Database Info

Beats Audio and xLoud mod

Just a heads up to those who may not know, there is a Beats Audio/xLoud mod/port on the board and it works on the Atrix 2. Beats adds a deeper, cleaner bass and cleans up the mids/highs too. xLoud is a Sony Ericsson thing, it basically boosts the overall volume of ur audio. I just flashed this mod to my phone and holy ****, huge difference! I had to turn all my volumes down media/ringer/alarms. My good cans are packed (moving this weekend) so no testing with them yet but after hearing the difference I just heard with only the phone speaker I'm expecting to be very happy.
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App

Here's the link to the thread for it....make sure to d/l and flash the 3.2.12 one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525226
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App

where is the xloud .zip file?

Whoa - déjà vu!
xLoud is included in the zip.
Audio volume really is increased overall (I too had to turn everything down) and the beats makes the bass sound sweet!

cogeary said:
Whoa - déjà vu!
xLoud is included in the zip.
Audio volume really is increased overall (I too had to turn everything down) and the beats makes the bass sound sweet!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, very noticeable difference. This one is much better than the first one w/o xLoud.
Sent from my MB865 using XDA App

Maybe its just me, but I can't seem to find a difference in quality using the car dock. Audio goes out the car docks 3.5mm jack to my Volvo s60r's stereo. I was hoping for some more volume.
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

So will this work with pandora ??? I love pandora but the sound quality is shaky at times...
Sent from my MB865 using Tapatalk

I flashed the first beats mod without xloud, can I flash the xloud mod over it?
Sent from my MB865 using XDA

Yes you can, it will just overwrite the one you just installed.

lilhaiti said:
Yes you can, it will just overwrite the one you just installed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It failed to flash when I tried it, idk what I did wrong.
Sent from my MB865 using XDA

Tried this tweak last week and it's great. My highs have come alive and it sounds much cleaner.

So how does the mod affect the Motorola stock equalizer?
I'm assuming the beats audio is only effective in the My Music app? So do I have to disable the "Effects" in settings to hear the Beats Audio? Or should I switch that to custom?

This work well seems crisper...... Did notice if the bass is overpowering the mids and lows go to sound settings and un-tick enable audio effects..... For me with headphones will set effects enabled effects profile custom surround ambient eq bass punch WOW!!!!!

iarejohnsmith said:
I'm assuming the beats audio is only effective in the My Music app? So do I have to disable the "Effects" in settings to hear the Beats Audio? Or should I switch that to custom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope, it's not only in My Music, I use PowerAmp and it works perfectly

916x10 said:
Nope, it's not only in My Music, I use PowerAmp and it works perfectly
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
wait, so, it works by default, and all the additional effects are additional? but my system sounds are not any louder than they were before, which other people seem to be reporting

iarejohnsmith said:
wait, so, it works by default, and all the additional effects are additional? but my system sounds are not any louder than they were before, which other people seem to be reporting
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine are....I have had to turn all my volumes down since installing this mod. I haven't done any critical listening since I don't use my phone like that anyway, I was just hoping for louder system sounds and that's exactly what I got. The Beats is just an added bonus.

Ok are we supposed to download the one that says older zip files test301.zip or the allandroidzip.zip that looks to be the newest?
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

Awesome
Works great thanks! Sounds a lot better ican tell right away

So im sorry but I did this. And to be honest it didn't sound better at all. In fact I think it was worse everyone keeps saying stuff like wow... what a difference. But I hear worse clarity, more bass but... im a musician and so sounds I hear more clearly maybe than most but Idk.... anyways like I said im not trying to be rude.

Deliberate said:
So im sorry but I did this. And to be honest it didn't sound better at all. In fact I think it was worse everyone keeps saying stuff like wow... what a difference. But I hear worse clarity, more bass but... im a musician and so sounds I hear more clearly maybe than most but Idk.... anyways like I said im not trying to be rude.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea these are some of the same complaints I've heard about the actual beats headphones because they're made really for more hip hop songs and not a wide range of music the highs are where those headphones usually suffer IMO
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

Best shift sound quality

Well I recently flashed ics deck 19 and flashed over xloud+beatsaudio I use equalizer instead of DSP Manager...I have a pair of beats solos by dre...so my question was if anyone has had really good sound without distortion? And if so can u send me ur dsp manager app data or ur equalizer profile or watever I may need plz. Thanks.

lakrulez said:
Well I recently flashed ics deck 19 and flashed over xloud+beatsaudio I use equalizer instead of DSP Manager...I have a pair of beats solos by dre...so my question was if anyone has had really good sound without distortion? And if so can u send me ur dsp manager app data or ur equalizer profile or watever I may need plz. Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Im positive people will argue, but they are WRONG! Beats does not and will not work on the shift until it is implemented in the kernel. I dont care what anyone says, it is 100% placebo... They only sound mods that work are xloud (which WILL damage your device if turned up too loud), volume+ and dsp manager... Again, BEATS DOES NOT AND WILL NOT WORK... bring on the trolls and naysayers...
Sent from my PG06100 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2

Aww man lol I thought I was getting some good sound =P...well it was worth a try...thx 4 the reply tho...so does anyone have some ways 2 make my shift sound better on my beats? I can care less about the speaker
Sent from my HTC Evo Shift using XDA

lakrulez said:
Aww man lol I thought I was getting some good sound =P...well it was worth a try...thx 4 the reply tho...so does anyone have some ways 2 make my shift sound better on my beats? I can care less about the speaker
Sent from my HTC Evo Shift using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sony Xloud mod, volume+ app or dsp manager app... Sony xloud mod is by far the most effective but also the most dangerous...
Sent from my PG06100 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2

I like Audio Manager personally seems nice and safe

Thx sparks, that really made my beats sound nice lol I need 2 find a new xloud now and somehow fix my phone...after flashing CM9 beta 2 on my shift my headphone port stopped working...any ideas?

lakrulez said:
Thx sparks, that really made my beats sound nice lol I need 2 find a new xloud now and somehow fix my phone...after flashing CM9 beta 2 on my shift my headphone port stopped working...any ideas?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's more of a volume controll app, it won't make your speaker louder ect. Nope with beta roms you can expect things to be broken

Beats audio hack for hashcodes cm9?

Like the sign says..is there anyway to add beats audio to hashcodes stock cm9 rom. I know there are custom roms with beats built in but a lot of my apps just seem to work better with the stock cm9 rom he built.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using XDA Premium HD app

TexasRules777 said:
Like the sign says..is there anyway to add beats audio to hashcodes stock cm9 rom. I know there are custom roms with beats built in but a lot of my apps just seem to work better with the stock cm9 rom he built.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just installed the same one I always have, the one labelled for Gingerbread, I think.

Do you have a link to one that works? I've tried two or three different ones floating around and I get an immediate system sound f/c upon reboot.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using XDA Premium HD app

My ROM features Beats Audio Feel free to try it out!

gedemis said:
My ROM features Beats Audio Feel free to try it out!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Installed your ROM yesterday. Works great!.
As for Beats Audio, I don't even know what that is or why I should care
Can you point me in the right direction?

dferrey said:
Installed your ROM yesterday. Works great!.
As for Beats Audio, I don't even know what that is or why I should care
Can you point me in the right direction?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's a set of software libraries that should provide you with better sound I'm able to hear a clear difference when comparing the stock ROM and gedeROM, but be the judge of that yourself.

I thinks it's funny how Beats Audio on the hardware side is so terrible but the software aspect is pretty damn good. I was really skeptical but the bass is much fatter in comparison and the whole thing just has better sound overall. It's now totally obvious to me the main design focus was cosmetics to make all the little hipster kids happy when they should've been smart and focused primarily on functionality. But who does that nowadays, right? On a side note, I can't stand the ridiculous white ones. They might as well make them bright yellow with flashing lights, like "Hey, everyone, look how trendy I am!"

+1 for ged's rom being awesome
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA

MR2-MiKe said:
+1 for ged's rom being awesome
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh don't get me wrong i'm using ged's rom too and love it..i just have an issue where dsp manager does absolutely nothing (ie: i move the sliders no sound change) and any other eq app i've tried f/c's immediately when opening. I love the sound change beats provides but i also would like to be able to fine tune with and eq. I've flashed G's rom with a fresh install and 3 different downloads and still get f/c's on any eq app? So i thought maybe one of the thousands of beats.zips floating around might work if i flash it over a stock cm rom. I want your rom to work for me ged, but the lack of eq bums me out. Any idea what i'm doing wrong with dsp manager?

TexasRules777 said:
Oh don't get me wrong i'm using ged's rom too and love it..i just have an issue where dsp manager does absolutely nothing (ie: i move the sliders no sound change) and any other eq app i've tried f/c's immediately when opening. I love the sound change beats provides but i also would like to be able to fine tune with and eq. I've flashed G's rom with a fresh install and 3 different downloads and still get f/c's on any eq app? So i thought maybe one of the thousands of beats.zips floating around might work if i flash it over a stock cm rom. I want your rom to work for me ged, but the lack of eq bums me out. Any idea what i'm doing wrong with dsp manager?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes same here dsp manager did nothing..i think its not recognizing headset input..
And tried all the equalizers but getting fcs
Sent From my Kindle Fire
gedemes 27 april cm9+Hash's 28 april kernel

Yea i even tried a DSP 1.0 zip i had used before..nothing.

TexasRules777 said:
Yea i even tried a DSP 1.0 zip i had used before..nothing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried DSP yesterday. I heard difference as soon as a changed a setting. This is from the internal speakers not headphones.

So is it possible to add Beat Audio to, say, Modaco ROM?

Badgerino said:
So is it possible to add Beat Audio to, say, Modaco ROM?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I still haven't got any zips to work..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app

MR2-MiKe said:
I tried DSP yesterday. I heard difference as soon as a changed a setting. This is from the internal speakers not headphones.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here, headphones don't register. Found an eq that works and sounds great with beats on ged's rom.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium HD app

I installed the Beats 5.1 ZIP from this thread, using TWRP on Hashcode's #10 ROM.
Works great, other than the DSP no longer works and the ROM likes to throw an occasional error at boot up to tell me so. I think this is generally intentional on the part of Beats, since it now manages sound. Since stock DSP no longer manages sound, it would make sense it no longer works.

kenikh said:
I installed the Beats 5.1 ZIP from this thread, using TWRP on Hashcode's #10 ROM.
Works great, other than the DSP no longer works and the ROM likes to throw an occasional error at boot up to tell me so. I think this is generally intentional on the part of Beats, since it now manages sound. Since stock DSP no longer manages sound, it would make sense it no longer works.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea I actually found beats audio in of all places the play store! Now I can flash it with any rom! Just get that " sound system has stopped" error on boot but it goes away and the sound is much improved.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using XDA Premium HD app

TexasRules777 said:
Yea I actually found beats audio in of all places the play store!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
WTF?!? IIRC, Beats and HTC have an exclusivity deal in place. I'm surprised HTC hasn't requested this be removed from Play.

kenikh said:
WTF?!? IIRC, Beats and HTC have an exclusivity deal in place. I'm surprised HTC hasn't requested this be removed from Play.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep. It's just an Apk that builds a flashable zip that you use in CWM. I didn't think it would work , but it did.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using XDA Premium HD app

[MOD][PORT][9/1][CM10/AOKP/MIUI]One eXtreme Sound Enhancer Rezound Edition

First of all, this is my ported version.
Link is here. [MOD][PORT][9/1][CM10/AOKP/MIUI/SENSE]One eXtreme Sound Enhancer Rezound Edition
Before flashing this mod, you are responsible for making a nandroid backup. I am not responsible if this mod bricks your phone or overheats it with its extraordinaire sounds.
THIS MOD WILL BLOW OUT YOUR SPEAKERS/EARS IF YOU START AT MAX VOLUME. START AT THE LOWEST VOLUME THEN SLOWLY INCREASE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!
Important if you want turbocharged resampling.
Open build prop and add the line
af.resampler.quality=255
af.resample=48000
SERIOUSLY BACKUP!
SERIOUSLY BACKUP!
-System Wide (No need to press anything, it will be working as soon as your device boots up)
-System Wide Beats Audio (AOSP/AOKP)
-Maximum Audio Re-sampling (Re-Sampling sound to 48kHz!)
-Massively Improved overall sound
-Improved Beats Audio Effect
-Louder, Clearer vocals in the background
-Improved Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (a.k.a ALSA) http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Main_Page
-Sony xLOUD Engine
-Powerful, Louder Bass (MegaBass)
-More Powerful Drums
Instructions
Download and place on sdcard
Reboot into recovery
Wipe Cache and Dalvik
Flash zip
Reboot and enjoy
DOWNLOAD
DISCONTINUED
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
Credits:
ZeroInfinity -
[MOD][SENSE/AOSP/MIUI][AROMA][Rezound Edition][V15.0]One eXtreme Sound Enhancer
BreatheHT - [MOD][PORT][Alpha1]One X Snapdragon eXtreme Sound Enhancer

Any known issues? Lol..nevermind...its not a full rom correct?
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App

xXMRH09Xx said:
Any known issues?
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First...thanks for porting this...nice

xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
First...thanks for porting this...nice
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol...speechless
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App

Holy fooking crap, now I remember why I miss my infuse. It is almost perfect with voodoo sounds. Issue? Almost none minus a little lag.
Sent from my HTC One XL with Rezound beats

aznrice2k4 said:
Holy fooking crap, now I remember why I miss my infuse. It is almost perfect with voodoo sounds. Issue? Almost none minus a little lag.
Sent from my HTC One XL with Rezound beats
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you still have the infuse? Or are you porting blind?
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA Premium App

Doing some reading on the HOX forums; I take it this isn't hardware dependent like Voodoo Sound is correct? I've read around about the Bravia XLOUD engine being moved around but not enough comparisons.

I have it. I'm listening to it right now and it makes me want to switch phones. LOL It's up.

alpha-niner64 said:
Doing some reading on the HOX forums; I take it this isn't hardware dependent like Voodoo Sound is correct? I've read around about the Bravia XLOUD engine being moved around but not enough comparisons.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It basically driver-libs driven mod. The audio fx widget enables the massive boost in audio output when turned on. There is a flat eq which just boost audio output like no other. It's a mixture between hardware/software mod.
Sent from my HTC One XL with Rezound beats

mmm...running on Yuma75s AOKP Build 40 ROM using only headphones (Brainwavz M4 IEMs)
-On EQ 1: I can definitely tell there's a cleaner output in vocals and the higher frequencies.
-Beats Audio Bass definitely is noticeable and does sound nice: nicer than the Sys apk "Awesome Beats" equalizer variant of Beats Bass.
-I added the two lines to the build.prop and noticed cleaner output from my lower-bit files.
-I didn't notice an overall audio output from the music though the same way Voodoo Control's Headphone Amp does it though.
-Mixing both Voodoo and this mod together with the right equalizer setting is pretty heavenly.

I hope this one fixes problem that I have with my Three way earbuds that has lower volume than four way earbuds.

alpha-niner64 said:
mmm...running on Yuma75s AOKP Build 40 ROM using only headphones (Brainwavz M4 IEMs)
-On EQ 1: I can definitely tell there's a cleaner output in vocals and the higher frequencies.
-Beats Audio Bass definitely is noticeable and does sound nice: nicer than the Sys apk "Awesome Beats" equalizer variant of Beats Bass.
-I added the two lines to the build.prop and noticed cleaner output from my lower-bit files.
-I didn't notice an overall audio output from the music though the same way Voodoo Control's Headphone Amp does it though.
-Mixing both Voodoo and this mod together with the right equalizer setting is pretty heavenly.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah this plus voodoo just makes it almost perfect. This uses filters and library based on the phone. I advise to not use auto volume. Set gain to 5 then get it rip.
zpzp96 said:
I hope this one fixes problem that I have with my Three way earbuds that has lower volume than four way earbuds.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh it will do more than just that.
Sent from my HTC One XL with Rezound beats

Sorry if this is completely obvious, what do the various settings in Audio fx do? Dialog mode doesn't bring up a dialog that I can find and I'm not sure what I'm toggling with Toggle mode. And 'restore defaults' restores the phone to it's default settings, is that right? I'm a little unsure about how well the flash went because in the post you link to in the OP, there are controls, but I can't find any on my phone... unless I should be using the DSP Manager?

Whizzpopper said:
Sorry if this is completely obvious, what do the various settings in Audio fx do? Dialog mode doesn't bring up a dialog that I can find and I'm not sure what I'm toggling with Toggle mode. And 'restore defaults' restores the phone to it's default settings, is that right? I'm a little unsure about how well the flash went because in the post you link to in the OP, there are controls, but I can't find any on my phone... unless I should be using the DSP Manager?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Pull it up as a widget. Settings in the apps section affect how it will work and appear as a widget. Once you see the widget..it will make more sense to you.

this MAY be obvious to others, but just want to clarify. I have been known to be kind of a dullard.
i am running Cypher ROM, do we just flash this on top of the Rom, like GAPP's ?
i know your title suggests what this will work with, as always, i just want to be 100% sure.
if this is what i hope it is, this and YOU are my savior. everything in this new flood of development is great with ICS & JB. my only personal issue has been sound of music.
NOT THE MOVIE.
it has been a little lacking compared to GB. i am not complaining, every other part of development lately has been ORGASMIC.
wondering if this is my answer ???

HeadShotz said:
Pull it up as a widget. Settings in the apps section affect how it will work and appear as a widget. Once you see the widget..it will make more sense to you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ah ha! Maybe I was too tired, I didn't see the widget last night so I assumed the Audio fx dialogue was the widget. Found the widget, now all is clear! Thanks!

neat! "music effects" under settings->sounds works now
I can now pick "MusicFX" and instead of FCing it just takes the setting rocks the head phones now

HeadShotz said:
Pull it up as a widget. Settings in the apps section affect how it will work and appear as a widget. Once you see the widget..it will make more sense to you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. I was swamp with stuff so I wasn't able to reply.
captemo said:
this MAY be obvious to others, but just want to clarify. I have been known to be kind of a dullard.
i am running Cypher ROM, do we just flash this on top of the Rom, like GAPP's ?
i know your title suggests what this will work with, as always, i just want to be 100% sure.
if this is what i hope it is, this and YOU are my savior. everything in this new flood of development is great with ICS & JB. my only personal issue has been sound of music.
NOT THE MOVIE.
it has been a little lacking compared to GB. i am not complaining, every other part of development lately has been ORGASMIC.
wondering if this is my answer ???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, this is the answer. You flash it like any mods. Reboot into recovery. Wipe both caches then flash the mod.
Sent from my boosted TT not these ( o Y o ) HTC One XL with Rezound Beats

good **** bro! awesome my head phone is finally getting it's vocal range stretched!

megazeroxuxm said:
good **** bro! awesome my head phone is finally getting it's vocal range stretched!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Welcome to the life of HOXL and audio. Now you just wish you had 96000 resampling like us.
Sent from my boosted TT not these ( o Y o ) HTC One XL with Rezound Beats

Beats or DPS MANAGER

WHAT IS BETTER BEAT OR DPS MANAGER?
Sent from my PG06100 using xda app-developers app

Beats if its done right
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk 2

strapped365 said:
Beats if its done right
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hey strapped, in your supreme sense rom i can enable the sony xloud audio in the miktweaks app... is this the same as beats audio? right under this option it shows beats boost, but its gray'd out, so i wasn't sure if it was redundant. also, dps manager seem to always force close on me when i tried playing music thru my headphones so i got rid of it, is that supposed to happen?
i also noticed in system/app there is htcmusicenhancer.apk and audioeffectservice.apk, can you shed any light on what these are related to and what would happen if i removed them? thanks man! always appreciate your help!

jwigley24 said:
hey strapped, in your supreme sense rom i can enable the sony xloud audio in the miktweaks app... is this the same as beats audio? right under this option it shows beats boost, but its gray'd out, so i wasn't sure if it was redundant. also, dps manager seem to always force close on me when i tried playing music thru my headphones so i got rid of it, is that supposed to happen?
i also noticed in system/app there is htcmusicenhancer.apk and audioeffectservice.apk, can you shed any light on what these are related to and what would happen if i removed them? thanks man! always appreciate your help!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In SS their is a mixture of beats and xloud. Its grayed out because beats really isn't compatible with Sense 2.1 or whatever. But if you remove the apks it would most likely just quiet the sounds down. I gotta merge all my files over to my new os today so ill look at them. I'm not one to remember things off top hand till I look at all the files
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk 2