I've found since moving from stock to omega sound is louder but less quality output. Is there a reason for this?
As when I revert to stock rom this issue is not present
How do I fix? Thanks
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Lookin4somehelp said:
I've found since moving from stock to omega sound is louder but less quality output. Is there a reason for this?
As when I revert to stock rom this issue is not present
How do I fix? Thanks
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app
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You'll need to edit the "snd_soc_2x_Fusion3_auxpcm" file. Search for a thread about volume boosting and which values to change.
In your case - the digital volume ("headset") will have been increased in that file to around the 70% mark, therefore you'll need to decrease it back down to around 60%. From my experience, once the digital volume gets above 65%, and you listen to VERY sensitive i.e.m's at low volume you may be able to hear 'swooshing' 'buzzing' noises where the S4's amp isn't providing much power to them as you're probable on the bottom few notches of the volume slider (analogue amp) and the increased digital volume is giving you artifacts in the sound.
Full size headphones and aux equipment generally will not be a problem as you tend to boost the analogue volume higher for them towards the top of the slider- therefore providing more power from the amp - plenty enough to drive them efficiently regardless of the level of digital volume.
My stock MEA rom has a "headset" digital volume value of 60% which gives me a clean sound for my i.e.m's. Whenever I use the 'aux' in on my car I'll change the value to 67%.
I hope this kind of makes sense!
Is there any mod or kernel that allows adjustment of the microphone gain control? At several concerts I've been to, the microphone just can't seem to handle all the bass. My Nexus 5 had this issue too until I made some changes in the mixer to reduce sensitivity.
I know fauxs kernel has it and it's controlled by his fauxsound app
Hi, so I use a custom kernel to lower the headphone gain so that the volume is lower so it masks the white noise that you get a low volume. My question is, I want to go back to fully stock rooted, so I need a way to do this without a custom kernel. Any suggestions?
Hi, someone know how lower gain mic on oxygen 3.5.5? Loud environment sound is ****, and this can help a lot. Boeffla sound don't work. Thank you
You can definitely try some other custom kernels with Kernel auditor. Over there you can reduce amplifier gain and power gain etc values.
rajatdixit said:
You can definitely try some other custom kernels with Kernel auditor. Over there you can reduce amplifier gain and power gain etc values.
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For oxygen there are only two kernels, boeffla and yarpiin but no one can modify mic values
Hi All,
Just wanted to share my experience with Viper. I tried A.R.I.S.E on supermanRom 2.4 and found samsung adapt sound to be much cleaner and superior to VIPER on my sennheiser earphones. All Viper did was just amp the sound with the AGC turned on and make it sound like i am inside a boombox. I tried turning off the AGC, still i feel samsung adapt sound to be more punchy and cleaner. What is your experience? I've read all this hype on Viper, but all to realize its just a hype.
You results will vary based on what settings you use, choosing too many may lead to overprocecing. You may want to look at profiles for viper. For me a.r.i.s.e deuteronomy 2.4 works great. Also, did you try any other options, agc is meant to amp the sound.
coolbuy said:
Hi All,
Just wanted to share my experience with Viper. I tried A.R.I.S.E on supermanRom 2.4 and found samsung adapt sound to be much cleaner and superior to VIPER on my sennheiser earphones. All Viper did was just amp the sound with the AGC turned on and make it sound like i am inside a boombox. I tried turning off the AGC, still i feel samsung adapt sound to be more punchy and cleaner. What is your experience? I've read all this hype on Viper, but all to realize its just a hype.
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I don't necessarily disagree with you. I think it depends on the headphones being used. Personally I find I get the best sound with viper and a custom IRS. The best sound I ever got out of the aux port on a Samsung phone with the Wolfson chip requires faux sound; I find it is the only way to increase the gain without crackling. Realistically I would be fine without any audio modifications if I could increase the gain through faux sound.
donkeykongking said:
I don't necessarily disagree with you. I think it depends on the headphones being used. Personally I find I get the best sound with viper and a custom IRS. The best sound I ever got out of the aux port on a Samsung phone with the Wolfson chip requires faux sound; I find it is the only way to increase the gain without crackling. Realistically I would be fine without any audio modifications if I could increase the gain through faux sound.
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Surely using the volume mod is enough?
I found a lot of sound mods simply raised the noise floor of my headphones and increased background hiss regardless. Ears got used to it after a while but I am happy using my RHA MA 750i and M50x without Viper or ARISE. I hear no additional noise when using the sound mod that increases volume from the headphone jack.
Galactus said:
Surely using the volume mod is enough?
I found a lot of sound mods simply raised the noise floor of my headphones and increased background hiss regardless. Ears got used to it after a while but I am happy using my RHA MA 750i and M50x without Viper or ARISE. I hear no additional noise when using the sound mod that increases volume from the headphone jack.
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It's not that the volume mod is "enough". I always found that volume mods which modify the mixer values push the gain to a point that causes it to crackle at certain decible levels. Whenever I modified the EQ after boosting the volume with faux sound I could get clear bass and treble at high volumes without a crackling sound. Is it because faux sound worked at a kernel level? Therefore actually boosting the amount of power outputted through the headphone jack, whereas mixer value changes attempted to reach a certain decibel level with stock power output?
I would like to add that I am not unappreciative of all the work developers have put into audio development for our phone. Without Zubi's sound mod the audio on the s7 edge would be pathetic IMO.
donkeykongking said:
It's not that the volume mod is "enough". I always found that volume mods which modify the mixer values push the gain to a point that causes it to crackle at certain decible levels. Whenever I modified the EQ after boosting the volume with faux sound I could get clear bass and treble at high volumes without a crackling sound. Is it because faux sound worked at a kernel level? Therefore actually boosting the amount of power outputted through the headphone jack, whereas mixer value changes attempted to reach a certain decibel level with stock power output?
I would like to add that I am not unappreciative of all the work developers have put into audio development for our phone. Without Zubi's sound mod the audio on the s7 edge would be pathetic IMO.
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It is possible that it is due to the kernel, but with zubi's sound mod I get no noticeable distortion on bass or crackling highs, even on my modded Piston 2 that is very sibilant. Volume levels are also way above what I would need, so I am just a bit surprised that you have to crank the volume up so much that EQ boosts are actually causing this. Power hungry cans, I can imagine causing this but if you are talking about IEMS then yeah I am surprised lol
I use one of the DFX-Hiphop-modern with the AudioPhile4 pofile, and both the sound in my car and in mu headphones are insane!
My car has Bowers & Wilkins with 27 speakers. It plays like hell has burnt over with my S7 and Bluetooth connection
Yes the stock ROM sound is punchier and cleaner than what viper has to offer.. I removed viper after thorough testing..