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Sound tweak to up volume?

Hi,
Does anyone know a way to tweak a system file so that Inspire's volume is higher?
I personally find its stock volume rather low, and I want to increase it.

I downloaded Zedge. It is a free app with nice louder ringtones.
Hope this helps!

I'm wanting to up the volume system-wide. But, thanks for the info anyway

Yea, I tested a movie and sling player last night. The media volume was all the way up and it was quite.

I went from iPhone 4 (nice and louad) to Atrix 4g (nice and loud) to Inspire 4g (too quiet).
I am loving the Inspire but the sound volume and battery life are definitely the 2 big downsides of it. Still a winner over the Atrix any day though.

I personally don't have issues with the battery. I've removed all extra stuff. Even before removing them, I was happy with its battery.
It can't be that hard to change the system volume. It's done in every smartphone and OS before. Hopefully, some developer notices this thread and help us out.

goldentequila said:
I personally don't have issues with the battery. I've removed all extra stuff. Even before removing them, I was happy with its battery.
It can't be that hard to change the system volume. It's done in every smartphone and OS before. Hopefully, some developer notices this thread and help us out.
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I'm half deaf. Need a louder phone please.

same here, the phone volume is too low. Maybe if can acces service codes? I did it on my previous Samsung phone.

Hi, all.
So, I've been doing some digging around, and looks like there are 2 possibilities.
One is to modify the system files manually (which would be very complicated), but I personally prefer this method rather than having to install extra stuff. However, this method is not available to us unless some very smart person shares the method with us.
Two, which seems to be the only viable option at the moment, is DSP Manager. As far as I understand, it used to be available through ROM Manager, but it is no longer there. I saw a thread that said the author was not releasing it anymore because most MOD developers were now including it in their ROMs from the beginning.
So, if we can find a way to install DSP Manager, we may be able to tweak the max speaker volume. But, that's as far as I could find. I'd need someone smarter to look into this.

Hi,
An update and a new idea.
First, DSP Manager doesn't work on Inspire 4G, so don't bother.
Second,
Here's a new idea I have about the low volume sound fix. I just read a comment from HTC employee who said, "The front speaker is for phone calls and the rear speaker is for everything else."
In other words, if we can find a way to keep the front speaker enabled all the time, we should be able to get more sound. I don't know much about what kind of coding is involved in routing sounds from each speaker, but I wonder if this would be an easier hack than trying to increase the entire system volume, which may still feel low volume for as long as we can't get any sound out of the front speaker.
Maybe someone smart can add to this possibility?

#1! I like to use voice recordings as scheduled reminders, and the playback volume out of the rear speaker is way too low.

I did notice the low volume on a movie i downloaded but you never can tell with those sorts of things. Overall the sounds is incredible even through the speakers with (SRS) and dolby mobile.
Could use something to ++output level.
Id like to see an app to change audio volume levels while recording video.
(ive only had the phone a couple days i returned my samsung Cap upgrade for the 4g, forgive me if there is such an app out there)
How often do you go to watch an awesome looking concert video and the sound is trash? It would make for some beautiful recordings i think. I have yet to test this one, but the Captivate could not record decent sound at all in loud environment.

I personally have come to believe that it is really not that the "volume" is low but rather a "wrong" speaker is being used. I mean, if the main speaker is on the back facing away from us, of course we don't hear much sound. If you flip the phone while playing music or video, you'll notice that the sound is actually loud enough. So, if we can enable the front speaker for normal use, I really think that it'll be just fine.

about every HTC phone has a quiet speaker. but cyanogen typically always includes the audio boost add-on. so i'd just wait for cyanogen 7 to include it, and your troubles will be solved.

well, even if the volume is boosted, as long as the sound is coming out of the rear speaker, if you place your phone on its back on a table or something, the sound will still suffer. It makes more sense to find a way to enable the front speaker.

Most of all phone have a rear facing speaker. But some phone are loud and some are not..
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

goldentequila said:
well, even if the volume is boosted, as long as the sound is coming out of the rear speaker, if you place your phone on its back on a table or something, the sound will still suffer. It makes more sense to find a way to enable the front speaker.
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+1 this would be quite useful!

kwin_captivate said:
Most of all phone have a rear facing speaker. But some phone are loud and some are not..
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No, they don't lol. (you may be right if you are talking about specific brand or series, but certainly not "most of all phones").

I just came across something that may be relevant to the audio routing, but I'm not smart enough to figure them out. If anybody wants to take a look at it, it would be great:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html
There are several lines there that talk about Routing.
GT

This may sound ridiculous but works!
Hi, all.
I just came up with a very simple workaround for "only when you are watching a video or something."
Now, you're gonna probably laugh, but trust me. It really works.
Just play any video, and hold your phone as if you are scooping water. The key is the left hand. When you cup your left hand around the rear speaker, it creates a echoing chamber that redirect all sound toward you. You'll be able to hear the sound much better.
GT

Need help getting a perfect audio recording on my SGS4G

Im asking all you guys to help me find best methods, settings, and tweaks to get the best possible audio recordings on my SGS4G. Im asking this not only from the devs here but from all the audiophiles as well.
The reason im starting this thread is that my partners iphone 4 just with the built in mic and camera has produced video and audio recordings 10x better then what this phone has. With great dynamic quality and no distortion or anything. I need broadcast quality recordings for this project to succeed. If i am not able to do so im either going to have to try to clone the SIM card and get a used iphone 3GS just for field work, or give up this phone and switch to an iphone 4. Either of which i really dont want to do. If part of the solution is to dump GB and go back to Froyo, then so be it.
Heres what i got:
1. Highly modded SGS4G with Valhalla 1.3.2, Launcher Pro Plus
2. 32GB class 4 Sandisk card
3. UV using the settings in the ICBINB therad (i tried some lower ones dsexton posted, but they made the phone very unstable)
4. Voodoo Plus sound app
5. i-Microphone (sound was horrible, more on this later) http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B004XC6...etteraddons-20
6. Sennheiser E835 with XLR to 3.5 mono minijack adapter
7. Rec Forge and Hi-Q MP3 recorder (trying both, if you know of any with more features please share)
First off, im concerned that the custom ROM, kernal, and UV settings may be affecting quality. Any input on this would be appreciated. Ive tried OC, but 1.2ghz was never stable and 1.3ghz drained the battery too much.
I first off was looking for a good solution for face to face interviews, i found the i-mic (link above) to have good reviews, but when i bought it and tried it out, the recordings were horrible! Like someone was rubbing their fingers over the mic when talking. I tried gain adjustments in Voodoo and the recording apps im trying out, but nothing helped.
I plugged in my new Sennheiser using a XLR to RCA cable, with a RCA to mini jack adapter. The sound is A LOT better, but still there is a humming over the recordings, and they just do not have the dynamic quality that im hearing with the iphone recordings.
Are there any equalizer and sound processing apps for commercial or professional audio work out there?
Im at a wall here, any help to these issues would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Video recording sound distortion

Hi,
Ive had my Sensation for a good while now and despite upgrading to new current roms the sound is still horribly distorted when recording video.
Has this been fixed yet and if not is it ever going to be fixed?
By the way, I have tried disabling stereo etc and it makes no real difference, its still terrible.
Thanks
Nat.

I have the same problem :/ its horrible for concerts
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Traffik said:
Hi,
Ive had my Sensation for a good while now and despite upgrading to new current roms the sound is still horribly distorted when recording video.
Has this been fixed yet and if not is it ever going to be fixed?
By the way, I have tried disabling stereo etc and it makes no real difference, its still terrible.
Thanks
Nat.
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What rom are you on? I believe Sense 3.0 has that issue. You can use the beta 3.5 roms if you wish (but the battery sucks on that) OR use what I like which is: ICS! The recording "clipping" noises is gone (at least for me it is)

same here, surprisingly though, audio from rezound's video recording turned out really good (minus the occasional scratch/pop sounds..)
Hardware issue?

Do you have a case? I noticed the same thing and then it came to me.
Sensation actually has two microphones (for stereo recording) so when you use a case most of them dont have appropriate holes so only recording source is the mic on the bottom. Sucks I know but its better then a naked phone

LG P920 — Camcorder's audio quality totally messed up without reason

Hello there fellas!
First of all, I'm not that super active member here on the boards, but I've been lurking around for a while now, this forum is a fantastic resource for smartphone users for sure! Well, the reason I am opening this thread is that I have a P920 for about 6 months now, and I ran into an issue and can't deal with it, I thought I'd ask the pros here what could be the solution for that.
The issue is that the phone's camcorder recording insanely rubbish audio while shooting a video. I like this phone because it's audio quality on the recordings were great, I've made several shots with it. But a few days ago something went wrong, and I just cannot understand what is going on.
No matter if I record a video in 720, 1080p, even in lower resolutions - the picture is just fine, but the audio is not that it used to be. It's not crystal clear, it's crackling now, crunching, and I can't even hear my own voice on the footages - making the camcorder feautre of this great device useless.
The thing is, I decided to upgrade the software on it, I've been using Froyo for a long time but I was missing the ICS features so I wanted to try and ended up with OneClickRoot and a rooted phone with CWM on it. So far, so good. No problems after the root for a few days. Than, suddenly I realized that the audio quality on the video footages I make are instanely useless - crackling. Every time. No matter what I do, it's just not that quality as it used to be.
I've followed a tutorial on how to upgrade my P920 to ICS hoping that it will solve this issue. Well, the update went okay, now I have ICS, everything works just fine except the camcorder. Same issue, crackling sound.
Funny thing is, during a phone call the audio quality is fine, using the sound recorder the audio quality is crystal clear so I am 100% sure that it's not a hardware issue.
I'll upload an example video file tomorrow here to this thread about this issue, unfortunately I can't do that right now. I can't understand what is going on, even an OS upgrade were unable to solve this problem. Again, the microphone is working fine.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts fellas, I appreciate it a lot.
Have a great day!

Have you checked if the mic hole is plugged with dirt or lint or something?
I don't have the cracking, but when I take video of loud live music (usually in a small club) the sound is pretty crummy. My buddy has another brand of Android phone and he has the same issue. It's just really loud in there...
Anyway, I have wondered if there is some sort of pocket-sized external mic. for recording better sound. I'd like to hear about it if anyone knows...
Sent from my Oldschool Hardcore LG P925 with XBSA vR3D ROM and Backside Boneless FTW

What I did now is upgraded to ICS v28b using following this tutorial.
Now I am on the "stock" ICS - without the XBSA mod. Everything is working fine, except the audio quality on my videos.
I have recorded a sample video file at my backyard. Nothing fancy, holding the phone in my hands, please download the sample and check the audio quality. The video resolution is 720p, but the audio... It's horrible.
Download video sample here.
At the very same spot, I've recorded a sample audio file using the default android voice recorder, holding the phone in my hand. The audio qualiy is crystal clear.
Download audio sample here.
I don't get it guys. This issue started on Froyo, and than I upgraded to ICS (for the first time not sure which one) and upgraded to ICS v28b this time. I flashed the baseband to a different one as well (however I'm pretty sure it has nothing to with it) but still.
Basically I've changed the complete software "backend" on my phone and the audio quality still awful on video recordings. Please compare it with your videos, you will notice the difference.
Anyways, apart from that issue everything is just working fine, even the 3D features. Please shoot your ideas on how to fix this, because it's ruined the HD video recording feature of this fantastic handset. Thank you.
PS.: forgot to mention, I tried the XBSA ROM as well, and when I was on it, the audio quality on the videos were MUCH worse. Nearly unable to hear my own voice. This is the main reason I downgraded back to stock ICS using my nandroid backup, now it's somehow better (the current video file you can download here), but still not what it used to be.

I can get The jb camera, in The camcorder options we can select the input method its The one.

wawis said:
I can get The jb camera, in The camcorder options we can select the input method its The one.
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Umm, excuse me, I don't really understand what you trying to say here. Could you please explain? TY

Anyone with some idea? This bug still exists, and I have no idea how to solve it. Quite annoying
Is there a seconday microphone in the handset maybe dedicated to the camcorder!? Probably...

You can select the method input mic or videocam.

wawis said:
You can select the method input mic or videocam.
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There's no option for that in video camera settings. Only "ON" and "MUTE" that's it.

[Q] What ROM for best audio quality?

Hi,
Just picked up a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to use as a hiqh quality audio player on the run with my headphones. This was the result of some heavy research and a few posts of praise by Supercurio himself:
On Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, #WM1811 driver uses already the optimal analog mixer configuration I'm calling "Dac Direct" in #VoodooSound. Nice!
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Yup #GalaxySIII and #GalaxyTab 2 7.0 DAC both give lower distortions levels than FIIO E17 USB DAC. Measurements just confirmed perception.
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So, now that hardware seem to be top notch I don't want to mess up the software part. :silly:
1. Will flashing a non-stock ROM mess up the "Dac Direct" configuration?
2. Any recommended ROM with full focus on audio quality through headphones?
3. Or will actually any AOSP KitKat ROM be able to deliver maximum audio quality?
I don't care about effects. Just want as good audio quality through the headphone jack as possible. I will most likely install the "maximum volume mod" (found in the forum) and Viper4Android on any rom used.
Any input is appreciated!
Thanks.

Take a look at this rom
It's stock based.

-ix- said:
Hi,
Just picked up a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to use as a hiqh quality audio player on the run with my headphones. This was the result of some heavy research and a few posts of praise by Supercurio himself:
So, now that hardware seem to be top notch I don't want to mess up the software part. :silly:
1. Will flashing a non-stock ROM mess up the "Dac Direct" configuration?
2. Any recommended ROM with full focus on audio quality through headphones?
3. Or will actually any AOSP KitKat ROM be able to deliver maximum audio quality?
I don't care about effects. Just want as good audio quality through the headphone jack as possible. I will most likely install the "maximum volume mod" (found in the forum) and Viper4Android on any rom used.
Any input is appreciated!
Thanks.
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Sungsonic HD is best Stock based ROM ever which offers premium quality sound. There are basically two Kitkat based ROMs (AFAIK) named Izer HD and Dhollman ROM which have Viper4Android sound effects with great inbuilt equalizers... here you go :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2668994
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2580426
in case of Dhollman you will have to flash Viper4android sounds effects separately....but in Izer hd it comes by default......

CyanogenMod has a nice audio tuner allowing you to tune your sound to your likings.
If it is not already clear, you can also tune your headphones sound.

Big thanks to all of you for taking the time to reply to my question.
I'm a bit worried though that the ROMs mentioned - well not CM, but the other two - seem to have loads of apps, mods and tweaks ported from other devices which could actually cause instability and degrade the sound. Of course, I don't really know this since I haven't tried them myself, but having flashed a lot of ROMs on other devices I've learned that this is often the case....
I am leaning towards trying two different configurations and then deciding.
Stock (rooted) + Viper4Android
CM11 + Viper4Android
Once again, thanks for your input!
EDIT:
Somehow I missed the suggestion of Dhollmen KitKat ROM above. That actually seems really interresting. I like the fact that it is compiled using Linaro, which suggest a nice attention to detail by the dev.

-ix- said:
Big thanks to all of you for taking the time to reply to my question.
I'm a bit worried though that the ROMs mentioned - well not CM, but the other two - seem to have loads of apps, mods and tweaks ported from other devices which could actually cause instability and degrade the sound. Of course, I don't really know this since I haven't tried them myself, but having flashed a lot of ROMs on other devices I've learned that this is often the case....
I am leaning towards trying two different configurations and then deciding.
Stock (rooted) + Viper4Android
CM11 + Viper4Android
Once again, thanks for your input!
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If you are actually trying to install it, it'd be a nice try to tune your sound, keep the volume a bit low, and over that, try to make some mixer/equalizer tuning to make it sound quite a bit louder, while still sounding nice, without any distortions. Somewhat like Loudness Equalization.
CyanogenMod is basically full stock Android, with a few tweaks, some of them including Audio.
Speaking of loads of apps installed..
DSP Manager is included with CyanogenMod... and not much apps have been added. It's also much faster than your average Android ROM.

CyanogenModFTW said:
If you are actually trying to install it, it'd be a nice try to tune your sound, keep the volume a bit low, and over that, try to make some mixer/equalizer tuning to make it sound quite a bit louder, while still sounding nice, without any distortions. Somewhat like Loudness Equalization.
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Yes, properly EQing my headphones is the main reason for installing Viper. I do it a lot on my computer, using a parametric EQ, and to tell the truth, I can't really enjoy music anymore without being able to finely tune my headphones....
I don't care at all for other effects as my experience is that they always degrade the sound (which is also why I steered away from the ROMs mentioned above, even if they are popular).
Strange enough though, I didn't find the volume lacking at all. To me, the headphone amp is powerful enough on stock settings. :good:
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I do like DSP Manager in CM (running CM10.1 and CM11 on other devices). It's a really great EQ, and pretty refined crossfeed effect. However, IMHO Viper is a little bit better for my needs.

-ix- said:
Yes, properly EQing my headphones is the main reason for installing Viper. I do it a lot on my computer, using a parametric EQ, and to tell the truth, I can't really enjoy music anymore without being able to finely tune my headphones....
I don't care at all for other effects as my experience is that they always degrade the sound (which is also why I steered away from the ROMs mentioned above, even if they are popular).
Strange enough though, I didn't find the volume lacking at all. To me, the headphone amp is powerful enough on stock settings. :good:
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I do have a nice configuration on my p5100, I have my sound set to low, but it's great and loud sounding. I have enabled bass boosting, and made a custom Equalizer preset that boosts up the mid frequencies quite a bit.
Also, CyanogenMod is a fast and fluid, lightweight ROM which is also good for everyday uses. The tweaks make for a good ROM, so far I haven't had any problems.
You should try the settings which work best with your speakers or headphones, they are never the same and never reproduce the same frequencies.
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It was also worth to mention that I have reccomended Cyanogen because DSP Manager is really simple to use. I've found the tweaks and effects to be instant.

I have now rooted my P3110 and installed Viper4Android. Only judging from what I hear, the "direct DAC" configuration (mentioned in the first post) does not seem to be messed up, because the audio coming out of the headphone jack still seems immaculately clear. :good:
Using Viper I can now tweak the EQ to my heart's content. Just wish there were a few more bands....
Since I'm mostly using my P3110 for listening to music, I think I will stay stock for now. Doesn't seem all that laggy to me!

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Somehow I missed the suggestion of Dhollmen KitKat ROM above. That actually seems really interresting. I like the fact that it is compiled using Linaro, which suggest a nice attention to detail by the dev.[/QUOTE]
By far the best. There will be no disappointment. Try it and judge for yourself

Thanks for your advice. I have now installed Dhollmen AOKP KitKat ROM, and I must say the speed and snappiness of the GUI is nothing short of amazing. Suddenly feels like a high end device - I'm thoroughly impressed! :good:
Now, to the sound. I think it's really good. The clarity is still there. But there seems to be some kind of bass boost always enabled. Even turning Viper completely off the level of bass definitely feels higher than before.
Is this all in my head or could it be explained by something under the hood?
Maybe the bass was a bit recessed with stock ROM...
Anyway, after experiencing this speed, there is no going back!
Sent a long time ago from a Galaxy S2 far, far away...

For future reference....
After listening a lot on said configuration I can now with full confidence claim that the audio output is truly great. I actually think the bass was unnaturally recessed on the stock ROM, as previously suspected.
Furthermore, I have done the Boosted volume mod found in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294136 It helps immensely to improve the output stage, which now drives my somewhat hard to drive headphones immaculately!
So, to conclude this thread, for others looking for the best possible audio quality on their Tab 2, do try:
Any non-bloated Kit Kat ROM + Viper4Android + Boosted volume mod. :good:
Dhollmen, mentioned above, comes pre-installed with Viper, and is a great polished ROM, but I guess any bare bones Kit Kat ROM would do the job, such as Omni or CM.
Happy audiophiling!