Hi all,
currently running rooted Stock ROM 4.4.4. and while the video quality os OK I´m very dissatisfied with the sound quality when recording videos. Tried using the (new) google Camera app from playtore which is my standard app and also tried using the free OpenCamera app.
The sound is extremely muffled and it seems like noise reduction or internal audio processing is the culpit.
Is there any chance to get rid of the noise cancelling when recording videos?
I know it must be possible because for example the Hi-Q MP3 audio recording app I use allows me to choose the audio input (raw audio, main mic) and I get much better sound quality using the raw audio unprocessed sound input vs. main mic which seems to be amplified.
Any hints on this guys?
Thanks a bunch,
Kusie
Did you try and search? Few threads about this.
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Seems my first search was not good enough, did a new search with different search words and found two threads.
Thanks!
Kusie said:
Seems my first search was not good enough, did a new search with different search words and found two threads.
Thanks!
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There's also quite a lengthy thread called something like "Microphone issues" that also covers this issue.
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Hi, I open this thread to ask a simple question.
I'm using stock 4.0.3 Android version with Simple Kernel 1.0 and with Voodoo Sound/Colors enabled in kernel. I noticed that video with the stock camera app are recorded using a 16kHz sampling rate and have 96kbps bitrate with AAC codec.
I wonder if there is a way to change the audio format of the recorded audio (e.g. 44.1kHz/128kbps) in order to take full advantage of the new audio drivers. I mean, now thanks to Supercurio's work the audio path is well handled by the system using the features of the Wolfson audio chipset, why waste that signal quality by using a low quality encoding? (16KHz/96 kbps AAC is not so suitable for music recording...)
With external apps such as Tapatalk I can record loseless WAV using 44Khz sample rate, how to embed this functionality in the stock camera app?
(if this is the wrong section i ask moderators to move the thread, though I think this is a pretty interesting matter to talk about)
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I want to know it, too! Thanks everyone in advance
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Why do you reserve posts in every thread instead of giving suggestions?!
@op there isn't an option available in the stock one. You can however use third party apps or such things to get it.
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mic quality on other side of conversation
when talking on the phone people say I sound nasally on the other side. Would downgrading my radio help. Is it just the mic on the nexus or would swapping the radio make a difference? I had a N1 for two years and no issues like this.
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Rom Nexusbeam 4.1.0
Radio KI1
kernel matrix ---It was doing this before i flashed it and cm9
Leads me to believe that its just the nature of the nexus s
I didn't tapl on it much when I it before i rooted it.
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Why do you reserve posts in every thread instead of giving suggestions?!
@op there isn't an option available in the stock one. You can however use third party apps or such things to get it.
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I'm continuing this thread because it's main question remains still unsolved. How to record video with decent audio endcoding quality (as said 44kHz/16bit good bitrate)? 3rd party app? What apps are we talking about?
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Hi, I open this thread to ask a simple question.
I'm using stock 4.0.3 Android version with Simple Kernel 1.0 and with Voodoo Sound/Colors enabled in kernel. I noticed that video with the stock camera app are recorded using a 16kHz sampling rate and have 96kbps bitrate with AAC codec.
I wonder if there is a way to change the audio format of the recorded audio (e.g. 44.1kHz/128kbps) in order to take full advantage of the new audio drivers. I mean, now thanks to Supercurio's work the audio path is well handled by the system using the features of the Wolfson audio chipset, why waste that signal quality by using a low quality encoding? (16KHz/96 kbps AAC is not so suitable for music recording...)
With external apps such as Tapatalk I can record loseless WAV using 44Khz sample rate, how to embed this functionality in the stock camera app?
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I have also been searching the internet about this for what feels like EVER!
I have been a tape-a-talk user for over one year and have tried several ROMs and video recording apps.
Only one that I know of (lgcamera) allows you to change the audio recording attributes (up to 48000Hz and AAC 320kbps). It also includes AMR and AMR_WB (but AMR is just '3gp', right?). However, even at the highest AAC settings, I still can't record video with high quality audio (I checked by uploading my vids to a pc and right clicking properties - the audio bitrate is only 103kbps & is 16 bit)
I wrote to the developer (just yesterday) and I sent him some clips and he reckons that it is a hardware issue. He also said that "WAV can be record by software encoder, and AAC is a hardware encoder", which explained my question that you also asked re tape-a-talk being able to record in crystal clear WAV.
I am still not happy with this answer, because it makes no sense to me that you can record in high quality audio (WAV) yet not in a lossy format at high qualities (eg 256 kbps AAC).
- I'm on a Nexus S (rooted). Stock ICS 4.0.4, Matr1x Kernel V20 (with VOODOO sound, settings for oversampling etc all cranked up)
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I just found this, which is to do with latency, but I am not sure if this will improve recording capabilities...
So - any luck?
Found anything new re your OP?
I like recording videos when I'm at the disco, or a music festival, but the sound is awful
It's probably because of the too loud sound, I think that the bass make that disgusting noise
Do you know of any solution to this?
Thank you!
You can't solve anything, you must accept the fact. It is quite impossibile to record a live concert, either it will be in disco or a metal one. Even with professional cameras the sound will be bad. In these circumstances you must record the sound directly from the mixer, and you should use the camera/phone only for the video. Then you mix sound and video, and the final result is a good thing
saalvaa96 said:
I like recording videos when I'm at the disco, or a music festival, but the sound is awful
It's probably because of the too loud sound, I think that the bass make that disgusting noise
Do you know of any solution to this?
Thank you!
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Try this camera app (photos and videos) modification:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47208626
[MOD] Jishnu's Camera™ [V1.5 ART - Mic Fix] [Stock | Cataclysm | Purity]
Read in the original post that it includes a noise reduction flash file. The downloads also include flash files to return your camera app back to stock (reverse any changes).
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Hello guys First of all it's my first post in the nexus 5 group (i've did a pre-search) and i contact you with this problem
Last night i went out with friends at a pool party and used my nexus 5 for recording some videos from the stage. The music wasn't to loud, just like normal club music, in open space. Today when i took a look on the video i got scared...the sound quality is insanely BAD !. It's like the phone is set to +100 gain in the microphone... I tried normalizing audio in premier pro but with no chance. So i ask you guys, do you know any solution on how i can repair the problem. The best audio quality i had in recording videos in club (audio especially) was with my Nokia E51 that had the best mics i can find one a phone...
so here is a comparison:
In club music (closed space) shot with my Htc One S (no dual mic or things like that) -> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=487777791348118&set=vb.100003477036350&type=3&theater
in club music (closed space) shot with my Nokia E51 (a 5-6 years phone that still records audio crispy clear for a phone ! - don't look at video quality) -> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=247706518688581&set=vb.100003477036350&type=3&theater
last night with my nexus 5 ->https://www.dropbox.com/s/3vtisokit5ontwl/VID_20140727_032412.mp4
All the link are so you guys can see that exact problem that i have. I want to repair it, if it is possible in the stock rom (with a app) or if i need to install a custom rom, what is the best rom that resolves my problem and has best performance .
Thank you in advance !
I have exactly the same problem. Tried recording at a couple of indoor parties(so a little louder than your situation. Couldn't recognize any music when playing the video's afterwards. Terrible quality
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Partial fix - i think
Ok so last night i got an app from play store called microphone that has a setting on the mic called mic gain. it was set to +32 dB....overgain ! so i set it to 0 and did some recording in the house with my audio system on a high volume and afterwards put the phone next to the speaker and seem that it records decent . but i think it is a problem related to software settings... will keep you updated on what i found
Sounds awesome. Thanks for your effords
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Problem solved?
I can't post links so if anyone wanna fix this or just post the links from my post that would be great, thank you.
So I've found a solution, or at least a temporary one
Get the camera app called Lgcamera. In this app you can manually set your audio settings.
Set it to AAC and set the stereo option to On (this did it for me atleast).
/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCamera&hl=sv
I made a little video about it since I couldn't find this solution before, hope it helps!
/watch?v=RVWcE3dQoMk
Please help spread the video on forums where this issue is discussed so more people (and perhaps even Google?) can record without that awful noise reduction/cancellation! If enough people complain then they will probably (hopefully) implement these settings in the "Google Camera" app!
Thanks for the video! This is the video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RVWcE3dQoMk
And the link to the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCamera&hl=nl
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BE CAREFULL though with LGCamera, because I found that no matter what you choose in settings, fullHD (1024p) videos are ALWAYS recorded with 15 frames per second only (vs 30 as normal), making the videos look very choppy. So I deinstalled LGCamera again. Otherwise great app.
But I found a good substitute, it called Open Camera, link to the (free) app and also a possible video mic fix (reduces mic gain).
Link and more info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54391146&postcount=54
HTH,
Kusie
Kusie said:
BE CAREFULL though with LGCamera, because I found that no matter what you choose in settings, fullHD (1024p) videos are ALWAYS recorded with 15 frames per second only (vs 30 as normal), making the videos look very choppy. So I deinstalled LGCamera again. Otherwise great app.
But I found a good substitute, it called Open Camera, link to the (free) app and also a possible video mic fix (reduces mic gain).
Link and more info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54391146&postcount=54
HTH,
Kusie
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Hmm, strange. I do not have that problem. I record with 30FPS without any problems. Maybe something is wrong in the settings? Have you tried changing the video format around? The app is not that great but it does the job for now, atleast for me.
Edit:
I noticed that the front camera is not that great in Lgcamera, but the back I have no problems with. I recorded a video on my instagram if anyone wanna check it out. I'm still changing the bit values around hoping it will sound even better.
Speakers are "semi-loud" and i recommend watching the video in your phone or atleast lowering the bass if you're watching it with "real speakers".
instagram.com/p/rCDsh5xX9C/?modal=true
Here are my settings for this particular video:
Back camera
1920x1080
H.264
Vid Bitrate 17mbit
Vid framerate 30
AAC
44100 Samplerate
128000 Bitrate (unsure of what value is best here)
Stereo OFF
Ok thanks, I might give it another try... Open Camera works well for me, though.
Did you check the actual framerate of your resulting video with a tool like mediainfo or VLC Player codec Info?
Nice guitar work btw
Greetings from a drummer,
K.
Kusie said:
Ok thanks, I might give it another try... Open Camera works well for me, though.
Did you check the actual framerate of your resulting video with a tool like mediainfo or VLC Player codec Info?
Nice guitar work btw
Greetings from a drummer,
K.
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Frame rate in VLC: imgur.com/SEyPhoh.png
Open Camera works too, but I still get the audio artifacts when recording with a backing track. I get those in LG too, just not as much. Lg is in no way perfect, but the sample and bit rate allows a bit more customization if you ask me.
I'll upload one with OC when I get home! And thanks
By the way, what settings did you use in Open Camera? Or did you just lower the gain?
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44100 Samplerate
128000 Bitrate (unsure of what value is best here)
Stereo OFF
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higher bitrate = better quality/higher filesize :good:
HUUUGE discovery today!
Update your LG-camera, go to settings and set audio to "voice communication" = headset. You can now record with your headset, see my instagram @Callemusicman for results!
It completely removes the noise cancellation!!
Isn't there any other solution? Because if i use, for example, Instagram, the sound is still very bad... so this LG app isn't usefull for recording with Instagram or other apps...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/development/mod-camcorder-audio-quality-fix-t2837930
Hello,
With some devices, whatsapp audio record looks very awful, almost unlistenable. I know that the app provide some compression over the file to save bandwith, but the strange thing is that with other devices(Sony, Apple, etc...) the sound quality is just great. With this, i have 2 theories about it:
1- There must be a file with audio profiles that the app could use, just like media_profiles.xml that tells output, bitrate, etc, or...
2- Whatsapp is using a "generic" audio record method, not getting advantage of other audio options the device could offer.
The only problem with the second theory is that if you record a video throught the own app/3rd party, the audio is very clear and good.I've tried to look over system/, data/, etc/ and libs/ to see if there's any file that could lead to solution but nothing came.
Please, someone consider some further investigation about this issue, with i believe many people faces this.
Thank you.
Dear All Pixel 2 Users,
I bought my pixel 2 yesterday and I have observed that recorded video has very low audio volume I feel that this is because of the fact that Mike is not able to properly capture the audio while recording.
I tried to check the forums but did not get any help in this regard . Therefore I'm making a new thread and and hope that if you have come across this issue where the recorded video has low audio.
Same issue has been seen while recording videos in Instagram, Snapchat & other XYZ applications .
Pl can help me out so as to how to fix this issue or if this issue has already been addressed by Google you can let me know I'll be more than glad for your help in this regard looking forward for some constructive information.
I'm attaching a recorded file from the camera application of pixel 2 & after the recording I played the file & found that the audio level was low despite keeping my media volume at the top.
Hope it helps.
Also I'm uploading two videos recorded simultaneously on Instagram:
1. Pixel 2 (little warmer video)
2. One Plus 5 (more of highlighted)
Thanks in advance.
I just realized that I'm unable to upload the files so I'll provide the link to the same.
Pixel 2: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4EaQ1p1Z5JJXJDhQ2
OnePlus 5: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Co688TlgmIkFc0YB2
To be quite honest with yo, I believe that the sound quality is better on the pixel 2. Also, apparently the February update fixes some mic issues
Colday96 said:
To be quite honest with yo, I believe that the sound quality is better on the pixel 2. Also, apparently the February update fixes some mic issues
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Hello,
I don't have any issue with the sound quality. It's amazing. Just when you record something, the output file video has very low audio.