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Any better ROM for this phone?

Hello everybody. About two months ago I bought in fastcardtech a smartphone "HDC Galaxy i9300 Pro Ultimate" which I'm sure many of you know. About three weeks ago I realized that it suddenly began having a terrible problem with the sound volume and qualíty when recording videos and even pure audio. Almost no gain at all and the quality of the recording is clearly low. I don't have any idea of why it began happening all of a sudden.
I saw in the properties of a couple of videos I have made as tests, that the audio bitrate is as incredibly low as 12kbps!! Of course with such a bitrate the rsulting sound quality of a video recording must be horrible. (Appart that the volume is also so low that sometimes one can think that there is no audio at all.
I have reset the smartphone to factory defaults twice or three times with no improvement at all. The problem stays there.
Now I come here --I hope it's not a wrong place-- asking for some help or ideas which could led me to overcome this situation. I was thinking that since reseting the phone has been of no help, maybe a suitable ROM for the phone could be a solution. But, since the smartphone is not an original Galaxy 3, I don't know which ROMs could be candidates for flashing.
I already managed to root the unit.
Here you will see first a capture of the properties of a video test I made, where you will see the extremely low audio bitrate:
I must add that also recording only audio (with the native software or any other downloaded from Google Play) thae sound quality is always very por and the volume very low.
The other picture shows some information of the phone, where it appears among other things, the fake 4.1.9 Android version.
If you need to know anything else about the smartphone to be able to give me a better help, just tell me and I will try to give you the details you might ask for.
In advance, thank you very much for any ideas, info, etc. Regards.

kanamaster said:
Hello everybody. About two months ago I bought in fastcardtech a smartphone "HDC Galaxy i9300 Pro Ultimate" which I'm sure many of you know. About three weeks ago I realized that it suddenly began having a terrible problem with the sound volume and qualíty when recording videos and even pure audio. Almost no gain at all and the quality of the recording is clearly low. I don't have any idea of why it began happening all of a sudden.
I saw in the properties of a couple of videos I have made as tests, that the audio bitrate is as incredibly low as 12kbps!! Of course with such a bitrate the rsulting sound quality of a video recording must be horrible. (Appart that the volume is also so low that sometimes one can think that there is no audio at all.
I have reset the smartphone to factory defaults twice or three times with no improvement at all. The problem stays there.
Now I come here --I hope it's not a wrong place-- asking for some help or ideas which could led me to overcome this situation. I was thinking that since reseting the phone has been of no help, maybe a suitable ROM for the phone could be a solution. But, since the smartphone is not an original Galaxy 3, I don't know which ROMs could be candidates for flashing.
I already managed to root the unit.
Here you will see first a capture of the properties of a video test I made, where you will see the extremely low audio bitrate:
I must add that also recording only audio (with the native software or any other downloaded from Google Play) thae sound quality is always very por and the volume very low.
The other picture shows some information of the phone, where it appears among other things, the fake 4.1.9 Android version.
If you need to know anything else about the smartphone to be able to give me a better help, just tell me and I will try to give you the details you might ask for.
In advance, thank you very much for any ideas, info, etc. Regards.
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To be honest most will not know that device as it is a clone and not a real S3.

kanamaster said:
I was thinking that since reseting the phone has been of no help, maybe a suitable ROM for the phone could be a solution. But, since the smartphone is not an original Galaxy 3, I don't know which ROMs could be candidates for flashing.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25164221
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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[Q] Distorted audio when recording video in loud enviroment

Like the title might indicate I'm searching for a solution to the described problem.
Sometimes I like to take videos at shows and since switching to the new Nexus 5 the videos are basically useless since the audio is distorted as hell. I came from the i9000 and in CM / Voodoo Sound there was an option for recording audio in loud enviroment. Is there something similar for the Nexus 5, any Kernel solutions etc.? Any help is appreciated! :good:

there's no fix afaik

Problem is noise cancellation. Google have acknowledged the problem and are working on a fix, but it hasn't been released yet.
As a work around, you can try covering the noise cancellation microphone. You may have some success temporarily.

rootSU said:
Problem is noise cancellation. Google have acknowledged the problem and are working on a fix, but it hasn't been released yet.
As a work around, you can try covering the noise cancellation microphone. You may have some success temporarily.
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Thanks a lot for filling me in ... really haven't been up to date with the facts in a while ... really hope they can make it work. Audio performance on hte i9000 is still top notch.

Sound clipping issue.

I've got this really annoying issue that I keep somehow getting rid of, but it comes back on it's own.
Any sound that plays from the phone e.g. Ringtones, YouTube, Poweramp, etc...
The audio levels get clipped, like something is trying to adjust the gain of the sound, parts that should be loud are not loud, but instead clipped to a really low level.
I've disabled AudioFX, cleared the data for it, and disabled the audio settings within Poweramp.
I've tried to get an example of it with my camera, but of course it's not doing it when I pull out the camera, next time Poweramp does it, I'll record it.
If I receive a call it clips the ringtone sometimes, but I tried calling the phone a second time and it didn't clip.
Really don't know what's going on, just want the audio to work properly.
I'm on 33R, Unlocked Bootloader Rooted.
If anyone knows how to fix this, I'd be really happy.
Could anyone also recommend an app that's like Poweramp, but free? I like it, but it's not quite right.

Removed Poweramp and the problem appears to be gone.
Even though I had all the audio settings disabled in Poweramp?

Still having the issue...
I have no idea what to look for now.

I seem to be having the same issue occasionally. It doesn't bother me overly much though. I just don't think the internal speakers of of the highest quality but everything else on this device is superb
I do however believe at least some of the issue is caused by the fact the the speaker grill holes are quite small so when the volume is high a lot of air pressure is created in the speaker cavity which may attribute to the the problem.

It's purely software.
Happens with the volume at 50% as well.

I have this issue too. Thought it was my headphones so tried all my pairs and it happens on all of them. Its an issue the Nexus 5 has as well and it has to do with how the phone handles the signal from the towers from you're carrier. As to my knowledge there is no fix for it yet.

https://github.com/anarkia1976/AK-OnePone/commit/8babaa621600e5b9e4614537aa75dd64988c9288

I switched to SlimKat ROM, haven't had the issue since my last post in this thread.

ak said:
https://github.com/anarkia1976/AK-OnePone/commit/8babaa621600e5b9e4614537aa75dd64988c9288
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So are the working on a fix or how do we fix it? Because its annoying af.

Just wanted to report in again.
Still haven't had the audio clipping issue since switching to SlimKat.
The audio issue was really the only reason I had to even bother trying a ROM other than CM11S.
My experience with SlimKat on I9300 was a no-brainer to be the first ROM to try on my One.

Borgschulze said:
Just wanted to report in again.
Still haven't had the audio clipping issue since switching to SlimKat.
The audio issue was really the only reason I had to even bother trying a ROM other than CM11S.
My experience with SlimKat on I9300 was a no-brainer to be the first ROM to try on my One.
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Running PA 4.6 Beta and its horrible. I can't stream one song on Spotify with out it clipping through. May be downloading SlimKat tonight to give it a go.

I still get the clipping on Slimkat, battery life is great tho.

Which build? I'm on Stable 7.0
When I call someone, the ringing sounds kind of funny, but other than that, every other sound works perfect so far.

Very bad microphone during video recording

Hello
I went to Sam Smith's concert in Lille (France) tuesday, tried to record a short extract of his performance but the sound is horrible. My girlfriend has an iPhone 5S and the sound quality is perfect.
Do you experience a ****ty sound quality in noisy sound conditions too ?
How to fix that ?
Sample Honor 6 : https://plus.google.com/117302260800656329753/posts/4pw7ufZNRSJ?pid=6132892992149710754&oid=117302260800656329753
IPhone 5S : https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwNX7iCXyoPdYWJ2UHhoMWkxaXM/edit?usp=docslist_api
:crying:

Not sure how you're supposed to enjoy a concert being a static tripod.

Thanks daddy but you dont solve the problem of thé sound recording on Honor 6 in loud environement being terrible

I don't play for that team sorry...

@theoneofgod Compare the two videos I posted and tell me if it's normal that Honor 6 has so bad sound ? The problem is that they didn't optimize their Kirin Chips and it's the result...

thrpod said:
@theoneofgod Compare the two videos I posted and tell me if it's normal that Honor 6 has so bad sound ? The problem is that they didn't optimize their Kirin Chips and it's the result...
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It's nothing to do with the chipset but their microphone calibrations/software.

theoneofgod said:
It's nothing to do with the chipset but their microphone calibrations/software.
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Back in the days when I had a Galaxy S4, with Cyanogen i had the same issue but with stock rom no problem
I think they didn't optimize the "drivers" for the phone, but it's lame
A 300€ device should not have this kind of issue

thrpod said:
Back in the days when I had a Galaxy S4, with Cyanogen i had the same issue but with stock rom no problem
I think they didn't optimize the "drivers" for the phone, but it's lame
A 300€ device should not have this kind of issue
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You need to send this directly to Honor themselves via Facebook or Twitter or whatever they use. If they hear you they might fix it but don't get your hopes up.

Same here.I went on a psy party and the sound was crap..Does the honor 6 + have the same microphone?I think it's hardware prob:crying:

original911 said:
Same here.I went on a psy party and the sound was crap..Does the honor 6 + have the same microphone?I think it's hardware prob:crying:
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It certainly has Contacted Honor, but no answer yet
It's really a game changer for me since I go to many festivals and concerts
Moreover I can't record my self playing music with it... With my GALAXY S4 didn't have this issue, the sound was clear, with bass too

original911 said:
Same here.I went on a psy party and the sound was crap..Does the honor 6 + have the same microphone?I think it's hardware prob:crying:
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It's the calibration of the microphone, the software.

theoneofgod said:
It's the calibration of the microphone, the software.
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Would it be possible to edit : /system/etc/audio/codec/ascend_MOGOLIA_ULG_ce.xml ?
Line 594 : Stereo camera

thrpod said:
Would it be possible to edit : /system/etc/audio/codec/ascend_MOGOLIA_ULG_ce.xml ?
Line 594 : Stereo camera
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I'm not the person to ask this. It's just that Huawei haven't tested the microphone under those circumstances and many other phones and cameras have the same problem.

I edit sample rate at etc/media profiles from 48000KHZ to 44100 as they say and the prob still exist.Even moto e records perfect sound...I'm already thinking changing to meizu mx4 and i really don't want to change it..

Does the microphone issue has a fix?
Hi,
I am looking to buy this phone and already got some good feedback on the battery side. The camera I have seen some nice or good enough photos, now the matter of sound...
This issue with the microphone is quite worrying. I do not record a lot of video, but if I wanted to I want to make sure I get some nice clear audio in the recorded video. Does anyone know if this issue has a fix? I haven't seen this posted anywhere, so maybe someone has done some research better than me and found a workaround. Maybe the latest OTA fixed the issue or some of the custom roms don't have the issue?

Do we have a solution for this?Did Huawei answered?

Hi!
Have another problem: when I call to someone or pick up the phone, people with whom I spoke complained of poor audibility. But in the dictophone mode microphone level still stay absolutely normal. Looks like as program error.
Reflash & customize my phone regular, may be something wrong ((
Now I make 3-th button restore to 5.9.1 without any customization, recieve auto update to 5.9.16, but no luck.
Any idea, please?

frankie_p said:
Hi,
I am looking to buy this phone and already got some good feedback on the battery side. The camera I have seen some nice or good enough photos, now the matter of sound...
This issue with the microphone is quite worrying. I do not record a lot of video, but if I wanted to I want to make sure I get some nice clear audio in the recorded video. Does anyone know if this issue has a fix? I haven't seen this posted anywhere, so maybe someone has done some research better than me and found a workaround. Maybe the latest OTA fixed the issue or some of the custom roms don't have the issue?
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The microphone quality on the Honour 6 Plus is also very poor when using Bluetooth handsfree.
Have tried this with many different handsfree car kits and car stereos.
It would appear the the noise reduction algorithm is reducing the mic gain with the result that the mic audio level is about 15% of what it should be. This makes it extremely difficult for callers to hear what is being said.
Phone has been replaced.
Have tried 4.4 and 5.1 - no difference
For such a fantastic phone this is a massive oversight. Looking at the Mate 8 (when it appears), but worried may have same issue
Have emailed Hauwei support about issue, but there is no resolution

Problem: Noise clacking/popping/static- in Photography Video, please help

Hello everyone.
I'm writing this message again, I'll try to be more clear.
I bought Galaxy s7 edge new lately, and yesterday, for the first time, I started to photograph video on the camera of the device.
Okay, I'm done recording a video, And I went to the gallery on the device, To watch what i photographed.
Then I saw that there is a problem, in the video i photographed.
The problem is: Noise in video.
I don't know how to set the noise, Maybe noise static? Maybe noise popping?
Or, actually, I know, Pretty sure this is the clacking noise!!
Because I noticed, When I move my fingers, while recording, then hear these noise :/
I think that microphone is very sensitive to Noise clicks...
By the way, These noise also hear every recording differently, Not only photography video.
Also here talking about the problem (But me it's not just at the beginning of the video) : https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...s-have-strange-static-noises-at-the/td-p/1993
Is anyone here having this problem? I would be happy If you Write a comment Please, I need your help :good:

FreedomLife said:
Hello everyone.
I'm writing this message again, I'll try to be more clear.
I bought Galaxy s7 edge new lately, and yesterday, for the first time, I started to photograph video on the camera of the device.
Okay, I'm done recording a video, And I went to the gallery on the device, To watch what i photographed.
Then I saw that there is a problem, in the video i photographed.
The problem is: Noise in video.
I don't know how to set the noise, Maybe noise static? Maybe noise popping?
Or, actually, I know, Pretty sure this is the clacking noise!!
Because I noticed, When I move my fingers, while recording, then hear these noise :/
I think that microphone is very sensitive to Noise clicks...
By the way, These noise also hear every recording differently, Not only photography video.
Also here talking about the problem (But me it's not just at the beginning of the video) : https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...s-have-strange-static-noises-at-the/td-p/1993
Is anyone here having this problem? I would be happy If you Write a comment Please, I need your help :good:
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I'm new to the S7 but had an S4 a few years back and had a very similar issues. Even back then the camera was fantastic and took really clear HD video, but it would feature the same type of popping or crackling noise which could be heard during the first few seconds of video. What I used to do was make a vid recording of 1-2 secs and stop it, then start a new one, the 2nd video clip didn't have the crackling issue.
I must try more videos on my S7, as one of them did have some muffled pop noise at the start but I thought it was just me handling the phone.
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gsmyth said:
I'm new to the S7 but had an S4 a few years back and had a very similar issues. Even back then the camera was fantastic and took really clear HD video, but it would feature the same type of popping or crackling noise which could be heard during the first few seconds of video. What I used to do was make a vid recording of 1-2 secs and stop it, then start a new one, the 2nd video clip didn't have the crackling issue.
I must try more videos on my S7, as one of them did have some muffled pop noise at the start but I thought it was just me handling the phone.
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Any video footage it happening :/
Every recording actually, no only photograph video
Also Voice recording, there's a problem and Already not sure if problem is software or hardware

Someone?

i Request again your help

Trying one last time

hello Freedomlife ! i've the same issue on my S7 edge , the same in my old S4
the same problems in two different device, very strange !!
do you solved it ?
in voice recorder it seems only in stereo mode ( no mono )...i tried anothe camera apps and the problem is the same
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gsmyth said:
I'm new to the S7 but had an S4 a few years back and had a very similar issues. Even back then the camera was fantastic and took really clear HD video, but it would feature the same type of popping or crackling noise which could be heard during the first few seconds of video. What I used to do was make a vid recording of 1-2 secs and stop it, then start a new one, the 2nd video clip didn't have the crackling issue.
I must try more videos on my S7, as one of them did have some muffled pop noise at the start but I thought it was just me handling the phone.
Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk
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the same for me !
S4 and S7 edge have the same issues and rules ( the first video , like yours )

Hello,
Same issue for me.
Maybe changing the rom could solve it?
Txs
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