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[Q] Beats Audio to Skyrocket?

Is there anyway to take the beats audio program off of an HTC phone and install it onto a Samsung phone?

acles003 said:
Is there anyway to take the beats audio program off of an HTC phone and install it onto a Samsung phone?
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I honestly thought the Beats audio was more about the HW as opposed to just an app? But I'm sure someone could strip it out if the have a mind to.
Is the app that good?

I know there's the voodoo headphone amplifier in the android Market. It's pretty good. Just not sure if any of the kernels support it.
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ReggieSmith said:
I honestly thought the Beats audio was more about the HW as opposed to just an app? But I'm sure someone could strip it out if the have a mind to.
Is the app that good?
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I have read that its all software with regards to the HTC Rezound at least. Right now I'm using Equalizer app to alter the music levels and it's doing a nice job.
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A good pair of headphones will improve your experience more than Beats software. What headphones are you using?

futureshock25 said:
I know there's the voodoo headphone amplifier in the android Market. It's pretty good. Just not sure if any of the kernels support it.
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Had Voodoo Control App on my Captivate and it was awwwwwesome. No support for the Skyrocket though, and not likely to happen either. I read that the developers of Voodoo don't care for the Yamaha chip in the Skyrocket and won't be developing for it.
I hope this proves not to be true--would love to see some sound improvement on the level of what Voodoo does for the Captivate.

DSP Manger
Skyrocket ICS rom On XDA will give you a DSP manger that works exactly the same as the voodoo sound app. That we had on our Samsung captivates. But that would mean you would have to root your phone to use this.
And another thing you don't get with stock NFC doesn't work. But with the SR ICS ROM you get everything they block from us customers.

Beats Audio on any Gingerbread ROM

I haven't installed this yet, but will give it a run later. All credit goes to Fuss132 for his awesome work. Here is the link to the original thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523760
If I helped in anyway click the thanks button.
Here is the file from the original post:
http://www.4shared.com/zip/SRovGyu2/flash.html?refurl=d1url

Will this work on costom roms like zeus?

Bubonic78 said:
Will this work on costom roms like zeus?
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Yes, according to the link, it will work on any gingerbread rom. I installed it about 30 min ago, and can notice a slight difference on my low-grade headphones. Will try again on my good ones at work.
EDIT: I'm at work, using good headphones, and the quality difference is distinct enough to notice easily.

has anybody flashed this yet? Cuz last time I modified stuff with the audio my phone bootlooped. So I don't wanna flash cuz I'm away for weekend
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Flashed on R3volution. Sounds great. No issues. Make sure you do a nandroid backup first, though.
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Flashed on Zeus 5.2 no problems on boot. No app settings, I didn't really read about it in the thread hehe.
I don't have my headphones on me right now but I played the stock player on the phone speaker and it was noticeably louder.
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Flashed this on the stock lb3 and works flawlessly. Five Finger Death Punch has never sounded this clean.
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Just installed it on my phone. I have ZAGG buds which have decent sound for their price (I got them half off too). I admit I'm a little skeptical being a little more on the casual audiophile side. I know that with the DAC this phone has, high quality music shouldn't need silly gimmicks to make it sound better, but I'm about to see what I think now I guess!
Edit: Bah, I'm dumb and listened to Spotify before I applied so I had a crappy comparison. Anyway, playing FLAC in PowerAMP after installing sounds pretty good, but I almost feel like I hear a little compression that may be caused by Beats. Might remove the mod and test some more over the weekend. Overall it sounds pretty great though. No complaints.

JordanElliott said:
last time I modified stuff with the audio my phone bootlooped.
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I had the same thing happen but found it to be something that titanium backup was restoring.
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Beats audio is software EQ only. Voodoo Control app is more functional, better, and doesn't consume battery life as an extra EQ layer on top of your audio. Also according to supercurio (twitter.com/supercurio), the ports violate HTC and Beatsbydre licensing, while also asking for donations for violating said license.

Well...that threads been out a while, so apparently someone got permission, so until they start shutting threads down i say beats is much more clear than voodoo... Good job bro...
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Flashed on Revelation, no problems that weren't there before.
As for audio quality, I'll test that when I'm not at work.

what's the best music app to go with this? =D
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dustinhayes93 said:
what's the best music app to go with this? =D
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Google music. Not using this beats audio thing, but I love it.
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dustinhayes93 said:
what's the best music app to go with this? =D
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Google music works great.
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So I just put this onto my phone today, which has Revelation Rom on it. Downloaded the file from my browser, then rebooted to recovery. I made a backup of my system through recovery when it rebooted to it. Then I flashed the zip, rebooted phone and voila! The phone seems like the audio is much better, but I don't know if there is anywhere to verify the flash took. There is no app in my app folders, maybe theres a beats folder in my phone somewhere.

The are multiple files. One that you can just check is in the system/bin folder. You will see files that say ibeats in them. That is the only folder i can remember right now.
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holly jesus santa clause ****, my headphones made the music sound better!

Nice works good

dman3285 said:
Well...that threads been out a while, so apparently someone got permission, so until they start shutting threads down i say beats is much more clear than voodoo... Good job bro...
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I'm sure supercurio would disagree.
but voodoo and this are two different things with different purposes. cant be compared. voodoo is an open source driver from wolfson for our chip hacked into a module to replace the closed source Samsung driver unlocking some native features and givving acess to the hardware volume control. there is more it does on cm7 but it was left out of the Samsung roms because we have some software correction or emulation or eq in our libs that the rom depends on and can't be turned off. supercurio didn't want to stack layers of emulation or correction because of unpredictable or poor results or an effect of diminishing return.
this is software effects and/or equalization. the problem I have with that is the nature and quality of the effects is unknown. it may be sophisticated correction for the htc hardware and possibly have negative effects on our hardware. it might just be some compression or reverb to emulate a listening environment, might be a combination. we dont actually know. we also don't know how this plus our Samsung software is really effecting the integrity of the signal. but if you think it helps by all means use it. I personally see no reason to mess with it especially on a Samsung rom.

Beats Audio on my Atrix 2!

You guys see a member here ported Beats to work on any GB rom? I flashed it a few min ago but dont see an option to enable it? Anybody else done it yet and can confirm if we should infact see an option for it?
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There are no options with it.
It is a set of libraries that modify the audio tuning of the device. You "should" hear a difference with a good set of headphones.

What is the link to flash Beats audio?

Oh ok, time to bust out my Equation Audio's!
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what is the link or website for beats audio on atrix 2

The link is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523760

when I flash it do I have to change anything or just simple flash like other roms?

I didn't put this on my a2 yet, but i did on my infuse and it works good.
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Flashed this today and wow what a difference.

denhib said:
Flashed this today and wow what a difference.
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How do u know if its working or not? I plugged in my headphones and I visually don't she anything different?

There is nothing visually to confirm...it is just audio...listen to see
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lilhaiti said:
There is nothing visually to confirm...it is just audio...listen to see
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Really? That's it? Ok.

It was just a subjective before install and after experience. To me the bass was more pronounced but balanced.

You wont be able to tell a big difference unless you have a good pair of headphones.
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tmease1 said:
You wont be able to tell a big difference unless you have a good pair of headphones.
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I'm pretty sure that the Beats stuff is all hardware...

Nice find. I saw this on the D3 but didn't have the time to test if it would work with the A2.
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Just to add to my OP.....
Just yesterday I was perusing the forums when I stumbled upon a thread re: Beats Audio and xLoud and got the itch to give it a go on my phone to see if it would work.....then I wimped out
So when I seen today that somebody got Beats Audio ported for use with any GB rom I jumped at it and flashed it right away without doing any before/after comparison so wasn't able to notice any difference at all on the speaker.
To install it I just flashed it via CWM...didn't wipe anything, then rebooted of course. Well, I forgot that last night I decided to use the "performance" speed governor via SetCPU which sets the cpu freq. to a static 1kHz and didn't take effect until reboot. So I started noticing that my battery was draining awfully fast and the only thing I could remember changing was me flashing Beats Audio so I ended up restoring the backup I made yesterday....but the abnormal battery drain persisted. Then out of the blue I remember about the "performance" governor and set it back to "mot_hotplug", rebooted and checked it out for a couple hours and sure enough that was the issue.
So at this point I decided it was a good time to reflash Beats Audio but first doing an a/b comparison. The IEM's I had handy at the time were MEElectronics M6-P's and the main difference I could tell was a much more defined low end, without being overpowering. The mids/highs seemed to be more natural sounding, not as "tinny" or hollow sounding. I definitely like what I hear!

Beats Audio?

Is there any way to get Beats Audio on the G2X? I'm using Hellfire Phoenix_v2.1.

Try using the search function, it is useful believe it or not
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525168&highlight=beats+audio

mt3g said:
Try using the search function, it is useful believe it or not
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525168&highlight=beats+audio
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Okay. And thanks ^_^

And how for you know if you have beats audio?
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It's enabled automatically. Just plug in your headphones
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The beats audio is not a very good audio system for music as it just distorts the lower and midrange bass (speaking as an audiophile with a $1000+ audio setups). The best thing to do if you want better quality is just to use voodoo sound with a kernel that has it built in. The trinity kernel has it built in and I think Faux123 does too. But to each his own.

stormageddon said:
The beats audio is not a very good audio system for music as it just distorts the lower and midrange bass (speaking as an audiophile with a $1000+ audio setups). The best thing to do if you want better quality is just to use voodoo sound with a kernel that has it built in. The trinity kernel has it built in and I think Faux123 does too. But to each his own.
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Okay, I have Trinity kernel right now, but how do I enjoy this Voodoo sound? Besides, I already flashed the Beats Audio, no way that I can remove it now, can I?

NekoNyapii said:
Okay, I have Trinity kernel right now, but how do I enjoy this Voodoo sound? Besides, I already flashed the Beats Audio, no way that I can remove it now, can I?
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You need to download the Voodoo sound control app from the market.
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
You need to download the Voodoo sound control app from the market.
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Does Voodoo override the Audio Beats effects?
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
You need to download the Voodoo sound control app from the market.
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Also I can't really tell the difference. it sounds the same. :/

NekoNyapii said:
Also I can't really tell the difference. it sounds the same. :/
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Go into the app and turn it up.. it only affects the headphone volume

DJLamontagneIII said:
Go into the app and turn it up.. it only affects the headphone volume
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Yeah, that's all I noticed, that can't be the only difference right?

NekoNyapii said:
Yeah, that's all I noticed, that can't be the only difference right?
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Yup, its the only thing working on our phones right now. The dev for voodoo said he wants to incorporate more into it for the g2x, but it's gonna take time...
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Try a combination of Voodoo and DSP Manager.
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
Try a combination of Voodoo and DSP Manager.
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Do you think that the DSP pack has an effect on music? I really can't tell....

NekoNyapii said:
Do you think that the DSP pack has an effect on music? I really can't tell....
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Well it's pretty much an EQ
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Also there is an app on the Play Store called Volume+. One of its EQ's (which is what Beats Audio is) is a "Beats Emulation" as they call it. Just another option. Personally I found that Voodoo Sound Control was more than enough to make sound great on the phone.
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I've flashed Beats onto my phone and didn't really notice a difference. I've had more results fooling around with Volume+ or DSP Manager.

[APP] [ROOT] Beats Audio Installer

I wouldn't be sharing this if I didn't think that it was helpful, so please look into this.
There is an app on the play store called [ROOT] Beats Audio Installer. It is made by motioncoding, so all the credit and thanks should go to them. What this app does is that it installs the beats audio drivers to any android phone, as long as the phone is rooted. It is advised that one makes a backup of their data (nandroid and titanium will suffice), because once you install this app and run it to install beats audio, you can't uninstall this. The only thing you can do is factory reset. I have used this app and it worked for me. My music quality is substantially better. YOU DO NOT NEED BEATS HEADPHONES FOR THIS APP TO RUN. I do not know if this app will give you beats audio quality sound if you use youtube, pandora, or spotify. I believe that it shall, if you use headphones to listen to your media, because a "beats audio" notification appears every time you use headphones. I do not know if a lot of people know about this, but I just wanted to share this app, because I believe it is great. The link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motioncoding.beats&hl=en
There is also a mod that you guys can try. You need to have DSP Manager for this to work, but you can try to see how it works without it. Remember, i am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. The flashable zip is linked.
If you have any questions, please comment. Remember, thank motioncoding...and you can press the "thanks" button if i have helped you

This is pretty cool. They say they use Rockodev's beats mod, but having this app to do it for you is nice. (Also having the notification is sick!)
I find the first review funny, he says "the app works without root, notification appears, but please actually make the sound quality better" lol he doesn't realize...
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gagdude said:
This is pretty cool. They say they use Rockodev's beats mod, but having this app to do it for you is nice. (Also having the notification is sick!)
I find the first review funny, he says "the app works without root, notification appears, but please actually make the sound quality better" lol he doesn't realize...
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Yeah, I came across this while looking for a beats audio zip file on my 4.1.1. rom for my droid incredible. Oh dear...poor him lol.

dont do unrooted
if you do unrooted it has a chance of screwing up your phone if it is one of the newer versions. even though the app says "continue without root" . trust me. dont.

ra9b said:
I wouldn't be sharing this if I didn't think that it was helpful, so please look into this.
There is an app on the play store called [ROOT] Beats Audio Installer. It is made by motioncoding, so all the credit and thanks should go to them. What this app does is that it installs the beats audio drivers to any android phone, as long as the phone is rooted. It is advised that one makes a backup of their data (nandroid and titanium will suffice), because once you install this app and run it to install beats audio, you can't uninstall this. The only thing you can do is factory reset. I have used this app and it worked for me. My music quality is substantially better. YOU DO NOT NEED BEATS HEADPHONES FOR THIS APP TO RUN. I do not know if this app will give you beats audio quality sound if you use youtube, pandora, or spotify. I believe that it shall, if you use headphones to listen to your media, because a "beats audio" notification appears every time you use headphones. I do not know if a lot of people know about this, but I just wanted to share this app, because I believe it is great. The link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ng.beats&hl=en
If you have any questions, please comment. Remember, thank motioncoding...and you can press the "thanks" button if i have helped you
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This is really cool. I never thought that a simple app could improve the music quality on my phone.
Now it's time to dump my ipod.

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this one?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motioncoding.beats&feature=search_result

i have tried this out on one of my rooted androids and it really does make a big difference well of course if you have headphones on atleast.

Leandre20 said:
i have tried this out on one of my rooted androids and it really does make a big difference well of course if you have headphones on atleast.
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It made a big difference in my music. I wasn't sure if it was good or not, but I got used to the new soun d
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sorry about the link not working. They changed the name of the application so, I edited the link in the first post, and here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motioncoding.beats&hl=en

for my Atrix right? Thanks

There was a debate about this around a while back on whether it is a placebo effect right?
I seem to remember Supercurio giving a review on this.
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Markuzy said:
There was a debate about this around a while back on whether it is a placebo effect right?
I seem to remember Supercurio giving a review on this.
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At least for me, the difference was VERY noticeable.
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Markuzy said:
There was a debate about this around a while back on whether it is a placebo effect right?
I seem to remember Supercurio giving a review on this.
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Same here, i heard an actual difference in my music. i was able to hear beats and other musical effects that i hadn't heard before.

varanhia said:
for my Atrix right? Thanks
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Yup, it works for any rooted device. i haven't tried this on an unrooted application, but people who have done so have had bad experiences.

cool
Going to give this a shot on my exhibit 2 4g running cm10

Optimusman said:
Going to give this a shot on my exhibit 2 4g running cm10
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Great, let me know how it works!

Works! But not as loud as the oneX/evoLTE?!
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work well
Beats Audio works well for me in the Jellybam rom :good: