so since it seems like this is an issue that is never going to be fixed, how are you guys working around the low volume issue?
personally, i was really looking forward to using my streak in the gym to watch videos while doing cardio, however the volume is way too low for me to hear anything =-/. solution? subtitles! it's a pain in the ass to download videos w/ subtitles but its a lot better than not watching anything at all.
what do you guys do?
Don't know about video, but for music I use Playerpro and was using PowerAmp. With the pre-amp they have I listen to wired headphones while mowing my yard. Playerpro does play video.
Im with marvin. On the stock music I can hear while mowing just fine. A little soft but not terrible.
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I'm gonna have to give that a shot for videos. I'll post back with results.
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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.
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 .
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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 was wondering if there is any way to increase the volume on the 7.7. I am using Voodoo Louder already, even though it helps in increasing volume @+9.0 dB while using headphones I would like to increase it more. I have a few digital movies that I converted over to wmv and selected 5.1 sound but they seem to be low both on headphones and especially the tab speakers. Are there any settings I can change or apps I can use?
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I was wondering if there is any way to increase the volume on the 7.7. I am using Voodoo Louder already, even though it helps in increasing volume @+9.0 dB while using headphones I would like to increase it more. I have a few digital movies that I converted over to wmv and selected 5.1 sound but they seem to be low both on headphones and especially the tab speakers. Are there any settings I can change or apps I can use?
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If you convert the movies yourself you could convert them with higher dB.
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If you convert the movies yourself you could convert them with higher dB.
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Will look at freemake and see if I have that option, thanks
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You can try Volume + :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TEST.android.lvh&feature=search_result
or
Volume Boost: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiboweb.android.desiresoundunlock&feature=search_result
I am currently using Voume +. Pretty effective with headphones on. You can boost the volume by about 30%. I wouldn't recommend boosting the volume when headphones are not used cos it might damage the device's speakers.
Volume+ seems to help a bit, better than beffore. Thanks
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I converted over to wmv and selected 5.1 sound
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Just noticed that you did select 5.1 sound. If you convert videos for use with stereo headset NEVER select 5.1 sound as it reduces volume ALOT. Select a good stereo setting without any effects or enhancers. That will give you much better sound
Assuming you have a good quality source to work with. If your source has bad sound quality or low volume already, there is not much you can do about it without ruining the sound's quality.
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Just noticed that you did select 5.1 sound. If you convert videos for use with stereo headset NEVER select 5.1 sound as it reduces volume ALOT. Select a good stereo setting without any effects or enhancers. That will give you much better sound
Assuming you have a good quality source to work with. If your source has bad sound quality or low volume already, there is not much you can do about it without ruining the sound's quality.
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All my sources where from ripped digital copies that came with purchased BD that I own. Thank you for the tip. Any way to reconvert the videos and select the another sound setting or is it too late?
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I use Equalizer, the BEST app to increase volume...
Ok i just wanted to explain what i have done to convert the movies and hopefully someone can help me figure out why i am having volume issues,
As we all know when you buy a BD most of the time it comes with a digital copy of the movie, in order to access the digital copy you need to use the code that comes with it. You get two options on what format you what the movies in, WMV or iTunes, so i chose WMV so i can view them on my tab. After selecting WMV the movies started to download, i guess they are stored somewhere on the movie studios website. Now i did this for 6 out of the 9 movies i have on my tab and when playing them back they are really low. (JUST TO BE CLEAR THESE WHERE NOT CONVERTED USING ANY SOFTWARE, THEY WHERE DOWNLOADED IN WMV AFTER ENTERING THE ACCESS CODE)
I converted 3 other movies from standard DVD's using freemake software. I selected to convert these to WMV and i was able to choose what audio formart to chose, so i decided to choose 5.1, but when playing them back i have the same issue, i have low volume.
Decided to use freemake to determine what audio formart the 6 digital copies are in and they are all in stereo.
I have since installed Volume+ to help with the issue.
In conclusion, 6 are in stereo and 3 on 5.1 but they are all low in volume when playing them back. So i am wondering if anyone knows why all of them have this issue? Any suggestions for future converts? Is this an issue with the tab?
P.S. I have noticed there is no issue when playing videos from youtube.
Anyone?
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i use apps to boost the sound but frankly they destroy the voice quality... i prefer my fiio e11 portable little amp to do the volume boost... and that thing can give you sufficient volume on even 350ohm headphones... as it is pretty cheap i recommend buying that rather than destroying the sound quality of the already sub par audio chip...
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i use apps to boost the sound but frankly they destroy the voice quality... i prefer my fiio e11 portable little amp to do the volume boost... and that thing can give you sufficient volume on even 350ohm headphones... as it is pretty cheap i recommend buying that rather than destroying the sound quality of the already sub par audio chip...
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@ $59 its quite alright, don't need another piece of electronics to carry around. Thanks for the suggestion.
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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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redmonke255 said:
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.