So I'm not completely satisfied with Vibrant's default music player and its EQ. I tried Astro Player but the EQ on that is crap. I found out MixZing has THE EQ I'm looking for and it sounds quite amazing but the app itself is not ideal as a music player and the EQ taxes the CPU = lower battery. Is there another player with a similar EQ or is there a program I can use to force a EQ over the ENTIRE phone (not just music player) so that I can then use any music player. I don't care if I have to root the device to get such an app to work.
I'm new to Android coming from Nokia XpressMusic series (which sound amazing with their EQs) so looking to replicate that. It's a HIGH priority for me being an audiophile.
would like to know this as well
No one has an idea?
If you were an audiophile you wouldn't use an EQ.
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I just use the stock music player since it plays all my FLAC music. I messed around with the EQ and sounds pretty good with me. Other than Mixzing I haven't really using anything else.
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If you were an audiophile you wouldn't use an EQ.
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That's baloney.
Anyway... what's wrong with the Vibrant's EQ? I don't particularly like the range of adjustments for the low and high end but it's fine for the most part and it's not very clippy.
its frustrating that i have to select bass enhancement every time i go to use the music player. it won't remember it. i know that feature won't work without headphones, but still.
also the whole Android community has been in need of an EQ for a long time. lots of threads out there for people such as Droid users. They will be jealous when they find out the Vibrant has one.
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Hi!
Anyone can recommend a good music player besides WMP10 Mobile with lots of effects settings like equaliser, 3D, surround, bassboost, preamp, reverb etc
GSPLayer2 have these effects but they have no effect on the sound output quality. Could be that its still not WM5 compatible although you can still use it.
So, any good one which is WM5 compatible?
Thanks
Pocketmusic bundle - www.pocketmind.com , has xtra bass stuff. Key mapping not working yet, developer updating but sound quality is great.
Or buy Sennheiser headphones with wmp10.
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Or buy Sennheiser headphones with wmp10.
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I concur. Its spooky that my Exec sounds better than my old JJ. But I use the Sony EX71SLBs and HiFi quality Sennheiser and the sound quality is good.
I use TCPMP to play my MP3s and it also sounds great.
Every program has its merits and downfalls, and this is a topic that's close to my heart. I wanna be using WMP as it's by far the nicest looking, but doesn't play .OGG which is in my opinion the best quality : compression format. MP3s are good, but they have to be at least 192 and you're pushing 80 - 100mb for a decent sized album. With AAC / OGG you get closer to 60.
TCPMP - so many good features but the obvious issues are around the look of the app, and the fact there's not much tag or playlist support (especially track number).
PocketMusic - good quality but a power and resource hungry beast. Probably the best overall, but quite expensive for what it is.
Pocket Player - the one I use at the moment. Though not as good as PM it's a more general all-rounder.
WMP - Probably the best PLAYER and the best visually, but not a great deal of features.
These are far and away the best set of players...I've tried the others and was disappointed with them all.
Ant
I just saw this a moment ago MORT PLAYER:
http://www.freewareppc.com/multimedia/mortplayer.shtml
Care to try. It's free.
PocketMusic 4.0.2 Bundle (PocketMind).
Simply the best.
Regards,
This is the best ;-) trust me
San
dreamtheater39 said:
This is the best ;-) trust me
San
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WinamPAQ only plays MP3s, though. :wink:
Ant
Anton.Valleyman said:
dreamtheater39 said:
This is the best ;-) trust me
San
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WinamPAQ only plays MP3s, though. :wink:
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well, it plays .ogg files as well....
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OK, for the moment I'll settle with TCPMP for it has a preamp that can increase the sound level
I'll wait for GSPlayer to release its WM5 version and with its multitude of effects I can get better output sound control
Thanks for the feedback
Anyone know any way of increasing the volume of the stock music player on the Galaxy S. It's just so quiet when compared to the iPod. This has nothing to do with my headphones, since when I listen to max volume on my iPod with the same headphones, it feels like my brain is gonna explode.
Cheers!!
Download poweramp off the market, its a better music player anyway. It has a pre amp function that boosts the output.
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I've tried everything to improve the horrible sound on the Galaxy s II (poweramp,equilizer,etc.)...nothing beats the combination of Cyanogen Music Player and DSP Manager...just installed both on my S2 and its FINALLY sounding like a decent music player! Download and install from here:
www.theandroidsoul.com/galaxy-s-ii-s2-gets-cynogenmod-7-music-app/
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Tell me what you guys think
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I guess I'm ignorant, I listen to music every day with headphones and the music sounds all right. Stock 2.3.3 unrooted, using Ubermusic and google music as players.
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I guess I'm ignorant, I listen to music every day with headphones and the music sounds all right. Stock 2.3.3 unrooted, using Ubermusic and google music as players.
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same here with stock player
+1 stock music player user. I'm kinda ignorant about this too. Maybe its because the SGS2 audio quality is already far better than my nexus one, therefore I'm quite satisfied with my upgrade.
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Likewise same as last two post . But with an enormousness variation in hearing and music played its only to be expected that some need adjustments .
Crap music is crap music no matter how you try to improve the sound .
Worth a look/try anyway .
jje
Combined with Poweramp equalization and an AKG K319 my stock SGS2 with 2.3.3 sounds quite good ... no need for further hassle.
PS: It might be worth mentioning, that I only play Ogg in 224 Kbit ... MP3 is junk even at 320 Kbit
I for one thank you sir for posting this. I actually despise the sound of music on this device without an EQ as when you turn up the bass the preamp maxes out and the sound distorts. DSP manager does a MUCH better job (had it on my HTC Hero with CM7) at managing that and I had no idea it could be installed as an APK. I thought it was integrated into CyanogenMod. YIPPEE!
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Combined with Poweramp equalization and an AKG K319 my stock SGS2 with 2.3.3 sounds quite good ... no need for further hassle.
PS: It might be worth mentioning, that I only play Ogg in 224 Kbit ... MP3 is junk even at 320 Kbit
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Possibly why my music is not a problem Encoded as AAC+ at 192 KBps and no need to distort my music by ramping up the bass .
Noticeable that many who complain are looking at false bass sounds .
jje
Actually to my ears it isn't just music on this phone that sounds bad. When I play Gun Bros and things explode, the explosions distort as well.
I suppose I also use the expression of sounding "bad" as a relative term. Music doesn't sound "bad" I guess but I prefer mine to have much more bass and clarity, and I just don't get that with straight up stock. I do with DSP Manager however.
IMHO, Cyanogen Music Player has much better output than stock. The sound is also much clearer. Power Amp is a very good music player and the equalizer is top notch, but it just doesn't provide the punch I like in my music, I find myself playing with pre-amp a lot, but it tends to distort the sound to a high degree. For now, DSP Manager combined with Cyanogen Music player has been the solution to my problem. Sound is clear, punchier than stock player and PowerAmp, and gives a fuller/bolder music experience. Any one try it out??
I will give it a try. I had been using poweramp on my HTC Hero, with no EQ, just tone, plus DSP Manager with EQ. Sounded perfect for me, but I will give CM player a try and see if I like it as much as you do.
I got excited when I saw DSP Manager and got too lazy to try the music player too right away.
I have an .avi file with a 5.1 audio stream, but the stream is messed up - most of the sound is coming out of the FR channel, because it was improperly encoded from a mono or stereo source. I can watch the video ok on a pc if I use gomplayer and set up AC3 decoder to downmix to mono - the audio from all channels is mixed and played through L and R channels of headphones.
The Question is:
Does android have an app or a plugin to downmix to mono audio, for Nexus 7?
I know Voodoo control panel can do this, but it doesn't work with N7.
I also tried a number of players -
mx player, mobo player pro, moboplayer, dice player, vplayer, rock player lite, bs player. There may have been a few more I don't recall at the moment.
None of these players have the option to downmix to mono.
Can anyone help please?
Thanks.
You can get a stereo to mono cable for like a dollar on Amazon. Easiest solution.
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You can get a stereo to mono cable for like a dollar on Amazon. Easiest solution.
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Thanks. I thought about that.
There are two disadvantages - more hardware required and the volume would be almost half of what the downmix would give. And N7 already has a borderline unbearably low volume.
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Thanks. I thought about that.
There are two disadvantages - more hardware required and the volume would be almost half of what the downmix would give. And N7 already has a borderline unbearably low volume.
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I use the the app Equalizer and have a the rock preset, it ups the audio nicely. Couldn't find an app to do what you want, though.
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Forgive me, I'd like to bump the thread to see if anyone knows of a more elegant solution.
I'm just taking a guess that someone has already extracted the apks from these versions. Are they better than the v20 music app? I can notice the difference in sound between the stock player and blackplayer ex. I prefer the stock player for the sound but the app is laggy and the ui sucks.
If this doesn't work at all, I'm looking for recommendations on other music player apps. I've heard good things from neutron music player. Is it true that it performs just as good as the stock app in terms of sound? Cheers!
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I'm just taking a guess that someone has already extracted the apks from these versions. Are they better than the v20 music app? I can notice the difference in sound between the stock player and blackplayer ex. I prefer the stock player for the sound but the app is laggy and the ui sucks.
If this doesn't work at all, I'm looking for recommendations on other music player apps. I've heard good things from neutron music player. Is it true that it performs just as good as the stock app in terms of sound? Cheers!
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I haven't seen any ports from newer LG phones that have worked good enough to consider using. I use Poweramp and it sounds just fine to me. I use Viper with it though but neutron was very popular with the V series crowd that used the HiFi part of the phone.
Asking if it sounds as good as stock app is pretty subjective though. I'd suggest just buying neutron through play store if you can and then you have 24 hours for a refund if you can't get it to sound any better.
Just FYI neutron was always known for its sound quality and it's UI was always criticized as pretty clunky. It's been awhile though so maybe it's improved by now.