Dear All,
Do you know if there's any solution to record audio in high quality? I've googled a lot and searched the forums for weeks but didn't find any acceptable solution.
There are some apps on the Market advertising how great they are but every one of them has pretty poor quality comparing to my old Nokia E75 capabilities.
I also know that MIUI ROMs can do the job but I don't want to change my current ROM because of this (and I don't think if it's the only solution).
I have a rock band and I used to record our reharsals, but with Desire S I can't do it anymore... (and I've passed my E75 to my gf).
Every idea is much appreciated!
Cheers!
You say about how poor the quality is. I can't see that changing the ROM would make any real difference. Are you using the built-in microphone, or are you using an external one - as I would expect the quality to be far superior through a decnt external mic.
Simon.TS.HTC said:
You say about how poor the quality is. I can't see that changing the ROM would make any real difference. Are you using the built-in microphone, or are you using an external one - as I would expect the quality to be far superior through a decnt external mic.
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I'm using the built-in mic as I used the built in mic for my nokia. And I mentioned the ROM change because of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313487&highlight=audio+recording
I'd have a look online. The built-in mics are fairly well-known for being cr4p. Have a look at this test on the old Desire...
http://audioboo.fm/boos/136565-mic-tests-for-htc-desire
I was hoping that there is a sw solution for this. Thanks anyway!
So how's the sound chip compared to the Iphone 5s and other top smartphones ? I heard that since the chipset is SNP800 , the sound chip should be good too, but i'm no pro and have yet to try the headphone out.
Can anyone provide an explanation ?
2nd question (to avoid making 2 threads) :
I know kitkat 4.4 is only 32 bit now , but if for some reason Google releases android 5.0 in the future and it's 64 bit ...will the nexus chipset support it ?
1. Sound is good
2. Doesn't matter
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1. Sound is good
2. Doesn't matter
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Not sure what you meant for the 2nd answer ?
64 bit computing hardly matters in the mobile space currently. Currently it is only relevant in marketing.
To answer the question. You are still using 32-bit hardware even if 64-bit capable software came out. Odds are Google will not release a 64-bit exclusive operating system in the near future.
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ravenwood27 said:
So how's the sound chip compared to the Iphone 5s and other top smartphones ? I heard that since the chipset is SNP800 , the sound chip should be good too, but i'm no pro and have yet to try the headphone out.
Can anyone provide an explanation ?
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According to the test done by GSMarena, the Nexus 5 sound quality is no where near iOS devices. It has similar sound performance compared to the LG G2 but lower volume output. http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_5-review-1011p7.php As the graph is shown, there is quite a lot of "wobbling" which isn't good compared to the iOS devices (link is the 5s sound quality: http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_5s-review-994p7.php). This is assuming you actually rip songs from CDs, download 320+ kbps (if you don't know what this is you don't download it), download from Google Play or iTunes, rather than using an app or random website to get free music. Otherwise it wouldn't matter what device you get to listen to music since the sound file wouldn't have enough detail to actually use the iPhone soundboard properly. From experience even the Voodoo sound board on the Galaxy S3+ (not sure about the S4) doesn't reach the levels of iOS devices especially on loudness and clarity. Otherwise for the casual listener, the sound quality on the Nexus 5 should be more than enough unless you're really serious about sound quality.
Edit: according to the benchmarks done on the same website, the Samsung S4 holds it ground fairly well but there is some wobble at later parts of the graph and that's just nitpicking. Won't be hearing the effects of that unless you have songs that are 500 kbps+ and are playing on a good speaker.
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According to the test done by GSMarena, the Nexus 5 sound quality is no where near iOS devices. It has similar sound performance compared to the LG G2 but lower volume output. http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_5-review-1011p7.php As the graph is shown, there is quite a lot of "wobbling" which isn't good compared to the iOS devices (link is the 5s sound quality: http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_5s-review-994p7.php). This is assuming you actually rip songs from CDs, download 320+ kbps (if you don't know what this is you don't download it), download from Google Play or iTunes, rather than using an app or random website to get free music. Otherwise it wouldn't matter what device you get to listen to music since the sound file wouldn't have enough detail to actually use the iPhone soundboard properly. From experience even the Voodoo sound board on the Galaxy S3+ (not sure about the S4) doesn't reach the levels of iOS devices especially on loudness and clarity. Otherwise for the casual listener, the sound quality on the Nexus 5 should be more than enough unless you're really serious about sound quality.
Edit: according to the benchmarks done on the same website, the Samsung S4 holds it ground fairly well but there is some wobble at later parts of the graph and that's just nitpicking. Won't be hearing the effects of that unless you have songs that are 500 kbps+ and are playing on a good speaker.
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This is what I really dont get. I had an iphone 5s for a couple weeks and everything besides the earphones that came in the box sounded horrible. Zero bass, zero highs, just the mids. Also had the HTC one, which is supposed to have a great audio chip, and it did. That phone soudned the best out of all the phone's I've had. (I turned beats off, that is just pure junk). Compared to the HTC one, this phone is actually very good. I still get deep bass, and good highs with no distortion even at high volumes. With the iphone, anything higher than 50%, things got a bit crackly and distorted especially hooked up to my speakers.
OP: The sound chip, in my opinion (I listen to a LOT of music and am pretty much a huge audiophile.), is very good. As some users said, the pure loudness of it isn't that great, but the quality is very good. Not as good as the HTC one, but very close.
EDIT: Quote from GSM arena pretty much saying what I said.
The scores stay close to perfect even when you plug in a pair of headphones. The stereo crosstalk worsens a bit but the rest of the readings are virtually unaffected (frequency response actually improves a bit). Unfortunately, the volume levels remained just as uninspiring.
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This is what I really dont get. I had an iphone 5s for a couple weeks and everything besides the earphones that came in the box sounded horrible. Zero bass, zero highs, just the mids. Also had the HTC one, which is supposed to have a great audio chip, and it did. That phone soudned the best out of all the phone's I've had. (I turned beats off, that is just pure junk). Compared to the HTC one, this phone is actually very good. I still get deep bass, and good highs with no distortion even at high volumes. With the iphone, anything higher than 50%, things got a bit crackly and distorted especially hooked up to my speakers.
OP: The sound chip, in my opinion (I listen to a LOT of music and am pretty much a huge audiophile.), is very good. As some users said, the pure loudness of it isn't that great, but the quality is very good. Not as good as the HTC one, but very close.
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The review on the website show that the HTC One has a excellent audio output but at best decent audio quality. The bass is overemphasized but nothing compared to the One X which was a disaster in terms of audio quality. Realized that the iPhone sound quality may sound worse to many people since it has a "flat" and stabilized audio quality which is what actually is looked for. Many companies tweak the audio to make it more "pleasing" to the masses and overshadow the bad soundboard which include bigger bass (blame Dr. Dre).
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The review on the website show that the HTC One has a excellent audio output but at best decent audio quality. The bass is overemphasized but compared to the One X which was a disaster in terms of audio quality. Realized that the iPhone sound quality may sound worse to many people since it has a "flat" and stabilized audio quality which is what actually is looked for. Many companies tweak the audio to make it more "pleasing" to the masses and overshadow the bad soundboard.
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I know flat sound is technically prefered in benchmarks and things, but I haven't met a single person that actually likes listening to it. Anyway, that was just my opinion. IMO, no matter how technically good the quality is on the iphone, I still think that it sounds horrible. And the software is hideous/crashed way too often.
EDIT: I see you have an iphone. Do you have a N5 as well, or are you just posting here? I'm not trying to be an idiot, just wondering if you have compared the quality between the two
N5 sound sucks.. I'm biased because I upgraded from a HTC one lol. Everything else is solid with my n5
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The built-in speaker is mediocre to crappy. The audio through other connections is quite good, IMO.
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The built-in speaker is mediocre to crappy. The audio through other connections is quite good, IMO.
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its a bug. http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus...one-and-software-may-be-hurting-what-you-hear
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I know flat sound is technically prefered in benchmarks and things, but I haven't met a single person that actually likes listening to it. Anyway, that was just my opinion. IMO, no matter how technically good the quality is on the iphone, I still think that it sounds horrible. And the software is hideous/crashed way too often.
EDIT: I see you have an iphone. Do you have a N5 as well, or are you just posting here? I'm not trying to be an idiot, just wondering if you have compared the quality between the two
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I'm just basing this off the gsmarena benchmark and from previous experience. Not in my sig but I have a HTC Desire HD and Acer A100 running custom ROMs since both devices are not supported. I hopefully plan to get a Moto G since I kinda would like to get an android device that is current and not gimped by some developers *nvidia*. I tend to randomly post in random device forums usually trying to get up to date with new devices. I have listened to Galaxy S 3 and One X since my friends have them so I have an idea how they sound. Nexus 5 just came out so gsmarena was the only site that had soundboard benchmarks, but like I said it works more than enough for most people and the tweaks made are probably for the better. If you wondering I do prefer the "flat" sound since my speakers don't play well with equalizers especially the Beats one in my HTC. I also tend to listen to more instrumentals than the average listener so the "flatness" help bring out the other instruments in the background that usually would be hidden by the bass or treble.
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its a bug. http://www.androidcentral.com/nexus...one-and-software-may-be-hurting-what-you-hear
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I really fail to see how that was overlooked. Hopefully they push it out sooner than later.
iPhone5 & 5s have a relatively high output impedance. They'll be a little more temperamental when used with third party buds.
I don't know if we have an impedance reading for the Nexus 5.
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If listening to music, just use Noozxoide E.
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There is definitely a bug wrt audio on the N5, but the speaker is also very crappy and so easy to completely obstruct (v similar positioning on iPhones and some Lumias)
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There is definitely a bug wrt audio on the N5, but the speaker is also very crappy and so easy to completely obstruct (v similar positioning on iPhones and some Lumias)
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It's going to obstruct wherever they put it. Top, bottom or back especially if you put it in your pocket. The Optimus G had such a high speaker volume even though the speaker was just a small slit in the back and the back was flat.
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You obviously never used one of the devices I mentioned above then.
It's the only thing that stops the N5 being the perfect device (all right maybe a bit better battery life)
Phone call:
On Handset is good...no issues.
On Speaker is ok...on full volume sound distortion is evident.
On Headphones is good but other person can't listen clearly unless I hold headphone mic in front of my lips...or speak loud.
Music:
On Speaker is terrible.
On headphones (Klipsch S4A)...quality is really good for 320kbps mp3 files...I feel best audio quality is between 50% - 70% of volume level.
Alright, first off, a brief history. I had the original GNote after which I jumped ship to WP8 with the Lumia 920.
I've loved the 920 overall, the camera is unbelievably good, and FAR FAR better than what my note was, but i'm kinda bored with the wp8 environment and have been looking to switch back to android for the customization and the flexibility.
I've narrowed my hunt down to the G2 and the Note3, though i'm leaning way more to the note 3 since i loved the S-pen and the size of my original Note.
The biggest issue i had on the note, more than the crappy camera and the horrible pictures, was the Audio quality via headphones. The note had the ****ty yamaha DAC.
I've heard some good things about the audio quality on the G2, so that's had me all confused.
Now, I'm no audiophile, but I listen to a lot of music on headphones (picking up the Beyerdynamic DT770 soon!) and in my car and am very worried about the sound quality.
I'll have access only to the Exynos variant of the Note 3 with the Octa-core chip, and have been researching and trying to find some honest opinions regarding the SQ via headphones.
From what i know, the Note 3(both the variants) dont ship with the highly acclaimed wolfson dac that the Note 2 shipped with. And i know there's a difference between the Qualcomm variant and the Exynos variant(which probably has a yamaha dac) when it comes to sound quality.
My 920 isn't the best either, but the audio is very balanced, and produces results that are decent enough for my needs. (My dad's 4S is kinda better than my 920)
Now, I'd love to hear your thoughts about this. how good/bad is it? has anyone used them with a high quality pair of cans? how do they sound?
Also, I understand that the 13mp lens on the back of this beast can no way beat the 920's stellar camera, but are the shots not even in the same league as that of the 920/Iphone 5?
I'm looking forward to some insightful opinions, and hopefully I'll have this baby in my hands soon!
Thank you.
You can check here, the numbers speak for themselves
I've seen the numbers, but sometimes number's aren't the perfect evaluation of quality, so just hoped to get some direct feedback from users here.
Audio Quality is a major concern so the people using the n9000 exynos variant, What do you think of the audio quality via headphones?
Any comments will be of great help!
Thank you
Trust me,the audio quality of Note 3 is better than G2
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I've seen the numbers, but sometimes number's aren't the perfect evaluation of quality, so just hoped to get some direct feedback from users here.
Audio Quality is a major concern so the people using the n9000 exynos variant, What do you think of the audio quality via headphones?
Any comments will be of great help!
Thank you
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i have N900 and audio quality is just brilliant no issues what so ever ... i use klipsch ear phones and they sound amazing
Thank you!
any insights about the camera as well?
You can't just ask about audio quality because there are so many variables at play. What's the quality of the media? Lossless? 128KB compressed MP3s? What is the media being output to? Included crappy headphones? $500+ IEMs? Someone was complaining about the lack of bass on the N3 compared to the N2 using Samsung headphones. Was the problem exaggerated bass on the N2 and the N3 was more naturally tuned? Or was the N3 really lacking bass?
The GSMArena testing shows the actual recorded output of the N3 as compared to other devices subjected to the same tests. It's excellent (meaning true) with a comment about it not being the loudest of devices they've tested. How that translates in to what you (or others) are looking for depends on your taste (heavy bass isn't true; it's a preference), the quality of the media being used, and the capabilities of what's playing the media back.
Hey Guys,
I am not -yet- an owner, but I was when M7 hit the stores and that phone was able to record some amazing audio - Distortion Free even from Loud Bass.
My question is, is the U11 anywhere near to that quality? I am really looking for someone who can record some concerts or any loud music....
thanks in advance
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Hey Guys,
I am not -yet- an owner, but I was when M7 hit the stores and that phone was able to record some amazing audio - Distortion Free even from Loud Bass.
My question is, is the U11 anywhere near to that quality? I am really looking for someone who can record some concerts or any loud music....
thanks in advance
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This is probably the best place to ask for now or the equivalent in your area.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/
I've been looking for an android phone capable of this since the m7. No luck yet. Although I haven't tried the v10 or v20. Lg has too many issues for me tho
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This is probably the best place to ask for now or the equivalent in your area.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/
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They are not allowed to give out such technical information. I tried this with the M10 already and they said, its a really good mic, but could not confirm nor deny that its a HDR Mic
Sooooo I am waiting for users
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I've been looking for an android phone capable of this since the m7. No luck yet. Although I haven't tried the v10 or v20. Lg has too many issues for me tho
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Yeah, I know the feeling. This is why I kept my 950XL Microsoft (besides the Windows OP, its good) which has 4 mics and HAAC/HDR without distortion... yeah... we will see how HTC 11 performs
Sadly it distorts a lot! Had the m7, m8 and m9 plus. They were all great at audio recording. But the u11 is a huge disappointment in this department.
I play in clubs a lot and liked using my previous htc phones to film my band. People would always ask what kind of phone I was using because the audio was so good. Now, most videos are useless or GOOD when the bass is not too loud.
Tried HIGH RES audio and that doesn't improve the overall quality and oddly using this setting will get the video to be saved in MKV, instead of mp4. If you try sharing the mkv video through whatsapp, it will replace the audio with hiss. Tried solving this with no success. So now I use 3D audio and keep my fingers crossed everytime.
It's a huge disappointment because this was a main concern for me when looking for a replacement for the m9+.
The only phone I can't think of that has a great video/audio capture quality combo is the Iphone 8 Plus, which was the one I was going to buy before deciding for the u11.
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Sadly it distorts a lot! Had the m7, m8 and m9 plus. They were all great at audio recording. But the u11 is a huge disappointment in this department.
I play in clubs a lot and liked using my previous htc phones to film my band. People would always ask what kind of phone I was using because the audio was so good. Now, most videos are useless or GOOD when the bass is not too loud.
Tried HIGH RES audio and that doesn't improve the overall quality and oddly using this setting will get the video to be saved in MKV, instead of mp4. If you try sharing the mkv video through whatsapp, it will replace the audio with hiss. Tried solving this with no success. So now I use 3D audio and keep my fingers crossed everytime.
It's a huge disappointment because this was a main concern for me when looking for a replacement for the m9+.
The only phone I can't think of that has a great video/audio capture quality combo is the Iphone 8 Plus, which was the one I was going to buy before deciding for the u11.
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Hey thank you for the review are there any other modern phones which are capable of recording bass? How are the Sony phones xz premium XZ1 and so on when recording bass?
Hi, I currently own a lumia 830(wp 10). I need some help finding a phone that can match the haac mics of my lumia, as I need to record really loud audio without clipping. budget is not really an issue but i guess the cheaper the better, as soon as it matches the mic quality of this lumia. i previously owned also a lumia 1020, a xiaomi mi4(that one impressed me, but the mic quality was really bad, so i had to change it).
not looking for the best performance, just a good camera and a good mic, would be even better if it could record without file size/time limit(for example my 830 using lumia camera stops after 30min of recording, while using windows camera it can record forever based on how much free space is avaiable). a micro sd slot would be awesome too but not needed if the phone can handle 32+gb.
any help will be appreciated
thanks!