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Video recording sound

I have a strange thing:
I record video, and however the picture is quite good,
the sound is strange!
Especially all "s", "c", etc. sound unreal, like electronicallty modified!
Do you experience this?
Or maybe there's one good setting for that?

I guess you can't expect much more of a sound sampling at 8kHz. That's about the same banwidth as you get over the telephone line.

on8a said:
I guess you can't expect much more of a sound sampling at 8kHz. That's about the same banwidth as you get over the telephone line.
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Agreed, but it's not that!
The sound while you speak is just poor quality.
When recorded is clearly distracted, like changed, that's weird!

One more:
When recording a VoiceNote it's fine!
The sound gets strange only with video recording.

Extremely sound at video recording

I know it was discussed before but I just wanted to ask if there is a fix. I have turned all volume options to full and also used Audio Manager to set all of them to full. I can get good video recording quality but the sound is extremely low even if the external environment sound is too high.
I recorded my son at a concert where the volume was too high (of course) and I can hardly hear the music on the video. too bad.
I believe that the DHD records audio form the front of the device and so it misses some quality but still it's unacceptable to be that low.

Also the microphone records video audio at 32kbps bit rate, mono and 8KHz sampling rate, but the mic can record in better quality outside video recording with other software but for some reason it's like that while recording.
I think it could be to improve performance of video recording but who knows. I know it's really low and sub-standard but I don't think there's anything we can do......yet.

I think HTC follows their motto: "QUIETLY BRILLIANT"
Quiet everywhere.

That's the only thing that ****s me.

andreasy said:
I think HTC follows their motto: "QUIETLY BRILLIANT"
Quiet everywhere.
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jajajaj +1

stupid question, is this a hardware fault or a software fault?

kalairn said:
stupid question, is this a hardware fault or a software fault?
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I would say software because the actual microphone can record in much better quality when you're just recording audio with some sort of a program.

Bad recording mic,you cant record music concerts very well

:crying::crying:
The mic quality is very bad if you want to record a nice music concert the music become very distorded..
I used to have the htc one (and the htc m8)with that device i could record a concert without distortion..
I think i am returning this device also:crying:
My last hope is the upcoming nokia 930..

john291 said:
:crying::crying:
The mic quality is very bad if you want to record a nice music concert the music become very distorded..
I used to have the htc one (and the htc m8)with that device i could record a concert without distortion..
I think i am returning this device also:crying:
My last hope is the upcoming nokia 930..
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unfortunately it seems that only apple has gotten the recording algorithms right...bring an iphone into the club and it reproduces the bass very well. too bad i'm not an apple user

If you want professional quality recording, why not buy this instead?
http://youtu.be/HCAaD6xMDFk

john291 said:
:crying::crying:
The mic quality is very bad if you want to record a nice music concert the music become very distorded..
I used to have the htc one (and the htc m8)with that device i could record a concert without distortion..
I think i am returning this device also:crying:
My last hope is the upcoming nokia 930..
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You're the mic problem I m the camare overheat!!!!
Sony details make the problem!!!
sent from my sm-n9005 samsung

SexyIceCream said:
unfortunately it seems that only apple has gotten the recording algorithms right...bring an iphone into the club and it reproduces the bass very well. too bad i'm not an apple user
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The HTC one did also have zero distortion when recording at loud concerts..
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

john291 said:
The HTC one did also have zero distortion when recording at loud concerts..
Sent from my HTC One using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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and yet...4 megapixels is too little for me, no matter how large their pixels are =( i would actually be ok if it was at least 8

Totally Agree. Microphone is too sensitive and distorts
john291 said:
:crying::crying:
The mic quality is very bad if you want to record a nice music concert the music become very distorded..
I used to have the htc one (and the htc m8)with that device i could record a concert without distortion..
I think i am returning this device also:crying:
My last hope is the upcoming nokia 930..
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What a shame! you are totally corrrect, my Z2 is exactly the same, I took some amazingly clear video in a club the other night, the camera captured the scene in low light so well shockingly good video BUT when I listened the next day the sound is totally distorted ruining the videos!
I downloaded a Sound meter app on my Z2 and the wifes Galaxy S5, side by side they both give completely different DB reading, The sony is WAY too high! if you make a sound the sound meter jumps right up, where are the Galazy S5 is more stable. Unfortunately i cant find any setting in the phone to change the microphone sensitivity. so the problem is a serious problem that we are stuck with! SUCKS!!
SONY really need to fix this with an update!

Agree but look at this video
KyleSforza said:
If you want professional quality recording, why not buy this instead?
Yes you are right this add on microphone is a good option for planned recordings! But what if you are just out and about with just your phone, and want to video something, live singing, a party, disco. The sony Z2 can take awesome video but if its a loud environment or with a lot of BASS the sound will come through on the video completely distorted and impossible to listen. Sony need to do an update ASAP.
Here is a sample of the distorted audio. (shame, the video quality came out really nice the DJ was Plastic Funk live in Pattaya Thailand)
*** WTF, I cant post the youtube video showing the distorted audio because I am new to this forum. sucks! if you want to see it just search youtube for "Distorted Sony experia z2 microphone"
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Anyone who have this? I am thinking about ordering one but if the problem is in the software is more problematic. If this makes recording at loud volumes way better it would be great!

Doomkernel allows to lower mic gain, that is why your recordings are ... over saturated.

KyleSforza said:
If you want professional quality recording, why not buy this instead?
http://youtu.be/HCAaD6xMDFk
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or use your noise cancelling headphones and change the settings->Sound->Audio accessories to Stereo mic STM10

One Twelve said:
Doomkernel allows to lower mic gain, that is why your recordings are ... over saturated.
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Yes, the mic gain is up too much, I did a DB test, side by side to samsung S5, the SONY is way high.
Any help that you can give, how I use DOOMKERNEL ??

sony z2 user1 said:
Yes, the mic gain is up too much, I did a DB test, side by side to samsung S5, the SONY is way high.
Any help that you can give, how I use DOOMKERNEL ??
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It isn't for the faint of heart and requires the bootloader to be unlocked, if you search the forum you will find the doomkernel thread. You might want to ask people in that thread for more help or suggestions.

hi!i have the same problem. I changed the app to record the videos.

morgy82 said:
hi!i have the same problem. I changed the app to record the videos.
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Hi.
Which app do you use? And did this solved the problem of the bad Sound?

gork1975 said:
Hi.
Which app do you use? And did this solved the problem of the bad Sound?
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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.

Bump

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

About Camera

Hello, i'm thinking to buy Nokia 5 soon, so i just want to see Camera video quality in loud place with lot of noise actually i want to heard sound in a recorded video for example in Night club or live concert. If someone got a video please upload and post a link here because i cant find any on YouTube test for rear microphone.
Thanks and sorry for bad English.
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Gizamkd said:
Hello, i'm thinking to buy Nokia 5 soon, so i just want to see Camera video quality in loud place with lot of noise actually i want to heard sound in a recorded video for example in Night club or live concert. If someone got a video please upload and post a link here because i cant find any on YouTube test for rear microphone.
Thanks and sorry for bad English.
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https://youtu.be/8hHkzgcauWs
This vedio was recorded on Nokia 5 by me.

Abirm said:
https://youtu.be/8hHkzgcauWs
This vedio was recorded on Nokia 5 by me.
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quality of sound is not bad, i like it.
Thanks u! :good: