Hi-Res output Snapdragon 625 - Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom Themes, Apps, and Mods

Tested on the lousy zenfone 3 zoom (stock 3.5mm audio sucks inspite of DAC chip because of the poor engine optimization) and it worked like a champ but i believe other devices with SN 625 may benefit from it and they are A LOT, (use 709 build ONLY) other builds won't work as good, i tested them all.
Please do make a feedback on which other device this worked.
Snapdragon 845 devices (e.g. Sony XZ2) – improved Hi-Res Output detection
Sony XZ/XZ1 – improved Hi-Res Output detection
Lenovo X3 – reenabled 24bits
OnePlus (1st edition) – disabled DVC for Hi-Res output due to forced speaker playback
added new per-output option – No Duck – for cases when notification causes issues. Activated by default for Hi-Res output for some Snapdragon 625 devices (Asus Zenfone 3)
HTCs @ 7.0 – improved Hi-Res Output stability
Nexus 6P – fixed notification coloring
Enjoy Hi-Res music all.

Direct download, use poweramp unlocker to activate it.

sam.fisher190 said:
Tested on the lousy zenfone 3 zoom (stock 3.5mm audio sucks inspite of DAC chip because of the poor engine optimization) and it worked like a champ but i believe other devices with SN 625 may benefit from it and they are A LOT, (use 709 build ONLY) other builds won't work as good, i tested them all.
Please do make a feedback on which other device this worked.
Snapdragon 845 devices (e.g. Sony XZ2) – improved Hi-Res Output detection
Sony XZ/XZ1 – improved Hi-Res Output detection
Lenovo X3 – reenabled 24bits
OnePlus (1st edition) – disabled DVC for Hi-Res output due to forced speaker playback
added new per-output option – No Duck – for cases when notification causes issues. Activated by default for Hi-Res output for some Snapdragon 625 devices (Asus Zenfone 3)
HTCs @ 7.0 – improved Hi-Res Output stability
Nexus 6P – fixed notification coloring
Enjoy Hi-Res music all.
link for pros:
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APK for noobs i'll upload it when the server wakes up
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Can't see any difference on the audio on Poweramp with this option set for active. The audio quality really sucks on this device.

Mrkblo said:
Can't see any difference on the audio on Poweramp with this option set for active. The audio quality really sucks on this device.
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Did you toggle the 'Wired headset/AUX" ? and was your test with headphones or via the loud speaker? and what your headphones are?
This release 709 worked for me gloriously! the only problem that it's not free and needs some work that you can find on youtube or i would post a fellow up about the odds of activating it but i just needed a conformation that it at least made a difference by utilizing the DAC chip on board!!

sam.fisher190 said:
Did you toggle the 'Wired headset/AUX" ? and was your test with headphones or via the loud speaker? and what your headphones are?
This release 709 worked for me gloriously! the only problem that it's not free and needs some work that you can find on youtube or i would post a fellow up about the odds of activating it but i just needed a conformation that it at least made a difference by utilizing the DAC chip on board!!
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I've downloaded the apk you uploaded and followed the screenshots. It made zero difference to the sound quality. Poweramp DVC is great on other devices, but on my zenfone it sucks, the audio is distorted, the only way to tolerate the audio quality is by disabling it. Best player I could find so far for my zenfone is Phonograph.

Mrkblo said:
I've downloaded the apk you uploaded and followed the screenshots. It made zero difference to the sound quality. Poweramp DVC is great on other devices, but on my zenfone it sucks, the audio is distorted, the only way to tolerate the audio quality is by disabling it. Best player I could find so far for my zenfone is Phonograph.
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The zenfone 3 zoom have an amazing sound quality and believe me the bass is insane via a good headphones, you just need to find a solution to make use of it's potentials, if you want to go throw troubleshooting provide some more information like the exact model and what software build you are currently running... you are right about the distortion i was very upset with the sound quality at the beginning but poweramp made the DAC work properly.

sam.fisher190 said:
The zenfone 3 zoom have an amazing sound quality and believe me the bass is insane via a good headphones, you just need to find a solution to make use of it's potentials, if you want to go throw troubleshooting provide some more information like the exact model and what software build you are currently running... you are right about the distortion i was very upset with the sound quality at the beginning but poweramp made the DAC work properly.
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I wouldn't say that the sound quality on the zenfone 3 zoom is amazing. This DTS audio thing is terrible and makes sound awful. I've installed an even older version of poweramp and tried your solution, and it made a difference with my JBL T210 (not the best one around, surely). However, using Poweramp with DVC on an old Galaxy S6 that I have laying around is still miles better. Sound quality is my only complaint about this phone, that's why I was hoping for a custom rom for this thing.

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I wouldn't say that the sound quality on the zenfone 3 zoom is amazing. This DTS audio thing is terrible and makes sound awful. I've installed an even older version of poweramp and tried your solution, and it made a difference with my JBL T210 (not the best one around, surely). However, using Poweramp with DVC on an old Galaxy S6 that I have laying around is still miles better. Sound quality is my only complaint about this phone, that's why I was hoping for a custom rom for this thing.
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Yeah you're absolutely right that DTS is a marketing thing and it sucks, you just keep trying on that poweramp 709 build only and try downloading it from APKPURE or somewhere else because the one that i provided was patched with lucky patcher and i hoped it would work with a non-rooted device to skip the activation process but apparently that is not the case, after i reflashed the phone and got rid of the root access i had to install poweramp unlocker and i have to reinstall the the main app every 2 days because without the root i can't seem to be able to activate it, keep digging, i know what a good DAC sounds like, it's not an HTC native level but it's miles ahead of the stock drivers and even better than viper4android module on magisk.

sam.fisher190 said:
Yeah you're absolutely right that DTS is a marketing thing and it sucks, you just keep trying on that poweramp 709 build only and try downloading it from APKPURE or somewhere else because the one that i provided was patched with lucky patcher and i hoped it would work with a non-rooted device to skip the activation process but apparently that is not the case, after i reflashed the phone and got rid of the root access i had to install poweramp unlocker and i have to reinstall the the main app every 2 days because without the root i can't seem to be able to activate it, keep digging, i know what a good DAC sounds like, it's not an HTC native level but it's miles ahead of the stock drivers and even better than viper4android module on magisk.
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No worries about that. I've purchased the app years ago. The only thing now is that I can't allow it to update. Thanks for the hint, the sound is clearly better now.

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...because the one that i provided was patched with lucky patcher and i hoped it would work with a non-rooted device to skip the activation process but apparently that is not the case,...
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Mi max Sound Problem on Miui Global 8.2

Dear Developers
I have facing problems with my new Mi max 32GB.
The Rom version of my new device is Miui global 8.2 | stable 8.2.1.0
Everything is right without the Sound.
I m very much disappointed with the sound on headphone.
Actually i have another Mi max which i brought 3 months earlier. And Rom is Miui global 7.3 | Stable 7.3.15.0.0
and sound is pretty awesome.
What to do . Please give me a complete proper solution.
I love Xda.
Tauhid
Bangladesh
You use which app for music?
Actually i m talking about overall sound quality.
As example in sound cloud i get awesome sound in my other device but in 8.2 i got very much poor.
smartboydcc said:
Actually i m talking about overall sound quality.
As example in sound cloud i get awesome sound in my other device but in 8.2 i got very much poor.
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Sound quality is rather good but loudness isn't.
You can get a trade of on that in many ways for music & video it actually depends on your choice. One of the ways is that you for instance disable Mi sound enhancer & use Google play music but it's not a best one. Other method is to use apps (VLC, foobar2000...) that suport OpenSL audio output & enable it this isn't bad but still not the best practice. The best practice is to use sound-volume amplification (gain) in apps (most MMC apps suport it in dB form) & along with Mi sound enhancer & remember if you cross the line with amplification the sound quality falls exponentially 1.8~2.2dB is usually used in studio's as hire volume is actually loo you can go up to 3.8dB not hearing much of distortion after that it is present but no one is stopping you to get it up as much as you like. Xiaomi purposely lowered the volumes in mixer patches as it whose afraid someone will get its hearing damage & lawsuit them. I use Kodi for movies (with 93dB set for a music and 3.8dB amplification set for a movies & pass true) and foobar2000 with DSP resasampler set to 96000 for music & quality is actually really good at least with solid quality budget over the ear headphones that I use (Panasonic HTF295, Superlux HD-668B).
Dear bro i have tried ur system but not working ...thanks
smartboydcc said:
Dear bro i have tried ur system but not working ...thanks
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Well it works very good in Kodi, not so good in foobar2000.
In foobar2000 you can enable the OpenSL output (warning before doing this revert reply-gain to at least 0db), this way you gain a lot on loudness but lose some quality (as always). I prefer quality & with good headphones & decent quality sources it's good enough for me as I described before & a real pleasure with HiFi lossless flac (I have cuple 24bit 96000Hz ones) one's.
OpenSL is also hardware accelerated so it's not much power hungry.
Best regards.
Try sound booster by goodev to enhance your sounds and add it to autostart.
Sent from my MI MAX using Tapatalk
Flash Modified MIUI Global Stable it have Louder sound Mod and many features. download From here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max/development/rom-miui-8-global-t3439698

[Discussion/DEV/ROM|Kernel] quad dac/es9218p on non-stock ROMs (lineageOS,etc.)

I've researched on the web for quite some time on this topic but didn't find anything definitive yet (a clear answer if it works - how to set up, etc.):
some are mentioning that only the right app would be needed to be used (well, no)
a few are mentioning that there is supposed to be an app that toggles between default dac (wcd934x) and quad dac (es9218p)
others are referring to a setting in build.prop (nope, the ROM doesn't have the mechanisms to react to that - and neither do the drivers most likely - or at least we need to make sure that this stuff is included for us)
then there are a few mentioned cases that there's support on lineageOS on board to utilize the es9218*
there's also occurences where it's mentioned that the sound stops working entirely when switching tracks (?!) - so it's still WIP
so at least the kernel needs to be set up that way - but there's probably more to it
*referencing:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/dev-cm14-t3509953/page25 [ROM][ALL VARIANTS] LineageOS-14.1 for LG V20 [Weeklys']
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/kernel-gamma-kernel-us996-ls997-h910-t3788279/page2 [KERNEL][AOSP][AnyKernel][LOS-15.1+EAS] Gamma Kernel for [All Lineage Variants
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v2...fficial-lineageos-15-1-lg-v20-t3775689/page19 [ROM][H910|H918|LS997|US996|VS995|H990*] UNOFFICIAL LineageOS-15.1 for LG V20
https://pastebin.com/uQgyHm3b
further references:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/v30-quad-dac-root-bybass-fix-t3725854 V30 Quad DAC Root Bybass fix
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For those who only use the quad dac for local playback (music stored on their device; NO Youtube, Streaming, etc. with Quad DAC on LineageOS/AEX/RR for now) - there is an app (for purchase) that activates & uses the quad dac (es9218p)
I've tested it and got the same specific quirk / behavior I got on LG Stock ROM with activated quad dac option.
The app is not cheap (6.99 EUR, >8 USD) - but it's totally worth it, the UI is great, the sound output is awesome (finally quad dac on non-stock !) and it uses a "custom developed USB audio driver"
extreamsd said:
This bypasses the Android audio system completely, meaning that Android's limitations regarding bit resolution and sample rate (16-bit/48kHz) are made irrelevant and high quality audio streams are fed directly to the DAC, making playback up to 32-bit at 384kHz possible (depending on the DAC capabilities) or even DSD.
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Source: http://www.extreamsd.com/index.php/products/usb-audio-player-pro
GooglePlay link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudioplayerpro
zacharias.maladroit said:
Well, it's not fully "solved" - since only locally played content (no videos ! no streaming !),
but at least local content is played through the quad dac (es9218p).
So thank you very much for that hint (and everyone else who kept on mentioning it)
And: YES, the quad dac definitely is being used with USB Audio Player PRO
First I thought that the more punchy sound output could be placebo/imagination (with Xiaomi Piston V2 & the B & O Play Headphones),
but then I plugged in the Xiami Hybrid Pro (these are the only headphones that don't work with the quad dac for me - since they cause a extreme loud hissing/static on the left channel),
and after a few seconds I got the characteristic hissing on the left channel - that means that the es9218p DAC/sound card/AMP is definitely being used
That's the same behavior I got on LG Stock ROM after enabling the quad dac
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77233521&postcount=209
In theory we would just need to write a HAL or something like that, which interacts with the kernel driver, its already there, just something needs to talk to it.
And some Overlay in the Settings to enable/disable the HAL.
The HAL would be C/++ while the Settings overlay would then be Java .... I could do the later.
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In theory we would just need to write a HAL or something like that, which interacts with the kernel driver, its already there, just something needs to talk to it.
And some Overlay in the Settings to enable/disable the HAL.
The HAL would be C/++ while the Settings overlay would then be Java .... I could do the later.
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I don't really have the programming skills to do either, but I'll buy you guys a beer if you figure it out. That and the vibration motor issues are the only reason I'm still on a stock ROM.
MaxusValtron said:
I don't really have the programming skills to do either, but I'll buy you guys a beer if you figure it out. That and the vibration motor issues are the only reason I'm still on a stock ROM.
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Vibration motor issues may be solved. Dev is currently trying user @Krakophyst suggestion to replace vibration motor files with those from V35. Now why that would work better than actual V30 files, don't know. But it worked for the user.
Krakophyst said:
The vibration problem came up, but I think I fixed it by replacing vibration related files in /vendor and its subfolders with LG V35's files and it has been working fine for about three days now.
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ChazzMatt said:
Vibration motor issues may be solved. Dev is currently trying user suggestion to replace vibration motor files with those from V35. Now why that would work better than actual V30 files, don't know. But it worked for the user.
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It works, because the V35 files have to work on AOSP (because of treble implementation on the V35), while ours depend heavily on the LG framework (which probably does its own stuff to the vibration services), and arent supposed to ever run on AOSP.
SGCMarkus said:
It works, because the V35 files have to work on AOSP (because of treble implementation on the V35), while ours depend heavily on the LG framework (which probably does its own stuff to the vibration services), and arent supposed to ever run on AOSP.
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Aha. Then score one for Treble on an LG phone that has some similar features to ours. V35 may never get bootloader unlock and root, but we can cannibalize it for the V30.
SGCMarkus said:
It works, because the V35 files have to work on AOSP (because of treble implementation on the V35), while ours depend heavily on the LG framework (which probably does its own stuff to the vibration services), and arent supposed to ever run on AOSP.
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Wait!?!? So could volte possibly work with the v35 files???
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Wait!?!? So could volte possibly work with the v35 files???
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IF (a big if) volte works on GSIs (which nobody tried so far from what i know, i only know 1 person with a G7, and he cant use VoLTE, thanks to the carrier), those files are highly device specific (or atleast SoC specific), its very unlikely that those would work for us.
I could try, but dont get your hopes up on that.
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IF (a big if) volte works on GSIs (which nobody tried so far from what i know, i only know 1 person with a G7, and he cant use VoLTE, thanks to the carrier), those files are highly device specific (or atleast SoC specific), its very unlikely that those would work for us.
I could try, but dont get your hopes up on that.
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One can dream though! Lol. Of you need me to test, let me know. Thanks!
Added: USB Audio Player PRO to the first post
and practical proof/experience that it utilizes the quad dac on non-Stock ROMs (AEX, AOSP Extended as example)
PlayStore Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudioplayerpro
zacharias.maladroit said:
Added: USB Audio Player PRO to the first post
and practical proof/experience that it utilizes the quad dac on non-Stock ROMs (AEX, AOSP Extended as example)
PlayStore Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudioplayerpro
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I grabbed the app, it had some Network options (notably for Tidal and Google Play Music) I would assume using those options from within the app would use the DAC? Can't test personally as I'm currently using Spotify but would happily switch if I could use the DAC on a streaming service, assuming at least ~80% songs I have on Spotify are available there.
zomgalama said:
I grabbed the app, it had some Network options (notably for Tidal and Google Play Music) I would assume using those options from within the app would use the DAC? Can't test personally as I'm currently using Spotify but would happily switch if I could use the DAC on a streaming service, assuming at least ~80% songs I have on Spotify are available there.
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Could very well be that it provides or uses hooks to interact with those and I guess it should work (if it works, if it doesn't you can nag the devs to fix it - it's a somewhat "premium" priced app after all, and support is to be expected )
I'm not using any streaming services, sorry - so can't test.
Pretty sure there must be users of Spotify here around so maybe those can give some feedback
Edit: mistyped
Anyways I started a Tidal subscription (hifi student plan). From listening to a couple songs things definitely seem clearer but can't say for sure if it's using the DAC or placebo/better quality audio is the cause.
zacharias.maladroit said:
Could very well be that it provides or uses hooks to interact with those and I guess it should work (if it works, if it doesn't you can nag the devs to fix it - it's a somewhat "premium" priced app after all, and support is to be expected )
I'm not using any streaming services, sorry - so can't test.
Pretty sure there must be users of Spotify here around so maybe those can give some feedback
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I probably will be switching off Spotify in favor of this; only because the student plan for it exists and I do hear an audible difference with their hifi settings ($19.99/month for hifi plan without a student discount yeeesh).
even using this app on non stock rom can we still get the same high volume output from the stock rom with HIM sound mod?
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chalmizzle said:
Anyone tried the Onkyo HF Player app?
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just tried it with the Xiaomi Pro HD Hybrid and I get the characteristic strong hissing noise in one of the channels (left channel) - that's the only headphones I get that weird thing with when the quad dac is activated (on stock ROM).
This confirms that the es9218p ("quad dac") also works with Onkyo HF Player on non-Stock :good:
So obviously these applications HF player and USB audio pro player have some line of code that is triggering the quad DAC to be utilized. Correct?
u4icpain said:
So obviously these applications HF player and USB audio pro player have some line of code that is triggering the quad DAC to be utilized. Correct?
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And one also works with streaming media.
zacharias.maladroit said:
Added: USB Audio Player PRO to the first post
and practical proof/experience that it utilizes the quad dac on non-Stock ROMs (AEX, AOSP Extended as example)
PlayStore Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extreamsd.usbaudioplayerpro
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Would you still need to use higher ohm headphones to enable the quad DAC , or will this (USB Player Pro) allow any headphones to work with it?
I've got 4 sets of IEMs that I love, and would hate to have to start all over again buying new ones.
christoophat said:
Would you still need to use higher ohm headphones to enable the quad DAC , or will this (USB Player Pro) allow any headphones to work with it?
I've got 4 sets of IEMs that I love, and would hate to have to start all over again buying new ones.
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Nope, I'm using the quad/dedicated DAC with "normal", low ohm/impedance headphones myself,
the only "difference" is that there isn't much noticeable difference compared to the default (qualcomm) audio DAC
So you'll be fine,
you can choose to get yourself higher ohm headphones in the future (after careful evaluation, of course) take your time to choose the ones that best fit your hearing preferences (sound response, etc.)
Any updates on getting the dac to work with non stock roms?

Mi 9 SE audio recording for extreme loud environments

I went to an electronic party last weekend so I could finally test the audio recording quality on extreme situations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzfXQqgGZ1M
Turns out its really awful. Even my friend with a Motorola G5 have better audio quality. That is pretty disappointing for me, as I'm also a DJ and music producer so I make videos under this circunstances a lot. Also it impacts song-finder apps, as the quality is so bad that the app can't recognise the song.
Is there anything that can be done via software? Custom ROM or tweaks... Or is it a matter of the microphone (hardware) quality itself?
Btw I've already tried recording with the Open Camera App selecting the "unprocessed" audio source. Gets distorted same way.
Thanks in advance.
I confirm the existence of a similar problem for me and several people. How can this be fixed at least temporarily?
Thanks in advance.
Gratefall said:
I confirm the existence of a similar problem for me and several people. How can this be fixed at least temporarily?
Thanks in advance.
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Can't really call it a "problem" since it affects all Xiaomi phones. It's just a standard quality microphone paired with bad software otimization. I did some tests and the microphone is actually capable of capturing audio with less distortion under these conditions, the problem is the processing applied to the audio isn't optimized for these situations, making it distort.
Did you have the same issues using other kernels or roms? I confirm I've been getting similar issues also
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Did you have the same issues using other kernels or roms? I confirm I've been getting similar issues also
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Yea I tried every rom and kernel... all the same.
If it was only at shows... could live with it. But the audio distorts even at daily things like recording messages on whatsapp when inside a vehicle (I reported this on another thread). I get really frustrated.
Same here..I participate at the lot of Trance events and simply, audio is one big bulshitt. (like at 99% of Android phones). For loud events recordings, iPhones are still the best
satmaster said:
Same here..I participate at the lot of Trance events and simply, audio is one big bulshitt. (like at 99% of Android phones). For loud events recordings, iPhones are still the best
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Exactly... I always had android, then I swiched to an iphone 6s only because of the audio I knew was good... now I finally came back to android (cause I love the OS and its variety of functions compared to iOS) and unfortunately suffering again with poor audio recording. The few android I know can handle this are the top-end Samsung (S8, S9, S10). I heard about HTC also but never got to see or test it personally.
Altough I really can't understand why manufacturers don't take this audio thing more seriously, they leave this aside like no one cared about audio quality lol
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Exactly... I always had android, then I swiched to an iphone 6s only because of the audio I knew was good... now I finally came back to android (cause I love the OS and its variety of functions compared to iOS) and unfortunately suffering again with poor audio recording. The few android I know can handle this are the top-end Samsung (S8, S9, S10). I heard about HTC also but never got to see or test it personally.
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Damn, I thought I was the only with this kind of concern and this is the reason I'm currently using an iPhone 6s as my second phone just for audio recording. In my case I like to listen and play metal music with my band in a rehearsal room, so I always used my phone to record my rehearsals to see my band's progress and some other things and the best phone with a good recorder was the Mi 8 Lite until someone robbed me.
Idk why Xiaomi don't take a look to this issue, I mean, I'm not saying they have to listen to heavy metal or something like that, just realize the many scenarios the people would use the recorder app or the camera, e.g. in concerts.
VoidCrafter said:
Damn, I thought I was the only with this kind of concern and this is the reason I'm currently using an iPhone 6s as my second phone just for audio recording. In my case I like to listen and play metal music with my band in a rehearsal room, so I always used my phone to record my rehearsals to see my band's progress and some other things and the best phone with a good recorder was the Mi 8 Lite until someone robbed me.
Idk why Xiaomi don't take a look to this issue, I mean, I'm not saying they have to listen to heavy metal or something like that, just realize the many scenarios the people would use the recorder app or the camera, e.g. in concerts.
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Most android manufacturers lose users to Apple just because of details like this, they don't realize how important this might be for some users. I mean, take for example artists on the music world... these are influent people... and 99% of them use iPhones because of things like the audio quality.
Anyway... this conversation can go really far.
Talking about the Mi 9 SE... mostly the cause of the the bad audio quality is bad software optimization. Xiaomi could get this a lot better with just some simple updates. I've tried modifying some microphone options, turns out it can actually record with less distortion (not really perfect but better). Still a bit of the guilt is on the microphone hardware itself... its kinda cheap.
try cameramx app, set audio source to external. it worked quite well at a muse concert.
the issue is the recording volume too high which affects also whatsapp vocal messages.
somebody solved it on rooted devices by installing root volume mixer pro, set the microphone gain to -3. this wasn't tested at loud events, only on whatsapp.
turronet said:
try cameramx app, set audio source to external. it worked quite well at a muse concert.
the issue is the recording volume too high which affects also whatsapp vocal messages.
somebody solved it on rooted devices by installing root volume mixer pro, set the microphone gain to -3. this wasn't tested at loud events, only on whatsapp.
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I've tried using Open Camera with audio source set to unprocessed. Didn't solve it for me, got a bit less distortion but still a lot (maybe bacause the sound was really extremely loud). Will try with "external" source.
I was trying to modify the mic gain directly on the system files, but I'm gonna try that volume mixer pro thing also. Ty.
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I've tried using Open Camera with audio source set to unprocessed. Didn't solve it for me, got a bit less distortion but still a lot (maybe bacause the sound was really extremely loud). Will try with "external" source.
I was trying to modify the mic gain directly on the system files, but I'm gonna try that volume mixer pro thing also. Ty.
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Did it make it any better?
I have the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE , i love the phone, but yes the recording quality is terrible. i downloaded the Root volume control, but when im in the path files, i dont know what changes to make.....
What is the recording mic on the camera called in the files??.......what values am i looking for??......
How many changes to i need to make.......??
I don't know ir the problem is because harware or software, but this problem doesn't happen in all Xiaomi phones, because models like Mi 9T (Pro version also) or Mi 8 records the audio clearly, also, remember that an user said that the Mi 8 Lite has a good quality of audio recording (I don't know if the NORMAL Mi 9 (not SE) records well the audio). Probably the problem is from the hardware, because phones like a big part of Redmi or other Android has a low quality mic, so the sound recorded will be poor, this problem also happens with other companies like OnePlus.
But if we want to talk in a general way, all the cellphones, including those made from Apple, ASUS, HTC or Samsung are going to lose quality in the record of concerts, very few phones like some LG are good recording specifically the audio from concerts.
I fixed a bit this problem just putting a finger up the microphone. At least it didnt clip af
Try another camera app like Cinema-FV5. I heard it improves.
Had this problem with every xiaomi I owned, only Mi 8 Lite didn't have it, so strange :\
hi, i had this problem on Redmi 3, on MI 9 SE its better, but still present. I installed CameraMX and set microphone to external and i think it helps a lot !

General Moto G40 Factory Rom Hi-Res output issues.

Hi Everyone,
It seems like not much effort has been put into the default ROM of Moto g40. I've tested the Hi-Res output support using the various apps that supports it but non of the apps supported Hi-Res output from Moto G40. Our device has Native DSD support, PCM up to 384 kHz/32-bit, but Motorola didn't provide the support for the same. Here is the audio output detection log by poweramp:
12:43:04.334 build-905-arm64-play
Device: motorola motorola moto g(40) fusion hanoip_retail hanoip "qcom" hanoip RRI31.Q1-42-24-4 [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
sm6150 is_snapdragon
FAILED to read=/vendor/etc/audio_output_policy.conf
FAILED to read=/vendor/etc/audio_io_policy.conf
FAILED to read=/system/etc/audio_policy.conf
FAILED to read=/vendor/etc/audio_policy.conf
USB can handle Hi-Res - sdk=30
FLAG_VARIANT_USB_ONLY
OK flags=0x404001400000000
FLAG_VARIANT_USB_ONLY
FLAG_SUPPORTS_USB
FLAG_SUPPORTS_FLT_DYN_RANGE
FLAG_SUPPORTS_LDAC
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_192K
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_176K
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_96K
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_88K
Here if you can see that poweramp is detecting our device's chip as 'sm6150' which is a code name of Snapdragon 675 instead of SM7150 which is the codename of Snapdragon 732G. This is just stupid, seems like ROM developers took some Snapdragon 675 based ROM changed few configurations based on Snapdragon 732G, and when they find every basic feature is working, they made it stable.
Truth be told Mi developers provide much better support for their devices. Stock Android experience means nothing if Motorola can't provide support of all the features that their device supports. If you are reading this and you want great developer/hardware support for your device then buy Redmi note 10 pro instead. The only reason I purchased this device is that it provides support for more 4G/LTE network bands than Redmi note 10 pro as I'm moving abroad, G40 will have better connectivity than note 10 pro.
Also, please if you notice other issues with the factory ROM then highlight that here so that Motorola developers can fix those issues with the next update. For this issue in particular I've created a topic here please provide your inputs as well so that this topic gets more attention.
JJSingh said:
Hi Everyone,
It seems like not much effort has been put into the default ROM of Moto g40. I've tested the Hi-Res output support using the various apps that supports it but non of the apps supported Hi-Res output from Moto G40. Our device has Native DSD support, PCM up to 384 kHz/32-bit, but Motorola didn't provide the support for the same. Here is the audio output detection log by poweramp:
12:43:04.334 build-905-arm64-play
Device: motorola motorola moto g(40) fusion hanoip_retail hanoip "qcom" hanoip RRI31.Q1-42-24-4 [arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, armeabi]
sm6150 is_snapdragon
FAILED to read=/vendor/etc/audio_output_policy.conf
FAILED to read=/vendor/etc/audio_io_policy.conf
FAILED to read=/system/etc/audio_policy.conf
FAILED to read=/vendor/etc/audio_policy.conf
USB can handle Hi-Res - sdk=30
FLAG_VARIANT_USB_ONLY
OK flags=0x404001400000000
FLAG_VARIANT_USB_ONLY
FLAG_SUPPORTS_USB
FLAG_SUPPORTS_FLT_DYN_RANGE
FLAG_SUPPORTS_LDAC
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_192K
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_176K
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_96K
INTERNAL_OUTPUT_FLAG_SR_88K
Here if you can see that poweramp is detecting our device's chip as 'sm6150' which is a code name of Snapdragon 675 instead of SM7150 which is the codename of Snapdragon 732G. This is just stupid, seems like ROM developers took some Snapdragon 675 based ROM changed few configurations based on Snapdragon 732G, and when they find every basic feature is working, they made
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So, moto g40 doesn't support 24-bit audio output via jack yet?
ERAAF said:
So, moto g40 doesn't support 24-bit audio output via jack yet?
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As of now, it doesn't!
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JJSingh said:
As of now, it doesn't!
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Yes I tried playing a hi-res FLAC file, but unfortunately, power amp couldn't play it in my G40
but my cousin"s MI 10T played it
I don't get it , what's this high res audio fuss about.
First of all, from where are you getting your flacs!? Probably someone re-encoded them from a lossy format which renders those flacs useless and just wastage of storage. It's not true lossless unless you're getting it straight from the producer's DAW. And most of the songs these days are encoded for music streaming sites .
So all the Flacs you're getting are ripped from there and re-encoded.
Secondly streaming services use Acc so it's won't matter either.
Yes other brands do support it ,and yes it does offer some differences to trained ears . But it is not a huge difference like playing a 720p video on a 4k screen .
I
Wreck-king said:
I don't get it , what's this high res audio fuss about.
First of all, from where are you getting your flacs!? Probably someone re-encoded them from a lossy format which renders those flacs useless and just wastage of storage. It's not true lossless unless you're getting it straight from the producer's DAW. And most of the songs these days are encoded for music streaming sites .
So all the Flacs you're getting are ripped from there and re-encoded.
Secondly streaming services use Acc so it's won't matter either.
Yes other brands do support it ,and yes it does offer some differences to trained ears . But it is not a huge difference like playing a 720p video on a 4k screen .
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This topic is about a feature not being implemented properly and not about you educating people on how to listen to their music. BTW do you really think I maintained my music collection blindly?
Wreck-king said:
I don't get it , what's this high res audio fuss about.
First of all, from where are you getting your flacs!? Probably someone re-encoded them from a lossy format which renders those flacs useless and just wastage of storage. It's not true lossless unless you're getting it straight from the producer's DAW. And most of the songs these days are encoded for music streaming sites .
So all the Flacs you're getting are ripped from there and re-encoded.
Secondly streaming services use Acc so it's won't matter either.
Yes other brands do support it ,and yes it does offer some differences to trained ears . But it is not a huge difference like playing a 720p video on a 4k screen .
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Yes, it doesn't make a huge difference to the untrained ears and without proper gear but there are still people who would like to have the option to play high res audio. Whether the functionality is being locked intentionally or not, there is no harm in bringing up the issue to light. Besides, all the streaming platforms are now coming up with lossless playback option so if we're paying for it, why not make use of it? Whether the change in quality makes a difference is secondary and it does not help this discussion in any way.

Question Can you improve the sound of the speakers / emulate Huawei's "Stereo+"?

Hi,
I recently got a S21 FE and while I'm pretty happy with it, I feel like the speakers are far below acceptable.
Up until now I owned an, by now 5 years old, Huawei mate 10 plus. It was a middle class phone with normal speakers - nothing fancy. However the sound quality is still much better. It got some "Stereo+" setting that only activates in landscape + certain volume but it improves it a lot.
Since there is no additional hardware build into it, it has to be done by software. Is there a way to get a similar effect on Samsung phones? I tried the build in equalizer but it didn't do much nor did it really improve things.
Bomber293 said:
Hi,
I recently got a S21 FE and while I'm pretty happy with it, I feel like the speakers are far below acceptable.
Up until now I owned an, by now 5 years old, Huawei mate 10 plus. It was a middle class phone with normal speakers - nothing fancy. However the sound quality is still much better. It got some "Stereo+" setting that only activates in landscape + certain volume but it improves it a lot.
Since there is no additional hardware build into it, it has to be done by software. Is there a way to get a similar effect on Samsung phones? I tried the build in equalizer but it didn't do much nor did it really improve things.
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Whiteout root no
Could you explain why not? I do not need the exact feature, I just want a similar sound which should be possible with equalizers or something similar, or not?
Bomber293 said:
Could you explain why not? I do not need the exact feature, I just want a similar sound which should be possible with equalizers or something similar, or not?
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Codecs , replacement and tweaks like this I know. Equaliser settings not enough https://github.com/Briclyaz/NLSound_module_QCom example
In the settings for the tone:
Switch off "Dolby Atmos"
Set the Equalizer to "Jazz"
Like this you will have a much more warm speaker sound.
Additionally you can try Poweramp Equalizer from google play store. It's got a load of features for the equalizer.
I'm using Wavelet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pittvandewitt.wavelet
It's a good alternative to Viper without root
Also jetAudio player has a lot of audio settings
jetAudio HD Music Player Plus - Apps on Google Play
Network/Cloud Streaming, Visualization, Graphic Equalizer and Sound Effects.
play.google.com

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