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Thunderbolt volume

i play the drums a lot with studio head phones and when i use any head phone with the thunderbolt is is never loud enough. i was hoping to ditch the ipod for ever with this phone but the ipod gets so much louder. i have played with all the settings... is there any way to get the volume louder?

corey113888 said:
i play the drums a lot with studio head phones and when i use any head phone with the thunderbolt is is never loud enough. i was hoping to ditch the ipod for ever with this phone but the ipod gets so much louder. i have played with all the settings... is there any way to get the volume louder?
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You can try to look for Different music players in the market that may let you raise the volume higher. PowerAMP let me raise it a little bit after tweakage but not significantly. Im Sure theirs other ways if rooted too.

HorsexD said:
You can try to look for Different music players in the market that may let you raise the volume higher. PowerAMP let me raise it a little bit after tweakage but not significantly. Im Sure theirs other ways if rooted too.
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Cool thanks! I'm going through the market now looking at different music players. I am rooted on perfect storm 1.2 plus ziggy's Beta Kernel MECHA BFS 6 Apr 11 kernel...

There's an app called AudioBoost that can help... But you must be rooted to use it.
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Nevermind, i used AudioBoost on my Samsung Vibrant way back when but the new version might not work on HTC devices... Will give it a whirl later today and report back.
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[Q] Earpiece Volume Boost--

Alright guys...before ANYTHING i just want to make something clear...in this thread, i am talking about the Earpiece Volume...not the back speaker, not the HEADSET, not the bluetooth...just the in-call EARPIECE volume. sorry if i am coming off kinda rude but the truth of the matter is...every post i go to to search for this particular thing ppl are commenting with DSP Manager suggestions and Volume Hack and Volume+...well NONE of those effect the or can change the EARPIECE volume...just the phone speaker, or Bluetooth or HEadset.
whew.
now that i got that out of my hair lol...can somebody help me with this?i have an Inspire...rooted... with cyanmodgen 7. i did install this one kernel that somebody had out for a volume tweak, but the boost is mostly in my head i think...it was the cm7-inspire-audiofix-r1...
everything abt cyanmodgen7 is amazing...and i think there was a volume boost too from stock sense...BUT i was wondering if there was an app or a system tweak to raise the decibels.
thanks a lot guys! keep up the good work...im what u may call an advanced NOOB lol. so...easy on the words hah!

Do u mean like earbuds or one of those that's wired with built in Mic? Have u tried a pair that have their own volume control dial built in? I have a pair from my old chocolate touch but haven't tried them yet, just trying to throw out some ideas for you.
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The only way to truely raise it to make a big difference is in the kernel, which means you'll have to raise it in.the source, then compile it. Ill probably have a cm7 compatible kernel out soon with a big volume boost. I already have one that's pretty loud, next one will be louder

di11igaf said:
The only way to truely raise it to make a big difference is in the kernel, which means you'll have to raise it in.the source, then compile it. Ill probably have a cm7 compatible kernel out soon with a big volume boost. I already have one that's pretty loud, next one will be louder
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thanks! PM me if you can when you do...but for now i would love to try the one you said u already have?
let me know! thanks again!

Beats by DRE or what else I found on the portal

Well I am in the mood/ a mission to just royally mess up my phone today and luckily the portal is chock full of suggestions and mods to help me do just that.
The first I found was the GPS fix from earlier and now:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523760
Beats by DRE for all Gingerbread roms.
I went through it a bit and it didnt seem like it was gonna mess with anything (mostly different files) so I went ahead and flashed it.
Everything is working fine and there doesnt seem to be any conflicts with Voodoo Sound. Does it improve the audio? I guess I am not enough of an audiofile to really know...
Just wanted to say that it seems safe to flash and throw it out as an option

Just to help people understand what Beats is (from what I know). It is more or less an audio filter that changes how the audio is processed coming from the device. It also changes the EQ curve some to accentuate the lower frequencies and then gives you a "distorted" output.

How can you tell if it installed correctly? is there any settings? Thanks.

As far as I can tell there no settings, and they are just under the hood enhancements.
Charged up post!

piizzadude said:
As far as I can tell there no settings, and they are just under the hood enhancements.
Charged up post!
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+1 Yeah, the reason I asked cause I couldn't tell the different after installed. I heard everyone swore that it's huge different in sound quality, well I guess not for me. Thanks.

buhohitr said:
+1 Yeah, the reason I asked cause I couldn't tell the different after installed. I heard everyone swore that it's huge different in sound quality, well I guess not for me. Thanks.
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it may have to do with the quality of the audio card in the charge. I felt like i noticed more of a difference when I flashed this on my kindle fire than I did on my charge.

BleedsOrangeandBlue said:
it may have to do with the quality of the audio card in the charge. I felt like i noticed more of a difference when I flashed this on my kindle fire than I did on my charge.
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The charge has one of the best DACs around on a phone... That's why voodoo sound works

JihadSquad said:
The charge has one of the best DACs around on a phone... That's why voodoo sound works
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That was my whole point... A device that renders sound exceptionally well is going to benefit less from minor software tweaks than one with a ****ty card that plays poorly out of the box.
Just because someone says "build quality" doesn't mean that they mean "bad build quality".

I think Beats sounds like crap anyway. It overemphasizes the bass and muddies up the mids. It's really intended for bass heavy music and doesn't really work well for anything else, IMO.

Beats... Audiophiles? Thanks for making me laugh this morning.
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Headphone Amp Software

I love the Voodoo headphone amp as it boosts the headphone output to a decent level, but installing voodoo sounds has its problems on ICS with calls, etc and all the know bugs. Is there a headphone amp app or widget or something? Best I've found is to make a preset EQ with everything boosted but this affects sound more than Supercurio's work on the Wolfman chip and enabling the headphone boosts.

Jetaudio is the player I've been using on my other phone. Get it from play store. Once you have it go to EQ and look at the top. There is a built in preamp. Slide the bar to 10 and watch your ears bleed. It is by far the best free player that I've used.

hechoen said:
Jetaudio is the player I've been using on my other phone. Get it from play store. Once you have it go to EQ and look at the top. There is a built in preamp. Slide the bar to 10 and watch your ears bleed. It is by far the best free player that I've used.
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Thanks, I'll check it out.

getochkn said:
Thanks, I'll check it out.
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Actually thank eollie. I'm pretty sure he's the one that let me know about it. Well it was either him or Lumin. Hard to tell the other members of TFTN apart anymore. lol

I'll give Jet a try myself.
Not to hijack, if anyone knows of dev info on compiling new codecs for Android, would you PM me? The lack of Apple lossless keeps me from using my phone for music.
Posted from my SGS4G, thanks to Team Acid development

jeff
Can you really tell the difference between lossless and compressed? I've tried with some really good earbuds and it's super hard for me to tell. Try talking some albums that you know really well and converting them to mp3 at 224. If you can tell the difference from the phone I'd be amazed.

hechoen said:
Actually thank eollie. I'm pretty sure he's the one that let me know about it. Well it was either him or Lumin. Hard to tell the other members of TFTN apart anymore. lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673917

Yeah, I use Grado cans and anything below 512 kbps is like nails on a chalkboard to me. My library is all Apple lossless at this point and transcoding on the fly is a complexity I'd rather not deal with.
Edit -- Switching to IEMs has made anything compressed even at 512 kbps rather painful. As full-rate Apple Lossless or Flac is typically around 800-1000 kbps, at least for me, there isn't any meaningful gain for the pain.

jetAudio does support Apple Lossless now, and doesn't have the gaps between tracks that used to plague older Android players. It's got it's own usability issues, but it does a decent job.
Now if I can figure out why Voodoo Sound occasionally stops working for me to control amp gain so I can keep the digital gain maxed out.

jeffsf said:
jetAudio does support Apple Lossless now, and doesn't have the gaps between tracks that used to plague older Android players. It's got it's own usability issues, but it does a decent job.
Now if I can figure out why Voodoo Sound occasionally stops working for me to control amp gain so I can keep the digital gain maxed out.
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Since I stopped using my 4g as a phone and just use it as a music player voodoo sounds has worked all the time every time. I think receiving phone calls might be what is causing it to stop working. I few others have reported the same. Something to take a look at at least. If your using jet it has it's own built in pre amp that works well.

I think that maxed out issue you are talking about is a setting in voodoo app causes the db keep going up
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hechoen said:
I think receiving phone calls might be what is causing [Voodoo Sound] to stop working.
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I seem to be finding that either placing or receiving a call "disconnects" Voodoo Sound from the analog gain.
The preamp control in jetAudio is a little different -- Voodoo has the benefit of keeping the digital gain as high as possible and just using the audio gain, which should improve sound quality by keeping digitization noise lower.

I have logs for that i go on wheresmycellphone.com and call my phone run logocat right before the call. No one has provided logs yet ? There seems to be dual speaker mode thats changed and an audio route problem. Do u want me to up logs. Does voodoo work on any of ics roms with just dsp manager and how do u tell if it is working really. I think the tv out driver plays a slight role as well there is bluetooth sharing enabled during call when headset not being used or anything.
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jeffsf said:
I seem to be finding that either placing or receiving a call "disconnects" Voodoo Sound from the analog gain.
The preamp control in jetAudio is a little different -- Voodoo has the benefit of keeping the digital gain as high as possible and just using the audio gain, which should improve sound quality by keeping digitization noise lower.
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I bet you still listen to vinyl don't you. LOL I see your point for sure but on my earbuds I can't tell the difference. As long as it's loud and clear and loud it's good enough for me.

I do. And on audiophile the dsp manager says does not work with hardware on last tab to the right
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[A701] increase Volume possible?

Hello xda users,
I want to know if there is a way to increase the volume of the A701, especially the headphone output (I dont want to stress people around me with the build in speaker)?
Under normal circumstances the volume is great but e.g when travelling by train or plane I sometimes wish the volume would be a little higher, because of the noise from the environment.
I dont want to damage my ears, of course I know that high volume isnt good for health!
My SGS2 and my S+ got a higher volume through a new custom Kernel. Unfortunately there is no custom Kernel for the A701
Some media players can increase the volume of audio, but then it sounds messed up and its of course not systemwide (e.g. emulators etc).
Can anyone help me with this question?
I am running an almost untouched 4.1.1. Stock (Build Acer_AV051_A701_1.028.00_EMEA_DE, Image Acer_AV051_A701_RV05RC08_EMEA_DE) with Unlocked Bootloader and it's rootet.

Check out "Speaker Boost", ymmv
By omega centauri, works for headphone too.

Thank you for your answer, I will give it a try. Sometimes the solution is so easy I also read about "AlsaMixer" in the comments, if Speaker Boost doesnt work I will try AlsaMixer.
Thanks a lot!

SnoPoX said:
Thank you for your answer, I will give it a try. Sometimes the solution is so easy I also read about "AlsaMixer" in the comments, if Speaker Boost doesnt work I will try AlsaMixer.
Thanks a lot!
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There's an easier method than that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43546491#post43546491
You have to be rooted though.
MD

Duuuude! I wonder why I didn't find that earlier though I used search... Thanks to both of you

SnoPoX said:
Duuuude! I wonder why I didn't find that earlier though I used search... Thanks to both of you
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Ha Ha, only because I didn't post it till yesterday :laugh::laugh::laugh: Was such a simple edit I didn't see a need to. Sometimes I forget to post things
Now, for a good audio mod, I advise
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
Use the CortexAx with NEON driver
Also, I use the Creative Zen IR samples.
You have to play with the settings, and you'll drop a couple notches in loudness, but the clarity and bass more than makes up for it.
Will probably cook it all into my Rom
Also, if you're running my Rom, I've cooked up a nifty little 30 step volume mod, rather than the 15 step (stock).