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[Q] Cant change audio track in HW mode

Cant change audio track in HW mode
When playing an mkv file with two audio tracks when using HW mode
the player does not actually change audio track even though the new audio track is selected
why is this?
when using HW+ mode changing audio tracks works fine
though HW+ does have its own problems
Playback can suddenly stop at certain points of a video
(I have a mkv video that stops in the exact same place when using HW+)
Seeking does not work( ie cant jump to half way though the video)
when you enable SW for audio there are jumps in the video and the audio drops in and out
after a short while the audio stops dropping in and out and the video stops droping frames but then the video and audio are
out of sync
Hopefully these problems will be fixed soon, as aside from these issues MX Player is awesome!
happy with MX Player Pro purchase
I would like to help improve MX Player,
can we send in logs to help improve MX Player?

RetroMatto said:
Cant change audio track in HW mode
When playing an mkv file with two audio tracks when using HW mode
the player does not actually change audio track even though the new audio track is selected
why is this?
when using HW+ mode changing audio tracks works fine
though HW+ does have its own problems
Playback can suddenly stop at certain points of a video
(I have a mkv video that stops in the exact same place when using HW+)
Seeking does not work( ie cant jump to half way though the video)
when using HW for video and SW for audio there a jumps in the video(losing frames???)
Hopefully these problems will be fixed soon, as aside from these issues MX Player is awesome!
happy with MX Player Pro purchase
I would like to help improve MX Player,
can we send in logs to help improve MX Player?
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Try SW audio decoder, this option is below the audio track selection window.

bleu8888 said:
Try SW audio decoder, this option is below the audio track selection window.
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I have tried that but the video and audio lose sync

RetroMatto said:
I have tried that but the video and audio lose sync
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What's your device model name and ROM version?
And would you share your video having this issue?

bleu8888 said:
What's your device model name and ROM version?
And would you share your video having this issue?
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I am using a Minix NEO-X8H-PLUS (MBX NEO-X8H-PLUS)
with Android 4.4.2 Kernal version is 3.10.33
build number is KOT49H.20141122 release-keys
The files I am using are around 4gb, how would I get them too you?

RetroMatto said:
I am using a Minix NEO-X8H-PLUS (MBX NEO-X8H-PLUS)
with Android 4.4.2 Kernal version is 3.10.33
build number is KOT49H.20141122 release-keys
The files I am using are around 4gb, how would I get them too you?
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I will try to test on your device first.
Thanks for the info.

bleu8888 said:
I will try to test on your device first.
Thanks for the info.
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Thanks

Try to Uninstall the Player
Can you just uninstall the MX player and try install this again , might be well help you .

Same issue on Xiaomi Mi5: SW and HW+ options don't work, in HW mode changing audio track does nothing.

MX Player Pro will not play through BT Headphones

So I have been using the free version for quite some time and it seemed to work fine.
Today I decided that MX Player is worth paying for so I uninstalled the free version and bought the pro version.
Now no matter what I do I can not make MX Player Pro play audio through my Sound Blaster Jam bluetooth headphones.
All the other programs sounds and my phone calls come through the BT headphones, but MX Player Pro only plays through the phone speaker.
The free version played just fine through the same headphones.
Moto X (2nd Gen)
Android 6.0

Same here
I didnt try free version , but on pro i have the same problem , Will try free one

Bobzillah said:
All the other programs sounds and my phone calls come through the BT headphones, but MX Player Pro only plays through the phone speaker. The free version played just fine through the same headphones.
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diosemperador said:
I didnt try free version , but on pro i have the same problem , Will try free one
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Technically there is no difference in codes except the fact that Free version has ad modules & Pro version has licensing modules.
So, it's less likely to happen. You might be using the different version of the MX Player free & Pro versions.
Kindly clear the data of MX Player & check again.

Thirumalai.K said:
Technically there is no difference in codes except the fact that Free version has ad modules & Pro version has licensing modules.
So, it's less likely to happen. You might be using the different version of the MX Player free & Pro versions.
Kindly clear the data of MX Player & check again.
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Hi, thanks for your reply i tried free version and didnt work either , i have a tv box that old audio output (through a/v dont work) so i connect it to a Bluetooth speaker all sounds work except for MX player (with VLC player audio its ok) i nerd MX because its support subtitle through upnp streams (Hubble upnp media server)
Hi did more test and i think found the problem it wasnt the Bluetooth ir was THE movie + MX player , tried other movies and MP3 and works great so it must be some issue with audio códec of that movie and MX player (weird because VLC had no problem with that same movie)
New info MX player on my phone can play audio of that movie though Bluetooth so now the problem its the combined movie+MX+tv box , so wierd

diosemperador said:
Hi, thanks for your reply i tried free version and didnt work either , i have a tv box that old audio output (through a/v dont work) so i connect it to a Bluetooth speaker all sounds work except for MX player (with VLC player audio its ok) i nerd MX because its support subtitle through upnp streams (Hubble upnp media server)
Hi did more test and i think found the problem it wasnt the Bluetooth ir was THE movie + MX player , tried other movies and MP3 and works great so it must be some issue with audio códec of that movie and MX player (weird because VLC had no problem with that same movie)
New info MX player on my phone can play audio of that movie though Bluetooth so now the problem its the combined movie+MX+tv box , so wierd
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Can you collect a bug report immediately after playing a video that has issue...?

How configure HDMI passthrough on MX Player 1.9.1

Hi,
The release notes says that it Support HDMI passthrough of Audio HD codecs.
But I can not figure out how to configure it.
Thanks,

arindamchoudhury said:
Hi,
The release notes says that it Support HDMI passthrough of Audio HD codecs.
But I can not figure out how to configure it.
Thanks,
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HDMI pass through is automatically used when the connected device can decode Audio HD codecs like ac3, TrueHD, DTS, etc.

Thirumalai.K said:
HDMI pass through is automatically used when the connected device can decode Audio HD codecs like ac3, TrueHD, DTS, etc.
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Thanks. Does it also work in HW+ mode?

arindamchoudhury said:
Thanks. Does it also work in HW+ mode?
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Yes. HDMI Passthrough will be used when the codec is not supported by the MX Player & The same is supported by the device connected through HDMI.
We will improve it further in future to have more controls on the user side.

Thirumalai.K said:
Yes. HDMI Passthrough will be used when the codec is not supported by the MX Player & The same is supported by the device connected through HDMI.
We will improve it further in future to have more controls on the user side.
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Hi dev. I tried with many 4k with AC3 or DTS streaming.. but i can't get audio work..
I use MX player 1.9.8 pro on my sony 9005 android tv, connected to the ampli by HDMI/ARC cable.
In codec menu, i check any kind of hardware supported codec.. and deselect SW render (only HW+ for video/audio).. but can't hear anything from my speaker..
With other app (for local file streamiing), amplifier automatically detect the audio format and give me on it display the correct format (DTS or DD).
With MX player pro and local/iptv streaming, i can't get it work.
Any idea?
Thank'you!!!

Thirumalai.K said:
Yes. HDMI Passthrough will be used when the codec is not supported by the MX Player & The same is supported by the device connected through HDMI.
We will improve it further in future to have more controls on the user side.
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Hi
I must say that in 1.9.8 with HW+ there is no 5.1 sound passthrough to my Apmplituner No DD and no DTS.
In HW there is 5.1 passthrough to my Ampli but only DTS 5.1. Amplituner sees Dolby Digital but plays only in 2.0 - I don't know why but there is a problem with DD.
Best regards
I'm using android TV on Philips POS 9002

lukcinek said:
Hi
I must say that in 1.9.8 with HW+ there is no 5.1 sound passthrough to my Apmplituner No DD and no DTS.
In HW there is 5.1 passthrough to my Ampli but only DTS 5.1. Amplituner sees Dolby Digital but plays only in 2.0 - I don't know why but there is a problem with DD.
Best regards
I'm using android TV on Philips POS 9002
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I'm having the same problem. Has anyone found a solution?

kludi9999 said:
I'm having the same problem. Has anyone found a solution?
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Unfortunately, no. The only way is attempting to force pass through even if the hardware doesn't report the decoding capability. We will highlight this with our development and will get it prioritized for you.

MXPlayer said:
Unfortunately, no. The only way is attempting to force pass through even if the hardware doesn't report the decoding capability. We will highlight this with our development and will get it prioritized for you.
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Oh wow, thanks for response! I really appriciate for "prioritizing" this! I looking forward for update then .

Hi
How the work is going? When should except Update with Passthrough on MX Player?

Hdmi passthrough
Hi everybody,
I tried to play movies using default video player of the Android tv and it supports 5.1 Dolby digital passthrough via HDMI ARC. But passthrough using 3rd party video players like MX player, Kodi doesnt seems to decode the 5.1 audio where as PCM works just fine.
My TV: TCL 55 P8
AUDIO System: SONY HT IV300

Hi all,
I have also problem with audio passthrough over HDMI, I try to run Dolby Atmos on my Nvidia Shield, problem what I faced now is when I have video with Dolby Atmos it need HW+ to work but passthrough work only on HW decoder,
Also I cannot select subtitles from mkv video with HW decoder,
MX Player v1.25.8 (AndroidTV)
Device: Nvidia Shield
Audio: Yamaha RX-A2080

On going issue
This has been an on going issue with MX for years, I reported this over 3 years ago and still no solution. Stock reply is they're looking at it!
A simple forced pass through like VLC would do the job for most users with an amp but it's yet to come.
Even the pro version won't allow forced pass through.

Is this issue solved? What im looking for is play dolby digital movie in my android smart tv and get 5.1 sound from my sony e6100 home theater via HDMI ARC. It seems MX cant handle this.

Necro join. MX sends everything as dd2.0 regardless of any settings.

As mentioned above this has been a issue for years. When you mention it on other forums the common response is "Install the codecs" which doesnt work in this situation. A year or so ago I sent mxplayer support a email and got the arrogant response of "Mxplayer app is the ONLY app that properly detects if hdmi-passthrough should be enabled, otherwise very very bad things can happen." Well guess Im damn lucky my receiver hasnt burst into flames when pretty much any other player in existence uses it. Either the developer doesnt have the skill to correct this, or doesnt care. In my search I did find a similiar app that I hadnt heard of that works very well. Vimu Player.

No audio when streaming a video from SMB

When I use a flash drive on my android box (beelink gt1 ultimate) with the movie, it plays the video and audio fine.
If I use Solid Explorer and go to a network drive (my pc) which has the same movie, it only plays the video and not the audio.
It looks like while getting the movie from the network it can't play the audio.. Is this a known problem?
P.S.- If I do the same and choose Kodi to open the movie it plays the video and audio fine.

gonsa said:
When I use a flash drive on my android box (beelink gt1 ultimate) with the movie, it plays the video and audio fine.
If I use Solid Explorer and go to a network drive (my pc) which has the same movie, it only plays the video and not the audio.
It looks like while getting the movie from the network it can't play the audio.. Is this a known problem?
P.S.- If I do the same and choose Kodi to open the movie it plays the video and audio fine.
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Can you collect a bug report from help menu immediately after playing the video & share here?

Thirumalai.K said:
Can you collect a bug report from help menu immediately after playing the video & share here?
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Here is the bug report of the video playing without audio through the network.

gonsa said:
Here is the bug report of the video playing without audio through the network.
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Hi,
According to the logs, there are no issues. Audio has played as usual.
can you try the same in HW+ or SW decoder and report back?

Thirumalai.K said:
Hi,
According to the logs, there are no issues. Audio has played as usual.
can you try the same in HW+ or SW decoder and report back?
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Yep, changing to SW did the trick. Got audio through the network
thanks

HW+ how Passthrough sound?

I test HW can Passthrough sound , but HW+ can't Passthrough sound...

+1

ken.hsiao said:
I test HW can Passthrough sound , but HW+ can't Passthrough sound...
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which codec?
If you have a custom codec which supports the codec, it won't be passed through.
can you collect a bug report immediately after playing the video that has issues?
Anyhow, in the next version, we will add an option to prefer audio passthrough over internal decoders.

viedo code is x265
play video use HW no video, audio ok
HW+ video OK, audio not work!

I have the same question (problem). I'm using MX player PRO on my TV POS 9002.
When I use HW Decoder there is DD and DTS audio but 4k HEVC 10 bit HDR 23.976 DTS and DD files are stuttering.
When I use HW + Decoder 4k HEVC 10 bit 23.976 DTS and DD files are smooth but there is no 5.1 audio in my Amplituner (it doesn't see DD and DTS - only Stereo).
MX Player team... Please do something with this. No other program (KODI, SPMC, VLC, ARCHOS) can play this files smoothly. Only MX Player but only in HW + without 5.1 sound
Best regards

Today was a new MX Player update with passthrough option.
I was very happy at the beginning becouse DD started to work but... sound and video stutters every couple of seconds in almost every movie I have (but not in everyone. Some plays good I have passthrough option checked.
There is no DTS passthrough in HW+. Only in HW.
It was so close...
When I uncheck passthrough there is no 5.1 DD sound from Ampli I don't know what to do
Thank You for this but I think it needs a little more testing.
Best regards for all The Team

update MXPLAYER ，The problem is the same
play video use HW no video, audio ok
HW+ video OK, audio not work!

lukcinek said:
Today was a new MX Player update with passthrough option.
I was very happy at the beginning because DD started to work but... sound and video stutters every couple of seconds in almost every movie I have (but not in everyone. Some plays good I have passthrough option checked.
There is no DTS passthrough in HW+. Only in HW.
It was so close...
When I uncheck passthrough there is no 5.1 DD sound from Ampli I don't know what to do
Thank You for this but I think it needs a little more testing.
Best regards for all The Team
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MX Player checks the capability of HDMI receiver. When you select this option, If the receiver reports that they support DTS or DD, it will automatically use pass-through mode even if there is internal decoder. maybe your amplifier doesn't report the capability of the DTS decoding.
In HW decoder, there is no control on our side. It will automatically pass the audio to HDMI if it's unsupported.
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ken.hsiao said:
update MXPLAYER ，The problem is the same
play video use HW no video, audio ok
HW+ video OK, audio not work!
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can you collect a bug report from help menu immediately after reproducing the issue and share here?
it will help us to understand the actual issue.

but use HW audio ok

Thirumalai.K said:
MX Player checks the capability of HDMI receiver. When you select this option, If the receiver reports that they support DTS or DD, it will automatically use pass-through mode even if there is internal decoder. maybe your amplifier doesn't report the capability of the DTS decoding.
In HW decoder, there is no control on our side. It will automatically pass the audio to HDMI if it's unsupported.
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can you collect a bug report from help menu immediately after reproducing the issue and share here?
it will help us to understand the actual issue.
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Hi
Thx for answer
When I play some DD movies sometimes there is audio passthrought...sometimes there isn't. I must try couple Times.
When I play in passthrough there is 80% chances that sound and video will be stuttering but...
I have a solution...I play in passthrough mode and when video and audio stutters i change sound to SW mode and for some time I uncheck SW mode. When this doesn't help I try to rewind movie to the beginning couple of Times. It usually starts to workafter couple of times.
This is my way to Play 4K HEVC 10 BIT HDR movies in DD 5.1 on my Philips POS 9002 and Pioneer VSX - 422 Amplituner.
DTS doesn't work in passthrough mode at all
It works in HW mode but video is stuttering. Video is stuttering in every Android TV player: VLC, ARCHOS, KODI, SPMC and integrated Video Player.
Thank You MX Player Devs for a great program thanks to which i can watch movies on my TV.
Best regards

wrong

Any chance getting HW+ to support passthrough audio?

Bump, so many years later and this highly popular video player stays so severely flawed to the bones for people with a proper surround sound system with DTS/Dolby support... Kodi has no issues with it all but somehow MX Player can't seem to solve their issues

2021 update
still no 5.1 sound in mx player in passthrough mode
all the options, codecs and upadates are set, but still "stereo" on reciver display
no DD, no DTS, no 5.1 and no DD Plus either

eugene3 said:
2021 update
still no 5.1 sound in mx player in passthrough mode
all the options, codecs and upadates are set, but still "stereo" on reciver display
no DD, no DTS, no 5.1 and no DD Plus either
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Yep and I just posted this issue not realizing that this was posted. HW+ is broken with Passthrough and they don’t even mention that it is an issue that they are working on. What a joke.

Scott1174 said:
Yep and I just posted this issue not realizing that this was posted. HW+ is broken with Passthrough and they don’t even mention that it is an issue that they are working on. What a joke.
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got the mx support answer:
"We regret to inform you that MX Player currently doesn't support audio-passthrough over SPDIF. However, you will be pleased to know that it's a part of our roadmap and will be supported in the future if found viable. Meanwhile, your patience is appreciated"