[Q] Increase audio output gain? - Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have an LG Optimus 7 and there is no speaker other than the earpiece. For certain types of sounds this is really quiet.
Whilst I'm not expecting high volume levels, a bit more would be good.
Are there any known registry edits to increase the system volume gain? I have seen registry tweaks for "increasing volume" but these only change the scale - the upper limit is the same.
This used to be easy enough under WinMo but can't find out how to do it on WP.

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imcrease volume during conversation

Hi,
how can i increase the volume into a phone call.
Usually the volume is low and if i am in a noisy place i cannot hear correctly.
i try to change the radio rom but no effect.
i searched the forum and i have changed some values in the registry (AudioGain) but the only result after a lot of tests is that i can hear also the music during the call so even worse.
What i would actually want is to increase the max volume to very loud and to control it with the in call volume(up/down). This control seems very limited, the difference between low and high is almost none
I am currently running TNT 19209 but i think this happens on all new roms.
I think also the mic needs a little boost but i have to ask more people about this.
Thanks!

HTC Vogue Issue

I have a HTC Vogue and it seems that there aren't that much options for the sound. Not like notifications. A more accurate way to explain my problem is that there isn't enough levels of volume. When I put it to the lowest, it is to loud for me and there isn't a huge difference between the loudest volume and the lowest volume. Is there a fix or registry tweak to increase the amount of levels for the sound? (Like how you can click the speaker icon on the task bar of Windows and it gives you 0 to 100) Its kind of like how you can increase the amount of service bars from 4 to 7 for a more accurate reading of how much reception you get. Thanks for taking your time to read my question

[Q] What is going on with ICS media volume steps?

I'm on Kangy8 and I don't know if this issue is related to all ICS roms.
So when I adjust the media volume while listening to music I basically get this more or less:
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where some of the steps seem to be mapped to more than one volume level.
What the ... I don't even get it.
I want something like this:
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I also don't understand the Voodoo Control Plus audio settings.
Current amplifier is a negative number. Why? So what I understand is, that it's amplifying the current volume?
I saw that CodenameAndroid comes with a 30 step volume addon but as far as I know this will conflict with voodoo sound.
I don't have that volume issue in the stock ROM on my i9023, possibly a kangy bug.
The amplifier level is simple and useful once you understand it. I'll give you some background first and some general numbers.
dB (decibel) is a unit, in an audio sense, which measures the pressure of sound waves. It is a logarithmic scale and requires a reference level to compare to. Basics with audio decibel values:
1dB : Threshold of noticing a volume change
3dB : A little louder
6dB : Double the sound pressure
10dB : We perceive sound approximately twice as loud
Now that's out of the way; the analog control tells the amplifier inside the phone how much it should amplify the sound. Using 0dB as a reference, which is generally the loudest it goes safely, how much less (in dB) would you like it to amplify. If you want it to halve the perceived volume, you'll drop it down to -10dB (effectively half as loud as full blast). The reason why you would want to do this is generally if there is excessive noise generated by the amp, lowering the amplifying power and raising the software volume will give you the same volume and power, but lower additional noise as the amp is working below it's limit. Higher quality DACs of course can reach their max amp capabilities and add no noticeable noise to the earphones/speakers, of course.
Hope that made sense

[Q] Increasing volume

Looking for a good way to increase volume slightly, specifically for the speaker or the bluetooth. I've found tons of great articles that talk about editing mixer_paths.xml. Those instructions work great on nearly every other android phone I've seen...but not the M8. The naming is completely different.
For example:
- Articles say to change the speaker, you need to go to the <path name="speaker"> section and change the volume.
- On the M8, that section is empty.
My guess is that it's different section names than other phones, but I haven't figured out which is which. Anyone know?
If you're rooted you can use V4a audio mod. It has a lot of settings including increasing the gain. Mine is so loud at full volume I actually have to talk over the sound coming from external speakers!
ldjr said:
If you're rooted you can use V4a audio mod. It has a lot of settings including increasing the gain. Mine is so loud at full volume I actually have to talk over the sound coming from external speakers!
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I'd prefer not to use V4a. Tried it, didn't care for it. I'd much rather find out the really easy text change in the mixer_paths.xml
Thanks though!
*Bump*
Currently just using H/K for the volume boost it gives bluetooth. Would love to find out what setting to change to adjust this myself...

[Q] separate low and high tones

Hi all,
Would it be possible to separate the low and high tones, so the low tones are played through the one speaker and the high tones through the other?
I know the maximum volume may be a little bit lower when that's done, but it shouldn't make a huge difference either. 2 speakers doesn't mean the maximum volume doubles, in fact, it doesn't even raise that much.
Also, I don't know for the lower tones, but the speaker that plays the high tones could probably be pushed a bit loader since the driver doesn't come out that far. That way the total volume could maybe almost be as it is now.
After all this said/asked, THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SEPARATING THE SPEAKERS.
When the speakers play the whole frequency of the sound, it may reduce bass or sound less "clear". This comes because the driver has to "trill" fast for the high tones and slow for the low tones at the same time. If we can separate the speakers so one speaker plays only the low and the other only the high frequencies, each speaker would have a smaller frequency range to play. This could give deeper basses and clear sounds.
What do you guys think about this?

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