whatever, you'll notice that windows media player often hijacks your bluetooth controls. I've noticed this in quite a few pre cooked roms, but not when I cook my own using the kitchen. Is this a bug or a feature of the chefs and can it be disabled?

What you want is a stock "BTHCI.DLL", if i recall correctly

ftdn2006 said:
I think is should be the correct forum for this. If any of you use core player, nitrogen, pocket music, or whatever, you'll notice that windows media player often hijacks your bluetooth controls. I've noticed this in quite a few pre cooked roms, but not when I cook my own using the kitchen. Is this a bug or a feature of the chefs and can it be disabled?
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To clarify what Da_G just said . . .
Da_G said:
What you want is a stock "BTHCI.DLL", if i recall correctly
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the stock BTHCI.DLL for WM 6.1/Raphael does as you describe. WMP is always controlled by AVRCP, no matter what player you're using (unless it's HTC Music Player). The modified BTHCI.DLL that Da_G provided for WM6.5 corrects that "issue" by allowing other media players to access AVRCP control. However, this breaks the AVRCP functionality of HTC Music Player.
If you prefer to use the 6.5 BTHCI.DLL file, I made a cab install of it:
T-Back 6.5 BT Driver.cab
Thanks to Da_G for providing the updated driver!
P.S. The reason you don't have the issue when cooking in Da_G's 6.5 Kitchen is because Da_G included it in the "Mods" folder.

wow man, you guys rock. Thanks G and thank you captain for the cab. You guys and this community just make every visit fantastic. Thanks a lot for this. Windows media player was driving me nuts.

I have a Sprint Touch Pro and was a little frustrated that I couldn't use the AVRCP controls from my BT8010 with my favorite mp3 player Pocket Music. When I found this thread, I was excited to use the T-Back 6.5 BT Driver and it worked very well! The play/pause and skip/next features work well within PocketMusic! However, now in order to get the audio to play through my bluetooth headset, I need to go to my Bluetooth settings and disconnect then connect my BT8010 before it works.
Has anyone run into this problem too?

Caption_Throwback, You are my Hero!!!!! I have been without AVRCP controls since last May. I use Pocket Player, as it has many controls that I need, but I've been frustrated by their lack of support on this problem.
I will be sending you $$ tomorrow morning.
Wendy, now in N. Calif, but a Bristol Gal born & raised!

Da_G & Captian_Throwback, YOU GUYS are True PPC PIMPS..
Thanks....

thank you for this!
it this "only" for WM6.5?
would be nice for WM6.1 too

Works on 6.1
procee said:
thank you for this!
it this "only" for WM6.5?
would be nice for WM6.1 too
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I'm on an at&t fuze, WM6.1, works like a charm. I mean, all the time, everytime. I use Pocket Player from Conduits for my media player. I have Forward xx seconds and Pause/play again. Life is Good! ps, I don't use Windows Media player, so can't say if it works or not.

you are so right - thank you so much

Thanks for this cab file - I've been looking for an answer for this for ages!
I've installed the cab and bt headset no longer starts up wmp, but still cannot get it to control Coreplayer - do I need to set it up somehow elsewhere, like ACRCP app, and if so, what settings should I use?
Many thanks

Cret said:
Thanks for this cab file - I've been looking for an answer for this for ages!
I've installed the cab and bt headset no longer starts up wmp, but still cannot get it to control Coreplayer - do I need to set it up somehow elsewhere, like ACRCP app, and if so, what settings should I use?
Many thanks
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It works fine with CorePlayer for me without doing anything. Did you soft reset after installing the cab and/or restart CorePlayer?

Yes mate - done all that. I am using Energy rom 6.5
Maybe I'll try reinstalling Coreplayer or something

Just found this thread and wondering if it will help me. I am presently using NRG's energy ROM for the touch diamond 2 (6.5)
Since going to the 6.5 ROM, BT control only links to WMP but I want it to link to HTC Audio Manager. Will this cab have the desired effect?

Captain_Throwback said:
...The modified BTHCI.DLL that Da_G provided for WM6.5 corrects that "issue" by allowing other media players to access AVRCP control. However, this breaks the AVRCP functionality of HTC Music Player...
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Its only likely to make your issue worse...

bassline72 said:
Its only likely to make your issue worse...
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Sorry, dont know too much about this but you say it breaks the functunality for htc audio player - it is already not responding to this program. My aim is to disable windows media player funtionality and then somehow create a link to htc audio manager. It probably cant be done but this is one of the few posts I have found that offered a glimmer of hope.
hope they resolve the issue on future ROMs

db_darryl said:
Sorry, dont know too much about this but you say it breaks the functunality for htc audio player - it is already not responding to this program. My aim is to disable windows media player funtionality and then somehow create a link to htc audio manager. It probably cant be done but this is one of the few posts I have found that offered a glimmer of hope.
hope they resolve the issue on future ROMs
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Unfortunately, you can't have it both ways .
The BT driver included in the ROM you're using is the same one posted in this thread as a cab. It enables AVRCP for all other players (and prevents WMP from launching when trying to use AVRCP controls with another app), but doesn't work with the HTC Music Player. The "stock" BT driver will restore the AVRCP functionality of HTC Music Player, but if you want to use a player other than that one or WMP, then AVRCP won't work at all; it'll simply launch WMP.
P.S. Just to clarify - with the stock BT driver, WMP does NOT override HTC Music Player AVRCP control. So if that's all you're trying to accomplish (for it to behave as the stock ROM), that is doable.

Can you make one for TOPAZ?
Thanks

radoste said:
Can you make one for TOPAZ?
Thanks
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Make one what? Per the below post, the existing cab works on the Topaz:
red171 said:
The Cab works great on HTC Touch Diamond2 with Vodafone (GER) WM6.5 ROM!
very nice
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Captain_Throwback said:
Make one what? Per the below post, the existing cab works on the Topaz:
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Does not work for my topaz.
UDK RC4

Enabling hi-res playback on nougat roms via buildprop

Not sure if this information is useful to anyone but here it is.
Basically after nougat update Poweramp music player's 24bit playback mode fails to activate (even with latest 704 alpha installed). So those audiophile among us might be super annoyed .
Solution, add this line to build.prop , this has enabled 16bit 192khz playback on aicp7.1.2
ro.lenovo.hifi_support=true

Text would be better so anyone can copy-paste the settings!

Worked for LOS14.1

Small update , it seems that someone on the Poweramp forums has managed to enable 24/192 playback by tricking the phone into thinking it has Samsung software .
Anyone have any idea what he added to the build.prop?

philipnzw said:
Small update , it seems that someone on the Poweramp forums has managed to enable 24/192 playback by tricking the phone into thinking it has Samsung software .
Anyone have any idea what he added to the build.prop?
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If you want the best audio you can get out of your phone, install viper4arise. (and use esira/eleven)
Edit: Viper does not activate 192khz playback, because its useless (for a smartphone with only 1 aux output) read why here.

wertus33333 said:
If you want the best audio you can get out of your phone, install viper4arise. (and use esira/eleven)
Edit: Viper does not activate 192khz playback, because its useless (for a smartphone with only 1 aux output) read why here.
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Hires audio is a complicated subject. I think it works for me because of the placebo effect ? Lmao
However, I'm also just a hobbyist looking to tinker around.
If I can recall correctly , most forms of audio mods on Android increases the noise floor by a significant amount, making everything sound quite messy (but I haven't tested arise yet) .
Just looking to share info around and spread the fun of tinkering

philipnzw said:
Hires audio is a complicated subject. I think it works for me because of the placebo effect ? Lmao
However, I'm also just a hobbyist looking to tinker around.
If I can recall correctly , most forms of audio mods on Android increases the noise floor by a significant amount, making everything sound quite messy (but I haven't tested arise yet) .
Just looking to share info around and spread the fun of tinkering
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I had this problem with arise too, but you can reduce the "output gain" to reduce the quality loss while amplifying the signal (just remember to set it back if you need a louder signal, e.g. for small speakers). Like that i was able to completely anulate the small glitches and rushing/shizzling (or at least i dont hear it anymore xD).
I've tried dozens of sound mods (even changed roms for it) and the best (and most stable) solution for me is viper.
You however have to try around and install the arise modules one-by-one and then setting everything suitable for your needs (Profiles, add-ons like atmos).
But its worth it, even my 24bit 192Khz computer sound sounds bad now! :crying:

And? How do you like Arise? ^^

wertus33333 said:
And? How do you like Arise? ^^
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Seems pretty fine to me but I didn't play with it much since non of my earphones seem to respond well with it

philipnzw said:
Seems pretty fine to me but I didn't play with it much since non of my earphones seem to respond well with it
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What Earphones do you have?
For my somic/Xiaomi In-ear's it works perfectly (Arise core+atmos +Sono's headphone profile) i only use Atmos for more bass (e.g. drum n bass/goa).
But Mi4c/s is a ***** concerning audio (i think to remember flashing rom for rom to get good audio, but thats some time ago) xD

wertus33333 said:
What Earphones do you have?
For my somic/Xiaomi In-ear's it works perfectly (Arise core+atmos +Sono's headphone profile) i only use Atmos for more bass (e.g. drum n bass/goa).
But Mi4c/s is a ***** concerning audio (i think to remember flashing rom for rom to get good audio, but thats some time ago) xD
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Kz zse , zst
And a piston hybrid
Yeah smartphone audio might just be average unless if its a LG V series .
Either way I'm planning on saving up for a dac or perhaps DAP in the future haha.

philipnzw said:
Kz zse , zst
And a piston hybrid
Yeah smartphone audio might just be average unless if its a LG V series .
Either way I'm planning on saving up for a dac or perhaps DAP in the future haha.
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The Piston hybrid sound damn good to me with Sonophilos headphone profile and dolby atmos (but i'm on Oneplus2).
Make sure you get a DAC thats supported by viper if you get one ;P

24bit 192khz
I bet this one will work, tested on redmi note 4 mido
Change ro.product.manufacturer=Samsung
And add these lines from audio lines= persist.audio.uhqa=1
Hope it works, thanks me later

cerberus2596 said:
I bet this one will work, tested on redmi note 4 mido
Change ro.product.manufacturer=Samsung
And add these lines from audio lines= persist.audio.uhqa=1
Hope it works, thanks me later
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This trick just send 192khz audio PCM data to Android audio resampler, after that audio data will be resampled to 48khz/16bit for output.

philipnzw said:
Not sure if this information is useful to anyone but here it is.
Basically after nougat update Poweramp music player's 24bit playback mode fails to activate (even with latest 704 alpha installed). So those audiophile among us might be super annoyed .
Solution, add this line to build.prop , this has enabled 16bit 192khz playback on aicp7.1.2
ro.lenovo.hifi_support=true
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For me this line is the one that works.
However, in my hi-res output option, DVC is always enabled.
As it's conflicting with Dolby, how to forcefully disable it?