Hi there, fellows HOX users,
There were several topics about HOX's poor audio quality when capturing video or recording through voice apps, but still, there weren't any solutions how to solve the lack of frequencies down below ~100-200hz.
I have experience working with sound production, recordings, so I know that these limitations are only made by software. In that case, there must be some kind of solution to improve audio recording quality and enjoy HOX at 100%.
I tried editing srs_global.cfg (found in /system/etc/soundimage) (there was a guy who tried to improve the sound of the phone's loudspeaker and he kinda managed to do it by editing the file), by changing high-pass filter frequency in every "device"
//BLOCK: (srs_hpf_0) HiPass - Device 0
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srs_hpf_0:hipass_order = 4 // Filter Order -
srs_hpf_0:hipass_frequency = 60 // Filter Frequency -
srs_hpf_0:hipass_is32bit = 1 // Filter Precision (16bit when 0) -
srs_hpf_0:hipass_skip = 1 // Skips High Pass Filter when true - toggle
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but there aren't any results.
I don't really understand the types of devices and that they do (WOWHD, TruEQ, CSHP and so on).
Maybe there is any other cfg files who process audio input, because it's the same high-pass filter when recording on internal mic and with external 3.5mm mic.
Let's try to solve this problem everybody, because, as HTC support said
HTC is not designed for capturing things in loud environments
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Yeah, whatever... It can do it!
STIFF. said:
Hi there, fellows HOX users,
There were several topics about HOX's poor audio quality when capturing video or recording through voice apps, but still, there weren't any solutions how to solve the lack of frequencies down below ~100-200hz.
I have experience working with sound production, recordings, so I know that these limitations are only made by software. In that case, there must be some kind of solution to improve audio recording quality and enjoy HOX at 100%.
I tried editing srs_global.cfg (found in /system/etc/soundimage) (there was a guy who tried to improve the sound of the phone's loudspeaker and he kinda managed to do it by editing the file), by changing high-pass filter frequency in every "device"
but there aren't any results.
I don't really understand the types of devices and that they do (WOWHD, TruEQ, CSHP and so on).
Maybe there is any other cfg files who process audio input, because it's the same high-pass filter when recording on internal mic and with external 3.5mm mic.
Let's try to solve this problem everybody, because, as HTC support said
Yeah, whatever... It can do it!
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Don't mess with HPF, REALLY DON'T!
I have been experimenting with SRS trumedia 51 and music, HPF messes up when enabled!
these settings you have posted are from SRS_global which won't really do much, install musicBox and you can get SRS working...
There is a reason why you sould not enable HPF without know what values are right, I tried this and it made a mini explosion noise (a sqeek then a loud POP) when starting audio, I highly recommed you do not mess with it. Anyways, SRS will NOT do anything with audio recording, your best place to find audio recording values are in the media_profiles.xml in /system/etc
SRS has nothing at all to do with recording audio, only to output the SRS effect.
I hope this info helps
WOWHD is SRS WOWHD, this is a sound effect which enables a true surround sound experience.
TruEQ is SRS's native EQ settings, not much to say here...
CSHP is SRS CS Headphone. Or as I would like to call it, Dolby Digital 5.1 (Because it IS the exact same effect) (CSHP is only used in srs_truemedia_51) (HTC Enhancer uses this file)
Thank's for your answer.
I can't understand, how nobody is interested in improving audio recording quality, when it's obvious that it's a software limitation thing.
We have an almost perfect phone with good camera, but we can't fully enjoy watching and LISTENING recorded videos, because some "clever" people in HTC decided that it's normal to high-pass the mic and put a compressor on it, without any gain control - in result we have a tragic audio from loud concerts and even LOUD voice conversations (where people are sceaming a little bit).
Maybe someone has a solution?
Maybe HTC will offer switching to a ****ty iphone, which has almost perfect audio recording quality (for a phone)?!
STIFF. said:
Thank's for your answer.
I can't understand, how nobody is interested in improving audio recording quality, when it's obvious that it's a software limitation thing.
We have an almost perfect phone with good camera, but we can't fully enjoy watching and LISTENING recorded videos, because some "clever" people in HTC decided that it's normal to high-pass the mic and put a compressor on it, without any gain control - in result we have a tragic audio from loud concerts and even LOUD voice conversations (where people are sceaming a little bit).
Maybe someone has a solution?
Maybe HTC will offer switching to a ****ty iphone, which has almost perfect audio recording quality (for a phone)?!
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Thanks for this post....
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Does anybody know of a dvd to mp4 converter that will allow me to increase audio levels?
The desire's external speaker is lacking quite a bit in terms of audio quality and loudness and films I have previously converted to mp4 via handbreak, although looking very good, are a bit on the quite side though the external speaker with max volume selected. I know the desire is capable of playing media slightly louder as most YouTube videos playback at a higher volume.
In the past, I have downloaded and tested lots of dvd converters for best playback on the HD2 but uninstalled them all as I found Handbrake to be the best for the HD2. I know that at least one of them did allow you to adjust the audio level but I can’t find it again.
The Desire has vey low media audio playback volume compaired to the HD2 so I need the audio volume level to be a bit higher.
Cheers
Jason
Can HandBrake's DRC (Dynamic Range Control) help you out at all? You probably need to normalize rather than just boost (or maybe compress and boost) otherwise you'd get clipping/distortion.
A few posts relating to DRC that may help:
http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/DynRangeCompression
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3811&p=21191
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9975
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=382&start=150
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13869
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16297&start=0
Rob Pomeroy said:
Can HandBrake's DRC (Dynamic Range Control) help you out at all? You probably need to normalize rather than just boost (or maybe compress and boost) otherwise you'd get clipping/distortion.
A few posts relating to DRC that may help:
http://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/DynRangeCompression
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3811&p=21191
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=9975
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=382&start=150
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13869
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=16297&start=0
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Thanks for the reply Rob, I have tried setting the DRC to 2.5 but it doesn't seem to make any differance.
I just wish I could get these files to playback at the same level as most Youtube videos playback.
K guys, I'd really like some pointers/advice on how to improve video recording at concerts. Any settings I can change to a) prevent audio distortion and noise and b) prevent that terrible white burn that makes faces unrecognizable caused by the lighting.
I was at a concert this weekend with pretty good seats, about 15 rows from center stage, and the faces are barely visible..covered by an annoying glow.
I know bass also complicates the audio portion so I don't expect perfection but I would like to know if there are any steps I can take before or after recording to improve the overall quality whatsoever. Thanks in advance.
Please help..
I go to a lot of live events and honestly the lack of ability to record live performances is killing me...
I'd be willing to start a bounty thread for someone who has the ability to change this audio issue.. The video mods I've found easy to do through the media profiles.xml file, but the audio in loud environments is just horrible.
Hi everyone
I own a HTC E9+, but unfortunately there was no separate section for this phone in this forum, but i think the sound technology in M9 and E9+ may be the same, so i decided to post my answer here.
I usually use my phone to record sounds especially musical exercises in studios, till now i was using some Xperia phones and the did this very well with brilliant sound quality, but in HTC I experienced pure results. It has a distorted sound, I think because of its compressing system and used codec system.
does anyone have the same problem, or is there any solving way
( I use Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder for recording in both phones)
thanks in advance
I cant properly Record videos when loud music is involved. The sound is way too loud and muffled.
Is there any solution to this.
On stock camera and Gcam noice cancellation is being used making it sound even worse.
I found out that in Open camera choosing "unprocessed" in sound options fixes the things a little but still
Unfortunately not really. It seems that they simply screwed up the settings for ACG (automatic gain control) and audio drivers regarding video audio recordings. Most of the Xiaomi devices suffer from that. They do not care about that. It´s such a simple and basic function for a smartphone and I´m sure that hardware used could easily handle high gain audio inputs like on concerts or festivals, but the settings and config they choose to give us simply cripples the device.
It´s a shame really. There is a camera app called Footej Camera that allows you to adjust the input gain settings for video - that could be worth a try.
Also, if you´re rooted and are experienced with modifying system files you could try to modify mixer_path files to get better results. See for example thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/help/audio-recording-lacking-bass-t3814184
K.
Hello,
I´m still very annoyed by the very bad audio recorded by the standard MIUI Camera app. When trying to record a concert or band, the bass is totally distorted and the audio is unusable. My device is rooted and IIRC there has been some threads about modding the mixer_paths files to improve the AGC or fix the messed up noice cancelling or use better bitrates or different audio profiles but I´m completely lost and did not find those threads...
So my simple question is: was there ever a solid and final solution to the poor camcorder audio??
Thanks!