Database Info

HTC EVO Volume booster???

Hey guys,
Im looking for a volume booster since i listen to music on my phone everyday, i tried Audio Hack
but seems not to work on my Evo (its unrevoked rooted, if that helps) let me know if anyone can help me out. I need volume like the iphone!! Love my Evo tho.
JBlaze -- Evo 4G

Just wanted to bump this. The past several days have afforded me the chance to stream music on my evo from xm at work, and could for sure use just a little more volume to hear it over the noise of my workplace.

RavenTBK said:
Just wanted to bump this. The past several days have afforded me the chance to stream music on my evo from xm at work, and could for sure use just a little more volume to hear it over the noise of my workplace.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Volume for music seems pretty loud for me if the phone is close to you. Isn't anyone worried about damaging the speaker? My previous phone after a year the sound quality for music sucked and I didn't even use it that much..Had to get a replacement and really noticed a difference. I'm afraid I'm going to damage the speaker over time just having the volume up all the way without an audio boost hack.

I actually would love to boost the headphone volume.
It's fine most of the time, but when I'm on the train it can be difficult to hear even when I have the headphone volume at full.

agreed, the volume out of the headset seems pretty low especially when in a loud area

nief1313 said:
agreed, the volume out of the headset seems pretty low especially when in a loud area
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seems to me this is probably more of an issue with the particular headset you are using. The EVO gets pretty loud on my headset.

There's an ear piece volume boost in nentarchy's kernel. I'm actually going to flash to latest one he just released cause once you go too high, things get distorted. He lowered it a bit supposedly in the new release.

Sabres420 said:
Seems to me this is probably more of an issue with the particular headset you are using. The EVO gets pretty loud on my headset.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm using ipod headphones. I pluged em into the evo and compared to them to my ipod touch, the volume is much lower from the evo

nief1313 said:
I'm using ipod headphones. I pluged em into the evo and compared to them to my ipod touch, the volume is much lower from the evo
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
im using the iphone headphones with the evo and its pretty loud for me i can't even turn it all the way up...hurts my ears a little over half way on the volume bar

youngdhillon said:
im using the iphone headphones with the evo and its pretty loud for me i can't even turn it all the way up...hurts my ears a little over half way on the volume bar
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
U try while in a noisy room? such as like on train or something?

youngdhillon said:
im using the iphone headphones with the evo and its pretty loud for me i can't even turn it all the way up...hurts my ears a little over half way on the volume bar
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i can say that the iphone headphones are lower in volume compared to my sony headphones by far. not touching the volume and just switch headsets i have to lower the volume on the sony's..... the sony headset are true stereo headphones and not for phones as they do not have a mic.

is there any way to make the rings louder? i remember there was a hack to make the touch pro louder and i wish there was something to make the evo louder everything is perfect except that i rarely hear my phone as its always in my pocket ive even make the quality higher on ,my ringtones and its still the same...

bluedawgalex said:
is there any way to make the rings louder? i remember there was a hack to make the touch pro louder and i wish there was something to make the evo louder everything is perfect except that i rarely hear my phone as its always in my pocket ive even make the quality higher on ,my ringtones and its still the same...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
we would be nice if someone would reply to this thread with an idea or a fix for this as i would be interested because my speaker volume is too low i had in idea of hex editing any comments on this idea would be nice

Well i use always semi professional headphones, since, to me, common ones suck to no end (professionals are way to expensive through). If I put the sound on the maximun or one level down, sounds good on normal musics (CD base decibels). Non normalized files (lower volume) become pratically inaudible. This happens also with the speaker.
I dont want to continuously have a 12 inch speakr on my EVO, i just want to listen in a heatly safe - good volume without put on max and up when file have a lower volume. XD

Seems fine to me with the included headphones... Not sure if using PowerAmp while listening to my albums is making a difference but volume seems about right foe r me...

how about without Headphones the volume is still not loud without them...no problem with headphones on

Guy, the problem has to do with more than the Evo. If your impedance level is high with the headphones you are using then the Evo cant drive them. Ultimately any 'hack' is just going to cause distortion at high levels. You need to get some sort of amp. I suggest CMOY.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-Cmoy-headphone-amp-Opamp-2227-Amplifier-Dragon-/260707655418?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb3631efa#ht_1946wt_1139

things i can recommend. IF you are rooted.
1.BEFORE TRYING THE FOLLOWING DO A LOT OF READING. IT HELPS.
2. try an alternate kernel..... either netarchy toastod or ziggy. they have audio
tweaks built into them.
3. dsp manager. allows you to tweak audio further.
tim

jsantos248 said:
Hey guys,
Im looking for a volume booster since i listen to music on my phone everyday, i tried Audio Hack
but seems not to work on my Evo (its unrevoked rooted, if that helps) let me know if anyone can help me out. I need volume like the iphone!! Love my Evo tho.
JBlaze -- Evo 4G
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
PowerAmp will change your phone life...use the EQ
thank me later

mercuryhayes said:
PowerAmp will change your phone life...use the EQ
thank me later
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk

[REQ] [MOD] headphone volume boost?

I am not sure if i'm putting this in the right category but i figured since this is where the kernel development goes on it would be the best place.
I don't know about anyone else, but i use my phone as an all in one media device, and my main concern is the audio volume that comes out of the auxillary jack. I have tried 3 different ROMs and a few kernels including stock, and when my Inspire's media volume is maxed out playing through my car stereo it doesn't even come close to the volume output of my nexus s and captivate, much less my iPhone. The closest i have been able to get in better audio quality/volume comes from CM7, i am guessing because it is sourced off of AOSP. Even that is at least a notch or two under my cappy, and it makes a big difference.
I was wondering if there is anyway to make a kernel/ROM adjustment to boost the AUX volume output, NOT the phone external speaker.
Gladly willing to donate to a project for this.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

Yes, please, I would love this, I use my phone to listen to music in my car and it's incredibly low, only when I turn my car's speakers to max is it at a normal volume... I would love this mod.

Download an app called volume boost.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App

Been there done that, it boosts the volume but outputs through AUX in mono. Doesnt work too well in my STEREO headphones or car STEREO
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

I know in CM7 that you can use DSP Manager to boost volume for just headset. Just increase the EQ evenly across the full range.

Sirgatory said:
Been there done that, it boosts the volume but outputs through AUX in mono. Doesnt work too well in my STEREO headphones or car STEREO
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Doh! It was mono? If that's the case... I request this too!
Sent from my Inspire 4G using XDA Premium App

Yes, this would be nice.

craigkal said:
I know in CM7 that you can use DSP Manager to boost volume for just headset. Just increase the EQ evenly across the full range.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
^^^ I recommend this as well. It works great.

I will try the dsp suggestion. I was just curious if we could figure out a solution for sense roms as well.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

There has to be a better way to make this thing loud. I was irritated with how quiet my Rhodium was and this device is even worse. In Rhodium Land I procured a .cab that made my Rhodium obnoxiously loud at full volume. I want some of that.

DeathmonkeyGTX said:
There has to be a better way to make this thing loud. I was irritated with how quiet my Rhodium was and this device is even worse. In Rhodium Land I procured a .cab that made my Rhodium obnoxiously loud at full volume. I want some of that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ah i remember the terrible audio on my TP2 all too well. Ahhh we need a headset boostt
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA Premium App

To touch on the DSP resolution, it did not work. It boosted the power output yes, but distorted the clarity to an unusable extent.
Unfortunately a mod moved this thread because even though it is a development discussion, it seems they aren't enthusiastic enough to support this mod.
I'm offering at least 15$ for this fix..

Low Volume Output
I have just gotten a HTC Inspire 4G, and it's not hard to see that the volume output is doubtfully low compared to most other devices such as an iPhone. I have tried all the suggestions in this thread but none seem to work for a high volume output into a stereo,headphones,are any other jack devies. The EQ seemed to be a good idea I prefer to use my equalizer to sustain a better music experience. So overall I think there should be a mod or a tweak to increase volume output level.
Sent from HTC Inspire 4G

A volume increase, or fix is definitely needed. This phone is too quiet.

There's a fix!
Root your phone and flash Revolution ROM v3.5. I just got back from cranking out Pandora on my car radio and the sound is great!

Check my sense Rom thread there is 2 beta kernels I just compiled with speed tweaks and volume boosts across both speakers and headphones(should in turn boost aux output levels as well). It's LOUD, to the point I can no longer listen to music at full volume. I still need to make some fine tuning adjustments, but I think I'm gonna try dsp manager to help even further. Some libs have to be replaced for dsp manager to work with sense roms, but with the sound boost alone, quality still seems to be pretty good with no distortion(that I heard anyway), and with this and dsp manager, it should be a pretty good fix.
I need feedback so I know what has to be fixed(or not fixed...too loud?, distortion?, etc)
Note these are froyo inspire kernels

It has to be whatever ROM you all are using... I took the exact same songs on CD -vs- my phone, and volume is the same, clean across the board.
No issues here at all.
Then again, I am VERY sensitive about my music and won't touch it unless it has a high bit rate. I also run volume leveling software on all of my music too. That way one song isn't terribly louder than the previous.

I'd really like this, my truck stereo isn't loud enough with the inspire at max volume. I don't want to change ROMs to fix this because every ROM other than what I'm running had some problem I couldn't stomach. However, while I briefly had CM7, it did boost the volume significantly.

Its already done as I posted. Flash the kernel from my (sense rom)thread(you'll have to search for it, but its there. Its stable, fast, and the volume is LOUD.(froyo kernel)

di11igaf said:
Its already done as I posted. Flash the kernel from my (sense rom)thread(you'll have to search for it, but its there. Its stable, fast, and the volume is LOUD.(froyo kernel)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks alot, I'm going to give this a shot.

[Q] Sound Issues on GS4G??

Hi all.
I made the switch from an iphone about a month back and noticed a major change in sound quality when I line out to my car or speakers.
I'm really confused about this and am hoping someone could shed some light on what's going on or a fix.
My setup:
-Car: 07 Honda civic with premium sound system and stock subwoofer. nothing fancy.
-Phone: Black ice, voodoo, ext4 data
voodoo is at default settings, i tried adjusting the max volume or something and it just made it sound distorted
Here is the problem:
-If I plug my iphone into my car and turn the iphone volume all the way up the max volume I can stand on my head unit is 25 out of 40. And it sounds clear.
-With the GS4G's volume at max, volume 40(max) on my head unit is not even loud enough and becomes distorted. I never had distortion issues with my iphone. Is this simply hardware limitations or is my phone not configured correctly
The majority of my music listening is done in my car. So any help is appreciated.
-And please dont call me an apple fan boy. Because im not. Lol Id never go back over android.

Well I use mine in the same way aux and so far so good but I do notice I have to turn up the volume on my deck for phone calls no distortion though
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA Premium App

Mizun0h said:
Hi all.
I made the switch from an iphone about a month back and noticed a major change in sound quality when I line out to my car or speakers.
I'm really confused about this and am hoping someone could shed some light on what's going on or a fix.
My setup:
-Car: 07 Honda civic with premium sound system and stock subwoofer. nothing fancy.
-Phone: Black ice, voodoo, ext4 data
voodoo is at default settings, i tried adjusting the max volume or something and it just made it sound distorted
Here is the problem:
-If I plug my iphone into my car and turn the iphone volume all the way up the max volume I can stand on my head unit is 25 out of 40. And it sounds clear.
-With the GS4G's volume at max, volume 40(max) on my head unit is not even loud enough and becomes distorted. I never had distortion issues with my iphone. Is this simply hardware limitations or is my phone not configured correctly
The majority of my music listening is done in my car. So any help is appreciated.
-And please dont call me an apple fan boy. Because im not. Lol Id never go back over android.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I think your AUX cable is messed up, as in, its different for iphone n other phones. However if you are using a 3-contacts regular stereo auxiliary cable, it should have worked fine, just check the cable once before going further in resolving the issue.
The 4 contact aux cable, which also has provision for mic support maybe causing this issue....

Make sure you have the latest voodoo control app.
Set the volume limit to +3 line out optimal
Set the head phone volume to 3db (All the way up)
Play around with the bass boost until it sounds good to you.
My bass boost is set to medium, gain + 6, and range 20%. See of that helps.
Sent from my Buttery Smooth Galaxy S 4G using XDA app.

Thanks for the advice. Sounds solid. Ill test when I get home
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA Premium App

Mizun0h said:
Thanks for the advice. Sounds solid. Ill test when I get home
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey everyone thanks for all the advice. I finally got it set to my liking.
First I updated the voodoo control app. I think that was the main problem.
Then settings are as follows:
-headphone amp: -2
-volume limit: 3
-bass boost: sub, gain of 6 and range at 20%
Everything else is stock.
Again thanks for the help.
-and sorry for the double post. I meant to edit the original with my statement in quotes.

Good deal man. It does help quite a bit to tweak the audio. I hope that the final release of uber music has an eq for further audio tuning... If you don't have that player, you should get it.
Sent from my Buttery Smooth Galaxy S 4G using XDA app.

[Q] Speakers/Headphones Very Quiet

I'm wondering if anyone else is finding the audio output (be it by speaker or headphone), is very quiet? Whenever myself, or any of my friends go to watch a video or something on the Transformer, the first thing we do is try and turn up the volume even though its already at maximum. Even with a decent set of headphones (and I've tried multiple headphones), the audio is as loud as one would think.
I've done some searching through the forums, and tried to use this "Voodoo Sound Control", but it doesn't seem to give me many options. And when I tried the paid version, it said my device wasn't supported.
Anyways, I'm running Prime v1.9 with Netformer 1.6 kernel which i'm told has the Voodoo module in it.
Is there anything else I can try?

Yeah my headphone are pretty low but obly on certain videos same with the speakers. Try different videos and music see if there is a difderence.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using XDA App

diamantericos said:
Yeah my headphone are pretty low but obly on certain videos same with the speakers. Try different videos and music see if there is a difderence.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nah, it seems pretty universally quiet no matter what I play. Music from my google music account, local podcasts I download to it, youtube videos, ustream videos, etc.
Whether it be through the speakers or through headphones, its just really quiet. I have tried several different headphones I have, and its all pretty much the same volume. It has to be almost completely quiet in whatever room I'm in so I can hear it.
I was hoping this Voodoo stuff may help, but doesn't appear to be compatible (the thread says it supports TF 3.0 or 3.1 and not 3.2).
I'm out of ideas.

Voodoo works fine on 3.1 and 3.2

Yeah, sound on the TF is mediocre at best and horrible on headphones. I use an app called EQ and it really helps for the built-in speakers but headphones still suck. Not enough amp power to push decent sound.

Oyeve said:
Yeah, sound on the TF is mediocre at best and horrible on headphones. I use an app called EQ and it really helps for the built-in speakers but headphones still suck. Not enough amp power to push decent sound.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use THIS while using my earbuds. Greatly improves the performance of low-sensitivity headphones. Works like a charm and I have to turn the inline volume down to 1/4 on my earbuds. For some reason DVD movies are played back with low volume and this FiiO has done wonders with improving the volume and clarity even.

AcIdC0R3 said:
I use THIS while using my earbuds. Greatly improves the performance of low-sensitivity headphones. Works like a charm and I have to turn the inline volume down to 1/4 on my earbuds. For some reason DVD movies are played back with low volume and this FiiO has done wonders with improving the volume and clarity even.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Looks like an ipod nano. Make have to check this out. Thanks for the heads-up.

Oyeve said:
Looks like an ipod nano. Make have to check this out. Thanks for the heads-up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Voodoo control plus from the market is much better value for money, helps the devs in this forum and has truly amazing sound.
Using an external headphone amp like this is an ugly solution.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

wildestpixel said:
Voodoo control plus from the market is much better value for money, helps the devs in this forum and has truly amazing sound.
Using an external headphone amp like this is an ugly solution.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unfortunately, that's not a feasable option for everybody. I own a B70 model TF as well as many others and I'm unable to gain ROOT so the FiiO is a better alternative than Voodoo control. Who's going to pay money for an app they can't even use unless your rooted.

AcIdC0R3 said:
Unfortunately, that's not a feasable option for everybody. I own a B70 model TF as well as many others and I'm unable to gain ROOT so the FiiO is a better alternative than Voodoo control. Who's going to pay money for an app they can't even use unless your rooted.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just as well the OP is rooted.

Low audio thru BT??

Anyone else notice the audio output via BT to be rather low? Connected this to my card (Ford explorer) and I have to almost double the speaker volume from what I had used with my Note 3..

ReggieSmith said:
Anyone else notice the audio output via BT to be rather low? Connected this to my card (Ford explorer) and I have to almost double the speaker volume from what I had used with my Note 3..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, noticed significantly lower BT volume playback through Mini Jambox and slightly lower volume with my Alpine car receiver.

Me as well with my alpine...have to put it up to 28 too get some bump...
Sent from my LG-D850 using XDA Free mobile app

Strange, I don't have this issue with my AT&T G3 and Motorola bluetooth headset. Maybe I'm not picky about it or something. It works the same as it did on my Nexus 5

Enddo said:
Strange, I don't have this issue with my AT&T G3 and Motorola bluetooth headset. Maybe I'm not picky about it or something. It works the same as it did on my Nexus 5
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Had this problem today in a 2014 Dodge. the G3 has separate BT volume. SO basically I had to max out my phone volume to make it normal.
Thought i'd mention this just in case you missed it.

BT headset volume is fine but music playback through my car BT is pretty low. Like what was mentioned you need to make sure the BT volume on your G3 is turned up all the way or you will have no bump at all.

I've had lower volume issues with a wired headset. It's like I need a booster.
Sent from my LG-D850 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Alienuser said:
I've had lower volume issues with a wired headset. It's like I need a booster.
Sent from my LG-D850 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I noticed this too and Amazon sells little headphone amps just for this very thing. My son bought one and said it helps quite a bit.

RE: Volume Fix
Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/mod-volime-booster-t2826646
It worked for me, and if you read through the 1st page, the have a Recovery that works.
I have the AT&T version and I flashed the zip.
Works much better now.

Have you guys tried the XPOSED module Viper4Android app? I believe it has a way to boost the overall sound for headphones, phone speaker, Bluetooth, and USB Dock (all independently). It also has lots of other great sound tweaks too.
EDIT - Viper4Android isn't part of the xposed framework. It does require root, but otherwise is a regular app.

sic0048 said:
Have you guys tried the XPOSED module Viper4Android? I believe it has a way to boost the overall sound for headphones, phone speaker, Bluetooth, and USB Dock (all independently). It also has lots of other great sound tweaks too.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Afte rooting I installed Viper4Android and everything is amazing! I haven't ran Bluetooth but my headphone sound has increased 10 fold.

Compelling. I have hints of a minor problem with a wired headset volume. But I still feel there's no overwhelming evidence that returning to stock is completely dependable for the 850d.
Sent from my LG-D850 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

I just wanted to clear up some mis-information. The Viper4Android app does not require the Xposed framework. I installed it while working with other modules and incorrectly associated it with xposed in my mind. But it is a freestanding app, not related to xposed. It does however require root privileges.
I just wanted to mention that since I posted some inaccurate information above.....

Kmac_thp said:
BT headset volume is fine but music playback through my car BT is pretty low. Like what was mentioned you need to make sure the BT volume on your G3 is turned up all the way or you will have no bump at all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where are those volume settings for BT connection?
Thanks

Scyzor said:
Where are those volume settings for BT connection?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When youre connected to a BT device the volume control is for that BT device or connection.

I am on a custom ROM by Fulmics and my BT volume for calls is about 1/3 as loud as for streaming media.
Notifications are normal, it started when ringtone was quieter when BT was on, rings through BT and barely through phone, previously it rang loud on phone and just noticeable on BT... I use the BT for work and I can't have me not hearing what support is instructing me to do on a service call...
Will look into dev mode and tweaks and see if something is there to correct this low volume.

Yes I noticed this and there is a build.prop perameter that can be changed it's called : ro.lge.bt_gain_control_factor
I belong the factory setting is 0.8 I have mine set to 1.4 without issue but YMMV
Sent from my LG-G3