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Low latency audio in Gingerbread

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/06/android-2-3-sdk-revealed-gingerbread-improvements-called-out/
Finally -- low latency audio. This will result in:
- better audio in games
- better audio in recording software
- and most importantly: multitrack audio applications!
HURRAY!

Hell to the yeah! This is what I've been waiting for! Can't wait to get music applications that are at least on par with iOS ones on Android! I hope they get to working on porting apps like Nanostudio soon!

Does this mean the sound recording will finally be improved? I have it when I take some video shots and the whole video is screwed up by the bad sound.

japperrrr said:
Does this mean the sound recording will finally be improved? I have it when I take some video shots and the whole video is screwed up by the bad sound.
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I don't think this will help with the mic sensitivity. But hey -- who knows, maybe it will.

Great news

Bad voice recording

Anyone noticed how bad the voice recording is on videos and just voice recording? Any ideas or thoughts on how this can be fixed?
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Yep,
the voice-recording quality is really low...

For now there's no way to up the audio bitrate in recordings.
But there is an app in the market called "Tapemachine Lite" which records in really high quality. It shows that the Desire HD is capable or high quality recording, but why HTC doesn't implement it in the camcorder we'll never know.

Yes sound quality is really low and I wish it were higher. It could be to improve FPS while recording videos.

Is your voice bad or is the sound of the recorded bad ?

Lol the voice recording is bad. On videos its really bad doesn't pick up the sounds from poeple very well. Just bad noise.
These little little issues have really disheartened me with my DHD. I was expecting the best android phone on the market just to fond out that after installing a few apps /games the GPS takes ages to connect to the point you have to factory reset, a **** speaker that makes watching a movie without headphones hell. And now my browser is dog slow so here comes a other factory reset.
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Mic records videos at 32kbps bit rate, mono and 8KHz sampling rate, but the mic can record in better quality outside video recording but for some reason it's like that while recording.
GPS takes ages to connect
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I've got tons of apps installed and GPS is good, I don't know why it's like that for you.
And now my browser is dog slow so here comes a other factory reset.
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What have you done with your phone?? Lol, it shouldn't be, I can assure you of that. Have you tried some custom roms?

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What have you done with your phone?? Lol, it shouldn't be, I can assure you of that. Have you tried some custom roms?[/QUOTE]
No I've not tried any custom roms. Which do you recommend? I want one that has sense
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I've got like 50+ apps on my phone
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Poor video recording :(

I really love the phone and especially its photo capabilities.
Yet the video lags while recording are really bad.
Here a random unedited testvideo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NbXSOsVaE0
At the end theres no sound which probably results from the freezing where no sound is recorded.
Therefore the video is longer than the recorded sound.
I just checked and firmware is up to date, battery was full & taskkiller emptied RAM before recording.
Hope there is a fix incoming

Turn off image stabilizor in video mode & try again

Mano1982 said:
Turn off image stabilizor in video mode & try again
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Its turned off already
Probably cuz I set it to scene: landscape

kiyu727 said:
Its turned off already
Probably cuz I set it to scene: landscape
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Oh Ok i don't make videos, so i m not sure... Just tested video capturing 2 minurtes after turn off image stabilizor & it was fine.. But i had all other settings default

there is a known bug in the video recording of the arc, check some other threads on here. It has been reported to S.E so hopefully they will release a patch to solve the problem.

Is the sound on playback alot better than the X10? Because the X10 sounds pretty damn bad! Like im in a tin can.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Is the sound on playback alot better than the X10? Because the X10 sounds pretty damn bad! Like im in a tin can.
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I recorded yesterday some concert fragments and I must say the sound is very good IMO.

doministry said:
I recorded yesterday some concert fragments and I must say the sound is very good IMO.
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Did you own an X10 before to make that comparison?
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I took a test video and it looks and sounds just fine to me. Mind you, I don't have a billion apps running in the background either.
P.S. The stabilization is ON

mtechfan said:
I took a test video and it looks and sounds just fine to me. Mind you, I don't have a billion apps running in the background either.
P.S. The stabilization is ON
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Sounds and looks good. Nice dog btw!
Ps. Is it better to use image stabilization when video recording? I know its bad for photos, but didnt really know about video.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Sounds and looks good. Nice dog btw!
Ps. Is it better to use image stabilization when video recording? I know its bad for photos, but didnt really know about video.
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Thanks!
Well, with stabilization on you get distortion as the frame moves, but it's hardly noticeable. Beats a jerky video.

Mr Patchy Patch said:
Did you own an X10 before to make that comparison?
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No. When I had X10 for a moment I didn't record any video.

Mr Patchy Patch said:
Sounds and looks good. Nice dog btw!
Ps. Is it better to use image stabilization when video recording? I know its bad for photos, but didnt really know about video.
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Why image stabilization is bad for images?

doministry said:
Why image stabilization is bad for images?
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It destroys the image with to much compression. Usually ends up with a more blurry pic.
But im speaking from the Xperia X10, not the Arc. But I could only assume its the same as of now.

ive just replaced the memory card on my arc to a 16gb kingston class 4.....seems marginally better with regards to video stutter...need to run a few more tests first though.

kiyu727 said:
I really love the phone and especially its photo capabilities.
Yet the video lags while recording are really bad.
Here a random unedited testvideo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NbXSOsVaE0
At the end theres no sound which probably results from the freezing where no sound is recorded.
Therefore the video is longer than the recorded sound.
I just checked and firmware is up to date, battery was full & taskkiller emptied RAM before recording.
Hope there is a fix incoming
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Yeah that a **** video dude..I ve got the same problem..The video lags a lot..I dont know whether there is a solution..hopefully a 3rd party app??

My mum told me to record my little brother's rehearsal for the regional artistic cycling tournament (he got silver btw ) cuz she was at work .The vid lagged so badly, also with the 5 sec freezing and some random 1 sec freezing. The whole performance is only about 10 min. I tried with and without image stabilization and some other settings as I was desperate to get it recording. In the end I asked my brother to do it again and used the milestone(Droid) from the coach to record it.
I have the fragments of the recording on my arc if anyones interested
Not that I care much of the performance as its his first year, but my mum was angry and laughing at my phone.
Bottom line: Awesome cam but useless videorecording.

Sony should come up with something..Video recording is ****.. :S

[Q] about hyperdroid

hi all;
especially my question/ask is to Pongster and/or Hyperdroid team.
i like your rom and still using it bu i have a problem with sound. it is so low...i use some app but i didn't satisfied about them. despite i set all voices loud i cannot hear my phone on a crowded place. with winmo6.5 it was really high.
could you please anyone inform me how can i set my HD2 voice???

With Volume+ (Free Version), my sound is perfect, loud and clear.

Am thinking of using this build. How is its battery consumption and camcorder recording? Can it record at 720p for up to 30min?

Chris Kerry said:
Am thinking of using this build. How is its battery consumption and camcorder recording? Can it record at 720p for up to 30min?
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hello my friend,
i use rom with dorimanx kernel. sometimes i use it 2,5days app. but if i use 3g or wifi it is possible to charge phone end ofthe day. i never used video recording till now, i take photos instead. so i cannot tell u anything about recording 720p length.
but my main problem is especially voise of phone.

Video sound quality - pretty bad

Hi all
Did not come across any threads about this yet, surprisingly!
I was recording video out in a nightclub, and was very disappointed to find that the music sounded horrible. Never had such problem on my HTC one when recording at concerts or clubs.
Here is the link of the video, I uploaded on youTube
http://youtu.be/SMpa7rumrHY
Otherwise, the OnePlus has been awesome so far!

Trance family, you listen to Markus Schulz? Love trance! Sucks about the sound, you on stock app?

Sound quality in general when it comes to recording nightclubs/gigs/concerts are pretty bad with the bass etc etc.
Not to mention "Turn It Up" is a song that involves a lot of bass and drops.
Try it in a closed atmosphere like at home and test the quality of the sound.
Ensure audio codec is AAC as well.

jark99 said:
Trance family, you listen to Markus Schulz? Love trance! Sucks about the sound, you on stock app?
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haha yeh man love markus Schulz! one of my fav trance DJs
yeh stock camera app, running 33R stock and Franco 20 kernel.

I noticed this as well. I really doesn't take a lot to distort the audio with OPO (and surprisingly when I had my Samsung Note 2 and ran a CM based rom I had this problem as well, using stock samsung camera / rom not a problem).
Not sure if this is phone related or just the camera app/rom combo.
I do have a sub in my car but I have recorded clearly with my old Note 2 but OPO it distorts like a mofo. It's quite embarrassing.

Bad mic
DAKIK said:
Hi all
Did not come across any threads about this yet, surprisingly!
I was recording video out in a nightclub, and was very disappointed to find that the music sounded horrible. Never had such problem on my HTC one when recording at concerts or clubs.
Here is the link of the video, I uploaded on youTube
http://youtu.be/SMpa7rumrHY
Otherwise, the OnePlus has been awesome so far!
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Damm thats a bad mic...it sounds horrible
I wanted to make the switch from the m7 too,but i do record sometimes at concerts and clubs...And the htc m7 does this perfect.
So this is a no go for me this oneplus one,A pitty):

The early m7s had dual membrane mics specifically for recording in very loud concert environments. Some supply issue came up with the manufacturer and they had to stop supplying to htc because of nokia.

john291 said:
Damm thats a bad mic...it sounds horrible
I wanted to make the switch from the m7 too,but i do record sometimes at concerts and clubs...And the htc m7 does this perfect.
So this is a no go for me this oneplus one,A pitty):
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Yeh same here! Im still hoping its a software problem and can be fixed in the near future!
kokocabana said:
The early m7s had dual membrane mics specifically for recording in very loud concert environments. Some supply issue came up with the manufacturer and they had to stop supplying to htc because of nokia.
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Yep I remember that when the M7 came out, it was a bit of a fuss!

Ah familiar issue.
Went to a party last week and recorded some videos, as soon as the bass drops you only hear crackling noises on the video.
Friend recorded with his iphone and the recorded audio sounded a LOT better.
I also tried to cover the microphone to see if that helped but it made no difference.

Known Bug
That's a known issue.
Have a look at the Cyanogenmod JIRA Ticket No. BACON-64
If you are registered there, please give it a vote, so it will soon be fixed.

has anybody found a fix for this? will changing to a different rom solve the problem? cyanogen just dont wanna fix this problem. its been a reported bug for ages now. even before the OPO.

I m also facing the same problem, please let us know if anyone find a fix
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This problem can be fixed with the Boeffla-Kernel for OPO, but they need the technical documentaion of the "WDC9320" audio codec.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55920852&postcount=21
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That's a known issue.
Have a look at the Cyanogenmod JIRA Ticket No. BACON-64
If you are registered there, please give it a vote, so it will soon be fixed.
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Does somebody know whether it for it already a solution has given?

Found this on the OP forums
Code:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/audio-clipping-in-loud-environments.108129/
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"So ive tried heaps of things to try and fix this bug, one thing that may have worked is downloading this free app from the app store
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grace.microphone&hl=en
and setting mic gain to 0. i have done this and the audio quality has increased 100% and is comparable with the iphone."

Most likely a ****ty mic on the oneplus, nothing to do with the software.
HTC one uses unlicensed mic from Nokia,which is far superior.

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Does anyone know whether this bug is present in Oxygen OS or not?

TheBogeyman said:
That's a known issue.
Have a look at the Cyanogenmod JIRA Ticket No. BACON-64
If you are registered there, please give it a vote, so it will soon be fixed.
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Here's the link:
h ttps://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/BACON-64[/url]
Please give it a vote indeed. It's a shame that this kind of bug is present.

This must be why my Soundhound never is able to identify music most of the time in nightclubs :/

Salty Wagyu said:
This must be why my Soundhound never is able to identify music most of the time in nightclubs :/
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Yeah i also had the same issue last week