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Has anyone used it on their Note 3 yet?
i hate the audio with a passion thru the external speaker, DSP is my only hope..

JCM800 said:
Has anyone used it on their Note 3 yet?
i hate the audio with a passion thru the external speaker, DSP is my only hope..
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I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223

bakachu said:
I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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Wow thanks for the prompt reply dude. I agree Dsp isn't perfect, but it would help compared to stock, it's really awful imo.
So, in your experience has Viper improved the external speaker experience? I'm not so fussed with the 3.5, it's the external sounds that are bugging me.
Thanks

JCM800 said:
Wow thanks for the prompt reply dude. I agree Dsp isn't perfect, but it would help compared to stock, it's really awful imo.
So, in your experience has Viper improved the external speaker experience? I'm not so fussed with the 3.5, it's the external sounds that are bugging me.
Thanks
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I haven't used it for the external speaker (but it supports this, just as DSP Manager does), but I don't think you'll be disappointed if you were to try it.
FYI: I use the "Lock effect mode" to force my Bluetooth audio profile onto all audio outputs, works a charm.

bakachu said:
I haven't used it for the external speaker (but it supports this, just as DSP Manager does), but I don't think you'll be disappointed if you were to try it.
FYI: I use the "Lock effect mode" to force my Bluetooth audio profile onto all audio outputs, works a charm.
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This could be what I'm looking for, but I'm still relatively new to flashing etc, seems a bit daunting, the installation process? I take it you need to be rooted?

JCM800 said:
This could be what I'm looking for, but I'm still relatively new to flashing etc, seems a bit daunting, the installation process? I take it you need to be rooted?
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Yes, you need root to complete the install. It goes something like this: install it like a normal APK, open it, it will ask for root privs, once granted, it will autoinstall the audio driver, and then all you need to do is restart. Job done!

bakachu said:
Yes, you need root to complete the install. It goes something like this: install it like a normal APK, open it, it will ask for root privs, once granted, it will autoinstall the audio driver, and then all you need to do is restart. Job done!
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Thanks, this could be the key to make me love my Note 3. I need to root it first, then I'll look at tackling the installation in near future, thanks for replying, appreciate it
Just a thought tho - the Note 3 external driver is small, doesn't it distort easily driving bassy beats?

bakachu said:
Yes, you need root to complete the install. It goes something like this: install it like a normal APK, open it, it will ask for root privs, once granted, it will autoinstall the audio driver, and then all you need to do is restart. Job done!
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Pmd you
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So just to clarify, if i root, and install this - will I lose ota software updates from Samsung , or do you only lose them when flashing a custom Rom? Thanks.

bakachu said:
I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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Ringtone, notifications, system audio viper fx is ok but
Dont work with poweramp or samsung music player, know why? Thanks!
Enviado desde mi SM-N9005 usando Tapatalk 2

bakachu said:
I gave up on DSP Manager after it never seemed to play music via the right profile (eg, bluetooth headphones would often be played with the "speaker" profile, or other shenanigans)
Then I discovered Vipers Audio! And never looked back... (I have this running on my Note 3)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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Hi, is it possible to make screenshots of your Viper4Android Settings!? Or upload your saved profile for testing!?

akelon said:
Ringtone, notifications, system audio viper fx is ok but
Dont work with poweramp or samsung music player, know why? Thanks!
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This post seems to have some tips and tricks to try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203255

Petteri said:
Hi, is it possible to make screenshots of your Viper4Android Settings!? Or upload your saved profile for testing!?
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Yeah, heres my profile I use: *lots* of bass via the Dynamic Subsystem module, EQ that brings out the highs, and the "Extreme Headphone V1" listening device.
The profile files go under your SD Card under the viper4android/profiles directory (if the folder doesn't exist, try saving a profile first to autocreate it)

bakachu said:
Yeah, heres my profile I use: *lots* of bass via the Dynamic Subsystem module, EQ that brings out the highs, and the "Extreme Headphone V1" listening device.
The profile files go under your SD Card under the viper4android/profiles directory (if the folder doesn't exist, try saving a profile first to autocreate it)
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Many THX for this, i will try!

Petteri said:
Many THX for this, i will try!
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Are you trying this on a note 3 SD800 at all?
I'm concerned the small external speaker may distort easily?

JCM800 said:
Are you trying this on a note 3 SD800 at all?
I'm concerned the small external speaker may distort easily?
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Could be, i will try later on after work! BR Petteri

Petteri said:
Could be, i will try later on after work! BR Petteri
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Ok great, please post your findings. I'd like to try it on mine, but am not familiar with installing APK files etc at the moment. Or which is the best rooting method for the N3

JCM800 said:
Just a thought tho - the Note 3 external driver is small, doesn't it distort easily driving bassy beats?
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Dude.....seriously?
Bass is driven by the amount of air the driver can push - Base is omni-directional (i.e.you feel it rather than hearing where it's coming from) so it doesn't really matter where you put your bass unit from a surround sound setup.
If you think the external speaker is going to give ANY sort of bass, you're seriously misguided, sorry!
If the frequency is too low then the unit just won't play it, that's why speakers have a frequency range.

Amdathlonuk said:
Dude.....seriously?
Bass is driven by the amount of air the driver can push - Base is omni-directional (i.e.you feel it rather than hearing where it's coming from) so it doesn't really matter where you put your bass unit from a surround sound setup.
If you think the external speaker is going to give ANY sort of bass, you're seriously misguided, sorry!
If the frequency is too low then the unit just won't play it, that's why speakers have a frequency range.
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Why thanks very much, no need to be patronising, but yeah you made sense, thanks all the same.

JCM800 said:
Why thanks very much, no need to be patronising, but yeah you made sense, thanks all the same.
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Yeah, my bad, sorry buddy.
Been ill the last 4 days and supposed to be flying to the states tomorrow for 9 days holiday! bit P******d about it.
But you're right, I should have toned it down.
Ignore the first line of my reply above, and it reads a bit nicer

Equalizer problems: sound gets "less" when using it

hello,
i've searched now for a while and could not find a solution for this problem:
on my device (and this was the same with my note2) and on stock kernels i could not get the equalizer function properly.
the stock equalizer does not alter the sound in the right way, in fact it makes it LESS "loud" on the opposite frequencies i want to adjust.
example: if i want to add heights the bass goes down significantly, but no hights are added. same for adding bass: the heigts go down, but the bass level did not increase. if i turn the EQ off, the sound get much louder then, although i adjusted the typically "U" formed curve!
as far as my search showed this is a problem for other people as well, here in the note3 forum there are almost no postings regarding this.
is your EQ working as expected?
what apps do you use? stock music player or something different? i use google play music, but its the same for other apps as well.
even tried to remove all other music apps (as suggested in some postings) due to possible conflicts, but this wont help! i also installed a different equalizer app (and removed the stock one, after only disabling it) from the market, same results.
on my note2 i had the same issue, the only thing which helped was to flash a custom kernel. with this i was able to use equalizers the way they were meant!
does someone has some experience here?
regards,
markus

TML1504 said:
hello,
i've searched now for a while and could not find a solution for this problem:
on my device (and this was the same with my note2) and on stock kernels i could not get the equalizer function properly.
the stock equalizer does not alter the sound in the right way, in fact it makes it LESS "loud" on the opposite frequencies i want to adjust.
example: if i want to add heights the bass goes down significantly, but no hights are added. same for adding bass: the heigts go down, but the bass level did not increase. if i turn the EQ off, the sound get much louder then, although i adjusted the typically "U" formed curve!
as far as my search showed this is a problem for other people as well, here in the note3 forum there are almost no postings regarding this.
is your EQ working as expected?
what apps do you use? stock music player or something different? i use google play music, but its the same for other apps as well.
even tried to remove all other music apps (as suggested in some postings) due to possible conflicts, but this wont help! i also installed a different equalizer app (and removed the stock one, after only disabling it) from the market, same results.
on my note2 i had the same issue, the only thing which helped was to flash a custom kernel. with this i was able to use equalizers the way they were meant!
does someone has some experience here?
regards,
markus
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i use poweramp and have no problem ,was using faux kernel with fauxsound app sound was excellent, but with firmware update faux kernel the camera is not working so im on stock kernel but poweramp is still working ok with good bass

jaythenut said:
i use poweramp and have no problem ,was using faux kernel with fauxsound app sound was excellent, but with firmware update faux kernel the camera is not working so im on stock kernel but poweramp is still working ok with good bass
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thx for the answer,
i used poweramp for years, and it did me an excellent job! but for convenience i switched to google play some time ago, and since then i have this equalizer problem with samsung stock kernels! if i remember right this is since the introduction of 4.0 or 4.1!
because of my migration to google play i would need a solution how to get the equalizer right, and i'm curious if other people have the same problem! and: if someone managed to get it work!

I would try ViPER4Android
Thread (very overwhelming):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223

designgears said:
I would try ViPER4Android
Thread (very overwhelming):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
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thx, you are my hero!!!
problem solved, VIPER4A is really brilliant!!!
and most important: IT WORKS!!!
guys, try this, the sound improves a lot!!!

TML1504 said:
thx, you are my hero!!!
problem solved, VIPER4A is really brilliant!!!
and most important: IT WORKS!!!
guys, try this, the sound improves a lot!!!
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Now I know this is many years old, but I see from your sig you have an S8+ now. Do you still have this issue with the stock EQ? I'm getting exactly the same behaviour with the S8+ and the S9+, turning any slider up just seems to cut the entire volume down, it's so annoying!

Speaker Mod(SYSTEM WIDE)for Android N?

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone has successfully found a working SYSTEM WIDE speaker mod for N that improves quality and volume.
I used to love Dolby Atmos. I know there are some of these floating around but didnt know if it was working with N system wide. I prefer not to use V4a but if it's the only option I will.
Thanks all.

Sheetzie03 said:
Hi guys, I wondering if anyone has successfully found a working SYSTEM WIDE speaker mod for N that improves quality and volume.
I used to love Dolby Atmos. I know there are some of these floating around but didnt know if it was working with N system wide. I prefer not to use V4a but if it's the only option I will.
Thanks all.
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Hey i know if you flash this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-weta-v1-0-t3350665 it has all the best audio sound i could find. It is built on Nougat. it does also come with V4a but just keep it turned off it you don't want to use it.

h3rnand3zz said:
Hey i know if you flash this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-weta-v1-0-t3350665 it has all the best audio sound i could find. It is built on Nougat. it does also come with V4a but just keep it turned off it you don't want to use it.
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Hey thanks.
Yeah I did see that rom. I may try it in the future but for right now I'm sticking with Tupac4u's debloated stock rom. I'd like to find something I could simply flash like Dolby Atmos that used to work on prior versions of Android.
I appreciate the recommendation tho. Will probably eventually try that rom.
Thanks

I grabbed the files from here and flashed. I have both Dolby Atmos and VIper working without any issues on stock N. Enjoy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/r-s-e-sound-systems-auditory-research-t3379709

john7760 said:
I grabbed the files from here and flashed. I have both Dolby Atmos and VIper working without any issues on stock N. Enjoy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/r-s-e-sound-systems-auditory-research-t3379709
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Hey what files did you flash exactly....I see a whole lot of files to potentially download.
Thanks

h3rnand3zz said:
Hey what files did you flash exactly....I see a whole lot of files to potentially download.
Thanks
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Navigate through the "Numbers" folders to the Numbers 2.1 file and the Atlmos GUI addon.

john7760 said:
I grabbed the files from here and flashed. I have both Dolby Atmos and VIper working without any issues on stock N. Enjoy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/r-s-e-sound-systems-auditory-research-t3379709
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Really?
Niiiice. Gotta try this, I sure hope this works bec iv been told before something works many times and It didnt for me. Thanks a lot tho. Fingers crossed, will Download and install those 2 exact files and report back.
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I did what you said. Flashed those 2 zip files.
Can't get Atmos to work
Thought maybe I had to delete music FX , did that, still didn't work, then thought I had to change selinux , did that, tried permissive and enforcing, no go.
Has no effect on Spotify, YouTube.
Don't know what else to try

Sheetzie03 said:
Really?
Niiiice. Gotta try this, I sure hope this works bec iv been told before something works many times and It didnt for me. Thanks a lot tho. Fingers crossed, will Download and install those 2 exact files and report back.
Edit:
I did what you said. Flashed those 2 zip files.
Can't get Atmos to work
Thought maybe I had to delete music FX , did that, still didn't work, then thought I had to change selinux , did that, tried permissive and enforcing, no go.
Has no effect on Spotify, YouTube.
Don't know what else to try
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Did you delete or rename the audioeffects conf file in vendor/etc?

john7760 said:
Did you delete or rename the audioeffects conf file in vendor/etc?
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No, was it in the op of that thread? I must of missed it. There was a lot of info, I skimmed over and missed it I guess. What do I exactly have to do? Well I'll just go to that op again.
Thanks

john7760 said:
Did you delete or rename the audioeffects conf file in vendor/etc?
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Just reread the op , didn't see anything where it said to do anything with Audioeffects conf in vendor/etc.
What am I suppose to do, delete it or rename it to what?

Sheetzie03 said:
Just reread the op , didn't see anything where it said to do anything with Audioeffects conf in vendor/etc.
What am I suppose to do, delete it or rename it to what?
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It is in most of the viper/Atmos threads. Just add .bak to the end of the file then reboot

john7760 said:
It is in most of the viper/Atmos threads. Just add .bak to the end of the file then reboot
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I'll try it, thanks for the time.

john7760 said:
It is in most of the viper/Atmos threads. Just add .bak to the end of the file then reboot
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Renamed the audio_effects.conf to audio_effects.conf.bak reboot
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Same.
Still no go. Just to be clear I'm trying for the speaker only. Nothing else. Neither viper or Atmos is working for speaker with anything.

Sheetzie03 said:
Renamed the audio_effects.conf to audio_effects.conf.bak reboot
Same.
Still no go. Just to be clear I'm trying for the speaker only. Nothing else. Neither viper or Atmos is working for speaker with anything.
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Oh sorry. It will work well with Bluetooth or headset but no real effect on speakers themselves.

Sheetzie03 said:
Renamed the audio_effects.conf to audio_effects.conf.bak reboot
Same.
Still no go. Just to be clear I'm trying for the speaker only. Nothing else. Neither viper or Atmos is working for speaker with anything.
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Have you also followed the select/deselect instructions when you first open V4A in the ARISE thread? Up until now, I'd had zero luck getting any sound mod to stick or work system wide on N. I still haven't tested enough to know if it's system-wide, sticks through multiple re-boots or works for speaker and bluetooth, but so far on headphones, so good. Like you, I'm on tupac4u's debloat N, as I couldn't keep a clean system after all my sound mod attempts on the stock OTA. If it helps, here's exactly what I did:
- make build.prop copy for restore purposes
- reboot to TWRP
- flash ARISE 2.11 file (also flashed the Atmos GUI add-on, but I can't stand that app)
- reboot system
- rename /vendor/etc/audio_effects.conf by appending .bak
- reboot system
- begin playing audio file, open V4A
- select/deselect/select enable and then begin adjusting settings
As I said, not sure if things will stick, but got it working better than before and the sound is considerably better than the most recent Viper4Android mod.
PS - I agree on those instructions. I think guitardedhero could use some editing help, as the copy is such a wall of text, getting the info or files you need is a real challenge.
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Oh sorry. It will work well with Bluetooth or headset but no real effect on speakers themselves.
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Is this different from the past? I've found V4A speaker optimization really nice for the 6p. You don't have many settings other than making them louder and clearer, but there is still a noticeable improvement.

john7760 said:
Oh sorry. It will work well with Bluetooth or headset but no real effect on speakers themselves.
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Yeah as the name states, looking for a speaker mod, still, appreciate the try in helping me.
ultyrunner said:
Have you also followed the select/deselect instructions when you first open V4A in the ARISE thread? Up until now, I'd had zero luck getting any sound mod to stick or work system wide on N. I still haven't tested enough to know if it's system-wide, sticks through multiple re-boots or works for speaker and bluetooth, but so far on headphones, so good. Like you, I'm on tupac4u's debloat N, as I couldn't keep a clean system after all my sound mod attempts on the stock OTA. If it helps, here's exactly what I did:
- make build.prop copy for restore purposes
- reboot to TWRP
- flash ARISE 2.11 file (also flashed the Atmos GUI add-on, but I can't stand that app)
- reboot system
- rename /vendor/etc/audio_effects.conf by appending .bak
- reboot system
- begin playing audio file, open V4A
- select/deselect/select enable and then begin adjusting settings
As I said, not sure if things will stick, but got it working better than before and the sound is considerably better than the most recent Viper4Android mod.
PS - I agree on those instructions. I think guitardedhero could use some editing help, as the copy is such a wall of text, getting the info or files you need is a real challenge.
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Is this different from the past? I've found V4A speaker optimization really nice for the 6p. You don't have many settings other than making them louder and clearer, but there is still a noticeable improvement.
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Thanks. I will have to try your steps . Im pretty sure I did close to that and couldn't get either to work. I actually prefer Atmos app over V4a app , but if all I can get is V4a to work, I'll take it, I just want to be able to improve the quality and volume a bit if I can, as long as V4a can do exactly what Atmos can do, I mean to be able to adjust certain eq settings. I know V4a app has that in it, just hoped it worked just like Atmos did.
I am running a custom kernel, I wouldn't think that would matter tho.
Like I said, I'll give it a try. Will check back. Thanks again for your time.

Sheetzie03 said:
Yeah as the name states, looking for a speaker mod, still, appreciate the try in helping me.
Thanks. I will have to try your steps . Im pretty sure I did close to that and couldn't get either to work. I actually prefer Atmos app over V4a app , but if all I can get is V4a to work, I'll take it, I just want to be able to improve the quality and volume a bit if I can, as long as V4a can do exactly what Atmos can do, I mean to be able to adjust certain eq settings. I know V4a app has that in it, just hoped it worked just like Atmos did.
I am running a custom kernel, I wouldn't think that would matter tho.
Like I said, I'll give it a try. Will check back. Thanks again for your time.
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I run ElementalX and had it in place through the entire flashing process. The one thing I forgot was that I disabled MusicFX through TB after I flashed ARISE V4A. I actually find V4A set to expert UI has about as many tweaks as one could stand. Always found Atmos very clunky to use, but to each his own.
The external speaker is definitely improved, too. Finally, my system notifications are clearly using V4A, so it would appear on first blush that it's truly system wide. It will be interesting to see what happens after my next reboot, but very happy so far as I thought I'd have to stick with stock sound for the foreseeable future. Still waiting for that damned factory image.

ultyrunner said:
I run ElementalX and had it in place through the entire flashing process. The one thing I forgot was that I disabled MusicFX through TB after I flashed ARISE V4A. I actually find V4A set to expert UI has about as many tweaks as one could stand. Always found Atmos very clunky to use, but to each his own.
The external speaker is definitely improved, too. Finally, my system notifications are clearly using V4A, so it would appear on first blush that it's truly system wide. It will be interesting to see what happens after my next reboot, but very happy so far as I thought I'd have to stick with stock sound for the foreseeable future. Still waiting for that damned factory image.
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Well that's what I liked about Atmos. It's simple compared to V4a.
Yeah the more I hear from you the more I'm worried it's just not gonna work for me for some reason, bec im pretty sure I did what you said, maybe not in that exact order. Although,
Instead of freezing Music Fx I deleted it.
Soon as I get a chance I'll try in exactly the order you said, I don't see how it can't work if we are running the same thing, unless another mod I'm using or an app I'm running could have something to do with it.
Frustrating.
Thank
you.
Edit: just noticed, the 1st guy said to flash numbers 2.1
You are saying to flash 2.11, could that be something,?
Also when you say select, deselect, select enable to mean press the check mark, uncheck, then check again?
Edit 2:
I had tried YouTube , Spotify, and notifications on my first attempt with no luck. But before I retried with your exact steps I figured lemme dl an mp3 to see, and it does work playing a random mp3 on speaker but nothing else. Is this normal?

Sheetzie03 said:
Well that's what I liked about Atmos. It's simple compared to V4a.
Yeah the more I hear from you the more I'm worried it's just not gonna work for me for some reason, bec im pretty sure I did what you said, maybe not in that exact order. Although,
Instead of freezing Music Fx I deleted it.
Soon as I get a chance I'll try in exactly the order you said, I don't see how it can't work if we are running the same thing, unless another mod I'm using or an app I'm running could have something to do with it.
Frustrating.
Thank
you.
Edit: just noticed, the 1st guy said to flash numbers 2.1
You are saying to flash 2.11, could that be something,?
Also when you say select, deselect, select enable to mean press the check mark, uncheck, then check again?
Edit 2:
I had tried YouTube , Spotify, and notifications on my first attempt with no luck. But before I retried with your exact steps I figured lemme dl an mp3 to see, and it does work playing a random mp3 on speaker but nothing else. Is this normal?
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The ARISE thread suggests an order of doing things for V4A, so take a look at that (if you can scroll through all the text). 2.11 is just the most recent zip in the repository. Good luck. I mostly use it for Play Music. Haven't tested YouTube or other media apps.

ultyrunner said:
The ARISE thread suggests an order of doing things for V4A, so take a look at that (if you can scroll through all the text). 2.11 is just the most recent zip in the repository. Good luck. I mostly use it for Play Music. Haven't tested YouTube or other media apps.
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Ugh. Finding even the ARISE installation is super inconsistent as to whether it sticks and sometimes even from song to song. Think I'll dirty flash the ROM and then flash Extreme Beats as I find it helps a bit. With that and additional gain from ElementalX, it'll be livable with MusicFX. I'm going to wait until Nougat sound mod dev is a little more mature.

Viper4A Oneplus5 question

Hi,
I installed Viper4A from magisk modules. But I don't feel any difference / enhancement after I do this.
When I open the Viper4A app, it says status is enabled and processing Yes. I use poweramp music player.
Thank you.

Force stop app, try clearing data and cache

Thanks, will check. But generally what sort of difference we will see with and without using Viper?

go to setting > FX compatible mode > compatible.
also, under convolver , choose a good one. im using ''sony ericsson ((Z-Edition)) 3. Mega Bass.irs

AnDrOiDnEoV said:
Thanks, will check. But generally what sort of difference we will see with and without using Viper?
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You have to configure effects in viper. E.g. for more base set dynamic system to 30%, enable it and enable master switch.

Yes, you have to configure the effects in Viper, but also make sure that PowerAmp takes advantage of Viper.

Wow, what a mod. Now I know how to configure settings in viper4a and boy... IT ROCKS...
LING LIVE VIPER DEVELOPMENT
Thanks to all who took their precious time to help me. Good day

Rhoban said:
Yes, you have to configure the effects in Viper, but also make sure that PowerAmp takes advantage of Viper.
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Yep. I unchecked DVC and MusicFX from audio in Poweramp settings and next it caught hold of VIPER4A.

AnDrOiDnEoV said:
Yep. I unchecked DVC and MusicFX from audio in Poweramp settings and next it caught hold of VIPER4A.
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As you just learned all music app effects need to be disabled for V4A to work. You'll likely need to search the V4A thread to identify which settings need to be changed for other audio/video apps you use (e.g. MX Player, Spotify, Youtube ... etc) then change those settings accordingly.
I've also found that after a reboot V4A doesn't always engage right away but will if you toggle the "Master Power" toggle in the V4A app.

HiFi DAC on Custom ROMs

Hello. Someone else on this forum made a similar post but the thread quickly turned into a heated debate about the sound quality of the phone itself, so I have no choice but to make a new thread.
I use headphones all the time, so I would like to be able to use the Hi-Fi DAC on Paranoid Android Quartz Alpha. In MIUI, I was able to enable it using the built in setting, however there is no such option in Paranoid Android. An XDA user named androidexpert35 posted a Magisk Module, and later an app, to enable the HiFi DAC, but I'm not sure if it's legit. He's a little shady, because XDA blocked his account, accusing him if being a pirate.
I've looked all over the Internet, but I wasn't able to find anything useful. Is there any way I'm able to use the HiFi DAC on Paranoid Android, or on any other custom ROM for that matter?

FYI: Please don't reply saying "It doesn't matter" or "the sound quality is not that different." That's exactly what people did on the previous thread, and the discussion went waaaaay off topic.

Viper4droid?

IEATMILKA said:
Viper4droid?
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I guess I could use that instead, but it's a lot more complicated than just using what's already there. Wouldn't you want to just use a DAC that was certified for Hi-Res Audio?

There's a Dirac enhancer port made by UltraM8. Check that out. It's the same hifi enhancer used in Miui.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71401673&postcount=1291

christo31 said:
There's a Dirac enhancer port made by UltraM8. Check that out. It's the same hifi enhancer used in Miui.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71401673&postcount=1291
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Cool, thank you!

christo31 said:
There's a Dirac enhancer port made by UltraM8. Check that out. It's the same hifi enhancer used in Miui.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71401673&postcount=1291
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What's Dirac? Do I have to download an app before I can install the addon? Also, should I install the "Hardware Hexagon" addon? The link to Hardware Hexagon seems to be broken.

Maybe UAPP will work? It is supposed that it installs DAC driver but I am not shure if it'll detect an internal one.
Seems that Dirac is a software enhancement. Hardware add-on is not available to download so I guess it's not possible to enable internal DAC without it.

Yeah, I just reverted back to stock. Thank you for all your support!

gestetech said:
Yeah, I just reverted back to stock. Thank you for all your support!
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Internal dac is independent of dirac & stuff.
For enabling in custom roms you'd need to check if drivers are present under the respective directories under roo (mostly should be) & then modify system.prop file to enable it.

Extended UI hay the same menu/options, same HIFI toggle, just not entirely sure that it was working