I would like to know if there is a way to hack the registry to increase / boost the phone headset volume. Please note I am not talking about the "speakerphone" volume, I just find that when talking to someone on the phone headset it seems alot softer than the Wizard that I had before, even when the volume is set to max.
i would also like to know how to do this. i feel like my wizards ear piece volume was deafening.. but on the tytn its so incredibly low
I don't have a problem with the headset, but even on the highest volume setting the phone's earpiece speaker is a bit too quiet.
Any thoughts anyone?
Thanks.
Same hear, just to darn low at the highest volume setting. I see there are fixes for other HTC phones but nothing specific for this phone. Has anyone on this board managed to hack the registry and find an effective fix to increase the earpiece volume?
i'd love this as well - just bought one of these :
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=138247
and the volume level is VERY disappointing. my wizard used to have an acceptable volume level but i can't imagine being able to hear music on my tytn with traffic around. :-(
I've seen a lot of posts about volume being too quiet, but none about being too loud. I have a Jabra wired in-ear stereo headset, and putting the system volume to it's lowest, non-muted, setting of 20% while turning down the volume of Slide2Play to it's lowest, it is still too loud. It's not too loud to listen to, I just mean I want to be able to make it barely audible if I have to, for instance if a co-worker says something I don't want to be forced to take the headset off.
Is there any way to adjust the volume to somewhere in the 1-19% range rather than 20% being the lowest?
The headset is pretty comfortable, so I'd hate to have to buy an out-of-ear model which I imagine would be less loud at the lowest setting.
Mind you, I don't want to lower the overall volume. I like that it can be loud too, I just need it to be a little more quiet when I'm in the zone trying to bend a piece of code or SQL statement to my will so I don't miss what people say around me.. hehe.
just open ur headset and put a higher value resistor in it.
hope u understand my words.
Thanks for the advice but I'm not much of an electrician.
I'm more looking for a program, cab or registry tweak that allows for greater control of the volume rather than the simple Mute, Quiet, Medium, Loud, Louder, Very Loud settings that our BAs come with.
I found a cab that allows you to adjust the bass and treble which was very handy, but I can't seem to find one that allows more refined volume levels all around.
hv u tried the SRS WOW HD? it has a tab to adjust the input and output gain it decreases the volume level.
sschrupp said:
Thanks for the advice but I'm not much of an electrician.
I'm more looking for a program, cab or registry tweak that allows for greater control of the volume rather than the simple Mute, Quiet, Medium, Loud, Louder, Very Loud settings that our BAs come with.
I found a cab that allows you to adjust the bass and treble which was very handy, but I can't seem to find one that allows more refined volume levels all around.
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Hmm, that SRS WOW HD does help. Although it seems to like to completely mute my device if I unplug my headphones, or plug them in. It kind of seems like I need to reset the device after I plug or unplug my headset.
Kind of annoying, but music does sound better and I can make it more quiet. Thanks for the suggestion.
Anyone know how to keep it from disabling sound on my device when I plug/unplug my headset?
Hi All. Loving my new xperia except for the speaker level, which is far too low for car navigation and not too good for handsfree calls. Can anyone advise on increasing the speake volume please. Thanks.
How to increase the volume of the speaker
I have the same question.
The speaker is not loud enough. I heard that there are two volume settings that can increased separately to add up. It's that true?
This has already been dealt with here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443276&highlight=low+speaker+volume
In other words no.
The small hole where the speaker is is very easily covered up (try playing an mp3 and put your thumb over the hole then removing it) You will see a HUGE drop in volume.
This especially annoying when i'm missing calls because the phone is in my pocket.
My previous phone the K700 allowed sound to 'leak' out...I am wondering whether drilling some holes in the case might improve things
does anyone know how can get the volume more loud for ringtones and media player? thanks
I want to know this too, as well how to get the vibrate to be more noticable. lol
a device cant play louder then it was ment to do
so the only path would be to use a audio editor on a
computer to inc the vol on the file itself
of cause inc vol have a limit as inc higher then
the bit res would just result in overload and poor degration
of the sound
There are several .csv files in /windows, these dictate the sound model used on the phone.
I've been playing with one, but can't get any boost that sounds okay, you can try changing the reg key from the operator assigned one (if europe then theres a 100db limit imposed I think) to the standard HTC one.
Have a look to HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\WaveDev\AcousticFile in the registry
mine comes as AudioPara3-XC-Vodafone_V5.csv
The standard HTC is AudioPara3.csv but theres also a AudioPara3-XC.csv in windows.
Try them out if you really want to, but don't blame me if it makes things worse, blows your speakers or causes pixies to come around and eat your brickwork!
you may have to hard_reset..
teomito said:
does anyone know how can get the volume more loud for ringtones and media player? thanks
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I wonder if you're having the same problem that i'm having...
Whilst the phone lying open on a desk seems quite loud, the moment you put it into your pocket you keep missing calls as you don't hear it ring.
I couldn't figure it out until i accidently put my thumb over the bottom left side of the phone where the speaker hole is. if you do this it loses all of it's volume and becomes barely audible.
Now with my old K800 the sound kinda 'leaked' out. and was fine when in my pocket, but with the X1 it's becoming annoying that i keep missing phone calls
I know for playing media if you use core player or tcpmp it will amplify ur volume but it will most likely get more distorted as u increase the amplification
Any idea to get loud the volume?
Would this help with the volume issue...???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2879456#post2879456
Cheers
I've tried them, they mess up the sound, the csv aren't right for the x1, the internal speaker gets dominated by far too much reverb.
see my post above
I've tried all three csv files that came with my VF X1 and the VF one is the best sounding, so I'll try and tweak the gain levels some more to get a bit more volume out of it.
OK all values in HEX.
Music playback through the speaker is virtually full strength in the VF csv, at FEC9 so there's no way that can go louder.
Audio during call using earpiece and through headset* is at 4000, changing it to 4800 gives very slight boost without distortion, anymore and I found I've turned the volume down during a call.
Same with music playback through headset * and standard system volume.
* I'm presuming headset is wired headset as it makes a difference when you try it!
vodafone csv attached.
If you dont have a VF X1 then you'll need to extract and rename this to what ever you registry points to at HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\WaveDev\AcousticFile in the registry
PLEASE BACK UP THE ORIGINAL FILE IN WINDOWS FIRST!
i've tried the diamond tweak, but it doesn't work, someone can write a registry key to upload? thanks
fards said:
OK all values in HEX.
Music playback through the speaker is virtually full strength in the VF csv, at FEC9 so there's no way that can go louder.
Audio during call using earpiece and through headset* is at 4000, changing it to 4800 gives very slight boost without distortion, anymore and I found I've turned the volume down during a call.
Same with music playback through headset * and standard system volume.
* I'm presuming headset is wired headset as it makes a difference when you try it!
vodafone csv attached.
If you dont have a VF X1 then you'll need to extract and rename this to what ever you registry points to at HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\WaveDev\AcousticFile in the registry
PLEASE BACK UP THE ORIGINAL FILE IN WINDOWS FIRST!
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I've done what you told but nothing seems to be changed, is that file to be modified? can you boost it a little more?
I have it!
The base key is
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Attenuation
There are three values below that 0, 1 and 2. General sound is associated with category 2 and this is probably set to 1 at the moment. I have changed the value associated with category 2 to 3 for the moment. I have heard that it can be changed to as high as 5 but I don't want to damage the speaker.
So in short change the HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Attenuation\2 registry setting from the default 1 to a higher value (between 1 and 5) and this will factor up the volume for most phone functions. Once you've done that power cycle the phone for the change to take effect.
I do not have this key in my device.
teomito said:
The base key is
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Attenuation
There are three values below that 0, 1 and 2. General sound is associated with category 2 and this is probably set to 1 at the moment. I have changed the value associated with category 2 to 3 for the moment. I have heard that it can be changed to as high as 5 but I don't want to damage the speaker.
So in short change the HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Attenuation\2 registry setting from the default 1 to a higher value (between 1 and 5) and this will factor up the volume for most phone functions. Once you've done that power cycle the phone for the change to take effect.
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Im afraid that made no difference my ringtone when I tried it, went from 1 to all the different values up to 5 with a soft reboot inbetween, but the ringtone remained the same level.
I also tried this one.
http://discussion.wmexperts.com/showpost.php?p=1474659&postcount=252
which caused the ringtone to go silent.
then there's this which explains it a bit.
Audio Categories and Handlers – Source: Microsoft.com and HTC
HKCU\controlpanel\soundcategories\attenuation\
0 =0 Default=0 Muted During Call
1 =1 Default=1 Attenuated During Call – Affected by system volume
2 =2 Default=2 Attenuated During Call – Unaffected by system volume
Add the following to \Attenuation\ (d-word)
3 =3 Create Muted During Call
5 =5 Create NOT Attenuated During Call – Affected by system volume
6 =6 Create NOT Attenuated During Call – Unaffected by system volume
So if those is true all those people claiming it makes their music louder are hearing a placebo effect.
I'm having exactly the same problem.
However when I play the mp3 that I've set as my ringtone in the music player either the system one or the Touchflow 3D one then the music is very loud.
To give you a reference the music is played almost twice as loud at full volume.
So I how do I make the settings that the music player uses work for my ringtone settings.
Ed
I've just checked my settings.
I don't have the HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\WaveDev\AcousticFile in the registry.
Under WaveDev I only have the following options:
Dll, Flags, IClass, Index, Order, Prefix, Priority256
On the phone in the Windows directory I have the Audiopara3.csv and Audiopara3_XC.csv files.
Can you tell me if I need to add the AcousticFile key and if so what the value is for the key. If not then which one of the CSV files do I replace.
Will a soft reset be needed afterwards.
Thanks
Ed
try calling it Audiopara3.csv but make sure you back up the original first.
Soft reset to test it, if it makes no difference try calling it the XC one. If sound ringtone disappears then restore the original!
I think this is more a mechanical (acoustic) issue than a digital one.
I've noticed that while just sitting on the desk the volume is quite loud for both music and ringtones. However the speaker's sound is released only through this tiny gap on the lower left side of the housing, which is easily covered when the phone is put into a bag or pocket.
Once that hole is covered the speaker becomes almost inaudible because the sound waves created by the tiny speaker simply have no way of leaving the phone's housing.
It's a bit like sealing the resonance tubes of a subwoofer with a pair of socks, except that a 600W-Subwoofer will most likely punch it's way through the obstacle, while the sound wave generated by a 0.1W phone speaker just flatlines upon impact.
To me this is a fundamental mechanical design flaw, I don't think it can be corrected by software.
The "right" solution would be to drill a larger hole into the housing next to the speaker, so the sound waves can spread more easily, but that's probably not an option for most people.
Of course one can try to increase the software amplification factor limits, but since these limits are generally set according to hardware limitations you will very likely not get the desired results, just blow out the speaker or overload the driving transistor...
I don't know if it's only me, but this volume call using earphones is very low, I can barely ear the other side.
As I've to use them for professional purposes, I'm asking if I can change any configuration to increase the volume call.