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Awesome video sound improvement with MIUI

Hi all,
I'm making this thread just to let everyone know, that I discovered a DRAMATIC sound improvement when recording video on MIUI 1.9.30, which is my current rom.
I've done a lot of videos of myself playing the cello lately. Until now I've been on VoidU rom and the sound of the videos was very bad. It seemed clear that the internal microphone of the Desire S is not capable of recording the loud sound of a cello being about 2 meters away from it. The result was a crackling and strongly distorted sound.
It was a very pleasant surprise to hear my today's recordings, as the sound is incomparably better then it was before. It's actually good enough for publishing on youtube. I would never imagine that this could be possible just changing software.
(Didn't test it with other roms yet.) Thanx SuperKid!
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Good to hear , Will some time try MIUI,
Till then m good with Runny1.5

mimirom said:
Hi all,
I'm making this thread just to let everyone know, that I discovered a DRAMATIC sound improvement when recording video on MIUI 1.9.30, which is my current rom.
I've done a lot of videos of myself playing the cello lately. Until now I've been on VoidU rom and the sound of the videos was very bad. It seemed clear that the internal microphone of the Desire S is not capable of recording the loud sound of a cello being about 2 meters away from it. The result was a crackling and strongly distorted sound.
It was a very pleasant surprise to hear my today's recordings, as the sound is incomparably better then it was before. It's actually good enough for publishing on youtube. I would never imagine that this could be possible just changing software.
(Didn't test it with other roms yet.) Thanx SuperKid!
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Any idea what exactly the changes were? were they in ROM base or in the Kernel? and more importantly can they be moved into a Sense ROM! like VoidU!!!

Yea, thanks for posing these questions for me.
Well I don't know if this is ROM or kernel. And it might be a little tricky to test, since the kernels of VoidU and MIUI aren't interchangeable, right?
What I can do is try MIUI with TIAMAT in the same conditions.
As to what happened with the sound exactly, my impression is that the MIUI ROM might somehow guard the recording process so it does not get overexcited. It sounds like it is cutting off the excess sound input and maybe even compressing it, so it fits the possibilities of the recording device.
I thing this is often used in pro. sound recording, and the device (or software) is called compressor. You can set a loudness limit and the device takes everything that exceeds that limit and makes it quieter.
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Try to post some bits of the vids later so you can see the difference.
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I don't know if anyone tried this, but recording a video while having your earphones plugged into your Desire S improves the audio quality as well.
Too bad there isn't any news on increasing FPS, or is there?

Microphone problem (too soft)

Hey guys, I've come across this strange issue with my sensation's mic. It doesn't pick up audio as loud as b4.
I was recording videos today and realized when I played them back, that the audio was really soft and distorted. I played my older videos and they sounded soo much louder and clearer!
So what's the problem? Anyone else have similar issues? I need some help troubleshooting this Mic problem!
Btw, I am using ARHD rom.
Sent from an ARHD 3.6.11 equipped Sensation

Strange ticking sound in recorded video playback

Hey guys,
Just wanted to ask if anyone else has this issue where you get this strange ticking sound during playback of a video you've recorded. Anyone know if there's some specific setting I'm supposed to turn on/off to make it go away? It's bugging the hell out of me.
I've noticed, however, that if I turn the WiFi off the ticking sound goes away. So I guess that's my fix for now.
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The noise comes from the lense trying to focus on the new view when you move the phone. It has nothing to do with the Wi-Fi. Probably you were moving less while on Wi-Fi.
The bad thing is that this noise is even recorded pretty loudly in the video. This is a very good question as this could become a major issue with this phone.
I haven't experimented a lot with mine yet to determine how to avoid this issue. I would try to not to make jerk movements while in video mode to see if the lens will move smoothly and will not make any noise.
There are $900+ camcorders that do poor sales due to some similar problems. Noisy cooling fan etc. I really hope HTC did not overlook this issue.
Let us know if you do any of the above siggested experiments and if you still have the noise.
Thanks

Hi,
I tried doing what you suggested and it didn't help that I was holding the phone very still when shooting a video. The ticking sound is still there. But as soon as I turn the WiFi off it goes away.
Could it be some kind of interference problem?
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mizuchi said:
Hi,
I tried doing what you suggested and it didn't help that I was holding the phone very still when shooting a video. The ticking sound is still there. But as soon as I turn the WiFi off it goes away.
Could it be some kind of interference problem?
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I have clicking with our without wi fi. And the noise comes in the exact moment I move the camera and lens trying to re-focus. It might have to do something with the settings /hopefully...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4&feature=player_detailpage#t=95s

I've taking some shots this morning. You can see them here.
https://plus.google.com/photos/103301980711680643903/albums/5743383661197044881
Let me know what you think.

Thank you for sharing these videos.
I imagined the sound be much worse based on the comments but it's not that bad. Still annoying though and should be fixed. Especially for those recording more silent videos (like me).

OK these are two different things. The noise that I am referring to is video #1 00:06 the noise from the lens. And since your are not doing long short distance it only clicks once thru the video.
I agree that you have ticking sound and might be some interference with the WiFi unique to your apartment etc.
However, there is another noise source, that every phone has but people are not aware of it yet. The noise from the lens focusing which is much louder than the ticking noise in your video
video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6HWTHu2Aw&feature=youtu.be

I didn't really notice the sound resulting from the lens focusing, but I'll check again. And I'll test recording some videos while connected to the WiFi at work. Like you said, it could just be an interference problem with my home WiFi.

Just a quick update,
I recorded a short video at work, while connected to the office WiFi. No change. The ticking sound was still there. So I'm guessing there's something wrong with the camera module that makes it susceptible to WiFi interference.
I'd like to know if anyone else is experiencing this problem.

mizuchi said:
Just a quick update,
I recorded a short video at work, while connected to the office WiFi. No change. The ticking sound was still there. So I'm guessing there's something wrong with the camera module that makes it susceptible to WiFi interference.
I'd like to know if anyone else is experiencing this problem.
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I'm having the same issue with my HTC One X. Wifi on = noise in recordings.

With the new blackout rc3 the problem is solved for me
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Got a new One X and no sound in the recordings with WiFi on, on the same router.
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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.

[HELP!] Really low audio when recording video (kitkat)

I switched from Sense to AOSP last week and while going back and reviewing my videos since then, I discovered that the audio is at a really low volume (basically inaudible unless you hold the speaker to your ear). This has been consistent across several 4.4 ROMs (CM11 m5, m7 and the most recent paranoid android) . Recording audio only isn't a problem, so I imagine it's not the hardware.
Is there anything else I can do other than switch back to sense? My baby daughter is becoming quite the talker and I hate that I don't have those moments from this week in a usable form.

I noticed that too but I may have been holding my hand over the mic.
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Interesting... Would you mind reporting back if you notice it again? I know its not a result of covering the mic on my end. I wonder if there is an app like viper4 android, that boosts input rather than output.

brekfest said:
Interesting... Would you mind reporting back if you notice it again? I know its not a result of covering the mic on my end. I wonder if there is an app like viper4 android, that boosts input rather than output.
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Some FX programs turn it down FauxSound turns it almost all the way down on my phone.
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