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[APP & GUIDE]: Volume+ - Increasing your music gain & quality through your headset

[APP & GUIDE]: Volume+ - Increasing your music gain & quality through your headset
Hello guys and let us begin!
During my cohabitation with my beloved Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 , I had always one complain.
The bootloader was locked , battery life was awfull , there was no incall volume , camera gave too noisy pictures , the stock ROM was laggy , we didn't have fps uncaped...
...no seriously just one complain. I could never enjoy music being played on my headset using my mobile phone.
At this point many negative people may say that Android is not a music/multimedia platform and the hardware provided (headset etc.) is not of the best quality. Agreed! But I will answer we will have to work with what's being given.
So after using several custom ROMs equiped with DSP Manager I wasn't exactly getting the result I wanted. I had several undesired results such as:
The first few seconds of the song being played didn't actually play.
The bass was off the hook resulting in my headset playing a farty noise in my ears whenever there was a song that demanded deep bass.
I had generaly low volume resulting to not being able to listen to my favourite music while on my 3 hour bus travel every day to my university...
After some search around market and xda-developers forum I found the Volume+ application which is descent in it's free version BUT performs wonders as a paid version.
Now what I'm about to say onwards is about the paid version which in my humble opinion deserves its money.
AS THE DEVELOPER SAYS , I REPEAT TOO... THIS APP CAN GO -VERY- LOUD. I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE IF BY YOUR OWN MISTAKE YOU DAMAGE PERMANENTLY THE SPEAKER OF YOUR DEVICE.
First of we begin by setting any other equalizer stock or non stock to OFF. And if there is no disable option then we select the "FLAT" preset (that goes for stock Music player that can't disable its equalizer).
1.Then run Volume+ and chose Headset Settings.
2. Tick Speaker Modifications under Settings to Enable it.
Do not enable Virtual Room Effect. It's all about distortion imho.
3. Do -NOT- touch Basic Settings at all.
Basic Settings give some pre-made presets and none of them is good enough for x10. They all lack something and francly I've never been satisfied.
4. Tick Speaker Modifications under Advanced Settings.
That's for enabling the advanced equalizer to allow us to set each frequency channel independently.
5. Apply the following values.
Now these are the settings I use and I'm so much satisfied with them. They give me a rich overall volume , with correct frequencies.
At this point I want to say that if any other user has settings that believes are better than mine, feel free to post , share and explain!
Code:
Low: 100
Low/Mid: 120
Mid: 105
Mid/High: 100
High: 95
Volume Level: 7
Bass Boost: 8
Echo/Delay Level: 4
6. Although this application claims not to need a restart of device I strongly DISAGREE!
Reboot your device after you are done and under no reason should you kill the Volume+ service in case you are using a task killer/manager. Just add it to exceptions/white list.
So once you are done your settings must look exactly like this:
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How/Why:
In case you liked the result you can go on reading.
Those settings were not copied or found around the internet although I'm pretty sure anyone can Google and find something similar.
Those settings came from me and took quite a lot of my time since the whole process of "perfecting" them was listening to a bunch of different favourite songs (each song has its strengths and weaknesses) tweaking , restarting and again from the beggining. That's the best way to work with this application and needs quite a lot of patience but produces a neat result.
That being said , I want to say that my thing about music is that I'm a mainstream freak. So the songs I used to make my configuration are limited to certain kinds such as House , Electro , RnB/Hip-Hop , Pop , some slow Ballads. So for hardcore (Psy) Trance , (Death/Black) Metal , Opera listeners out there ... well guys , don't expect miracles!
Sample of songs used:
(Youtube quality has no relevance I just wanted a way to present them to you. I have those songs in full quality in my SDcard ofcourse.)
1. Claydee & Dimension-X - Call Me
(Pop with great vocals and hints of electro sounds and steady beat)
2. Alexunder Base ft. Mirela - Feelings (Club Version)
(Nice deep vocals and smooth bass. Also deep steady beat)
3. Fly Project - Goodbye
(Pop - High pitched tones during the reffrain natural and distorted guitar notes included)
4. Ela Rose ft. David Deejay - Lovely Words
(Nice deep bass , deep vocals , ambient sounds at the beginning)
5. MIMS - Move (If You Wanna)
(RnB - Very deep strong bass , human speech , harsh mid sounds like percussion)
...and about 20 others!
Regards!

Reserved for future use and because I can!

It can damage speaker if you play song via speaker,but if we play it via headset,possibility can damage out headset too ?
sory bad englsih

hiddenfr said:
It can damage speaker if you play song via speaker,but if we play it via headset,possibility can damage out headset too ?
sory bad englsih
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Not likely unless you do something incredibly thoughtless which again I can't be sure because headset and speaker are far different in technology.
Mr_element from Tapatalk for Android.

Awesome stuff, I have to say this has my westone 4s spitting out sounds I have not previously heard in my music. Haven't stopped listening to my collection since.

[APP][2.1-4.0+] Hourly Chime Ultimate

Hello,
I would like tell you about a little app I have co-developed. It's been on Google Play for some time now, but I wanted to make sure it's good enough before presenting it on this venerable forum
The name is: Hourly Chime Ultimate
Its goal is to turn your phone into a chime-playing clock.
There are several sound schemes to choose from:
a Casio watch
a cuckoo clock (striking the hour or just playing once an hour)
Big Ben (different chimes each quarter plus the clock striking the hour or just one chime once an hour)
phone's Text-to-Speech engine telling the time (still beta because of differences in TTS engines).
The chime can be played using as a ringer, multimedia or notification stream, so one can silence it when the ringer is silenced, or control the volume separately.
Some additional features that we already implemented (hopefully self-explanatory):
shake-to-silence
quiet hours
The plans are to provide more built-in chime sounds, as well as allow custom sounds and advanced configuration. Next versions will also feature silencing the chime when headset is detected.
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The app is available free on Google Play. It is ad-supported, but the ads are displayed on the settings page only. The UI is currently available in English and Polish. TTS talks English, Polish and German.
We would appreciate your feedback! If you find a bug or have a feature request, please post a reply in the thread! And if you like the app, please give it some really good feedback on Google Play
If you wish to help us translate the app to a foreign language, PM me!
Application Links:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ochalek.hourbeeper
market://details?id=net.ochalek.hourbeeper

i was looking for an app like this. i used to have it on my symbian phone. i tried this out and it worked at first. checked the option for it to be silent from 10pm to 5am. after that, it never notified me hourly anymore. it works when i try to test it.

amPOGIko said:
i was looking for an app like this. i used to have it on my symbian phone. i tried this out and it worked at first. checked the option for it to be silent from 10pm to 5am. after that, it never notified me hourly anymore. it works when i try to test it.
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We've had a number of reports like this, but it's really very hard to figure out what the actual problem is. The app works fine on most devices, but crashes periodically on some (Android 4+). It doesn't seem to be connected with the silent hours option though. All I can do is to ask you for some more patience. I'm really sorry for that...

good app.
installed it. and liked it a lot. thanks
ohaleck said:
Hello,
I would like tell you about a little app I have co-developed. It's been on Google Play for some time now, but I wanted to make sure it's good enough before presenting it on this venerable forum
The name is: Hourly Chime Ultimate
Its goal is to turn your phone into a chime-playing clock.
There are several sound schemes to choose from:
a Casio watch
a cuckoo clock (striking the hour or just playing once an hour)
Big Ben (different chimes each quarter plus the clock striking the hour or just one chime once an hour)
phone's Text-to-Speech engine telling the time (still beta because of differences in TTS engines).
The chime can be played using as a ringer, multimedia or notification stream, so one can silence it when the ringer is silenced, or control the volume separately.
Some additional features that we already implemented (hopefully self-explanatory):
shake-to-silence
quiet hours
The plans are to provide more built-in chime sounds, as well as allow custom sounds and advanced configuration. Next versions will also feature silencing the chime when headset is detected.
The app is available free on Google Play. It is ad-supported, but the ads are displayed on the settings page only. The UI is currently available in English and Polish. TTS talks English, Polish and German.
We would appreciate your feedback! If you find a bug or have a feature request, please post a reply in the thread! And if you like the app, please give it some really good feedback on Google Play
If you wish to help us translate the app to a foreign language, PM me!
Application Links:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ochalek.hourbeeper
market://details?id=net.ochalek.hourbeeper
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[App] Flashlight with lots of layouts and interesting gadgets for the party or trip

In two weeks following the publication on Google Play, after some patches and the addition of new layouts, I decided to show you my app. It was tested on the latest and most popular phones, but please do report your comments when something doesn't work.
I will be grateful for the positive comments if you'll like it.
You can download the applications from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.osp.flashlight
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The application is primarily a functional flashlight on your phone. It allows you to use the flash (LED) or the phone screen as a bright light to illuminate your way in the woods, basement or other dark places. The greatest advantage of this application is a multitude of additional features:
- Strobe music - works to the beat of your favorite music, an indispensable gadget for every event
- Strobe II - allows you to change the lamp switching frequency
- Widget - flashlight can quickly and easily run directly from the phone screen without unnecessary clicking
- Change skins - graphics tailored to your tastes, there is a little something for everyone, to choose from: steel gray, candy brocade, army style
- Police roof light - screen imitating the police roof light
- Morse code - allows you to transmit and receive coded messages in Morse code
- Color screen - you can set any color of the glowing screen and do a romantic mood in your room
- Sleep Timer - you can set the time after which the flashlight is switched off
- Touch switch - the light is active while you hold the button
What do you think about layouts? Do you like them?
I've added a translation into Japanese and Korean. It was done by befriended students, but if there are errors then please just let me know.

Funny app
Disco village, but the execution is solid. The aesthetic layouts and proper operation.

Witynie said:
Disco village, but the execution is solid. The aesthetic layouts and proper operation.
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Write what layouts add to the application. For now I have no idea what to add more.

Robert1973 said:
Write what layouts add to the application. For now I have no idea what to add more.
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More animations when playing music.

Nice concept .. Good work !
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

Wow. I really like this nify utility. Thanks dev.
Yoy were lookong for suggestions?
That strobe and song feature should be an alarm function. Program a alarm or timer to activate song, and music strobe.
What do you think??
as I was showing this app to my wife, she says, 'set that as an alarm'. Here I am.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda premium

JohnnyEpic said:
as I was showing this app to my wife, she says, 'set that as an alarm'. Here I am.
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Disco alarm clock is probably a good idea, I'll work on it.

nice
Interesting graphics, a lot of it.

More animations when playing music.
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I agree. I'd really like to see some music visualisations automatically synchronizing with music beat. I'm searching for an app with that capabilities. I think it should be quite easy to do, it seems that hard part (beat detection) already exists.

New features of flashlight
antroits said:
I agree. I'd really like to see some music visualisations automatically synchronizing with music beat. I'm searching for an app with that capabilities. I think it should be quite easy to do, it seems that hard part (beat detection) already exists.
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I will try to add in the next two-three weeks. At the moment I'm working on a widget with disco clock: D

After a month on Google Play Disco Flashlight is on 20th place among the best free tools applications. I'm glad you like it.

[APP][5.0+]Deux - Dual Audio Player!

Deux - Dual Audio Player!
Sync and mix new and old tracks for a brand new experience!
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Supports google assistant and most earphone/headset hardware controls.
5 band equalizer.
Remembers last played song and queue.
Lots of themes for every taste!
The UI is my own spin on the traditional UI. I always had problems with music apps not displaying the full name of the song so I made sure that all song information is clearly visible at a glance.
All playback control functionality including adjusting speed is accessed through dedicated icons on the player screen.
I hope you try the app out and leave a review. Looking forward to feedback.
App is free to download but has banner ads.
Android version: 5.0+
App link.

Changelog
Version 1.11 released
Major UI Overhaul. Visuals greatly improved.
Lots of under the hood optimizations.
Version 1.07 released
Added pitch controls.
Version 1.06 released
Improved list to make better use of available screen space.
Version 1.05 released
Improvements to sync algorithm.
Fixed a crash.
Version 1.04 released
Added auto sync functionality.
Fixed some crashes.
Changed name from Auduo to Duplex.
Version 1.03 released
Fixed issue with glass theme.
Version 1.02 released
Added Rate prompt.
Dropped KitKat support.
Version 1.01 released
Minor crash fix on resume play button.
Adjusted wallpaper scaling for glass theme.

Google play Country locked.
Can't download.
No feedback to be givin as Google play said its not available in my country (USA...)
Looks alright. Though also has a weird look that has a bit of unappealing qualitys (from your screen shots alone....)

immorality said:
Google play Country locked.
Can't download.
No feedback to be givin as Google play said its not available in my country (USA...)
Looks alright. Though also has a weird look that has a bit of unappealing qualitys (from your screen shots alone....)
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Yes I did not want to compete with Google Music or Spotify. But can you specify what specifically you find unappealing and weird?

Am in Scotland and would really love to try this. I work as a radio DJ and this would be great to try while out and about.

KHSH01 said:
Yes I did not want to compete with Google Music or Spotify. But can you specify what specifically you find unappealing and weird?
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I think its the albums and the spacing between songs feels like it takes more then it needs

immorality said:
I think its the albums and the spacing between songs feels like it takes more then it needs
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That is intentional.

mrevansx7 said:
Am in Scotland and would really love to try this. I work as a radio DJ and this would be great to try while out and about.
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Yes I am not releasing the app in countries where streaming music apps are prevalent.

Where did you take your Dsp from?

it'sup said:
Where did you take your Dsp from?
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I am not using a dsp. It just plays two tracks side by side. The pitch and speed are controlled by each individual players. This IS NOT a professional dj mixing application. It just lets you play tracks side by side for a new unique effect. A feature to stand out from the crowd of other music apps intended for the average user.

I understand not releasing it on the Play Store. How about a download link though?
Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

pdaddy said:
I understand not releasing it on the Play Store. How about a download link though?
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If you uninstall the app Google will count it to the total uninstalls but they won't count the install.

I'd also like to download this and try out. How can I get it despite being region locked?

Same here anybody got apk???

The point of this if no one can download it
What is the point of making a app if only 1/20 of the works can download it. It's not about competition it's about being different and how do you know if your if your going to limit yourself. That's like saying I'm going to limit it my life. In life you have to take chances it's how we learn to better the things we do

KHSH01 said:
Yes I am not releasing the app in countries where streaming music apps are prevalent.
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What's the point of that? Why release it in play at all then and just let those in the know (xda forum) test before you release it to (what countries is it even available??) VPN doesn't fool it..

Backgrounds look very nice, thanks

h4rd said:
Backgrounds look very nice, thanks
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Glad you like it.

[APP][5.0+] Rain Sounds - White Noise free all Sounds

Rain Sounds - White Noise - Free All Sounds​I'll give 50 promotion code for 5 first user rating + feedback on the google play store​
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- Over 30 mix sounds is available for you
- Create your own mix of sounds with over 50 sounds like rain sounds, white noise, sleep sound and so more
- The volume of each sound can adjust independency
- Sleep timer for auto turn off sleep sound
- Running in the background
- No network require
- Free totally all sounds
List of sounds in Rain Sounds - White Noise - Free all Sounds
- White noise
- Rain sound
- Thunderstorm sound
- Bird sounds
- Flutter sounds
- Rain on window
- Rain in forest
- Water sounds
- Clock sounds
- Fan sounds
... so on
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New Update:
- Add more sounds
- Fix some issues

download + rating + feedback on google play to receive promotion code. Thank you

I really liked: good balance of available sounds. Realistic sounds: light rain is really light. Already rated and wrote the review. Thank you!

Technical said:
I really liked: good balance of available sounds. Realistic sounds: light rain is really light. Already rated and wrote the review. Thank you!
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Thank you so much. I've just send you promo code. Hop you enjoy our app

hopnv.1611 said:
Thank you so much. I've just send you promo code. Hop you enjoy our app
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Google Play is not accepting that code, saying it's invalid.

Technical said:
Google Play is not accepting that code, saying it's invalid.
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Hi guy. Did you do it? Open app -> click on More -> Premium -> Buy -> Choose Promo Code -> Enter code I sent you

Yes, exactly that. Now the code is expired.

PearlLynn said:
Looks like an app I really need. I frequently have insomnia due to stress from work and home problems. I was prescribed pills, and I do take them, but I'm a little bit scared of sides I've read about. So I now search different ways to be able to fall asleep. I was suggested to try meditation, but I have no time for it and I just can't grab my mind to practice it. I heard the white sound helps a lot, so I'm going to try this out.
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A small fan works well too...
Keep the room cool in the winter as it's conducive to sleep.

blackhawk said:
A small fan works well too...
Keep the room cool in the winter as it's conducive to sleep.
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Ok, I'll check this out. Thanks

New Update: Add music for Sleep Sounds. Check it now