Hi, I'm wondering if there are any effective software tweaks for the Gio to increase the maximum sound output, particularly from headphones?
I have looked into a number of options already and this is what I've found:
1. On some phones, there is a file /system/etc/hwVolumeFactor.cfg which has entries that control the max volume for speaker and headset. I have not been able to find this file on the Gio.
2. There is a an app called Volume Control+ which works to some extent, but it is a software solution that uses a fair bit of CPU and causes the sound to stutter on occasion which is annoying.
3. Some Galaxy phones have a headphone driver chip made by Wolfson that can be hardware tweaked by Voodoo Sound with excellent results, but AFAIK the Gio does not have such a headphone chip.
On the Gio there are two files that look like they may have something to do with sound output, but I've not been able to figure out how they might be modified to increase volume. The files are amp_gain.txt and analog_volume_table.txt
Any ideas?
i dont know for sure but after installing cm7 my headphone max volume is defibetly higher
prolly something to do with the dsp app
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in CM7 its called DSPManager..
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Hey,
Could you answer this:
Can I make my Gio louder, if I'm using GioPro_v1.4?
Thanks,
if you're so interested in, i can upload somewhere the DSPManager and then download it. Theorically it should work, on hyridan rom (based on original firmware) it works with no problems. quote me if interested
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Hello, does anyone know if there is a volume limitation (usually there is due to european legislation, don't know in the US).
If so is there a tweak to increase the volume (of the speaker mostly, and also earphones)?
I do not use it to play music out loud (i hate those doing it) but sometimes i miss some calls when in a noisy/crowded place, even with the vibrate and the "increase when in pocket" option. My remedy for now is to increase the gain of an audio mp3 with Audacity, and set it as a rigtone (i put it in /ringtones/ on the sdcard) it works but with a lot of distorsion...
PS: I'm on Virtuous 1.0.1
There are apps that can do this.. one is called dspmanager.apk and comes with cyanogenmod... but they all cause distorton..
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There are apps that can do this.. one is called dspmanager.apk and comes with cyanogenmod... but they all cause distorton..
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Only distortion if you don't know what your doing..
Open Dspmanager than enable equalizer, increase each bitrate of the EQ slightly.
Put the signal strength to moderate than play a song with a lot of bass to test.
If its distorted, decrease the bit rate or turn signal strength to slightly.
I combine dspmanager with power-amp for some insane eq.
thanks i didn't know about this app, somehow it does on the phone what i was doing with Audacity.
My question still remains, is there any hint of some AVLS on the G2?
Well PowerAmp is a must for me when playin music thru my headphones. Like previous post says, DSP Manager is the fix. Just dont try and overdo the settings.
I have read quite a lot about this issue, but haven't found a solution yet. The volume output on my Xperia S is very low, but I know there is something which is restricting it from producing a louder volume because when I play a movie using MX player the volume is very loud and crisp.
How do I increase the volume through the headphones? Any fix/mod fr the same?
sagar023 said:
I have read quite a lot about this issue, but haven't found a solution yet. The volume output on my Xperia S is very low, but I know there is something which is restricting it from producing a louder volume because when I play a movie using MX player the volume is very loud and crisp.
How do I increase the volume through the headphones? Any fix/mod fr the same?
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make sure that your phone is rooted,go to play store,download beats audio installer,it did wonders for me....if its still not loud enough
download poweramp,select the loud preset and boost the preamp all the way up
the reason why mx player produces louder sound compared to the stock players because it uses software decoding as opposed to hardware decoding which lets it bypass the inbuilt limit the same applies to poweramp
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try volume+ on the playstore,the volume 's good but the sound is not good :|
cheers :good:
Did you delete the sound level alert apk? I had this issue of it not going above half volume because I deleted the apk before anything else. I had to put it back and let it warn me before removing it.
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Did you delete the sound level alert apk?
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Exactly my case. Removed SoundLevelAlert.apk and now can't increase volume with headphones plugged.
I copied the apk back to phone, installed it, but nothing changed. I still can't increase volume over 8/15. Rebooted - no luck.
It was a system app, maybe you can't make it work by just installing the apk?
Any ideas?
//Sony Xperia P, ICS
MX player can play audio files if you do a little tweaking in the settings. The audio quality is just awesome using the h/w+ decoder, beats any market player app in this regard. Hope they make a audio player. Poweramp was good but the sound quality was terribly unpleasant on increasing the volume so I ruled it out.
I have the same problem, but do not delete anything. Any idea?
Hm, I don't have these problems. I'm using the Headset which was delivered which my Xperia S or the SONY MDR XB-500 and I think it's loud enough.
My Musicplayer is PowerAmp. So maybe you could change your musicplayer?
Buy headphones with increased sensitivity
i pushed the attached app in system/app !
set permissions to rw-r-r and it gives me warning everytime i exceed the volume and i can exceed the volume to 100% max !
this apk should work with all stock ics based roms !
Would you please care to tell us which headphones you have cuz maybe your headphones might not be compatible with Xperia ... But if you are having issues with speaker too than its altogether a different evil
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|HBHs| Acidburns said:
Would you please care to tell us which headphones you have cuz maybe your headphones might not be compatible with Xperia ... But if you are having issues with speaker too than its altogether a different evil
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The original ones which came with the phone, but there is nothing wrong with it, in fact it is awesome, love the sound with my BB.
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i pushed the attached app in system/app !
set permissions to rw-r-r and it gives me warning everytime i exceed the volume and i can exceed the volume to 100% max !
this apk should work with all stock ics based roms !
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Thanks but did not make a difference the volume level is the same.
MrBelter said:
Buy headphones with increased sensitivity
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i pushed the attached app in system/app !
set permissions to rw-r-r and it gives me warning everytime i exceed the volume and i can exceed the volume to 100% max !
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This worked for me. Thanks!
aaki_rocker said:
i pushed the attached app in system/app !
set permissions to rw-r-r and it gives me warning everytime i exceed the volume and i can exceed the volume to 100% max !
this apk should work with all stock ics based roms !
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Working on Xperia U .54 ICS
Saved my day Batman! Thanks!
All those who have their headphones volume stuck at 50% or 60%, just flash this zip in CWM and wipe cache partition and dalvik cache - http://d-h.st/caM
Reboot and enjoy. It is confirmed to we working for most of the people.
I noticed louder music when bass boosting and all those fancy settings in stock player and poweramp are turned off
Acid Audio Engine v7 did the job for me and the sound quality is much much better and louder now.
http://db.tt/miZA7q3i
DSP manager. Open it open speaker then open the equalizer and put all the bars to the top and make sure you enable the equalizer
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The audio output is really low on this device compared to my Samsungs.
Nothing new sound firmware cant fix
Anyone else get a weird whine off of the headphone jack stock?
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djsamthrax said:
The audio output is really low on this device compared to my Samsungs.
Nothing new sound firmware cant fix
Anyone else get a weird whine off of the headphone jack stock?
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Not me. I've used a variety of ear phones too
Does this have the possibility of blowing the speakers out over time? On my previous phone, I'm pretty sure maxing out those values borked my headphones.
I seem to have no effect on line out improvement with any of the dsp managers.
Not sure why. Flashing through recovery properly and all...
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works for me... nearly doubled my volume
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TEST.android.lvh&hl=en
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I seem to have no effect on line out improvement with any of the dsp managers.
Not sure why. Flashing through recovery properly and all...
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Make sure your settings look this. If you flashed other stuff it might conflict with the app
Edit: its very hit and miss with the headset volume. Speaker works great though
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I seem to have no effect on line out improvement with any of the dsp managers.
Not sure why. Flashing through recovery properly and all...
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Go to your settings/sound/Music effects and select dsp manager or whatever else you are using instead of the default MusicFX.
I've found these settings to give some deep and clean bass, similar to Voodoo Sound.
Exactly what my ears like hearing.
Me myself and I are running Android Revolution HD 6.0 with Perseus 29 kernel on my grey Note 2. With this perseus kernel you have a few audio options through sTweaks but I can't get my 24bit 96Khz FLACS sound like I would like to.. The bass keeps sounding a little woozy.. I would like to have cleaner bass and a little more detailed mids.
I am doing my listening test with 3 pairs of headphones (Stock Samsung earphones, B&W C5 in-earphones and cheapass Sehnheiser HD201 headphones)
I am using different albums for my test containing: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon, Michael Jackson - Thriller, Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, Beatles - Love. These albums are all 24 bits and 88.2Khz or 96khz and played with Neutron Music Player.
Mods and apps I tried:
AC!D (works but better without stweaks.. stweaks seems to overrule some stuff wich results in distortion)
Awesome Beats (doesn't seem to work on my rom and kernel)
Neutron Music Player (Fine player with some nice audiophile options but poor interface)
Sony Walkman Player (Doesn't want to install)
sTweaks (Haven't found right settings for it yet and I don't want it to interfere with AC!D)
The problem is them interfering with each other.. I think AC!D does a fine job but its interfering witch sTweaks I guess.. Still some sort of distortion.
What do you run on your Note 2 to get the purest audiophile possible sound out of it? Please also note what rom and kernel you are running not every mod is compatible with every rom or kernel.
Have you tried installing Beats audio Installer [ROOT] from the Play store it helped my sound alot make sure you make a nand backup though you cant un install it.
What rom and kernel are you running this Beats installer on?
Im using omega 8.0 rom with the acid mod installed and sony walkmann player. im only using stock headphone atm but the sound is great on them.
Ive included in the post the sony walkman app that works with my note 2 and the acid mod which needs to be flashed via cwm. If this helps please hit the thanks button.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056415
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Im using omega 8.0 rom with the acid mod installed and sony walkmann player. im only using stock headphone atm but the sound is great on them.
Ive included in the post the sony walkman app that works with my note 2 and the acid mod which needs to be flashed via cwm. If this helps please hit the thanks button.
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I don;t know how you find it, but I used this for a while then uninstalled as was draining my battery too quickly. Walkman standalone fine, but not with the mod. However Beats worked well with Walkman.
In my mind there is currently no doubt which kernel has the best wolfson mod: neak. It's a combination of scoobydoo and another mod whose name escapes me.
Perhaps its bass frequency tuning will remedy some of your issues. The mids are also more pronounced when using dac direct in my opinion.
All these software mods never impressed me, no offense to anyone.
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In my mind there is currently no doubt which kernel has the best wolfson mod: neak. It's a combination of scoobydoo and another mod whose name escapes me.
Perhaps its bass frequency tuning will remedy some of your issues. The mids are also more pronounced when using dac direct in my opinion.
All these software mods never impressed me, no offense to anyone.
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Would you please comment on the ability to control the headphone amplifier and the Media Volume independently like could be performed on the SGS with Voodoo Sound? I don't have a Note 2 yet--- one of my main purchasing decisions is based on the ability to use Scoobydoo/STweaks to control the headphone amplifier volume independently. Thanks in advance.
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Would you please comment on the ability to control the headphone amplifier and the Media Volume independently like could be performed on the SGS with Voodoo Sound? I don't have a Note 2 yet--- one of my main purchasing decisions is based on the ability to use Scoobydoo/STweaks to control the headphone amplifier volume independently. Thanks in advance.
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Yes, sort of, in neak there is a volume hack similar to the one in voodoo, which makes you able to override the channel volume, so that the end result is about the same as with voodoo.
Your situation sounds very much like mine, I came from the sgs and took a leap of faith hoping that some voodoo mod would arise at some point, and it did! :thumbup:
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Interesting, I suppose I will have to see how development for the Verizon variant goes. Hopefully, I will be able to find a way to get Scooby/STweaks working like Voodoo. It is hard to try until I get the device, but my upgrade is at the end of the week!
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In case anybody cares, Perseus kernel with Stweaks allows to independently control headphone amplifier volume and media volume. It is essentially the same features as Voodoo, but without the Voodoo app. It is under the Audio section of Stweaks.
Awesome!
ok i got a pair f beats solo and they are overwellmed if i turn up the volume all the way up ... and i was able to do that by frst rooting my device and flashing UNEAK kernel it comes with wolfson audio and just go to play store and download uNEAK engine app and you will have close to pc sound out of your note 2 just make sure your headphones can handle the power your phone will put out .. like i said i got a pair of solos that cant keep up .. its time to upgrade my headphones ... power amp player is a good player too alot of otions but love the MUSIC SQUARE FEATURE ON STOCK PLAYER
As our zenfone 2 are realy good. they lack strengh of volume.
I have found this thread about others zenfone. Can a master take a look. And adjust it to our phones.
http://www.asus-zenfone.com/p/forum.html#nabble-td369
Thank you.
yes, how????
I don't have any problem with volume of speaker but earphone volume seems a bit low when using poweramp
Yeah, I was wondering how to increase the volume even more, especially so that I don't miss important calls or texts.
the volume is lowest ever made on smartphones! any tweaks??
Viper4Android - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
Viper does nothing for volume
The other day I discovered that I can change the headphone and speaker gain on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet by editing /system/etc/default_gain.conf. This worked on Lollipop and KitKat.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58589358&postcount=3
You need root, install es file explorer, enable root mode, mount /system rw from ES, then edit that file with ES file editor, and reboot. Then if you don't need root anymore, you can mount /system back ro, disable root mode, and do full unroot from supersu settings. I have no idea if the same works on other devices, but you can try.
I don't have any problem with the volume quantity but the quality.... Noise gets distorted above 80% .. Ringtones,mxplayer,music in every thing.
I owned 2 Z00A models both of them had the same problem.
Even tried other custom roms.... That also didn't do anything.
Do anyone else face this issue ?
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It is not possible that some of you say that you have no issue with the sound volume . me and my friend just bought two zen2's and both of us had other phones before and we were veeerry surprised when we heard the super low voltage on zens .
Huggge difference compared to g3,huwawei mate and htc 8.
There was this tweak for g3 to edit mixer_path.XML and the volume gained like 50% loudness that was incredible. Is there any way to do the same with zen2?
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I would beg to differ. I can't remember which settings I tweaked, but here's a guide for the older version of Viper4Android:
http://freaktab.com/forum/tablet-su...-louder-on-android-devices-viper4android-root
Should be along a similar path.
Alsa Mixer is the solution, but root is reqiured. Just install Alsa from play store and modify RX1 Digital to RX7 Digital.
Alsamixer isn't working for me. I get "cannot link executable: cannot load library libasound.so
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